Counselling

Our counsellors provide a neurodivergent affirming intervention which integrates approaches such as cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, dialectical behavioural therapy, mindfulness, emotion focused therapy, interpersonal therapy, motivational interviewing, anger management, and practical strategies, adapted to the needs of neurodivergent brains.

Many clients feel they have previously ‘failed’ at therapy delivered through traditional means. Our clinicians understand how neurodivergence requires a specific adaptation of these approaches to be meaningful. Counselling is provided by Accredited Mental Health Social Workers. For information on our innovative Therapeutic Coaching service, which provides the benefits of both counselling and ADHD coaching, please click here.

PARENT / CARER COUNSELLING

We offer parents and carers of neurodivergent kids, neurodivergent-affirming support in:

Neurodivergent-friendly parenting

Learn parenting strategies to support neurodivergent kids
Reframe unhelpful perspectives on neurodivergence
Learn what signs and traits to look for of possible ADHD, ASD, Dyslexia, and more.

Early diagnosis and treatment can make profound impacts on your children’s schooling, socialising, and self-confidence. It can also help prevent mental health issues, school disengagement, drop out, substance misuse, and family breakdown.

Understanding

Validate your lived experience.
Be supported to empower and advocate for your family, and educate schools and communities.

Self care

Look after yourself, and allow you to be the parent you want to be.
Enhance your emotional and physical wellbeing.
Develop strategies and new approaches that create more harmony in your family time.
Navigate through the challenging toddler or teen years.
Access the support you need, when you need it.

The Divergent Edge provides specialist therapeutic support for neurodivergent couples, whether one or both of the couple has identified they are neurodivergent.

We provide opportunities for psychoeducation, renewed self awareness and discovery for the couple as an entity.

Seeking support for your relationship will assist you to work through the challenges you are facing to build a firm, emotionally safe and secure base to grow your partnership to the next level.

Learn how to:

Mutually take responsibility for behaviours that are impacting your relationship
Understand ADHD in the context of your partnership (whether that be in a neurodivergent + neurotypical partnership, or dual neurodivergent partnership)
Set and maintain healthy boundaries
Manage relationship changes as a result of treating your ADHD – such as increased assertiveness, greater self esteem and receive support adjusting to changes in your interpersonal and relating dynamics
Deal with conflict effectively
Understand how ADHD traits (such as difficulty focussing and maintaining attention) emotional overwhelm and sensory overload can impact on intimacy
Understand and address codependent dynamics