Would you ever ... work with an Autistic Therapist?

I’d like to try and demystify the type of consultation process I often facilitate with supervisees and also to introduce a new consultation group which I’ve been envisioning and working towards for a while. We begin with a therapist bringing a clinical issue relating to one of the people they are working with.  I then engage with the therapist to identify and engage with the parts which are activated in them  in relation to the clinical work.  If in a group, members’ roles at

I’m an autistic psychotherapist.  I have completed levels 1 and 2 IFS trainings.  My level 1 was in 2020 with Osnat Arbel and Chris Burris; level 2 was in 2021 with Frank Anderson.  In 2021 I also participated in a year long intensive training programme with Deb Dana (polyvagal theory in therapy).  I then completed a 2 year training course in Interpersonal neuroscience and Inner Community work with Bonnie Badenoch via PCPSI (2022-24).  I’ve also taken some live trainings with

The word “autism” was coined in 1912 by Paul Bleuler, a Swiss psychiatrist. “Auto” as a prefix comes from the Greek word “autos” which means “self, one's own, by oneself, of oneself.” “Ismos” as a suffix refers to state (ism). The “ic” in Autistic means “of / pertaining to”. So literally it means something like “pertaining to a state of selfhood”. The original notion was of "morbid self-absorption." A kinder definition I have heard over the years is that to be autistic is to

I wonder if you would ever consider attending therapy with an autistic therapist. And, if you were to consider it, what might be your reservations? Would you be willing to explore the bases of these? And your potential learning edges? If so, read on! "Coming out" as autistic when you are a therapist tends to be risky because of the prevailing dominant narratives and stereotypes around disorder, lack of empathy and coldness, to name a few examples. While in some circles th