I work with neurodiverse couples, and often find that practical support is needed to build administrative systems. These systems have a surprisingly big impact on the emotional landscape, and there’s often no need to wait to start experimenting with a process that can help each household member feel better coordinated and organized to address daily stressors.

While much of my blog covers anxiety at the psychological level, I want to take a moment to zoom out and consider why anxiety is so easily a set up for neurodivergent people.

Obsessions often feel like emergency demands that we must do “or else” - what if we started viewing obsessions as invitations?

This blog grapples with the sticky situations we find ourselves in when complaining or receiving a complaint, especially when it comes to cultural norms and neurotype differences. I offer some specific tips to avoid common traps and improve relationships when it comes to feedback and expressing needs.

Seeing OCD as a protective process can open up some new ways of dealing with it. Read on as I explain how OCD converts your more difficult, overwhelming feelings into anxiety…a service you may wish to unsubscribe to.

It can be really hard to tell if you are making a plan (useful) or ruminating (not so useful)…especially if you have OCD and ADHD. I wrote this post to break down the difference, and offer some advice and encouragement for this complex combo.

I wrote this article for couples who find themselves in this situation: rigid roles, polarization, and constant argument about whether or not things within and around them are good enough.

I wrote this post on physical tension release for hypervigilance, because the emotional and cognitive work around hypervigilance can take some time. Somatic exercises can help people feel they are doing something immediate and tangible at the same time as encouraging overall flexibility while we work on the root of hypervigilance.

Autistic restoration can be complicated when you’ve spent much of life masking. Here is my invitation to return to the impulses that once drew you towards joy.

High achieving autistic people can look like they're thriving — right up until a meltdown or shutdown hits behind the scenes. Success doesn't erase the cost of masking.
Learn more about how meltdowns and shutdowns show up in high masking autistic people — and why honoring your real needs matters.

I want to spread the word about ICBT because it has been such a great additional resource to offer my neurocomplex clients with OCD.

I love exposure therapy, but I hate the name.
Here’s my explanation for what therapeutic exposure practice actually is.