Autism, ASD & AuDHD
Autism/ASD & AuDHD Therapy New Westminster
Does masking leave you feeling hollow? Do you spend your day performing, carefully choosing words, tone, and expressions, just to fit in?
Your experience is valid
Do you long for connection but desperately need solitude to recover? Do sudden changes, bright lights, loud sounds, or too many demands leave you overwhelmed, overloaded, or burnt out?
You’re not “too sensitive.” You’re not “overreacting.” You’re not wrong for being who you are. You’re neurodivergent, and your experience is valid.
How we help
We don’t ask you to hide.
At Growing Minds, we don’t ask you to hide. We don’t ask you to shrink. We don’t ask you to explain away what you feel.
Instead, we start by listening, truly listening. You get a safe, steady space where you can show up exactly as you are. No mask. No pressure. No pretending.
Here, you are seen. Here, you are supported. Here, you are understood.
Neurodivergent-affirming
Therapy that adapts to you.
We offer neurodivergent-affirming therapy that meets you precisely where you are, whether you are questioning, newly diagnosed, or well-acquainted with your neurodivergence. Our approach adapts to you, your sensory needs, your communication style, and your preferences.
Your strengths matter. Your perspective matters. Your well-being matters.
You don’t have to navigate this alone. You don’t have to keep masking to survive.
Let’s help you feel safe, supported, and authentically yourself. Book a free consultation today.
No masking required.
A free, no-pressure consultation is a relaxed way to see if we’re the right fit, on your terms.
How It Works
Four steps, at your pace.
Book a free consultation
A relaxed, no-pressure call to see if we are the right fit.
Meet your counsellor
A first session that adapts to your communication style and sensory needs.
Work at your pace
Neurodivergent-affirming support, shaped around your strengths.
Show up as yourself
Feel safe, supported, and authentically you, no masking required.
Meet Your Counsellors
You’d be working with Alisa or Darren.
Alisa Farina
Registered Clinical Counsellor · RCC · BCACC
As an ADHD-Certified Clinical Service Provider, I offer neurodivergent-affirming therapy that adapts to how you think, communicate, and experience the world.
Here, you never have to mask or explain yourself. We start by listening, work from your strengths, and move at a pace that feels right for you.
Darren Dyal
Canadian Certified Counsellor · MA Counselling Psychology
English · Hindi · Punjabi
I walk alongside people through anxiety, depression, stress, and life transitions, meeting you where you are rather than where you think you should be.
Together we build practical, evidence-based skills, grounded in CBT and DBT, to help you feel steady and in control again.
Come as you are.
Book a free, no-pressure consultation and let’s find the support that fits you.