Neurodivergent Therapy (Therapy for ADHDers, Autistics, and Others Who Don’t Fit In)
Helping you tackle life’s issues on your own terms.
Neurodivergent Therapy Doesn’t Change Who You Are; It Helps You Harness Your Brains Strengths So Life Feels Easier
Appreciate your differences, find your strengths
Learn how to cope with overwhelm, when to take a break, and strategies to achieve your goals
Decode social situations so that they are less stressful
Identify emotional and sensory triggers that result in your checking out or getting overwhelmed
Learn how to cope with these triggers in a more positive way
Navigate your relationships in a more authentic way, recognizing your wants and needs as well as others
Start being more fully yourself and stop expecting to live up to everyone else’s expectations
What is neurodivergence? Neurodiversity can present in many different ways.
You may have always felt that you were a little different, but you don’t know why.
You get easily overwhelmed when trying to express yourself, even when you’re being your best.
Relationships take a tremendous amount of effort and often leave you feeling exhausted.
You feel like people are always mad at you.
Have difficulty reading emotions, body language, and facial expressions.
You feel like you mess things up no matter how hard you try.
The thought of starting a project seems overwhelming.
I’m Margot Frost Your Neurodivergent Affirming Therapist and I believe therapy should be a collaborative effort.
Maybe you’re constantly feeling bad about yourself because you can’t live up to others expectations. Or you are always anxious about doing or saying things wrong, and this worry has been getting stronger.
You feel like you have to put on a mask and hide your true self so that the people around you are happy. All of this can be exhausting.
Our past experiences have quite an impact on how we feel about ourselves and how we behave. In therapy, we will work together to change those long-standing thought patterns.
I’m a neurodivergent affirming therapist, which means I don’t believe you need “fixing”. But a supportive approach to better incorporating your current systems, whether that’s family, work, or school. Let’s partner together to find the best solutions for you.
Who I Work With…
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Everyone else seems to know the right thing to say, but when you are hit with emotional situations, you shut down.
There is this constant feeling that everyone else is catching something that is going over your head and you can’t quite put your finger on it. All of a sudden others (especially your partner) are disappointed or angry and you aren’t sure why.
This has been happening since childhood and you’re frustrated that you still don’t get it. You can’t help but wonder “Am I broken?”.
You have all of these systems and habits that hide how behind or out of it you feel. It’s like you’re always on the brink of losing your relationships if you say one more “wrong thing”.
The work you do to keep from being found out exhausts you. So you end up saying no to things you want to do, you automatically say no every time. Disappointing them now is easier than not living up to expectations or failing again.
Despite all this work, you are on the edge of losing your partner and everything you’ve worked for.
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You are a “young person” feeling lost right now
It feels like everyone else is completely passing you by. They all seem to know what their future holds but that’s just not where you are.
You are trying to do the things that are expected of you but it just isn’t as easy as everyone else makes it look. You also aren’t even sure if you want to do what they are doing. It all just feels like a lot.
Even the idea of figuring out what you want feels overwhelming. You don’t know how to take the steps you need to move forward or even get started moving forward.
Becoming an adult feels like so much and there are all these new expectations. You aren’t sure how to even take the first step. It feels like you are missing something that everyone else understands.
Parents-You are worried about your kid
Your kid is smart and gifted, they could do anything they want. All you want for them is to be happy, but this isn’t it. They seem so stuck and lost. But they are getting closer and closer to adulthood and you know you can’t do it for them. How do you help them start establishing goals and figuring out who they are?
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By outward standards, you appear successful. You’ve managed this success despite struggling inside and having to work harder than everyone else.
You’ve managed to find ways to make it work, but you’re still plagued by feeling not good enough.
Panic, anxiety, and self-doubt have become a regular part of your emotional norm.
It’s time to figure out a way to work with your brain instead of against it so maybe you can feel a little more like things are on track.
What Does Therapy Look Like For Neurodivergent Individuals?
First off, we are not going to work on changing who you are. You are not broken. We aren’t going to try to shove you or your teen into the typical box that everyone else fits into. And unfortunately, we aren’t going to help you be liked by everyone else.
But we’re going to create a safe space for you to look at who you truly are. We’ll figure out what your wants and needs are. Once you learn this, you can start speaking up for yourself and the things that you need.
When we don’t speak up for our needs, they either explode out of us or shut us down. In the long term, this prevents us from setting goals and meeting them. It also sabotages the relationships that are the most important to us.
Collaboratively in our sessions, you and I will identify where things are getting lost in your relationships and figure out how to get those relationships back on track. We’ll focus on doing this without giving up who you are or pretending to be something you aren’t.
The same for figuring out what it is you really want in your life.
If You Are Ready To Start Therapy, Here Are
The Next Steps:
Free Consultation
Finding a therapist that you like is crucial to the treatment process. Schedule a free 15-minute consultation to find out if I’m the right therapist for you.
Therapy
We will meet weekly or biweekly based on your identified treatment goals, and will formulate the best plan of action.
Make Progress
You will begin to feel better! During our sessions, you will begin to see how certain patterns present themselves, and you will learn how to incorporate our strategies to feel better.
FAQs for Neurodivergent Therapy
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The term neurodivergent is used to refer to any person whose brain does not function like the typical or “normal” brain. It is often used to refer mostly to people who are autistic or ADHD but it’s an umbrella term that covers obsessive-compulsive behaviors, giftedness, dyslexia, dysgraphia, and other learning differences.
Some people even include personality disorders and other significant mental health diagnoses under this umbrella term. My specialty is in working with people who think they might be/are Autistic, or ADHD, and others who just struggle to feel like they fit into the norm.
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As mentioned above I don’t believe that as a neurodivergent person, you are in therapy to make you more like other neurotypical people.
Together, we’ll set goals that fit your life at the beginning of therapy and work towards them. These goals might be to help you get along better with your partner or help you figure out what is going on at work.
When you start therapy you might not know what your goals are and that’s okay. We’ll settle on them as we get to know each other.
On top of these goals, together we’ll look at places where your thinking is biased or exaggerated. As well as where your past is impacting your day-to-day interactions. You’ll Learn to pay attention to your body's needs and reactions to different situations.
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Neurodivergent affirming therapy recognizes that all brains and ways of being in this world are normal, and just because you aren’t typical doesn’t mean that there is something wrong with you that needs to be fixed.
In therapy, this looks like learning what your strengths and needs are and learning to advocate for those.
It does not look like you are learning to fit in better or changing who you are to be accepted.
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I charge $225 per 50 minute hour
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My sessions are 50 minutes long.
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This really depends on the person. For some of my clients, we work together for a short term and as things get better they are ready to move on. Some clients choose to continue working with me and dig deeper into their past and history to get to the root of some of their reactions and behaviors.
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I see clients online all throughout California and I see clients in person at 2377 Gold Meadow Way, Gold River, Ca. 95670