Autistic therapist based in Bristol, artist and creative. Working exclusively with neurodivergent adults in the UK and beyond.https://bsky.app/profile/autisticcounsellor.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/autisticcounsellor.bsky.social/post/3lz2avgztbs2pNew article about pillar seven of autistic culture - Boldly Creating - and how it can be encouraged in the counselling room. Let me know your thoughts! bit.ly/3Irj6hH #autistic #autistictherapist #actuallyautistic #audhd #autism #neurodivergent http://bit.ly/3Irj6hH17 Sep 2025 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:xbvxtapsmmisrl6knil3jfva/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz2avgztbs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/autisticcounsellor.bsky.social/post/3lyneqszzuc2aNew article on the trickyness of being an autistic innovator and how it turns up in the counselling room. Subscribe on Substack for ongoing articles! https://neurofriendlytherapy.substack.com/p/autistic-innovation-how-it-turns #autistic #autistictherapist #actuallyautistic #autistictherapy12 Sep 2025 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:xbvxtapsmmisrl6knil3jfva/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyneqszzuc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/autisticcounsellor.bsky.social/post/3lu63kn7vh22bNew article! #autistic #actuallyautistic #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #neuroaffirmative #autistictherapist https://neurofriendlytherapy.substack.com/p/tending-the-garden-of-autistic-joy17 Jul 2025 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:xbvxtapsmmisrl6knil3jfva/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu63kn7vh22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/autisticcounsellor.bsky.social/post/3lr3o3rzdu22bNew article on autistic rhythmic communicating and how it comes up in the counselling room: bit.ly/3ZmOGm7 #autistic #autism #autistictherapist #autisticadvocate #audhd #neurodiversity #neurodivergence https://bit.ly/3ZmOGm708 Jun 2025 10:34 +0000at://did:plc:xbvxtapsmmisrl6knil3jfva/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr3o3rzdu22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/autisticcounsellor.bsky.social/post/3lr3lkraqqc2tNew article exploring autistic people as bottom-up processors and how this comes up in the counselling room: bit.ly/3SGLBcP #autistic #autism #autistictherapy #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #autisticpride #autistictherapist08 Jun 2025 09:49 +0000at://did:plc:xbvxtapsmmisrl6knil3jfva/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr3lkraqqc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/autisticcounsellor.bsky.social/post/3lqetzvvvlc2yIf you're supporting your neurodivergent teen through GCSEs right now, or even if that is not happening and your child is at home not engaging, this article is for you. bit.ly/3FwS33c #audhd #gcses #autistic #adhd #neurodivergent #neurdiversity https://bit.ly/3FwS33c30 May 2025 08:49 +0000at://did:plc:xbvxtapsmmisrl6knil3jfva/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqetzvvvlc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/autisticcounsellor.bsky.social/post/3lngjj47kus2wNew blogpost on the lost generation of ADHD women - women now in their 50s, 60s, 70s. I see you. It's not too late to explore this in your life. bit.ly/4jEM9eB22 Apr 2025 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:xbvxtapsmmisrl6knil3jfva/app.bsky.feed.post/3lngjj47kus2whttps://bsky.app/profile/autisticcounsellor.bsky.social/post/3lnarase66c2mNew AuDHD workbook to help you navigate the tension between being autistic and ADHD. Using the story of Goldilocks & The Tree Bears how you can use your felt sense to tune into what feels 'just right' for your AuDHD bodymind. bit.ly/42NuI54 #autistic #audhd #adhd #actuallyautistic #autistictherapist20 Apr 2025 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:xbvxtapsmmisrl6knil3jfva/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnarase66c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/autisticcounsellor.bsky.social/post/3llloi5jav22fNew article on my counselling journey: https://neurofriendlytherapy.substack.com/p/what-kind-of-counsellor-are-you-really #actuallyautistic #autistictherapist #autistic #coherencetherapy #emdr30 Mar 2025 10:53 +0000at://did:plc:xbvxtapsmmisrl6knil3jfva/app.bsky.feed.post/3llloi5jav22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/autisticcounsellor.bsky.social/post/3lhqublvsjk2lNEW FREE RESOURCE! Over 120 visual flashcards of neurodivergent terms written using neuroaffirmative language. Free PDF to download and use with linkable images to the original inspiring artworks. Feedback welcome :-) https://www.neurofriendlytherapy.co.uk/post/neurodivergent-flashcards https://www.catherineflynn.co.uk/post/neurodivergent-flashcards09 Feb 2025 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:xbvxtapsmmisrl6knil3jfva/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhqublvsjk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/autisticcounsellor.bsky.social/post/3lfkodlztbk2hNew blogpost about the neurodiversity paradigm shift: bit.ly/3C51O6W "The truth is, autism isn't really a "thing" at all! It's basically just a medical construct that people came up with by watching others..." #autisticadvocate https://bit.ly/3C51O6W12 Jan 2025 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:xbvxtapsmmisrl6knil3jfva/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfkodlztbk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/autisticcounsellor.bsky.social/post/3lerjcjpl2k2hIf you've read Unmasking Autism you will have come across "Values Based Integration Process" unmasking developed by Heather Morgan. She's currently offering a training: COST: £400 DATES: Four Fridays over January 10, 17, 24, 3 TIMINGS: 5 - 9pm More info here: https://poweredbylove.ca/coaching-training/02 Jan 2025 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:xbvxtapsmmisrl6knil3jfva/app.bsky.feed.post/3lerjcjpl2k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/autisticcounsellor.bsky.social/post/3lep3bqz6e22uI am a big fan of the BBC Shipping Forecast, so this article is a my small contribution on this celebratory day of the 100th Anniversary. Blogpost: bit.ly/3W1fSW201 Jan 2025 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:xbvxtapsmmisrl6knil3jfva/app.bsky.feed.post/3lep3bqz6e22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/autisticcounsellor.bsky.social/post/3lduz2onavk2hCurrently reading over Christmas: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/150042376-autistic-masking?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=ggPvVMKDTI&rank=1 It's a heavy tome to read, but so rich in helping me reflect on autistic identity and the divergent development of personhood. Highly recommend!! #autistic #autistictherapist #autism #autisticpride22 Dec 2024 08:34 +0000at://did:plc:xbvxtapsmmisrl6knil3jfva/app.bsky.feed.post/3lduz2onavk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/autisticcounsellor.bsky.social/post/3lduyjgll5c2rbit.ly/406oEVa “In therapy we change not into something else, but into more truly ourselves. Therapeutic change is into what that person really ‘was’ all along… it is a second past, read retroactively from now. It is a new ‘was’ made from now.” Gendlin #autistic #adhd #neurodivergent #audhd https://www.catherineflynn.co.uk/post/how-the-past-rewrites-itself-in-the-light-of-autistic-adhd-identity-realisations22 Dec 2024 08:25 +0000at://did:plc:xbvxtapsmmisrl6knil3jfva/app.bsky.feed.post/3lduyjgll5c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/autisticcounsellor.bsky.social/post/3lbc2etg4vc2jNew Autistic Burnout Survival Guide now available on Etsy. 46 page guide with 35 tips gathered from research, lived experience and conversations with clients. Hope it's helpful xx bit.ly/40XTLTH #autistic #neurodivergent #autisticburnout #neurodiversity #autism #autistictherapist19 Nov 2024 08:47 +0000at://did:plc:xbvxtapsmmisrl6knil3jfva/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbc2etg4vc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/autisticcounsellor.bsky.social/post/3lbag6id5x52tHello! I'm an autistic counsellor working in Bristol, UK and online with neurodivergent adults. You can find out more about my way of working here: www.neurofriendlytherapy.co.uk18 Nov 2024 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:xbvxtapsmmisrl6knil3jfva/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbag6id5x52t