Natalie Furdek

I’m an AuDHD LPC counselor who received my autism and ADHD diagnosis later in life, in my early 50s. I work with other autistic, ADHD and AuDHD adults.

My approach is client-centered, which means that I believe that the therapeutic relationship between a counselor and client is the most important aspect of therapy. I am neurodivergent myself, and this allows for a unique therapeutic rapport with neurodivergent clients who have not felt well understood in the past. Beyond that, my tools are cognitive-behavioral in nature (yes, heavily modified for neurodivergent brain!), with a heavy emphasis on mindfulness skills and self-compassion. All are evidence-based approaches for autistic and ADHD clients.

Many neurodivergent clients are quite anxious about this first session and so my approach is to build rapport while gathering some background and context. We'll come up a goal or two to get started and make a plan for our second session.