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Neurodiversity-Affirming Psychotherapy: Clinical Pathways To Autistic Mental Health provides an attachment-based framework within which clinicians can support autistic/neurodivergent clients to benefit from effective, trauma-informed psychotherapy.
List of contents
1. Neurodiversity-Affirming Psychotherapy (NAP) and Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) 2. Autism is a diagnosis - neurodivergence is an identity 3. Neurodiversity and the therapeutic alliance 4. Self- and co-regulation in Neurodiversity-Affirming Psychotherapy (NAP) 5. Sensory processing and mental health 6. Communication and neurodivergence 7. Executive functioning and autistic mental health 8. Therapeutic tools of Neurodiversity-Affirming Psychotherapy (NAP) 9. Goal setting and monitoring in Neurodiversity-Affirming Psychotherapy (NAP) 10. Autism, attachment, and accessibility in Neurodiversity-Affirming Psychotherapy (NAP)
About the author
Ruth M. Strunz is a Registered Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor specializing in cross-neurotype attachment relationships, across the lifespan. Ruth's model of Neurodiversity-Affirming Psychotherapy is grounded in extensive practice-based evidence. She brings over 25 years of clinical experience to training and mentoring clinicians in neurodiversity-affirming psychotherapy, across Canada and internationally.
Summary
Neurodiversity-Affirming Psychotherapy: Clinical Pathways To Autistic Mental Health provides an attachment-based framework within which clinicians can support autistic/neurodivergent clients to benefit from effective, trauma-informed psychotherapy.
