The Neurodiversity Family Centre

The Neurodiversity Family Centre An inclusive centre providing Neurodiversity affirming counselling to children, teens, couples & adults.

Although each practitioner uses their own unique set of skills and therapy styles, as a centre, we believe in collaborative problem solving approach by Dr. Ross Greene and the family connections approach by Dr. Allison Reese. Our center offers support for children, youth and families in order to provide education, build connections, and foster success. We offer services for Neurodivergent youth as

well as their siblings, parents and educators. Currently our services focus on youth with ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Disorder. However, we are working towards offering services for twice exceptional youth, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and more.

✨ NEW ONLINE COURSE: ADH(D) in Mid-Life — ADHD Strategies for Women ✨ADH(D) can look and feel very different for women —...
09/01/2026

✨ NEW ONLINE COURSE: ADH(D) in Mid-Life — ADHD Strategies for Women ✨

ADH(D) can look and feel very different for women — and the strategies that may have worked earlier in life don’t always work as our responsibilities, environments, and hormones change.

This self-paced, neurodiversity-affirming online course was created specifically with neurodivergent women in mind. 💛

Together, we’ll explore:

🧠 How the ADH(D) brain works
✨ Practical ADHD strategies designed with women in mind
🌿 How hormones can impact executive functioning, energy, focus, and capacity
💼 Strategies for navigating ADHD both in and outside of the workplace
💡 How to build supports that work with your brain rather than constantly trying to force yourself to function differently

The goal isn’t to become “better” at pushing through.

It’s to better understand your brain, recognize what impacts your capacity, and develop realistic strategies that actually fit the way you function.

💻 100% online & self-paced
⏰ Learn when it works for you
📍 Access from anywhere

Ready to better understand your ADH(D) brain and find strategies that actually fit?

👉 Learn more & register:
https://www.neurodiversityfamilycentre.com/challenge-page/adhdstrategiesforwomen

💛 Tag or share with a neurodivergent woman who might benefit!

💛 YOU ASKED… SO WE’RE OPENING A SECOND COHORT OF HELD! 💛Our first HELD group filled — and we heard from more moms who wa...
08/30/2026

💛 YOU ASKED… SO WE’RE OPENING A SECOND COHORT OF HELD! 💛

Our first HELD group filled — and we heard from more moms who wanted a space like this. So we’re doing it again!

✨ HELD: A Group for Mothers of Neurodivergent Youth
📅 Second cohort begins September 28th

HELD was created for the moms who spend so much time holding everything together.

The appointments. The school emails. The advocacy. The emotional regulation. The mental load. The worry. The parenting decisions. And sometimes, managing your own neurodivergent brain and nervous system at the same time.

This is a space where you get to be held, too. 💛

Together, we’ll explore topics like:

✨ Burnout, overwhelm & realistic self-care
✨ Nervous system and emotional regulation
✨ Parenting without guilt & reducing self-criticism
✨ Supporting your child’s regulation
✨ Boundaries & the invisible mental load
✨ School advocacy & parenting strategies
✨ Relationships, connection & building your village

But HELD is about more than learning strategies. It’s about sitting in a room with other mothers who understand parts of your experience without you having to explain everything.

Connection. Support. Learning. Laughter. And hopefully a few new friendships along the way.

HELD is facilitated by Mary Klovance, RCC, Registered Clinical Counsellor, educator, ADHD specialist, founder of The Neurodiversity Family Centre, and mom of a neurodivergent child with support from our practicum student Lauren Wright.

💛 Our second cohort begins September 28th.

If you’ve been looking for support that focuses not only on your child, but on YOU as the person doing the parenting, we’d love to have you join us.

👉 Spaces are limited. Register now: https://shorturl.at/RedS0

Tag a neurodivergent mama or a mom raising a neurodivergent kiddo who might need a space like this. 💛

📣 Have questions about how to better support your neurodivergent child at school? Ask them LIVE!Join Mary Klovance — RCC...
08/28/2026

📣 Have questions about how to better support your neurodivergent child at school? Ask them LIVE!

Join Mary Klovance — RCC, BC Certified Teacher, School Counsellor, and founder of — for a FREE virtual Parent & Caregiver Q&A all about helping neurodivergent kids thrive at school. 💛

📅 Thursday, October 29
⏰ 6:00–7:00 PM
💻 LIVE & Virtual via Google Meet
🎟️ FREE — registration required

This isn’t a presentation where you just sit and listen. You get to bring the questions that are actually coming up for YOUR family.

Wondering about:
✨ IEPs and accommodations?
✨ What you can reasonably ask your child’s school to provide?
✨ Advocacy and communicating with the school team?
✨ Regulation, behaviour or school struggles?
✨ How to better support your child’s unique needs?

Pre-submit your questions when you register OR bring them with you and ask Mary live during the Q&A.https://shorturl.at/jXZZz

👉 Register for FREE and submit your questions here:
https://shorturl.at/jXZZz

Know another parent who is navigating school with a neurodivergent child? Tag them or share this post with them! 💛

📚 Does your child’s IEP actually reflect who they are — or does it mostly focus on what they struggle with?For neurodive...
08/26/2026

📚 Does your child’s IEP actually reflect who they are — or does it mostly focus on what they struggle with?

