Affirming therapy for neurodivergent folks in Georgia (Offered Remotely)

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Neurodivergent-Affirming Therapy for Adults in Georgia

You don’t need to mask, translate, or over-explain. You get to be your full self here.

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At The Counseling Zebra, we offer neurodivergent-affirming therapy for adults who think, feel, and process the world differently. Whether you’ve known you were neurodivergent for years, were recently diagnosed, or are just starting to explore what that means—this is a space for you to feel seen, supported, and deeply respected.

We support autistic adults, ADHDers, AuDHDers, and folks navigating bipolar disorder, OCD, PTSD, sensory processing differences, chronic burnout, executive dysfunction, complex PTSD, borderline personality disorder, and more.

We affirm and welcome neurodivergent adults with dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, giftedness, and those living with physical chronic conditions and comorbidities commonly experienced within neurodivergent communities. We also honor and support those who self-identify as neurodivergent, with or without a formal diagnosis.

In addition to therapy, we hold space for identity exploration, community building, grief and joy processing, and advocacy support—because your care should reflect the fullness of your lived experience, not just a diagnosis.

You deserve therapy that meets your brain, body, and life with flexibility, gentleness, and care.

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  • We work with autistic adults, ADHDers, AuDHDers, and folks navigating OCD, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, PTSD, CPTSD, and sensory processing differences.
    We support dyslexic, dyspraxic, gifted, and multiply neurodivergent individuals—whether formally diagnosed, self-identified, or still exploring what neurodivergence means to them.

  • *This is a non-exhaustive list of the types of neurodivergence and focuses on what our team currently specializes in

    We work with people who were diagnosed late, misdiagnosed, dismissed, or never had access to affirming evaluation.
    People managing executive functioning difficulties, task paralysis, looping thoughts, and the chronic overwhelm that comes with trying to meet expectations in systems that aren’t designed for you.

    We support adults experiencing autistic burnout, ADHD burnout, and AuDHD burnout—the kind of deep exhaustion that doesn’t go away with rest, because it comes from years of masking, over-adapting, and pushing through.

    We work with folks who carry trauma, dissociation, hypervigilance, emotional intensity, rejection sensitivity, and nervous systems that are always “on.”
    Folks who’ve spent years masking and are now beginning to unlearn who they had to be to survive—and slowly reconnect with who they are underneath.

    We work with those who feel disconnected, overstimulated, stuck, or unsure what they need—but know they want something more real.
    Something that doesn’t ask them to explain their pain or shrink their joy to be accepted.
    Something that makes room for the whole spectrum—meltdowns and insights, shutdowns and breakthroughs, spirals and stillness.

    We support neurodivergent adults who are tired of surface-level solutions and ready for care that respects their complexity, honors their limits, and affirms their truth.

    There is no one way to be neurodivergent.
    There is no one way to heal.
    You don’t have to earn support here. You don’t have to mask to be seen.
    You are welcome, exactly as you are.

Who We Work With

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Being neurodivergent can mean creativity, depth, passion, sensitivity, and seeing the world in beautifully complex ways.
It can also mean emotional intensity, shutdowns, executive dysfunction, sensory overwhelm, and a nervous system that doesn’t always cooperate. Sometimes it’s both—sometimes at the same time.

Neurodivergence looks different for everyone.
For some, it’s always been part of who they are.
For others, it emerged later through trauma, illness, stress, or lived experience.
Both are valid. Both deserve care.

What’s hard isn’t just how your brain works—it’s the pressure to make it work like everyone else’s.
It’s being asked to mask, push through, or perform just to be taken seriously.
It’s systems that don’t accommodate your needs, and the exhaustion that comes from always trying to bridge the gap.

You might be navigating anxiety that hums in the background, thoughts that loop and won’t let go, mood swings that leave you disoriented, or the heaviness of task paralysis.
You might be tired of the noise, the lights, the expectations, or just trying to hold it all together.
You might not have words for what’s going on—only the sense that things have always felt harder than they’re “supposed” to be.

Whatever your experience, you’re not too much. You’re not broken. You’re not behind.

You deserve care that honors the way your brain and body move through the world.
You deserve space to feel what you feel, ask for what you need, and be exactly who you are—without needing to explain why.

You don’t need a polished story or a clear path forward.
You just get to show up, and we’ll meet you there.

Your Brain Isn’t the Problem—But That Doesn’t Mean It’s Easy

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What Does Neurodivergent-Affirming Care Mean?

