Build a life that works for you, and your loved ones
Offering autism-friendly mental health support that understands what you’ve been through and affirms who you are.
Many autistic people – and their loved ones- are disappointed and failed by “one size fits all” approaches to mental health, such as therapies that deepen masking behaviour, or discount how damaging it can be to submit yourself to overwhelming and painful social and sensory environments.
Neuroaffirming approaches to therapy are a much needed step in the right direction but we understand that “one size fits all” neuroaffirming therapy isn’t the answer either, so we provide psychological support that’s tailored expertly and precisely for each of our unique clients.
Whether you’re a young autistic person or their parent or carer, you get help in a format you can actually use. You can start to create the conditions for change and growth for you and your loved ones. As you see the changes happening you gain confidence that building a meaningful life is not just a vague hope but a real possibility.
Imagine not needing to:
- Waste precious time and energy trying to figure out what you’re doing wrong
- Exhaust yourself trying to do things the way “everyone else” does them
- Feel like it’s your fault because well-meaning “experts” can’t help and things are getting worse rather than better
We help you redirect all that effort into new ways of understanding and living your life that will make sense for you, so you can become confident in your decisions, and have more energy for the things that really matter.
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Meet Sarah Pagdin
Unlike most psychologists in the autism and neurodivergent therapy space, I understand your struggle, first hand. Not only am I the parent of a young autistic adult, I’m autistic myself.
I’ve had plenty of opportunities to take what I’ve learned in my work and use it in our own family, as well as with my clients. The journey we’ve all been on has been, and continues to be, remarkable, despite the many challenges.
My adult child, Alexis, and I have worked side-by-side since 2diverse begun, each bringing our lived experience and expertise to the work. While not directly involved these days, Alexis’ unique legacy of insight, honesty and courageous “outside the box” thinking – as well as our ongoing learning as a family – permeates every conversation I have with autistic young people and their loved ones as I support them in their journey to a sustainable and fulfilling life.Â