Counselling for Partners of People with ADHD or Autism

for Women, Queer Folks & Adult Children of Immigrants (18-55)

in Ontario, Nova Scotia and Alberta

Being in a relationship with a partner who has ADHD or Autism can be beautiful, intense, and at times incredibly complex. You may be holding deep love for your partner while also navigating misunderstandings, emotional disconnection, or exhaustion that’s hard to explain.

If you’re a woman, queer, BIPOC, or an adult child of immigrants, your experience may carry additional layers – shaped by culture, family, and a long history of holding things together for others.

Maybe you’re wondering:

  • Why do I feel so unseen in this relationship sometimes?

  • Am I being supportive enough OR overextending myself again?

  • How do I express my needs without overwhelming my partner?

If this resonates, you’re not alone – and you’re not doing anything wrong.

 

The Emotional Landscape of Neurodiverse Love

In partnerships where at least one person is neurodivergent, things like emotional communication, sensory needs or daily routines can feel like a dance with no shared rhythm.

It’s common to experience:

  • Emotional burnout from caregiving or over-functioning

  • Guilt around needing more connection or clarity

  • Isolation when friends and family don’t understand your partner

  • Self-doubt or loss of identity in the relationship

  • Desire for more tools, understanding, or just space to exhale

You might feel deep love AND deep confusion, simultaneously!

In Our Work Together

Therapy is a space just for you – to feel seen, to feel supported, and to reconnect with your own needs and voice.

Together, we can explore:

  • How to create clearer communication and mutual care

  • What it means to set boundaries that protect your energy and capacity

  • How to reconnect to your values, priorities, needs and identities

  • Ways to show up in your relationship without losing yourself

  • Support for navigating sensory overwhelm, shutdowns or burnout with compassion

For Those Living at Intersections

You might come from a cultural or spiritual community or family where silence or sacrifice is normalized – and asking for help feels selfish or unfamiliar. You may be in a queer or interracial partnership where systems don’t reflect your family. Your caregiving may go unseen – even by the professionals who are supposed to help.

  • Here, you don’t need to explain why your love is valid.

  • Here, you don’t need to justify your need for support.

  • Here, all parts of you are welcome.

You’re Not Alone

If you're partnered with someone with ADHD or Autism and seeking space to be heard, held, and supported – I'm here to move alongside you.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • I provide counselling to women, queer folks, neurodivergent people, and adult children of immigrants between the ages of 18 to 55. If you see yourself reflected in these lived experiences, you're warmly welcome here.

  • I’m a Registered Social Worker (RSW) in Ontario, Nova Scotia, and Alberta, and can provide virtual counselling to residents of those provinces.

  • My fee for individual counselling is $180/hr.

    This rate allows me to continuously offer $100 discounted spots to make therapy more accessible for students and folks who are unemployed or precariously employed.

  • I’m a white-passing, Middle Eastern / Southwest Asian, bisexual, cisgender, neurodivergent woman and a first-generation immigrant and settler who came to Canada as a refugee during childhood. I've personally lived through trauma, immigration and displacement, mental illness, divorce, chronic illness and chronic pain – all of that informs how I show up in my work.

  • At its core, my approach is:

    • Trauma-Informed

    • Anti-Racist and Anti-Oppressive (ARAO)

    • Intersectionally Feminist

    • Neurodivergent-Affirming

    • Queer-Affirming

    • Sex Positive

    • Harm-Reduction-Based

    • Strengths-Based

    That means I honour the ways people’s identities, lived experiences, and cultural contexts shape their needs, relationships and healing process. I centre your strengths, capacity, and values – and work towards change that is realistic, sustainable and grounded in your actual life.

  • It means I don’t follow a one-size-fits-all model. I draw from various therapeutic modalities, schools of thought, and practical strategies – adapting them intuitively based on who you are and what you bring into each session.

  • Yes – I speak, understand, and read Farsi fluently. My sessions are primarily in English, but I can offer language flexibility for Farsi-speaking clients.

  • You get to decide what frequency works best for you. Most of my clients meet with me every 2 to 6 weeks. That gives you space to reflect, process and integrate what we talk about without feeling like therapy is “one more chore.”
    In times of burnout, crisis or transition, we might meet weekly for 1–2 months, if that feels supportive for you.

  • That’s completely okay. You set the pace. I won’t push you to talk about anything you’re not ready to explore. You’ll always have choice and control in our sessions.

  • You can count on me to:

    • Be fully engaged, honest and compassionate

    • Share new perspectives and practical tools

    • Offer relevant books, articles, podcasts, videos and other resources

    • Encourage reflection and sustainable action

    • Bring warmth, humour and balance to our sessions

  • You can book a free 15-minute phone consult to see if we’re a good fit. I’d be honoured to support you on your journey toward healing, clarity, and self-trust.