Kael Cockcroft: Neurodiversity & LGBTQIA+ Lived Experience

Therapist Directory Listing Category: Online Therapy

About the Therapist

About the therapist:

I have a deep commitment to understanding the lived realities of neurodivergent people; in particular those who have spent years masking, compensating and feeling misunderstood. Many of my clients are bright, perceptive, analytical and creative, yet exhausted by environments that do not accommodate how they process the world.

I offer a space that moves at the client’s pace, where communication style, sensory needs and cognitive patterns are respected rather than moulded to convention. My work is collaborative, curious and grounded in the idea that neurodiversity is a meaningful and often powerful dimension of identity. For clients whose neurodivergence overlaps with Queer identity, I provide support in navigating this unique constellation of strengths, barriers and social experiences.

Sexual identity:

Bi- | Pansexual
Queer

Gender identity: Non-binary

Gender history: Not as assigned at birth

Non-monogamy: Yes

Intersex: No

Neurodivergent: Yes

Personal pronouns: They/Them/Theirs

Qualifications - Links to websites:

Chartered Clinical Psychologist (CPsychol)

The British Psychological Society (BPS) Registration: 407587

Associate Fellow (AFBPsS)

The British Psychological Society (BPS)

Registered Practitioner Psychologist

Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registration: PYL26327

Registered Supervisor

The Register of Applied Psychology Practice Supervisors (RAPPS) – BPS

Affiliate Member

American Psychological Association (APA): 11207336

Qualifications - Additional:

Award	Awarding body	Year of award
MA (ClinPsych)	Rhodes University	2010

Experience and approach:

My training in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, MBT, CBT, SFT, mindfulness, and systemic therapy allows me to adapt the process to suit a client’s way of thinking, feeling and communicating. I work with emotional regulation, relational patterns, sensory and cognitive overload, identity formation, and the challenges of navigating environments designed for neurotypical norms.

Where helpful, I incorporate coaching and developmental tools to support executive functioning, structure, creative planning and life organisation. My approach aims to reduce overwhelm, build self-understanding and strengthen a stable sense of identity that reflects both Queer experience and neurodivergent ways of being.

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