Olivia Belknap (she/her)

I have a lot of knowledge around Long COVID and other related health issues such as, POTS (and other forms of dysautonomia), MCAS, autoimmune diseases (like IBD), connective tissue disoders, and ME/CFS. As someone living with chronic illness, I know how hard it is to have your abilities fluctuate day to day. There can be a lot of grief around the loss of previous functioning or sense of identity related to hobbies or work you're no longer able to engage in. I can help process those difficulties.

Learning how to best support your ADHD brain can be a difficult tasks. Traditional organization strategies like, "just get a planner" may not work for you. I can work with you to identify your unique strengths that come from having ADHD, as well as address the challenges you may be facing around executive functioning.

Narrative therapy helps client's identify their own values and strengths and externalize their problems rather than internalizing them. We can identify what skills you already have and how to expand those to other areas of your life in order to confront current or future problems. I can help you create the narrative of what you want your life to look like, and the concrete steps to bring that into reality. You are the expert, and I support you in your journey to where you want to be.

Anyone can benefit from mindfulness. For neurodivergent folks especially, it can be helpful to build mindful awareness of your different senses and body sensations and use that as a tool for self regulation. Identifying your sensory needs is the first step in creating a more accessible and comforting environment. Many of us are disconnected from our bodies and internal experiences. Recognizing these internal needs is a skill we can work on cultivating together.

In our work, I learn from you about your own life and physical needs, and I value your lived experience. You are the expert of your own life. I don't give prescriptive advice, but rather ask questions to help you think more deeply about what your needs are and how best to address them. I can offer new perspectives to help you see things in a different way and offer insights into my observations. As the client, you guide our work towards your own specific goals and I'm here to support you.