Counselling & Shiatsu

Category: ADHD

  • Counselling and Shiatsu, No Matter the Weather, Exeter, Devon

    Gosh here in Devon, we are being hit by the weather, aren’t we!

    How are you bearing up?….

    …is constant rain ok for you?

    Is it a serious mental challenge?

    How impacted by the weather are your moods?

    The weather can be so impactful on our mental resilience and well-being.

    The cabin here is Exeter, where I offer Counselling and Shiatsu, is taking the weather battering really well…

    …it’s still a warm, dry, cosy therapeutic space.

    I hope it offers space for reflection and relief, new perspectives and ideally transformation. 

    I hope it is at least a breathing space from whatever is happening outside.

    Maybe you feel drawn to join me here in Exeter, in the cabin, for face to face Counselling and Shiatsu.

    Or maybe you want to stay warm and dry and then online Counselling is an option.

    Get in touch though the contact me page or email amycounsellingexeter@gmail.com

  • ADHD, AuADHD, Autism and Affirming Counselling. Exeter, Devon

    I offer Person-Centred Counselling to anyone….well those over 13 and individuals, opposed to couple or families.

    Supportive Counselling, Exwick, Exeter, Devon

    I work a lot with Neurodivergent clients, or clients questioning if they might be Neurodivergent.

    Supporting ADHD, AuADHD, Autistic, Dyslexic and Dyspraxic clients develop an understanding of how Neurodivergence has impacted them is such a privilege.

    Along with a deeper understanding often comes an unpacking of self beliefs, including ones that aren’t actually true and can be let go of.

    Plus with later diagnosis there is often some loss experienced, missed potential and opportunities.

    There is often a reclaiming of, and a looking forward to using, the attributes being Neurodivergent adds to life, to personal potential.

    This is all alongside processing the client’s life experiences, challenges, traumas.

    A safe space, where any and every emotion is welcomed can create an environment where change can happen and perspective can be gained.

    I work in a cabin, in my garden in Exwick, Exeter. A great physical space to support emotional work

    Cosy Counselling, Exwick, Exeter

    Do get in touch though the contact me page or email amycounsellingexeter@gmail.com

  • ADHD and Counselling,  Exeter, Devon

    ADHD and Counselling,  Exeter, Devon

    Having had counselling myself, and seen the impact it can have on my own ADHD, I feel very lucky and privileged to offer this service to others.

    Just today I was working with a client who hadn’t understood why they could leave the house more easily one day (when they could easily convince themselves it was a bad idea to leave on many other days).

    It turned out thy had kept their shoes on, after stepping out to deal with a car issue earlier in the day.

    Simply as that, their ADHD brain didn’t have to think about the steps needed to leave the house and so they were able to leave with ease!

    It’s a ADHD strategy you know, to keep your shoes (or coat) on. It can make it easy to leave the house.

    The ADHD brain will avoid planning and organising. It doesn’t like it. So removing a  task helps the brain process the idea of leaving the house.

    Understanding the ADHD brain can, over time, help quietened the noisy Neurodivergence brain.

    A noisy brain, which can be brilliant and dynamic, which inevitable leads to over-thinking, questioning and personal criticism.

    Counselling gives the space to reflect and process our internal world.

    Maybe we can change our perspective on ourselves, maybe feel less pressure and maybe change our patterns a little.

    Also Counselling does not ask the ADHD client to engage the planning or organisational part of their brains.

    Being guided, or just therapeutically held, by another can really work for ADHD clients.

    No expectations to manage time, or think ahead, or know where to go next. Perfect!

    If you are ADHD, or are thinking/ questioning that you may be, then do get in touch.

    I offer a 30 minute free call, to understand and ensure I can meet your expectations.

    I work from home, in Exwick,  Exeter. I have a cabin in the garden.

    I also offer online sessions if you aren’t in, or local to, Exeter.

  • Supportive Counselling in Exeter, Devon. ADHD, AuADHD Affirming.

    Supportive Counselling in Exeter, Devon. ADHD, AuADHD Affirming.

    Are you searching for supportive, affirming and ultimately transformative Counselling?

    I work as a Person-Centred counsellor in Exwick, Exeter.

