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How Counselling Can Help Young People With ADHD

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ADHD is often misunderstood as something that only impacts attention, concentration, impulsivity and hyperactivity. In reality, it can affect many things including emotional regulation, energy levels, friendships and the experience of education or work.

Counselling can offer support with emotional regulation, energy management, psychoeducation and self-acceptance, while making space for the wider parts of life that matter to you too.

What is neuroaffirming therapy?

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When I sat down to write about neuroaffirming therapy, I quickly realised it can be quite hard to put into words, because a lot of it is about how it feels. It's the feeling that your therapist understands and respects that you often experience and process the world in a different way to others, and that you can explain your thoughts and feelings without the fear of being judged.

Neuroaffirming therapy starts with safety, respect and the right understanding, making space for your own pace, your own communication style and your own way of making sense of the world.

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