{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"124 [Bonus] Autism and therapy: connection, validation and using our strengths to heal our lives","description":"This is the third and final in my miniseries of bonus \u2018revisit\u2019 episodes, in which I reconnect with guests from previous seasons. This week, I talk with psychotherapist Cloie Parfitt, who I first talked to a couple of years ago, in the summer of 2022. Cloie is originally from Tennessee in the United States, and now lives in Norwich in the UK, where she has a private practice working with mainly neurodivergent clients. Cloie\u2019s doctoral research in counselling and psychotherapy at the University of Edinburgh focused on autistic women\u2019s experience of psychological trauma and trauma therapy, and that\u2019s the main focus of our conversation in this episode. If you\u2019d like to know more about Cloie\u2019s story, or refresh your memory, I\u2019ve released her original episode again along with this one - that\u2019s episode 123.   In this episode we talk about: \u27a1 Cloie\u2019s experience of processing her formal autism diagnosis \u27a1 Her research into autistic women\u2019s experience of trauma and therapy \u27a1 What trauma informed counselling means \u27a1 How do we tell if it\u2019s autism or trauma? \u27a1 What impacts our recovery from trauma, and the power of connection and community   Squarepeg is a podcast in which neurodivergent women, and trans and nonbinary people, explore navigating a neurotypical world and share their insights, challenges and successes. I hope that these conversations will be inspiring and thought provoking, open you up to new ways of thinking about being neurodivergent, and help you feel more connected to a worldwide community of people with similar experiences. I\u2019m Amy Richards, and after being diagnosed autistic at the age of 37 I\u2019m now on a mission to learn more about different perspectives and issues around being a neurodivergent adult in a world that feels like it doesn\u2019t quite fit.   EPISODE LINKS: Cloie\u2019s website: www.diversemindstherapy.org  Her Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/the_neurodivergent_therapist\/  Dr Freya Rumball - article about trauma in autistic people: https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32319731\/  And related information from the National Autistic Society: https:\/\/www.autism.org.uk\/advice-and-guidance\/professional-practice\/ptsd-autism  Find a neurodivergent counsellor: http:\/\/www.neurodivergentpractitioners.org\/    If you\u2019d like to connect or get in touch with Squarepeg, you can find me on: Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/squarepeg.community\/ Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/squarepegautism Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/squarepegautism\/ Or on my website: https:\/\/squarepeg.community\/   THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS!   A HUGE thank you to my amazing patrons, who support my work on the podcast:   Abby, Abi Hunter, Adam Klager, Alex Williams, Alice Kemp, Amanda Ford, Amy Adler, Amy-Beth Mellor, Anika Lacerte, Annette, Aubrey Brand, B Martinez, Basia, Becca Lee, Becki Bodey, Becky Beasley, Ben Davies, Beth Kelly Herbert, Caprice, Carly Melling, Caroline, Cat Preston, Catherine Paul, Cathy Oliver, Catrin Green, C B, Charlotte Keen, Cindy Bailey, Claire, Corinne Cariad, Corrine L. 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Freyre, Michelle Penny, Monica Toohey, Monique Francis, NC, Netty, Paul Harris, Pete Burke, Rebecca, Rebecca Biegel, Sadie Slater, Sandra Chapman, Sandy Klarsten, Sandy Ladkin, Sarah Ivinson, Sarah Jeffrey, Sarah Musgrave, Sarah Raine, Sarah Swanton, Seth Williams, Shauna, Shauna Schramke, Shelia Smith, Sophie King, Stefan Mundt, Suzanne, Talia's Nature, Tammie Fabien, Tamsen Staniford, Tara Blue Meyer, Tara Finlay Art, Tessa Valyou, Vic Wiener, Vicki Temple, Wendy Walker, Zephyrine Craster and Zoe Lee.   If you\u2019re enjoying the Squarepeg podcast and would like to help me carry on making new episodes, you can become a member of the Squarepeg community on Patreon from \u00a33 per month: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/squarepegpodcast  ","author_name":"The Squarepeg Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/squarepeg.community\/podcast\/","html":"