Neurodivergence Support & Education
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I provide support for neurodivergent individuals and those working on post-trauma growth through somatic education and embodiment practices using bodywork and yoga.
I work with those who want to learn about self-awareness practices, personal transformation approaches, and skills that support nervous system regulation. I also provide professional education for healthcare providers, teachers, counselors, support workers, families and communities, and any other group who wants to learn more about topics related to embracing neurodiversity in order to better understand the neurodivergent experience and be able to offer better care and support for patients, clients, family members, etc. I most frequently work with autistic girls, teens, and women and those with histories of trauma. I often also work with those who self-identify as neurodivergent, those who may have sensory processing challenges and environmental sensitivities, those who struggle with chronic pain conditions, those who feel like they just don't fit in, and those who identify as highly sensitive, introverted, or empathic. |
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Somatic practices may help with:
- Building coping skills to support calming the nervous system and encourage emotional regulation
- Building self-awareness around feelings of stress or triggers and learn ways to self-calm
- Learning wellness tools for self-care, stress reduction, and a reduction in anxious feelings
- Gaining self-awareness around what emotions, tension, and other sensations feel like in the body (interoception) and build skills for coping with them
- Building body-mind connection to support proprioceptive skills, self-awareness, and ability to self-calm
- Building coping skills to support emotional regulation and resilience
- Reducing daily challenges related to anxiety, sensory processing disorders, and PTSD
- Developing body-mind-emotion integration and awareness
- Supporting sensory diets
- Learning about tools for personal wellness and pain management
- Building self-awareness skills, self-knowledge, and self-esteem
- Learning stress reduction and self-care strategies
Honoring the Peer Support Model
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The peer support model brings people together who have had similar lived experiences. This model honors you as the expert of your own life and values your wisdom and experiences.
While working together, we might touch on topics such as personal goals, working with sensory challenges, maintaining boundaries, restorative practices, energetics and how we process experiences, and just generally navigating the world as a person with highly sensitive neuroception. All of my sessions will always include elements of the peer support model:
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Please note that sessions are not a substitute for care provided by a licensed professional. Sessions are available by appointment only. On-call support and crisis support is not available.
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I was diagnosed as autistic as an adult. All of a sudden, my entire life started to make sense. Since childhood, I have struggled with sensory processing challenges, countless environmental sensitivities, migraines and chronic pain, severe "social hangovers," the need for a lot of alone time, difficulties understanding social cues, and always feeling like I was out of place.
Upon learning of my diagnosis, I was flooded with self-compassion. While I grieved my lost childhood and was sad and angry for decades of missed opportunities, the lack of support, the fact that nobody seemed to notice how much I was struggling, and the hardships I experienced, I was also able to see myself as someone who has persevered through unimaginable difficulties, severe abuse, developmental trauma, having no disability accommodations, and many other challenges. The underlying feelings of shame and sense of misalignment with the world that I had carried deep inside for decades began to dissipate with this new knowledge. I started seeing myself as the whole, beautifully sensitive, neurodivergent individual I am.
I am always honored to share lived experiences and to offer support and encouragement to others who have come through similar, difficult circumstances. I offer support and education for those who are seeking a non-clinical listening ear - those who are craving being seen, heard, and accepted exactly as they are.
I have provided peer support professionally since 2017. In addition to challenges around neurodivergence, I am also experienced providing support for mental health, PTSD, survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and sex trafficking, challenges around hearing voices or experiencing unusual perceptions, and other related concerns.
Like many other women who go decades without a diagnosis, validation, or support, life has presented many challenges. The intention of my work is to provide support and education for others and to give people a glimpse into the world of highly sensitive neuroception - the immense depth and beauty as well as the difficulties related to social disabilities and living in a world that is often less than welcoming for those who are wired differently.
Upon learning of my diagnosis, I was flooded with self-compassion. While I grieved my lost childhood and was sad and angry for decades of missed opportunities, the lack of support, the fact that nobody seemed to notice how much I was struggling, and the hardships I experienced, I was also able to see myself as someone who has persevered through unimaginable difficulties, severe abuse, developmental trauma, having no disability accommodations, and many other challenges. The underlying feelings of shame and sense of misalignment with the world that I had carried deep inside for decades began to dissipate with this new knowledge. I started seeing myself as the whole, beautifully sensitive, neurodivergent individual I am.
I am always honored to share lived experiences and to offer support and encouragement to others who have come through similar, difficult circumstances. I offer support and education for those who are seeking a non-clinical listening ear - those who are craving being seen, heard, and accepted exactly as they are.
I have provided peer support professionally since 2017. In addition to challenges around neurodivergence, I am also experienced providing support for mental health, PTSD, survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and sex trafficking, challenges around hearing voices or experiencing unusual perceptions, and other related concerns.
Like many other women who go decades without a diagnosis, validation, or support, life has presented many challenges. The intention of my work is to provide support and education for others and to give people a glimpse into the world of highly sensitive neuroception - the immense depth and beauty as well as the difficulties related to social disabilities and living in a world that is often less than welcoming for those who are wired differently.
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Artema Somatics LLC | Center for Embodiment Studies™
800 Wilson Avenue, Suite 51
Menomonie, WI 54751
800 Wilson Avenue, Suite 51
Menomonie, WI 54751
