Counselling for Families

11/06/2026

Themes from the therapy room...

Some key areas that kept showing up in sessions:
• Communication & connection in neurodiverse couples
• Emotional regulation strategies
• Teen anxiety (school, exams, identity)
• Masking, belonging & understanding autism/ADHD
• Navigating family relationships & life stress

These conversations matter—and meaningful change often starts right here. 💛

Want to enquire about Julie's counselling services? Contact Julie on 📱07412 651 894 or ✉️ [email protected].

09/06/2026

💬 Julie supports neurodiverse families & professionals...

Through NeuroThrive recently:

• Parent coaching sessions supporting real-life challenges
• Online parent group exploring emotional regulation & the window of tolerance
• Online Training foster carers in neurodiversity awareness & sensory processing
• Guest Speaker with Kent CC community of Practice Online – Training on autistic burnout & supporting neurodiverse parents.

Julie says: "This work feels so important—continuing to build understanding, compassion, and practical support." 🌱

04/06/2026

The last few months has included planning videos to share more about NeuroThrive’s support for parents.

On TikTok, Julie's account (the NeuroRelationshipCoach) is growing in viewership:
📈 Autistic Love Languages - 895 views
📈 Regulation First, Talk Later - 826 views

Julie says: "It’s encouraging to see these messages reaching people who need them." 💞

Follow Julie on TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/?lang=en !

02/06/2026

Stress often becomes a loop:

Parent feels overwhelmed → reacts quickly → child becomes dysregulated → behaviour escalates → parent feels more stressed → repeat

Understanding this cycle and how neurodivergence affects it is a powerful first step—not to blame yourself, but to gently interrupt the pattern.

Interested in enquiring about Julie's counselling services? Contact Julie on 📱07412 651 894 or ✉️ [email protected].

31/05/2026

Are you a Parent Carer?

Join us for a FREE supportive, parent‑ and carer‑focused session exploring Chronic Sorrow: Living with Ongoing Loss.

This isn't about loving your child any less - it's about quiet, recurring grief for the loss of certainties, shifting futures, and the ease you hoped life might bring.

A safe, welcoming space to learn, reflect, and connect with others who truly get it!

Book on by using this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1986053985935?aff=oddtdtcreator

Date: Monday, 1st June
Time: 6:30 - 7:45 pm
Online via Zoom

Email Julie at [email protected] for the Zoom Link

We look forward to seeing you there.
NeuroThrive C.I.C. Team

Gloucestershire Parents and Carers — you're not alone! Connect, share, and gain evidence‑based guidance to support neurodiverse needs.

28/05/2026

Reduce overwhelm through predictability...

Uncertainty increases stress for both adults and children.

Helpful supports:
🗓️ Visual schedules
🗓️ Clear routines
🗓️ Preparing for changes in advance

Interested in enquiring about Julie's counselling services? Contact Julie on 📱07412 651 894 or ✉️ [email protected].

26/05/2026

🌿 Cassandra Women’s Support Group 🌿

Starting Friday 29th May
🕙 10am – 12 noon
💻 Via Zoom

A supportive and understanding space for women experiencing relationship challenges linked to neurodiversity.

You may be feeling:
• emotionally lonely
• confused or overwhelmed
• burnt out
• disconnected from yourself within the relationship dynamic

This group offers:
✨ emotional support and validation
✨ psychoeducation around neurodiverse relationships
✨ connection with other women who understand
✨ strategies for self-care, boundaries, communication, and emotional wellbeing

You are warmly welcome whether this is all new to you or whether you have been navigating these experiences for a long time.

To book your place, please use the Eventbrite link below:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cassandra-womens-support-group-tickets-1989298810292

If you have any questions, please feel free to message me.

Support Group for Women in Neurodiverse relationship, seeking understanding, emotional support, connection and self-care

26/05/2026

Slow things down...

Stress speeds everything up—your thoughts, reactions, and conversations.

Pause:
💖 Take a breath before responding
💖 Give yourself permission to step away briefly
💖 Come back when you feel more regulated

Interested in enquiring about Julie's counselling services? Contact Julie on 📱07412 651 894 or ✉️ [email protected].

22/05/2026

Julie is running a support session for women in neurodiverse relationships on the 29th May!

Sign up by following the eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cassandra-womens-support-group-tickets-1989298810292?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=wsa&aff=ebdsshwebmobile.

This is a support group for women in neurodiverse relationships, who are seeking understanding, emotional support, connection and self-care.

It will be a supportive and understanding space for women navigating the emotional impact of neurodiverse relationships.

This group is for women who may feel emotionally overwhelmed, isolated, unseen or exhausted within their relationship dynamic, whilst still deeply caring for their autistic or neurodivergent partner.

Topics may include:
• Emotional wellbeing
• Communication differences
• Boundaries and self-care
• Emotional burnout
• Feeling heard and understood

The group offers a compassionate, confidential and non-judgemental environment with opportunities for reflection, support and connection with others who understand.

Support Group for Women in Neurodiverse relationship, seeking understanding, emotional support, connection and self-care

21/05/2026

Co-regulation before correction...

When emotions are high, logic doesn’t land.

Try:
💞 Sitting side by side with your child (without pressure to talk)
💞 Using a calm tone or fewer words
💞 Offering reassurance: “I’m here. You’re safe.”

Connection helps the nervous system settle.

Interested in enquiring about Julie's counselling services? Contact Julie on 📱07412 651 894 or ✉️ [email protected].