Adult Autism

Adult Autism Assessments and Coaching

As a natural part of offering psychotherapy to adults looking for additional mental and emotional support and strategies, it is entirely expected that a percentage of my clients will have neurodivergent brains. The reason they may be struggling with anxiety, overwhelm, relationships or depression is because all of these challenges can co-occur when an autistic or ADHD person is continually compromising and adjusting to succeed in a world designed for neurotypical people.  

Many adults have had difficult or traumatic childhoods, learning how to mask or camouflage their intuitive behaviours to align with the social expectations of their families, schools, workplaces or friendship groups.

Level 1 autism (what used to be called Aspergers) is not a disability, it’s a brain difference. Thankfully in today’s society and work places the awareness of the potential benefits and challenges of autism are increasingly being understood. The responsibility for that understanding belongs with all of us equally, neurodivergent and neurotypical. Similarly, it can help a lot if you are autistic to:

• Learn more about your brain and why it processes and responds as it does
• Explore environments and relationships that work best for you
• Educate yourself about how to overcome or ease the challenges you experience each day
• Practice communicating more effectively and unapologetically to other people so they can better understand your brain design, needs, and world-view
• Have a deeper awareness yourself and how to get your physical and emotional needs met healthily.

Healthy Chat is committed to identifying and celebrating the strengths of neurodivergent people of all ages.

Human Givens therapy (HG) is the sole therapy used at Healthy Chat, because it’s fast and effective and includes a range of ways to help and to make changes quickly. The tools we use include cognitive and behavioural therapies, clinical hypnotherapy, and solution-focussed conversation all of which help to identify the specific challenges in a person’s life and then find solutions, additional coping skills and new frameworks to simplify life’s perplexing ups and downs.

The applications for HG outside of private practice are already broad. They can be found in mental and physical healthcare, education, social work, private business, large corporates, tech innovation, new energy, conflict-resolution, sport and high-performance coaching and beyond.