    ✨️Relaxed cabin setting

    ✨️ On street parking, near railway station and on a bus route

    I work a lot with

    ✨️People who are Neurodivergent

    ✨️People who question if they may be ADHD, AuADHD, Dyslexic

    ✨️Those impacted by hormones and Neurodivergence
    (commonly Perimenopause/ Menopause/ teen years.)

    ✨️ Parents of Neurodivergent children

    I enjoy helping clients understand their relationship with Neurodivergence, how it has impacted and shaped their lives.

    Nearly always looking at anxiety and over-thinking are important parts of the work.

    I have daytime, weekday spaces available at the moment.

    ✨️Sessions are an hour

    ✨️They can be weekly, fortnightly or monthly….whatever suits

    ✨️Cost is £50 a session

    If you think I may be a therapist you can work with then do get in touch

    ✨️30 minute free chat….to understand and ensure I can meet your counselling needs.

    ✨️ Message me to begin the process

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  • Counselling and Shiatsu, Exeter, Devon

    Counselling and Shiatsu, Exeter, Devon

    It’s a dreary day here in Exeter and I’ve arrived early for school pick up….

    …..it does give me the opportunity to say I hope you get a sense of the therapy I offer from past blogs….but I have been thinking recently about what I do offer, and to whom…

    (I have pretty much the same client base for Counselling and Shiatsu)

    So as I have been on my own path of understanding mine and my kids neurodiversity…

    ..I have been working more and more with amazing clients facing challenges and learning to understand their own ADHD, AuADHD, Autism, Dyspraxia and Dyselxia….men, women, children and teens

    As I experience the Perimenopause/ Menopause I have been working with women facing this alongside me..

    I’ve always worked to support women with hormonal imbalances, around menstruation mostly… 

    The ‘biggy’ is when Hormones and neurodiversity clash…..boy this can be hard and challenging…Counselling and Shiatsu can support this so well…

    I also work a lot with chronic fatigue and low energy levels

    My Counselling is affirming but I will question, both the client and myself and only when is therapeutically helpful.

    Do get in touch if you want to discuss if and how I may be able to support you.

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  • Menopause, ADHD, AuADHD, Autism and Counselling – Exeter, Devon

    I am a late diagnosed ADHD woman. It became clear that I was ADHD when I realised both my sons were.

    I always knew I was different, I just isn’t know how….sound familiar?

    I am also experiencing the Perimenopause period of life, I am very close to being officially Menopausal. (This is classed as 12 months since your last period – I’m counting the months!)

    I am going through it with the hormonal changes….boy it’s been tough at times.

    It is obvious that my ADHD symptoms are more pronounced now, and cause me more challenges. Sound familiar?

    I have been supporting women for well over a decade with Shiatsu and now also offering Counselling.

    Throughout the female life hormones play such a massive role.

    They can impact ADHD, AuADHD and Autism pretty dramatically, most noticeably in puberty and Menopause.

    Woman who are ADHD, AuADHD or Autistic can be missed diagnosed, or misunderstood, quite easily.

    Often late diagnosed woman have managed, and masked their symptoms, brilliantly.

    But often there is a belief that there is something wrong, that they have mental health issues, that they need to do something to change themselves.

    The Perimenopausal/ Menopausal period can be super tough. Some women stop being able to function, or work.

    Both with Counselling and Shiatsu I can offer support in this challenging time.

    Helping client’s understand what might be happening for them and reflecting and processing on their life and experiences.

    I work in a cosy cabin, at home, in Exwick, Exeter.

    If you aren’t near Exeter or don’t want to travel I offer online appointments.

    Do get in touch, through the contact me page.

  • ADHD, AuADHD and Autism burnout. Counselling support, Exeter, Devon

    This is a thing! An absolute thing.

    It can be really common to feel high levels of daily fatigue with ADHD, AuADHD and Autism.

    Burnout is a whole other level of exhaustion, fatigue, inertia, collapse…an inability to function or even think.

    There is so much processing, and managing, happening for people with ADHD, AuADHD or Autism. …

    Sensory overload….scanning to understand expectations of those around them….fast paced thoughts…racing mind….

    Then potentially a constant internal questioning, quizzing, criticising…..

