The Autistic Talking Therapist ©

Are you Autistic, pre or post-diagnosed/discovered struggling to make sense of yourself and/or your world?

Maybe you are feeling stressed, anxious, confused, overwhelmed, in sensory overload, burnt out, needing to talk or off-load?

If the answer is “Yes!” to any of the above please read on …

Hi, I’m Janie, the Autistic Talking Therapist©

I am a late discovered/diagnosed autistic person (she/her, they/them), with over 40 years personal & professional experience working with autistic and other neurodivergent children & adults, educationally & therapeutically.

I am a qualified therapeutic counselling practitioner. Fully insured, DBS and ICO certified.,

My aim as the Autistic Talking Therapist is to provide you with an inclusive, individualised, interrelational, talking therapy service.

Sessions are confidential*, client focused & client led.

Self-discovered/diagnosed people are very welcome.

Please note ~ The Autistic Talking Therapist is not a traditional counselling service. It is a person centred and person led talking therapy service designed especially for the neurodivergent community.

*The Autistic Talking Therapist service is confidential, but disclosures around immediate harm to self or others may, after discussion with you, lead to the appropriate services being alerted.

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What is Autistic Talking Therapy?

Sessions with the Autistic Talking Therapist can take the mode of :-
  • Just Talking
  • Mentoring, Coaching
  • Therapeutic techniques, psycho-education, strategies
  • Boundaries – Education, Understanding, Strategies
  • Individual or Group Boundaries Training Sessions

Sessions can be just one mode or a combination. We will work in the way that works best for you,

Just Talking

Sometimes just being able to off-load something that is on your mind and have someone listen to you can be therapeutic.

In a Just Talking session you can talk for the whole 50 minutes, (totally uninterrupted if you request this). You can talk about your chosen topic/issue/interest, or you can just offload whatever is on your mind, or is concerning you at the time..

**Note – Just Talking is a therapeutic service, and as such sexual performance and/or abuse of this service will not be tolerated.

Mentoring, Coaching

Mentoring, Coaching sessions aim to facilitate discussions that contribute to designing and evolving individualised strategies to help you negotiate your lived experience.

Therapeutic techniques, psycho- education, strategies

Therapeutic techniques can assist exploration and understanding of more complex matters, which can aid understanding around triggers, deregulation, and meltdown, whether internalised or externalised. Educational therapeutic mechanisms and strategies can promote self-development of interventional and/or coping mechanisms. Raising your awareness about yourself, your experienced and experiential world, and how you wish to negotiate it, in a safe space, can empower you, your mind health and your daily autonomy.

Boundaries – Education, Understanding, Strategies

Boundaries can be one of the most important things we can learn about to help us negotiate the world we live in. Boundary sessions will help you understand what a boundary is, what a boundary means to you, why they mean what they do, and what boundaries are important to you. You will learn how to develop and design strategies that you can use in a balanced and healthy way.

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Themes The Autistic Talking Therapist has previously worked with :-

Pre & post Autism diagnosis/discovery inc. self-diagnosed/discovered examination and exploration.

Co-occurring diagnoses

Overload/Burnout/Meltdowns

Demand Avoidance

Boundaries

Self care

Stimming

Sensory Experience

Alexithymia

Aphantasia

Synesthesia

Identity

Gender

Sexuality

Relationships/Friendships

Self-Esteem/Confidence

Anxiety/Panic

Depression

Trauma/PTSD/cPTSD

Childhood Abuse

Domestic Violence/Abuse

Sexual Abuse

Coercive Control/Manipulation

Autistic experience Trauma

Childhood/Inner Child

Bullying

Bereavement

Pregnancy/Abortion

Parenting/Parents

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What happens if I might want sessions?

Email Janie, the Autistic Talking Therapist, either by clicking this email button or, by scrolling to the end and filling in the contact form.

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Initially, you will then be offered a 30 minute Introductory Chat session, cost £20.00.

This is to

  • meet and introduce ourselves
  • for you to ask any questions you have
  • help you to decide if you would like a future session or sessions. You can have as few or as many sessions as you would like.

***You won’t have to decide during the Introductory chat if you want to start sessions, you can take time to think about it and email to confirm once you have decided.***

The yucky small print : Cancellation policy: Introductory Chat session. The £20.00 Introductory Chat session fee is non-refundable. If a cancelled Introductory Chat session is rebooked there will be an additional £20.00 fee. Full session fees are payable unless cancellation is made 24 hours prior to session.

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Thank you for your message, Janie will be in touch.