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08/24/2026

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08/24/2026

**What if therapy felt more like an adventure? 🎲**

I'm opening registration for **NeuroQuest**, a virtual RPG-based therapy group created for neurodivergent adults ages 19+.

Instead of only talking *about* communication, relationships, emotional regulation, problem-solving, boundaries, and self-understanding, we'll have opportunities to practice them through collaborative storytelling and role-play.

We'll use the **InnerQuest therapeutic RPG framework** to create a structured, supportive space where you can experiment, connect, problem-solve, and maybe have some fun while doing meaningful therapeutic work.

**NeuroQuest**
🎲 Neurodivergent adults, ages 19+
📅 Tuesdays at 6:00 PM
⏱️ 90 minutes
💻 Virtual
🗺️ 8–10 week series
💰 $250 per participant
✨ No previous RPG experience needed

Optional in-person therapeutic sessions will also be available for participants who want to take some of what comes up during the adventure and explore it more deeply.

**Interested? Complete the interest/registration form to learn more.**

This is a clinician-facilitated therapeutic group, not simply a gaming group.

Sign up here to be added to the list:

An RPG-Based Therapy Group for Neurodivergent Adults (19+) Tuesdays | 6:00–7:30 PM September 15, 2026 start $250 for the complete series No RPG experience is required. Formal autism or ADHD diagnosis is not required. Complete this short form if you're interested in joining. I'll follow up about fi...

08/22/2026

Neurodivergent people often notice what others miss—or what a group has learned not to question. You name inconsistencies, ask uncomfortable questions, or say the thing everyone else is quietly working around.

And groups don’t always reward that.

Sometimes rejection isn’t about doing something wrong. It’s about disrupting groupthink. When belonging depends on going along, the person who questions the norm can quickly become “the problem.”

That doesn’t make you difficult, disloyal, or broken.

Sometimes it means you value truth, fairness, and integrity more than keeping the peace. And being rejected for simply seeing clearly and saying what you mean can hurt deeply.

Belonging shouldn’t require silence.

Neurodivergence isn’t always a failure to fit in. Sometimes it’s refusing to lose yourself in order to do it.

We don’t fold easily to peer pressure either

08/22/2026

In therapy with neurodivergent clients, clinical expertise and human connection aren't trade-offs. They're the same thing. You won't see me pulling back. Connection is key.

Rapport isn't just about feeling heard. It directly changes what we can assess. It's meeting them where they are.

Many autistic and ADHD adults come to therapy after years of being misunderstood, corrected, or expected to communicate in ways that don't fit them. Some have gotten very good at masking. They give the socially expected answer. They minimize how much they're struggling. They intellectualize instead of feel. They spend the whole session trying to figure out what you want from them.

If you haven't built enough trust, you're not actually assessing the person. You're assessing the version of themselves they've learned is safest to show.

That matters clinically. When people feel safe enough to say "That question doesn't make sense to me" or "I don't know yet" or "I disagree," we get real information. We understand their patterns more accurately. We can actually collaborate instead of guess.

**In individual therapy**, this means I'm listening for what's unsaid as much as what is. I'm noticing where you pause, what you intellectualize, where you soften yourself. I'm also creating explicit space for you to tell me when something doesn't land.

**In Accelerated Resolution Therapy**, this foundation matters even more. Trauma work requires safety. The more you trust that I'm seeing you—not the masked version, but actually you—the more your nervous system can do the work it needs to do.

**In neurofeedback**, rapport shapes how you relate to your own brain activity. When you understand that I'm reading your nervous system without judgment, that different doesn't mean wrong, you're more likely to notice real shifts instead of performing them.

**In group work**, whether peer support or our RPG therapeutic groups, this is how we build community. People show up as themselves because they've experienced what it feels like to not have to perform.

This doesn't mean abandoning clinical judgment or ethics. It means holding both at the same time—staying grounded in evidence while remaining genuinely human.

For neurodivergent clients, the therapeutic relationship can be a place where being different doesn't automatically mean being broken. Eye contact doesn't have to equal engagement. Stillness doesn't prove regulation. Someone can be articulate and still be drowning. A flat affect tells only part of the story. Connection doesn't need to look neurotypical to be real.

Rapport isn't the warm-up before the real work.

It's how we get access to the information we actually need to help.

I refuse to apologize. 😎

08/20/2026

ACCESS CHANGES EVERYTHING

Accessibility isn't an accommodation you add on reluctantly. It's not a ramp bolted to the side of the building. When you build for accessibility from the start—closed captions, multiple formats for information, sensory-friendly options, flexible communication—everyone benefits. The person with hearing loss. The person in a noisy environment. The late-identified person figuring things out. It's better design, period.

EXECUTIVE FUNCTION WORKS DIFFERENTLY, NOT WORSE

ADHD is a neurobiological difference in executive function and attention regulation. It's not laziness. It's not a moral failing. It's not something you outgrow if you just try harder. The brain works differently. That's the entire point. And that matters.

YOUR AUTISM DOESN'T NEED FIXING

This isn't metaphorical. When autistic people stop fighting their nervous systems, when they stop translating constantly, when they're allowed to stim and rest and communicate in their own way—suicide risk drops. Depression lifts. People can actually show up as themselves. Acceptance isn't indulgence. It's survival.