    Plus all the planning and preempting or crisis managing…

    So quite a lot is happening all the time in neurodivergent brain….it’s really not a surprise that burnout happens.

    Counselling can help people with ADHD, AuADHD and Autism

    Counselling can be breathing space, a chance to gain perspective, to stop (even for a minute ot two!)

    Counselling may build confidence and a sense of self, an understanding of the values that are important to the individual.

    Having a chance to step out of life can help those with ADHD, AuADHD and Autism. It may slow down the speeding brain.

    Processing and gaining insight into the difficulties that we face in life can provide a sense of security.

    All these aspects of counselling may help a neurodivergent person identify and recognise the signs of burn out.

    Counselling may help manage the fallout of a ADHD, AuADHD or Autistic burnout.

    If you are in the Exeter area I offer face to face sessions in a cabin at my home. I’m in Exwick, on the west side of Exeter. It is a 15 minute walk from Exeter St. David’s train station.

    If you don’t live in, or near, Exeter then I offer online sessions.

    If you feel you may benefit from counselling with me then do get in touch through the contact me page.

  • Counselling, ADHD, Autism, AuADHD and Sensory Processing – Exeter, Devon

    When you know, you know….sensory processing issues can cause so many issues and make life super tiring..

    …once you realise the extent that this can impact a neurodivergent person you can’t unsee it….it can get in the way of nearly everything

    Having counselling with someone who understands the possible impacts of ADHD, Autism and AuADHD, Dyslexia and Dyspraxia can be such a relief.

    I have ADHD lived experience. I am ADHD and so are my children.

    There’s a child in here!

    My youngest as extreme sensory processing disorder. He struggles with so much and is constantly searching receiving too many signals for some senses….

    …He is constantly searching for more signals for other senses….the photo above is him looking for more proprioceptive signals!

    I have worked with clients who are Dyspraxic and Dyslexic and those who have Autistism or ADHD.

    There is so much understanding now about how Neurodiverse people experience the world…..and that is great…

    …but there is so much now sometimes it’s hard to understand how it impacts and individual..

    ..and also each person is so very different it is important to recognise the individual’s experience.

    Having space to process how you feel, to test how your thoughts feel when expressed to another, to take time to reflect on life events can all help.

    I work in a cabin, at home, in Exwick, Exeter, Devon. I offer online sessions as well.

    Do head to the contact me page to get in touch or email amycounsellingexeter@gmail.com

  • Counselling and Neurodivergence – Exeter, Devon

    Being an ADHD Counsellor it shouldn’t have surprised me that, as I began to understand ADHD, Sensory Processing and Neurodivergence in general, I began to attract a lot of neurodivergent clients.

    It did surprise me though, however it is good to have lived experience of, or similar, to clients.

    We all face different difficulties and situations in life but often neurodivergent people have faced a fair amount of similar situations.

    I have worked with ADHD, AuADHD, Austic, Dyspraxic and Dyslexic clientsqns I offer an affirming, supportive and accepting environment.

    In my experience a lot of neurodivergent people haven’t experienced much affirmation, support or acceptance.

    I work from home, in Exwick, on the edge of Exeter. 

    I also offer online sessions, if more convenient, or if you can’t get to Exeter.

    Do email me amycounsellingexeter@gmail.com or head to the contact page to drop me a message.

  • Neurodivergent Counselling, Exeter, Devon

    Neurodivergent Counselling, Exeter, Devon

    Are you neurodivergent? Or suspect you may be?

    Are you wondering how to support yourself in the best way?

    Do you have to constantly battle the feeling that something isn’t right, that you are different somehow?

    I work with lots of neurodivergent clients. I have lived experience of ADHD but also work with AuADHD, Autistic, Dyslexic and Dispraxic clients.

    Counselling can be quite transformative for neurodivergent clients.

    It is so beautiful to watch as realisations take place.

    To see a client experience relief and understanding.

    To witness them gain new perspectives and change their self beliefs.

    I love offering a counselling space and I do this in Exwick, on the edge of Exeter.

    I also offer online sessions, if you aren’t able to make it to Exeter or this is more convenient.

    Do email me at amycounsellingexeter@gmail.com or use the contact me page.