Support for Parents of Neurodivergent Children

Raising a neurodivergent child is a profound experience: full of love, and often full of exhaustion, grief and uncertainty that rarely gets acknowledged. You may spend so much energy supporting and advocating for your child, navigating systems and carrying their struggles that there is little left for your own.

This is time for you. Not as a parent who needs to fix something, but as a person who deserves to be heard.

Tama River in Musashi Province, Hokusai, Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji

What brings parents to therapy

The experience of parenting a neurodivergent child is rarely one thing. It can involve joy alongside grief, pride alongside worry, sometimes all at once. Parents I work with often come with one or more of the following:

  • Grief and disorientation following a child's diagnosis
  • Exhaustion from years of supporting your child and advocating within schools, NHS and other systems
  • Guilt: wondering whether they missed signs, or could have done more
  • Anxiety about their child's future and wellbeing
  • Relationship strain, when partners process things differently
  • Isolation: feeling misunderstood by other parents, extended family or friends
  • Questions about their own neurodivergence, prompted by their child's diagnosis

"You cannot pour from an empty cup, and yet so much of parenting a neurodivergent child asks exactly that. Therapy is a place to refill."

Lake Hakone in Sagami Province, Hokusai, Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji

How I can help

I bring both professional training and personal familiarity with the neurodivergent world to this work. In our sessions, we can explore:

  • Processing grief, anger and relief around your child's diagnosis
  • Building emotional resilience without suppressing your own needs
  • Untangling guilt from responsibility
  • Finding ways to sustain your own wellbeing alongside caregiving
  • Exploring what your child's neurodivergence may illuminate about yourself
  • Strengthening your relationship with your partner, if that feels relevant

You matter too

Looking after yourself is not a luxury. How you are doing matters enormously to your child too. Seeking support for yourself is not a distraction from supporting your child. It is an act of care for your whole family.

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Also see: Support for neurodivergent adults →