Couple counseling doesn’t need to change you. It helps you feel good together the way you are.
What I offer:
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Empathy.
The mutual or double empathy problem between autistic and non-autistic people can be partly dissolved by slowing down and taking time to consciously listen to and take in each other’s perspective. I am here to listen, slow down and facilitate your conversation.
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Translation.
Partners in neurodiverse couples often feel that they are speaking different languages. I can translate between them and help you understand each other’s communication and love language better.
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Tools.
For recurring situations like the daily transition from work into couple life, family reunions or whatever it is you are struggling with as a couple, I can provide you with little tools that help you avoid common conflicts or take the drama out of them.
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Experience.
Success stories of happy neurodiverse couples and families are not often heard. You can ask me anything and I will answer honestly from my experience as a counselor but also as an autistic person with over 20 years in a neurodiverse relationship.
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Open-mindedness.
I won’t tell you whether to stay together or not. And I surely won’t decide which one of you is right in an argument. I assume you want to understand each other and maintain or revive a connection. Which kind of connection, is up to you.
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Patience.
Whether you want to see me once a week for a year or only every now and then when you had a conflict you don’t seem able to solve on your own - anything is fine with me. That being said, often one session is enough to get you talking to each other again.
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Inclusion
I know first hand what it feels like to be in a neurodiverse relationship as a person on the autism spectrum and with PTSD. I welcome clients with any other type of neurodivergence.