FAQs

Every person comes with different goals, so no two sessions are exactly the same.

Some people book a single session for a specific issue, while others choose to work together over a longer period.

Sessions are collaborative and tailored to your needs. Rather than following a fixed programme, we work together to better understand your experiences, identify what is most important to you, explore patterns, and consider practical strategies or next steps where helpful.

Depending on the purpose of the session, we may focus on your personal life, relationships, identity, wellbeing, work, study, or professional practice.

Before we begin, we will usually have had a free online consultation or an email exchange. This helps determine whether working together is likely to be a good fit and what the sessions might involve.

Supervision with Neuroinclusive provides a structured, supportive space to reflect on your work, strengthen your practice, and maintain your wellbeing. It is a collaborative process that supports thoughtful discussion about your experiences, challenges, and professional goals.

In supervision, you can expect to:

• reflect on complex situations or decisions in your work
• explore how your values, experiences, and identity shape your practice
• strengthen professional judgement and ethical decision-making
• identify strategies for managing stress and sustaining your wellbeing
• consider accommodations or supports that help you work sustainably
• clarify professional goals and development needs

Supervision is strengths-based, neurodiversity-affirming, and grounded in reflective practice. It recognises the value of lived experience and supports practitioners to integrate this thoughtfully into their work.

Before beginning supervision, you will be asked to review and complete the Neuroinclusive Supervision Agreement. This agreement outlines how supervision works, including confidentiality, roles and responsibilities, record keeping, and payment arrangements. You can read the agreement here.

If you would like to discuss whether this is a good fit for you, you can book a free online (video call) consultation here.

We work with neurodivergent and disabled people, whānau, professionals, and organisations.

Many people we work with are autistic, have ADHD, or are exploring whether they may be neurodivergent. Others seek support because they want to strengthen neuroinclusive practice, better support a family member, or improve accessibility within their workplace or organisation.

You do not need a formal diagnosis to access support.

Yes.

We regularly work with parents, partners, family members, friends, and others who are concerned about an adult in their life.

Our focus is on supporting you to better understand the situation, explore your own responses, strengthen relationships where possible, and consider practical ways forward.

We do not provide services intended to change another adult who has not chosen to engage with us.

If an adult independently seeks support through Neuroinclusive, we work with them according to their own goals, values, priorities, and understanding of their situation.

Yes, in some circumstances.

If your adult family member chooses to engage with Neuroinclusive, we are happy to discuss whether our services are a good fit for their needs. Like any prospective client, they are welcome to book a free consultation or contact us to find out more.

If your adult family member does not wish to seek support, we can still work with you. Sessions can provide a space to explore your concerns, better understand the situation, strengthen communication, consider different perspectives, and identify practical ways of responding that align with your own values and goals.

We do not provide services intended to change, persuade, or motivate another adult who has not chosen to engage with us.

Adults have the right to make their own decisions about whether to seek support, what kind of support they would like, and what goals they want to work towards. Our practice is guided by principles of autonomy, supported decision-making, self-determination, and respect for the rights, dignity, and privacy of every person.

If your family member independently chooses to engage with Neuroinclusive, we will work with them according to their own goals, values, priorities, and understanding of their situation, rather than the expectations or preferences of others.

In some situations, it may not be appropriate for us to work with both you and your adult family member. Where there is a perceived, potential, or actual conflict of interest, we will discuss this openly and determine whether it can be appropriately managed or whether referral to another practitioner would better protect everyone's interests.

No, you don't need a diagnosis to access support from us.

Many people seek support while exploring whether they may be autistic, have ADHD, or another neurodivergent condition.

Support is based on your experiences, goals, and needs rather than whether you have a formal diagnosis.

No.

We do not provide formal autism diagnostic assessments.

Our work may include developing a shared understanding of your experiences to identify support needs, understand patterns, and develop practical strategies or accommodations.

Yes. Under the Health and Disability Commissioner Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights, you have the right to support. This means you are welcome to have another person attend your session with you.

This might be a partner, family member, whānau member, friend, support worker, NZSL interpreter, communication assistant, cultural support person, or anyone else you would like to have with you.

If you plan to bring someone with you, please let us know beforehand where possible. This helps us prepare for the session and ensure there is enough space if you are attending in person.

Online sessions are held via Zoom or Microsoft Teams (your choice when booking).

In-person sessions can be held:

• at your Christchurch home or workplace
• Christchurch Community House
• Tūranga
• another mutually agreed location

Some people find activity-based sessions more comfortable and accessible. Depending on the setting and our agreement, this may include walking sessions, LEGO, sensory items, colouring, or fidgets.

Our work draws on a range of evidence-informed approaches and practice frameworks. The approaches we use depend on the person, the purpose of the work, the context, and the goals we are working towards.

Our practice is grounded in neurodiversity-affirming, disability-informed, trauma-informed, rights-based, and Te Tiriti-informed practice. We are also informed by Indigenous ways of knowing and being, relational practice, and systems thinking, recognising that wellbeing is shaped by relationships, culture, identity, community, and the environments in which people live.

Depending on the work we are doing together, we may draw on approaches such as:

• Narrative practice
• Solution-focused approaches
• Career development theory and career counselling
• Coaching and mentoring approaches
• Adult learning and educational theory
• Reflective practice
• Strengths-based practice
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Rather than applying a single model to everyone, we draw on the approaches and frameworks that best fit the person, the work we are doing together, and the outcomes they are seeking.