For neurodivergent students, an IEP should be about more than deficits, compliance, and “fixing” behaviours. It should recognize strengths, sensory and regulation needs, barriers to learning, self-advocacy, and the supports a student needs to genuinely access school.

Our newest blog, IEP for Neurodivergent Students in BC: A Parent’s Guide, breaks down how parents can approach the IEP process from a neurodiversity-affirming, strengths-based perspective.

✨ Inside, we cover:
• What a Competency-Based IEP looks like in BC
• Accommodations that create meaningful access to learning
• Why behaviour should be viewed as communication
• How to create affirming, meaningful IEP goals
• A simple Barrier → Need → Support → Outcome framework you can bring into your next school meeting

If you’re heading into an IEP meeting this school year — or wondering whether your child’s current plan is truly meeting their needs — save this post and read the full guide.

👉 Read here: https://shorturl.at/0v0KG

💬 Parents: What part of the IEP process do you find the hardest to navigate? Tell us below — your questions may inspire a future post!

✨ Looking for a counsellor who is warm, accepting, practical and genuinely interested in understanding YOU? Meet Tavis.F...
08/22/2026

✨ Looking for a counsellor who is warm, accepting, practical and genuinely interested in understanding YOU? Meet Tavis.

Finding the right counsellor can make all the difference — especially when you’re navigating a brain, relationship or life that doesn’t always fit neatly into the boxes you’ve been given.

Tavis du Preez, BA, MA brings a warm, collaborative approach to counselling, creating space for clients to explore what’s happening beneath the surface while also finding practical ways forward.

Tavis may be a great fit for teens, adults, couples and families looking for support with:

🧠 ADHD & Autism
❤️ Relationships & communication
🌱 Life transitions & personal growth
😟 Anxiety, stress & overwhelm
💭 Self-esteem & identity
👨 Men’s mental health
👨‍👩‍👧 Parenting & family challenges
🫶 Feeling stuck, disconnected or unsure of what comes next

With 30 years of experience supporting and teaching children and adults, Tavis brings both extensive life experience and counselling training to his work. His therapeutic approach draws from modalities including Internal Family Systems (IFS), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), CBT and EMDR.

Most importantly, Tavis approaches counselling with curiosity and acceptance — helping clients better understand their patterns, experiences and relationships without judgement.

Because therapy isn’t about becoming a different version of yourself.

Sometimes it’s about finally having a space where you can unmask, understand yourself more deeply, and figure out what moving forward looks like for you. 💜

👉 Curious whether Tavis might be the right fit for you or someone in your family?

Learn more about Tavis and counselling at The Neurodiversity Family Centre here:

Meet Tavis at The Neurodiversity Family Centre

💬 Know someone who has been looking for neurodiversity-affirming counselling in Victoria? Tag them below or share this post with them.

🚨 One of the biggest mistakes we make when our child comes to us upset?We try to fix it.We give advice.We offer solution...
08/20/2026

🚨 One of the biggest mistakes we make when our child comes to us upset?

We try to fix it.

We give advice.
We offer solutions.
We explain what they could do differently.
We try to make the uncomfortable feeling go away.

And it usually comes from a really loving place. ❤️

But sometimes, before our kids need us to solve the problem, they need us to sit in the muck with them.

That means staying with them in the uncomfortable feelings long enough for them to feel heard, understood, accepted and supported.

Instead of jumping to:

❌ “Here’s what you should do…”
❌ “Don’t worry about it.”
❌ “It’s not that big of a deal.”
❌ “Why didn’t you just…?”

Try getting curious:

💬 “And then what happened?”
💬 “How did that make you feel?”
💬 “What did they say?”
💬 “What did you do next?”

Then validate the feeling and experience:

❤️ “I can understand why you would feel that way.”
❤️ “Wow, that sounds really difficult.”
❤️ “I can tell this is a really big deal for you.”

Remember: validation does not mean agreement.

You don’t have to agree with your child’s interpretation of what happened to acknowledge that their feelings and experience are real.

When kids feel heard and understood, then we can help them decide whether they want support, advice or help problem-solving.

Sometimes connection has to come before solutions. 🫶

👇 I want to know what would help YOU most.

Would you like me to make my next post about:

A) Exactly what to SAY when your child is upset
B) What NOT to say (and what to say instead)
C) How to validate when you don’t agree with your child
D) How to move from validation → problem-solving

Comment A, B, C or D below — or tell me the parenting situation you find hardest to navigate. I may turn your question into my next post!

💾 SAVE this for the next time your child comes to you upset.
📤 SHARE it with a parent who needs the reminder: you don’t always have to fix it.

Are you confident that the way you support neurodivergent clients is actually neurodiversity-affirming? 🧠✨Many social wo...
08/15/2026

Are you confident that the way you support neurodivergent clients is actually neurodiversity-affirming? 🧠✨

Many social workers, counsellors, therapists, educators and community service providers want to better support neurodivergent individuals—but traditional approaches don’t always reflect what we now understand about the neurodivergent experience.