WHAT "AUTISM CURES" REALLY ARE

Applied Behavior Analysis programs that try to make autistic people look and act neurotypical, chelation therapy, restrictive diets marketed as treatments—these are extraction schemes. They prey on parent guilt. They teach autistic people that who they are is wrong. There is nothing to cure. There is only a person learning to exist in a world that wasn't built for their neurology.

YOUR WORDS MATTER, HOWEVER YOU SPEAK THEM

Not everyone communicates through speech. AAC users, nonspeaking autistic people, people who need more time to process—their communication is just as valid, just as intelligent, just as worthy of being heard. Denying someone access to their communication method is denying them agency. Full stop.

QUEERNESS AND NEURODIVERGENCE GO TOGETHER

There's significant overlap between neurodivergence and LGBTQ+ identity. Many neurodivergent people are also q***r. These identities aren't new—they've been here across time and culture. Acceptance means making space for all of who people are.

YOU'RE NOT A PROBLEM TO SOLVE

This is the through-line. Neurodivergent people—disabled people, differently communicating people, people who need more support—are not deficits to be managed. They are human beings whose existence and participation matter. The burden isn't their neurotype. The burden is a world that wasn't built to include them, and then acts like their needs are the problem.

ACCEPTANCE FOR EVERYONE MEANS EVERYONE

Neurodivergent acceptance means all neurodivergent people. Black autistic people experience higher rates of misdiagnosis and harm. Disabled people of color face compounded barriers to diagnosis and care. Acceptance without anti-racism is just acceptance for some. That's not acceptance.

WHAT THAT LABEL IS ACTUALLY DOING

This label often becomes a ceiling—a reason to lower expectations, to withhold communication access, to presume incompetence. It can shut down the possibility of someone self-advocating or being heard about their own needs. Some people prefer it; others find it limiting. The point is: the label should be in service of the person's goals, not in control of them.

LET'S BE CLEAR ABOUT VACCINES

This one deserves to be said plainly. The research is settled. Vaccines do not cause autism. This needs no asterisk, no "but some people believe." Vaccine safety is separate from autism acceptance, and conflating the two does real harm to autistic people by reinforcing the idea that autism is a tragedy to be prevented rather than a human variation to be supported.

Acceptance isn't tolerance. It's the belief that neurodivergent people deserve to exist as they are, supported, heard, and valued.

08/19/2026

Visual Snow Syndrome and Neurodivergence: Why This Video May Feel Familiar

I’m sharing this video because it explains Visual Snow Syndrome (VSS) and some of the visual experiences that can come with it—things like persistent visual static, trailing or fluttering sensations, difficulty seeing in low light, and sensitivity to glare.

VSS and neurodivergence are not the same thing, and having autism or ADHD does not mean someone has VSS. But there can be overlap in the sensory experiences people describe.

In my practice, I’ve noticed that more neurodivergent clients seem to recognize some of these experiences in themselves than I initially realized. For some, these visual symptoms may be part of VSS. For others, they may be part of a broader sensory processing experience.

That distinction matters. Naming what you’re experiencing can help you better understand your own sensory system—and identify ways to reduce the exhaustion and overwhelm that can come with it.
So if you’re autistic, ADHD, AuDHD, or simply someone who has always experienced unusual visual sensations, this video may give you a helpful framework for understanding something you may not have had words for before.

08/19/2026

We’re always told that there’s only one "right" way to communicate—the neurotypical way—and that anything else is just broken. But what if that’s completely wrong? In this video, we’re digging into the idea that maybe it’s not about autistic brains having a deficit, but rather a clash of two different communication cultures. We’ll look at what the latest research says about these communication differences and why it’s time to stop calling them "social deficits." Come along as we rethink how we bridge the gap between different ways of being.
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08/17/2026

Feeling overwhelmed? When you're stuck in a cycle of anxiety or burnout, you don't need a lecture—you need a clear next step. I made this chart to help you identify what you're feeling and find a simple, actionable way to move forward. Remember, you aren't broken; you just need the right systems. If you're tired of figuring it out alone, we’re here to help with therapy, neurofeedback, and community support. What’s one thing that would help you feel better right now?

08/17/2026

Who else has a partner or spouse who starts a conversation halfway through a thought?
Or maybe… it is you. Maybe it is both of you.

ADHD can make a thought feel so immediate that the person starts talking from the middle—without realizing they have not introduced the topic, shared the connection their brain just made, or transitioned from what was happening before.

So it can sound like:
“We should probably get one of those.”

And the other person is left thinking:
“Get one of what?”

The missing context may be obvious to the person with ADHD because their brain has already traveled through several associations. But their partner did not get to come along for that internal journey.
It is not necessarily inconsiderate or self-centeredness. Sometimes it is excitement, impulsivity, or the fear that the thought will vanish if it is not said immediately. But the impact can still be confusing—and can leave the other person feeling like they are always trying to catch up.

A helpful reset can be:
“Wait—I started in the middle. I was just thinking about ___ because ___.”

Or, for the partner:
“I want to follow you, but I missed the beginning. Can you give me the bridge between what we were doing and what you just said?”

No shame—just a little more context and an invitation back into the conversation.