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Supporting Neurodiversity: Adults
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Our counselors utilize an evidence-based approach to provide therapy for neurodiverse adults and couples.

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Neurodiverse Counseling for Adults in Federal Way

woman sitting in field with her dog in federal wayAre you or a family member living with a diagnosis (or suspected diagnosis) of one of the following? 

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Asperger’s
  • Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder
  • Other Learning Disabilities

Are you struggling to fit into the complex world of neurotypical people (that’s everyone else!) and feeling lost?

If so, our Supporting Neurodiversity services are for you.

Benefits of Neurodiverse Counseling for Adults

Navigating the world as a neurodiverse adult comes with unique challenges and strengths. Neurodiverse counseling offers a safe, understanding space to address challenges, embrace strengths, and develop strategies for thriving in your personal and professional life. At Thrive Counseling Center in Federal Way, we specialize in creating personalized care for neurodiverse adults.

Self-Awareness and Acceptance
Counseling helps you better understand your neurodiverse identity, including how it influences your thoughts, behaviors, and interactions with the world. Through guided sessions, you can uncover patterns, strengths, and areas for growth. This self-awareness fosters greater self-acceptance and empowers you to embrace your uniqueness and build confidence in every aspect of your life.
Personalized Coping Strategies
Neurodiverse adults often encounter challenges like sensory overload, time management, or communication differences. Counseling provides practical, personalized strategies to navigate these hurdles. Whether it’s learning mindfulness techniques, building routines, or improving social skills, these tools are tailored to your specific needs so you can manage stress and improve your overall quality of life.
Enhanced Relationships
Relationships can be complex for anyone, but neurodiverse adults may face unique challenges in communication or understanding others’ perspectives. Counseling offers insights into how your neurodiverse traits influence your interactions, along with strategies to foster deeper, more meaningful connections. Counseling helps you build stronger, healthier bonds with others.

Frequently Asked Questions

At Thrive Counseling Center, we regularly provide counseling for neurodiverse adults in Federal Way, WA. 

Challenges Neurodiverse Individuals Face

Because living in a largely neurotypical society can be challenging to those with neurodiverse minds, our team of counseling professionals works hard to develop treatment and coping strategies to help neurodiverse individuals navigate the complexities of life. We accomplish this by focusing our therapies on common areas of concern such as romantic relationships, friendships, independent living, and the workplace. 

Our goal is that our counseling for neurodiverse adults will help those individuals feel:

  • Supported
  • Confident
  • Educated 
  • Capable
  • Trusted
  • Respected 

We offer therapy sessions both for neurodiverse adults and their loved ones so that everyone can gain a better understanding of neurodiversity and come to truly appreciate the role it plays in their relationships.

Working with Families of Neurodiverse Individuals

We work with families, couples, friends, and parents who want to improve the way they communicate and learn more about how neurodiverse adults view the world. We teach those with neurodiversity how to more effectively engage with other members of society and how to improve the quality of their interactions with their peers.

Because we celebrate neurodiversity and see it as a gift, we offer counseling from a unique perspective that helps strengthen neurodiverse relationships. 

Schedule a Session in Federal Way

If you would like to schedule a session of counseling for neurodiverse adults in Federal Way, please contact our licensed therapists today. 

Workplaces can be challenging, especially for neurodiverse adults who may experience difficulties with communication, sensory overload, or time management. Therapy provides a supportive space to develop skills and strategies for thriving in a professional setting.

4 Ways Therapy Can Help You at Work

  1. Requesting Accommodations — A therapist can help you identify your needs and communicate them effectively to your employer. We believe this can help you get the right support for success.
  2. Managing Workplace Dynamics — Therapy can help you develop strategies for better workplace relationships. Our therapists can help you navigate office politics, handle miscommunications, and much more. 
  3. Coping with Sensory Overload — Loud environments, bright lights, or overwhelming stimuli can be tough. Your Federal Way therapist can help you develop grounding techniques and coping strategies to manage sensory challenges.
  4. Improving Time Management and Productivity — Many neurodiverse adults struggle with task prioritization and organization. Therapy can introduce tools like structured routines, timers, and productivity hacks to keep you on track.

Counseling for Neurodiverse Adults in Federal Way and Tacoma

At Thrive Counseling Center, we offer counseling for neurodiverse adults in Federal Way and Tacoma, helping individuals create a workplace experience that supports their strengths and well-being. Schedule a session today to start building strategies that work for you. We also offer online counseling!

Absolutely! At Thrive Counseling Center, we work hard to provide much-needed support to neurodiverse adults and their families. For many neurodiverse adults who are in a romantic relationship, this also means offering couples counseling. 