Neurodiversity-Affirming & Strengths-Based Practice for Community Service Providers is a practical, 1.5-hour online workshop designed to help you move beyond simply understanding neurodiversity and begin applying affirming practices in your everyday work.

You’ll explore:

✨ The neurodivergent experience through an affirming, strengths-based lens
✨ Practical strategies for supporting neurodivergent clients and families
✨ Regulation, sensory needs and accommodations
✨ Communication and service adaptations
✨ Supporting self-advocacy while reducing pressure to mask
✨ Skills you can teach clients to help them navigate a predominantly neurotypical world

The workshop is self-paced, so you can complete it on your own schedule, and you’ll receive a Certificate of Completion when you’re finished.

Perfect for helping professionals who want to strengthen their practice, better understand their neurodivergent clients, and provide support that respects each person’s brain, needs and identity.

🎓 Ready to make your practice more neurodiversity-affirming?

Register and start learning today:
https://shorturl.at/G3t5e

Did you know that NDFC Founder & Clinical Director Mary Klovance also provides neurodiversity-affirming consulting, trai...
08/07/2026

Did you know that NDFC Founder & Clinical Director Mary Klovance also provides neurodiversity-affirming consulting, training and public speaking? 🧠✨

For years, Mary has worked with organizations, educators, helping professionals, schools, workplaces and community groups to move beyond neurodiversity awareness and toward practical, meaningful neuroaffirming practice.

Drawing on her experience as a Registered Clinical Counsellor, BC Certified Teacher, consultant, educator, speaker and neurodivergent professional, Mary brings together clinical expertise, education, lived experience and years of supporting neurodivergent individuals and families.

Her consulting and professional services include:

✨ Individual & Group Consultation
✨ Consulting for Organizations
✨ Neuroaffirming Training, Education & Implementation
✨ Custom & Pre-Created Professional Development Workshops
✨ Keynotes, Conferences & Public Speaking
✨ Program & Resource Development

Mary works with organizations at all stages of their neuroaffirming journey—from teams beginning to rethink traditional approaches to those looking for support implementing sustainable, inclusive practices across their organization.

Looking for a consultant, workshop facilitator, trainer or speaker for your organization or upcoming event?

Learn more about Mary, her previous work and how she can support your team at neurodiversityfamilycentre.com/maryklovance 💛

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We are absolutely thrilled to share that HELD: A Group for Mothers of Neurodivergent Children is officially FULL after j...
08/06/2026

We are absolutely thrilled to share that HELD: A Group for Mothers of Neurodivergent Children is officially FULL after just two weeks of advertising! 💛

The response to this group has been overwhelming in the best possible way, and it has reinforced something we’ve always believed: mothers of neurodivergent children are craving connection, understanding, and spaces where they don’t have to explain themselves.

There is such a need for communities where you can show up exactly as you are, share the realities of parenting neurodivergent children, and feel genuinely seen, supported, and understood.

Because of the incredible interest, we are now exploring the possibility of:
✨ A second Fall cohort offered online only, and/or
✨ Our next hybrid cohort beginning in January.

If you were hoping to join us this time around, we’d love to keep you in the loop! Visit our group page to learn more and join the waitlist, sign up for our newsletter, and follow us for updates on future groups and offerings.

We can’t wait to continue building more spaces like this for our community. 💛

Learn more and join the waitlist: https://www.neurodiversityfamilycentre.com/neuroaffirminggroups

✨ Meet Lauren Wright ✨Compassionate, neurodiversity-affirming counselling at an affordable student rate. 💛We know that a...
08/04/2026

✨ Meet Lauren Wright ✨
Compassionate, neurodiversity-affirming counselling at an affordable student rate. 💛

We know that accessing quality mental health support can be challenging, especially when cost is a barrier. That’s why we’re so excited to have Lauren Wright (she/her) offering low-cost counselling as part of her Master of Education in School Counselling practicum.

Lauren is a BC Certified Teacher with over 10 years of experience supporting children, youth, and families in both school and community settings. Her approach is relational, strengths-based, trauma-informed, and neurodiversity-affirming, creating a space where clients feel understood, respected, and empowered to build on their unique strengths.

💛 Lauren works with:
• Children
• Teens
• Adults
• Parents
• Families

🌟 Low-Cost Counselling

Lauren offers counselling at our Practicum Student rates, making therapy more accessible for individuals and families:

✨ 50-minute Individual Session – $55
✨ 50-minute Family Session – $75

Current Availability
📍 In-Person & Online
• Mondays: 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Lauren is passionate about helping clients develop self-awareness, self-advocacy, and practical strategies that honour how their brains work. She believes therapy should move at a pace that feels safe, collaborative, and empowering, while celebrating each person’s individuality.

✨ If you’ve been thinking about starting counselling but cost has been a barrier, Lauren’s low-cost counselling may be the perfect place to begin.

👉 Learn more about Lauren and book here:
https://www.neurodiversityfamilycentre.com/team-1/lauren-wright-

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300/1627 Fort Street
Victoria, BC
V8R1B2

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 8pm
Wednesday 9am - 6:30pm
Thursday 9am - 6:30pm
Friday 9:30am - 9pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 11am - 7pm

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