Stop Masking, Embrace your Authentic Self!

I help Autistic and Neurodivergent adults struggling with showing up authentically around other people, and the pressure and exhaustion that can come from trying to act neurotypical.    

My clients struggle with being neurodivergent in a neurotypical world. Despite being intelligent, caring, and creative, life is hard.

When they first come in, they are aware that they have always felt different, and have an idea that they may be neurodivergent. They are looking to learn more about themselves, and hoping to be more comfortable with their own needs and preferences.  Often, they are trying so hard to do the right things, and the things that they are ‘supposed’ to do, that they’ve lost sight of their own needs. 

They long for community, and yet are exhausted by social interaction.  They work so hard to be careful in how they communicate with others, and fear other’s reactions. 

They are spending so much energy on trying to fit in or act ‘normal’ that they are exhausted at the end of the day (or maybe the beginning of it).  This leaves them with little time or energy for the things that are important to them. Sometimes they have been pushing through for so long, they’ve hit a wall and find themselves in burnout.

Their masking and loss of identity gets in the way of the life they want in so many ways. They aren’t able to be present with those they care about the way that they want to be. They feel like they’re failing at keeping up with everything they believe they are supposed to be doing. They don’t feel confident in themselves, and aren’t sure what they really need.

Before they came to see me, they feared that they didn’t even know the person behind the mask. They worried about letting others down. And they were pretty certain that they would always feel exhausted.  The effort to mask prevented them from recognizing their own feelings and priorities.

Like my clients, you deserve to have the same compassion for yourself that you have for others.  Understanding yourself better and having more energy for the things that are important to you is not out of your reach.

If you want to find more peace with who you really are, I’d love to help you get there.

Book a 15 minute consult now. You don’t have to suffer. I can help