Partnerships with two neurotypical individuals face different challenges and roadblocks than partnerships where one or both partners have neurodiverse minds. Our counselors understand this, and we choose to offer neurodiverse couples therapy in Federal Way and online for people who want to strengthen their communication skills and have healthier, happier relationships. 

If you, your partner, or both of you identify as neurodiverse, there is a place for you here in our counseling office. 

Neurodiverse Couples Counseling in Federal Way

Our counseling sessions can help you and your partner:

  • Embrace the neurodiversity in your relationship rather than hiding it or feeling ashamed
  • Both learn how to advocate for yourselves and ask for what you need in a neurodiverse relationship
  • Express your feelings in a way that both partners can understand and process
  • Learn to be patient with one another when situations are more challenging than they might be for a neurotypical couple

Contact Our Counseling Team Today

If you’ve been searching for “neurodiverse couples counseling near me” in Federal Way, we can help. Our counseling team is accepting new clients and can schedule couples counseling for you and your partner either in-person or via telehealth, depending on which is more comfortable and convenient for you. 

To get started, please call us at (206) 567-7267 or send us a text at (206) 278-2248 today.

Understanding Neurodiversity in Adulthood

Our world is a complicated place to live in, and there isn’t a perfect rule book of what to do, what to say, and when to do or say it.  

Individuals who live with neurodiverse brains see and engage with the world differently. Unfortunately, our world and its “rules” are not always friendly to those with neurodiverse minds. 

If we were to pause and take inventory of all the ways our brains work, we would quickly realize that the brain is capable of amazing things (although we know it doesn’t always feel this way). Many times, we find that those living with a “diagnosis” actually have ways of engaging in the world in ways neurotypicals (that’s everyone else) only wish they could! 

Our professional counselors know how to approach neurodiversity in Federal Way, and our resources have helped many adults improve their understanding of how to interact with the world around them. 

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How We Can Support Neurodiverse Individuals

July 25, 2023

Neurodiversity celebrates the natural variations in the human brain as unique strengths. Therapy for neurodiverse individuals offers a supportive and empowering space to embrace their unique strengths and navigate life's challenges with confidence and resilience.

Why Seek Neurodiversity Counseling?

A neurodiverse person might seek counseling to explore or receive support in the following:

  • Understanding their experiences and emotions
  • Navigating social interactions
  • Regulating emotions 
  • Managing stress or anxiety 
  • Build self-esteem
  • Improve communication skills
  • Coping with significant life changes

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Celebrating Neurodiversity in Adults

January 14, 2020

At Thrive Counseling Center, we work with individuals from all different types of backgrounds and upbringings. Our diverse clientele allows us to experience and learn from many unique personalities, and we see everyone’s differences as a reason to rejoice.

We believe in celebrating neurodiversity in the world because it’s healthy for us all to interact with and gain perspective from people who do not think the same as us. We Federal Way counselors benefit from the different insights we experience because of our neurodiverse clients. We believe that you, too, can ...

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What Celebrating Neurodiversity Means for You

mom and dad with daughter on shoulders running through field with kiteCelebrating neurodiversity means that we get to honor the many different ways there are of living and being in the world.

If you are neurodiverse, the way you engage in the world is not wrong—it’s just different. Celebrating neurodiversity means that we don’t assume that one way of living in the world is better than another. Each unique person, and the way their brain works, has its strengths and advantages, as well as unique challenges.  

Supporting neurodiversity at our Federal Way counseling office means that we help identify your strengths as well as your challenges. Then, we get to use your strengths to target the areas of life that you are struggling with. 

Some Focus Areas in Our Work with Our Neurodiverse Adult Clients Include:

  • Learning how to engage with neurotypicals more effectively
  • Navigating the complex social world of their work environments
  • Learning how to develop sustainable and healthy friendships 
  • Better understanding the rules of engagement for dating and relationships
  • Becoming more active and engaged in their marriages
  • Successfully transitioning from home to college and/or living independently

We Help Parents, Families, and Significant Others of Neurodiverse Individuals:

  • Understand how the neurodiverse brain works, and how to effectively work with it 
  • Develop reasonable expectations and transition plans
  • Feel grounded in knowing how to give the right amount of support 
  • Learn how to communicate more effectively
  • Understand how to best support the overall development and well-being of their child or partner

OUR TEAM

Our Approach to Therapy in King County

What we know from our years of experience is that many common approaches to counseling and therapy just don’t work for neurodiverse individuals. Our counseling team understands this and utilizes evidence-based, solution-focused, and strengths-based approaches in our work with neurodiverse individuals, their partners, and their families.

Are you ready to take the next step and get the help and guidance you are looking for?

You can give us a call or send us an email. 

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