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It means we:

  • Adapt therapy to your energy, processing pace, communication style, sensory needs, and capacity—whether that shifts week to week or stays consistent

  • Respect and welcome stimming, scripting, silence, info-dumping, parallel presence, echolalia, pacing, fidgeting, and all forms of nontraditional or nonlinear communication

  • Understand that your needs might include structure, flexibility, space to verbally process, space to cry, or space to say nothing at all

  • Never use compliance-based strategies or goals rooted in neurotypical standards of functioning

  • Validate shutdowns, meltdowns, task paralysis, executive dysfunction, emotional overwhelm, and time blindness as real and deserving of care—not as things you need to “fix”

  • Offer a safe space to explore intrusive thoughts, emotional flooding, impulsivity, panic, obsessive patterns, or intense mood swings—with compassion, not judgment

  • Normalize the reality that neurodivergence sometimes comes with internal experiences that feel scary, fast, loud, or unpredictable

  • Understand that you may struggle with trust, consistency, or showing up—and we’ll meet you there, not push you past it

  • Support your nervous system with attunement, pacing, and gentle exploration of what helps you feel regulated, connected, and safe

  • Welcome self-diagnosis, informal identification, and evolving self-understanding as completely valid

  • Recognize that neurodivergence exists within systems—shaped by race, gender, sexuality, class, trauma, disability, illness, access, and more

  • Make space for it all: grief and celebration, chaos and calm, uncertainty and insight, rage and joy, spirals and breakthroughs

We know that neurodivergence isn’t one thing. It can be expansive, overwhelming, nonlinear, and tender. Whether you’re navigating multiple diagnoses, layered trauma, chronic conditions and comorbidities, exploring your identity or simply want therapy where your brain isn’t seen as a problem to solve—you are welcome here.

Our Approach to Neurodivergent-Affirming Therapy

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We don’t use checklists or cookie-cutter interventions. We build relationships—slowly, collaboratively, and on your terms.

Our work is rooted in:

  • Autonomy & Consent – You’re the expert on your experience. You choose the pace, format, and focus.

  • Access & Flexibility – Sessions can be structured, unstructured, verbal, nonverbal, or somewhere in between.

  • Nervous System Awareness – We explore how your body stores stress, shutdown, or regulation—and how to move gently with that.

  • Emotional Spaciousness – We make room for the full range: grief, pride, joy, numbness, overwhelm, excitement, and everything in between.

  • Collaborative Relationship – You don’t have to perform or mask. We honor the reality of how you show up.

We don’t need you to “do therapy the right way.”
We’ll meet you wherever you are, with care and curiosity.

We Hold Space For:

  • Burnout, shutdown, time blindness, and decision paralysis

  • Task initiation struggles, executive dysfunction, and sensory overwhelm

  • The impact of ableism, gaslighting, misdiagnosis, and systemic harm

  • Grieving the time, relationships, or self-trust lost along the way

  • Rebuilding connection to your body, voice, needs, and boundaries

  • Exploring self-diagnosis and late-in-life neurodivergent identity

  • The complexity of being gifted and disabled

  • Self-discovery, unmasking, and reclaiming rest

  • Joy, wonder, deep dives into special interests, and existing without pressure

You can show up pacing, fidgeting, journaling, lying down, or stimming through session.
You don’t have to be “on.” You don’t have to be ready. You just get to be.

Whether you’re in Atlanta, Savannah, Augusta, Athens, Macon, Columbus, or a rural Georgia community—our remote therapy sessions make it easy to access compassionate care from the comfort and privacy of your home. All you need is a quiet space and a secure internet connection. We use HIPAA-compliant platforms to ensure your sessions are safe, confidential, and convenient.

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What You Won’t Get Here

❌ No behavioral plans, gold star charts, or forced eye contact
❌ No “just try harder” or “everyone struggles with that”
❌ No shame for how your brain works or how your body communicates
❌ No assumption that your needs are the same every week
❌ No pressure to mask, explain, or earn support
❌ No pathologizing your experience or minimizing your truth

You deserve therapy that sees you and accepts all parts of you.

Our Services Are Designed With Neurodivergent Adults in Mind

🖥️ Fully virtual, available to adults anywhere in Georgia
📆 Flexible, adaptive, and access-centered scheduling
🌈 Affirming of all neurotypes, bodies, and diagnoses—including self-diagnosis
🦓 Note-taking-friendly, pajama-approved, stim-positive, and meltdown-safe

You don’t need to explain why today is a shutdown day. You don’t need to be articulate, organized, or “on.”
You just need to be you—and that’s more than enough.

Use the calendar below to schedule a free 15-minute consultation phone call with the therapist you would like to work with, or you can contact us through the contact form for help scheduling a free 15-minute video chat consultation!

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