About 2diverse
2diverse works with clients across the UK and overseas using online platforms for all our consultations.
We provide expert mental health support for autistic people.
Most of our clients are older teens or young adults and/or their parents. We work with everyone involved to help them understand and experience what genuinely autistic-affirming support looks like in practice.
We listen carefully to make sure we understand all our clients’ needs and strengths, as well as the context in which they live and work, and we make every effort to tailor our support accordingly.
Our approach
Autistic individuals live in a world that’s designed for people who are not autistic. As a result, they face many challenges that are often compounded by a lack of understanding and support from those around them.
We therefore encourage all our clients, whatever their neurotype, to consider situations from a standpoint that affirms autistic people, and recognises a person’s strengths and capacity to thrive in the right setting.
We focus on helping clients deal with their challenges through improving communication and strengthening their key relationships, enhancing mental health and well-being in the process.
- Please note: We don’t offer diagnostic assessments, but can signpost you to services that do.
Meet the Team
2diverse works with clients across the UK and overseas using online platforms for all our consultations.Â
Sarah Pagdin
I help young autistic people and their parents navigate the challenges that come with the transition to adulthood more safely and confidently, showing families how to shift stuck patterns, reduce pressure and create conditions for change so young people can move forward in their own way.
Whether I’m working directly with a young person or supporting their parents, the aim is the same: to help them grow into a healthy, sustainable, and fulfilled adulthood.
As an autistic psychologist and parent to a young autistic adult (Alexis), 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.Â
I’m a HCPC registered counselling psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society.
Alexis Pagdin
2diverse started as a family affair! Alexis has been closely involved developing and delivering our sessions for parents, contributing ideas and insights from their own experience as a young autistic person. These days they focus their efforts on building mutual support networks for autistic trans people.
2diverse also has many connections within the autistic community and with other professionals working in this field. This gives us access to a wide range of resources we can draw on in our work. It also gives us the chance to be part of interesting collaborative projects, such as guest blogging.
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