Neurodivergent-Affirming Therapy for Adults and Teens
If you've spent years being told to try harder, focus more, or just act normal, you're not broken. Your brain works differently, and the world wasn't built with it in mind. Neurodivergent therapy at Sudbury Health Collective starts from a different premise: your wiring is valid, and support should fit you, not the other way around.
Rachel Schooley, our occupational therapist, works with adults and teens 16 and up who are ADHD, autistic, or otherwise neurodivergent. Sessions are client-led. You get options rather than a fixed protocol, and you decide what to work on.
ADHD and Autism Support Through an Occupational Therapy Lens
Occupational therapists look at how you actually live: your routines, your sensory world, and how your nervous system responds to daily demands. That makes OT a practical fit for ADHD support and autism support in Sudbury.
Together you might explore sensory overload, shutdown after a long day, getting started on tasks, and building routines that don't rely on willpower. Rachel has extensive training in sensory integration and modulation, so these patterns are treated as information about your nervous system, not character flaws. Neurodivergent therapy here is about making daily life more livable.
Late Diagnosis, Burnout, and Masking: Support for Adults Making Sense of It All
Many adults arrive after a late ADHD or autism diagnosis, or after realizing a lifetime of exhaustion has a name. Looking back can bring relief and grief at once. Women, non-binary and gender-diverse people, and LGBTQ+ adults are often identified later, after years of masking to get through work and relationships.
Rachel's practice is LGBTQ+-affirming, and she works with neurodivergent trauma survivors. You can start without a tidy story or a plan.
What Neurodivergent Therapy Looks Like: Your First Steps
Free 15-minute consult
Your first session
Care at your pace
Meet Rachel Schooley, Registered Occupational Therapist
Rachel holds an MSc in Occupational Therapy from McMaster University (2016) and is a member in good standing of the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario. She is an ADHD-Certified Clinical Service Provider (ADHD-CCSP) and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP-II), with training in Internal Family Systems (Level 1), Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (Level 1), and somatic therapy.
Her approach is somatic and nervous-system-informed, grounded in polyvagal theory, with an OT lens on how daily occupations and sensory systems shape well-being.
Neurodivergent Therapy in Sudbury: In-Person, Virtual, and NIHB-Covered
Sessions take place at 888 Regent St, Suite 100, in a private, closed-door room, or online anywhere in Ontario. The clinic has a wheelchair-accessible entrance.
Rachel is an NIHB provider, so eligible clients receive covered treatment at no cost. For other coverage, check whether your extended health plan includes occupational therapy.
Occupational therapy (OT) is a profession that helps people understand, process and strategize on how the activities and roles they engage in (“occupations”) interact with their overall well-being. OT utilizes a holistic lens, considering the mental, emotional, physical, cognitive, neurological, spiritual, social and environmental components of each person. Our occupational therapist is also a certified trauma professional who is skilled in various psychotherapy modalities, helping clients to navigate issues stemming from anxiety, depression, PTSD and Complex PTSD, neurodiversity, concussion, chronic pain, and beyond.
Rachel Schooley
Book NowNeurodivergent Therapy FAQs, Sudbury
Therapy that treats ADHD, autism, and other neurodivergent traits as natural variation, not problems to fix. Here it's delivered through occupational therapy, with a focus on sensory needs, routines, and nervous system regulation.
Adults and teens 16 and up. Rachel especially welcomes women, non-binary and gender-diverse people, the LGBTQ+ community, and adults with a late ADHD or autism diagnosis.
No. Many clients arrive with a diagnosis and others are still exploring. Sessions focus on how you live with your brain, not on assigning a label.
No. Many clients have trauma histories but prefer not to go deep into them. Sessions prioritize safety and regulation, and you set the pace.
There's no set number. Care is flexible, and we never pressure you into a schedule that doesn't fit your budget or energy.
Start with a free 15-minute consult
Talk with Rachel, ask your questions, and decide if it feels right. No pressure.
Sudbury Health Collective
888 Regent St, Suite 100Greater Sudbury, ON
P3E 6C6
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