Therapy with Asher (they/them)

Therapist Directory Listing Category: Psychotherapists and Counsellors

About the Therapist

About the therapist:

I’m Asher - a queer non-binary therapist based near Newcastle upon Tyne and working online across the UK.

My practice is informed by lived experience of queerness, neurodiversity, disability and the mental health system. This includes personal experience of therapy that has been deeply helpful, practices that have caused harm, and many spaces in between.

I’m autistic and was diagnosed as an adult, so I have a particular interest in working with late-diagnosed, self-diagnosed and questioning non-neurotypical people. I know how much it can matter to work with someone who understands masking, sensory needs, burnout and the pressure to seem 'normal', and in particular how this can combine with social expectations of women and AFAB people like myself.

Sexual identity:

Bi- | Pansexual
Other
Queer

Gender identity: Non-binary

Gender history: Not as assigned at birth

Non-monogamy: No

Intersex: No

Trans: Yes

Neurodivergent: Yes

Personal pronouns: they/them

Qualifications - Links to websites:

Post Graduate Certificate in Psychology

Diploma in Psychotherapy

Diploma in Hypnotherapy and Counselling Skills

ACCPH member

Experience and approach:

I have experience working with:

Shame & self-worth and feeling
Queer, trans and non-binary identity
Transition, including non-medical transition, and agendaless detransition/retranstion
Gender-expansive identities
Late-diagnosed autism, ADHD, and AuDHD
Family estrangement, boundaries and chosen family
Trauma, grief and difficult past experiences
Relationships, attachment and people-pleasing
Body image and dysphoria
Depression, stuckness and loss of direction
Masking
Anxiety, overthinking and spiralling

My approach to therapy is pluralistic, drawing from a variety of approaches, and informed by an queer, intersectional feminist lens. I work to create a space that is as inclusive and empowering as possible and am open to working with clients to improve their experiences.

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