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NEW Podcast - (Show 15): Rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD) – we explore what this trait or mechanism means for individuals, notably those who are neurodivergent
How does RSD show up for you?
How do we heal? What even is rejection sensitive dysphoria? Do you head into a fight or flight energy?

Kathy Carter
Apr 18, 20241 min read
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NEW addiction article: ‘Missed, misunderstood & misdiagnosed’, in the BACP's Therapy Today magazine
BACP article: ‘Missed, misunderstood & misdiagnosed': Kathy Carter asks: Is undiagnosed ADHD & autism at the root of many addictions?

Kathy Carter
Oct 21, 20231 min read
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“I'm NOT Dwayne Dibley". Red Dwarf, & rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD) as a defence mechanism
“I'm NOT Dwayne Dibley”. Red Dwarf’s ‘Back to Reality’ as a metaphor for rejection sensitive dysphoria, a hallucinogenic defence mechanism

Kathy Carter
Apr 2, 20235 min read
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‘Mask mapping’ – getting to know your masking Self. (Autistic masking, HSP)
Getting to know your masking self. Autistic masking, HSP, neurodiversity. Using mask mapping to meet the part of us that conserves spoons

Kathy Carter
Mar 6, 20237 min read
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PODCAST – (12) – get to know your autonomic nervous system (ANS)
PODCAST – (12) – get to know your autonomic nervous system (ANS)
#polyvagal #autism #neurodiversity #ANS #ventralvagal
Discover your ANS!

Kathy Carter
Nov 11, 20221 min read
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PODCAST – (11) – ‘holding patterns’, stimming, tics, and the train analogy of regulation...
PODCAST – Show 11 – ‘holding patterns’, stimming, tics, and the train analogy of regulation..

Kathy Carter
Sep 16, 20221 min read
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Respecting neurology - helping autistic individuals, especially children, enjoy celebrations
Respecting neurology - helping autistic individuals, especially children, enjoy celebrations such as Christmas

Kathy Carter
Jul 2, 20223 min read
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Should we say no to the puzzle piece and Light It Up Blue campaigns? (Spectra.blog content)
Why we should say no to the autism puzzle piece and dated Light It Up Blue campaigns.

Kathy Carter
Jul 2, 20224 min read
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Autistic social engagement challenges - a schema approach (Spectra.blog content)
Our capacity for social engagement as an autistic individual isn’t a card we’re dealt with, that’s finite. It’s malleable.

Kathy Carter
Jul 2, 20224 min read
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PODCAST - (5) creating a harmonious home environment with children that are neurodivergent
Creating a harmonious home environment with children that are autistic, ADHD or otherwise neurodivergent. #neurodiversity

Kathy Carter
Jul 16, 20211 min read
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PODCAST - (4) Embracing the new you, after your adult autism diagnosis/self-identifying as autistic
In this podcast, we look at key areas in which you may like to delve deeper, such as your needs and goals, family relationships & self-care

Kathy Carter
Jul 4, 20211 min read
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PODCAST (3) intro to neurodiversity, neurodivergence, ADHD & autism for primary & junior school kids
In this podcast we help kids understand difference and diversity, and give examples of neurodiversity in the form of ADHD and autism.

Kathy Carter
Jun 2, 20211 min read
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PODCAST: (2) - Issues Hypno-CBT is ideal for: anxiety, neurodivergence, confidence, pain
In this podcast, Kathy at Arrive Therapy explains what issues Arrive Therapy's cognitive behavioural hypnotherapy are ideal for. Covering: a

Kathy Carter
May 31, 20211 min read
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PODCAST: (1) Neurodiversity-affirming therapists, & cognitive behavioural hypnotherapy for autists
In this podcast, Kathy at Arrive Therapy® offers an actually autistic viewpoint, exploring what it means to be a neurodiversity-affirming th

Kathy Carter
May 20, 20211 min read
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Harnessing autistic hyperfocus (neuropsychology and Hypno-CBT)
Harnessing autistic hyperfocus (neuropsychology & hypno-CBT) - Memory, the hippocampus and cortical regions of the brain - NEURODIVERGENCE

Kathy Carter
May 13, 20215 min read
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Ten ways at Arrive Therapy that I adapt my Hypno-CBT for neurodivergent and autistic clients
Ten ways I adapt my Hypno-CBT for neurodivergent / autistic clients - from sensory issues to communication. #actuallyautistic

Kathy Carter
May 11, 20212 min read
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What issues are Arrive Therapy's cognitive behavioural hypnotherapy ideal for?
Hypnotherapy for generalised anxiety & social anxiety. iTherapy and face-to-face-sessions to improve confidence, assertiveness, self-esteem

Kathy Carter
Apr 20, 20212 min read
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How autistic people & their talking therapist / hypnotherapist can create a therapeutic relationship
Some examples of what you should expect as an autistic client, if you’re seeking Hypno-CBT include:

Kathy Carter
Feb 27, 20214 min read
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Using self-efficacy, presence, insight and cognition when dealing with a heightened autistic child
Efficacious - in control of your actions,
Present - aware of your emotions
Insightful - beliefs and self-talk
Cognitive - neuroception

Kathy Carter
Feb 17, 20213 min read
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14 minute focussed attention, anti-anxiety exercise / meditation
Here, we have a 14 minute, focussed attention exercise. This session is ideal for anyone who suffers from excessive, untimely thoughts; it’s

Kathy Carter
Jan 12, 20211 min read
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