Julie Legg chats with Emily Cox, a licensed therapist from North Carolina, USA, exploring the challenges and triumphs of navigating life as a neurodivergent teen or young adult.
Drawing on her personal and professional journey, Emily sheds light on the social and emotional hurdles young people often encounter and shares her therapeutic approach, which focuses on empowering clients to harness their unique strengths and thrive.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Social and Communication Challenges: Teens and young adults often face difficulties in expressing their thoughts and navigating social interactions. Emily emphasizes the importance of creating safe spaces where they can learn alternative ways to communicate and connect.
- Personal and Professional Journey: Diagnosed as neurodivergent in childhood, Emily’s experiences of feeling different in a time of greater stigma fueled her passion for mental health advocacy.
- Therapeutic Approach: Emily uses creative and adaptive methods tailored to individual needs, whether it's working through trauma, regulating emotions, or finding nonverbal ways to express feelings.
- Strengths Over Fixes: Therapy is not about “fixing” neurodivergence but empowering individuals to utilize their unique abilities as tools for success.
- Fostering Self-Confidence: By reframing neurodivergence as a source of strength, Emily helps clients build self-acceptance and confidence.
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