Affirming Therapy for Neurodivergent People

Find relief from the challenges of masking your way through a world that wasn’t built with your unique wiring in mind.

 
 

You’ve always felt “different”. Maybe even “defective”.

Fitting in has never come naturally to you and at times it feels as though other people got a “life manual” that you’ve never seen.

You’ve spent years believing that something is wrong with you and can’t shake the feeling that you are facing judgment or bias from other people.

Maybe you’ve tried therapy, but even the therapist didn’t really get you.

If this sounds familiar, you may identify as (or suspect you may be) a neurodivergent person.

We know that navigating the norms and ideals of our neurotypical world has been challenging for you. Not just regular challenging…extraordinarily challenging.

We also know that the problem has never been you. The problem has been you trying to exist in systems that don’t accommodate your needs.

Neurodivergent affirming therapy is for:

  • Autistic people

  • People with ADHD

  • PDAers

  • ND people with eating challenges and body image distress

  • Self-diagnosed neurodivergent people


At Body Positive NYC, our core value is that all bodies are good bodies. That also means that all brains are good brains! As neurodiversity-affirming therapists we recognize that human brains are wired differently and believe Autism, ADHD, and other expressions of neurodivergence, are simply natural variations in human experience — not conditions to be "fixed."

Many of our therapists are neurodivergent ourselves, and our wholeteam is committed to providing neurodiversity-affirmative care where your strengths as a neurodivergent person are honored, and your struggles as a neurodivergent person are truly understood.

You deserve support from a provider informed about the struggles neurodivergent people face in a world that often fails to understand them, and equipped with strategies that can help neurodivergent people thrive as their authentic selves.

We help Neurodivergent people address the following challenges:


 
 

Social Challenges

Do social interactions leave you feeling depleated or misunderstood?

The exhaustion and frustration builds up, making it harder to focus or channel your energy in the ways you wish you could. We are here to help you build meaningful connections.

 
 

Anxiety and Depression

Anxiety or depression may be inevitable for many neurodivergent people navigating oppressive, unaccommodating systems.

We validate your experiences and help you develop coping strategies to navigate the overwhelm.

 
 

Sensory Overload

Do certain environments leave you overstimulated and with heighten stress you just can’t release?

We can work together to develop strategies for nervous system regulation and self-care.

 
 

Burnout

Do you feel permenantly exhausted from working overtime trying to fit in, keep up, or white knuckle your way through circumstances that don’t accommodate your needs?

Chances are you burned out a while ago and haven’t found a way out from under yet. We can work on sustainable self-care practices that allow you to drop the mask, honor your authentic self, and thrive (not just survive).

 
 

Body image distress and eating challenges

Neurodivergent people are under enormous pressure to fit in with the social ideal, and this can often lead to disordered eating and body image distress. Neurodivergent people often experience eating differences that are often misunderstood and unnecessarily pathologized.

Neurodiversity-affirming therapy can help you find effective strategies that center your bodily autonomy and nervous system safety, while building self-advocacy skills on your journey towards accepting your whole self, body and mind, exactly the way you are.