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Neurodivergence Therapy in Chilliwack & Online

You shouldn’t have to hide behind who you are to get support that actually helps. Neurodivergence therapy, also called neurodivergent counselling, starts from the understanding that your brain isn’t broken or in need of fixing; it just works differently.

You don’t have to fit a category to belong here, whether that’s autism therapy, ADHD counselling, or something that doesn’t have a tidy label yet. You’ll work with neurodiversity-affirming therapists who don’t ask you to be something you’re not.

Autism Therapy

Autism therapy for adults looks different from what most people picture when they think of autism support. Many adults with autism come to therapy after years of masking, often following a late diagnosis or self-discovery, looking for a therapist who understands the autistic experience rather than one who treats it as something to explain away.

Autism therapists in an affirming practice can help with:

Processing a new or late autism diagnosis
Unpacking years of masking and the exhaustion that comes with it
Navigating relationships, communication differences, and social expectations
Managing sensory overwhelm and burnout
Building routines and environments that actually work for your brain

Therapy for autism here isn’t about changing who you are. It’s about making daily life feel less exhausting.

ADHD Counselling

ADHD counselling addresses both the practical and emotional sides of living with ADHD. If you’re looking for ADHD therapy without medication, or you’re already on medication and want additional support, therapy can help with the parts that prescriptions alone don’t address, like the shame that builds up after years of being told you’re “not trying hard enough.”

Some of the ways we support ADHD include:

Cognitive behavioral therapy for ADHD in adults, which helps you identify and work through the thought patterns that make executive functioning, motivation, and follow-through harder.
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) for ADHD, which focuses on emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and managing the intense emotional responses that often come with ADHD.

Depending on what fits you, sessions might also draw on mindfulness-based approaches, ADHD coaching, or psychoeducation. Your therapist will work with what actually suits how you think, not a one-size-fits-all model.

What Is Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy?

A neurodiversity-affirming therapist starts from what's already working for you. Instead of treating traits like stimming (can be labelled as fidgeting), special interests, or a need for routine as problems to eliminate, this approach helps you understand your own brain, build on what already works for you, and address the parts of daily life that genuinely feel hard, without treating who you are as the problem. Stimming (repetitive movements or sounds that help with focus and regulation, such as chewing on items, or tapping with your body; humming, or repeating sounds) is a good example: something that's often discouraged is actually a valid coping tool. Divergent counselling isn't about becoming more "typical." It's about living well as yourself.

Other Neurodivergent Experiences

Autism and ADHD are the most commonly named forms of neurodivergence, but they’re far from the only ones, and they don’t always show up on their own. Below are a few other experiences that come up often in therapy, whether alongside a diagnosis or without one.

AuDHD: When Autism and ADHD Overlap

If you identify as both autistic and ADHD, sometimes called AuDHD, you may have noticed that the two don’t always play well together. ADHD might push you toward novelty and spontaneity while autism craves predictability and routine, creating an internal tug-of-war that’s exhausting to manage alone. Therapy can help you make sense of these seemingly contradictory needs and find ways to honour both.

Masking and Burnout

Masking, the effort of hiding or suppressing neurodivergent traits to appear more neurotypical, takes a real toll over time. It’s exhausting, and for many people it leads to autistic or ADHD burnout where you’re running on empty and even basic things start slipping through the cracks. If you’ve been running on empty for a long time and aren’t sure why, unpacking your relationship with masking is often where healing starts.

Neurodivergence and Late Diagnosis in Women

Autism and ADHD have historically been under-diagnosed in women, in part because diagnostic research was built around how these traits tend to show up in boys and men. Many women spend decades masking effectively enough to fly under the radar, often at real personal cost, before a late diagnosis finally puts language to a lifelong experience.

Parenting and perimenopause are common turning points. Many women come to learn about their neurodivergence once they enter parenthood, as their typical functioning and coping skills no longer work, or are unavailable, due to the changes in self, life, and the demands of parenting. Traits that were always there become harder to hide.

If you’re navigating perimenopause and starting to wonder whether there’s more going on than hormones alone, you’re not alone, and it’s worth exploring.

Sensory Sensitivities

Sensory processing differences are common across neurodivergent experiences, whether that means certain sounds or lighting feel unbearable, textures cause distress or disgust, or crowded spaces leave you drained. Therapy can help you understand your own sensory profile and build practical strategies for managing overstimulation before it turns into shutdown.

Learning Differences

Neurodivergence often shows up alongside learning differences like dyslexia or dyscalculia. While therapy here isn’t focused on academic remediation, it can help with the emotional weight that often comes with learning differently, especially if you grew up feeling behind or “not smart enough” because school wasn’t built for how your brain works.

Counselling sessions are available in-person in Chilliwack or through telehealth. Both Devan and Lyndsay are neurodiversity-affirming therapists. Every course of support starts with a conversation about what you’re experiencing so you know what to expect.

You don’t need to change who you are to feel supported. You just need the right space to do it in.

When you arrive to your first appointment, we create a plan with you on how to support you best, with considerations of time and financial limitations.