Two Worksheets to Help Adults with Disabilities Overcome Anxiety
A few weeks ago I was at a conference speaking to a room full of self-advocates about recognizing and overcoming anxiety. Someone in the crowd asked me “Do therapists get anxious? How do you do deal with it?” I shared that I don’t just use worksheets to help adults...
Will you Believe Everything my Special Needs Child Says in Therapy?
Counseling clients with intellectual and developmental disabilities means that I often get to collaborate with my clients’ parents. This is true even if (or maybe especially if) my clients are adults. One common question that I get from parents is “will you believe...
My Favorite Tool for Counseling Clients with Disabilities
Counseling adults Down syndrome, Autism, and other developmental disabilities poses some unique challenges. As a therapist, how can I be sure that my client is fully understanding everything I’m saying? How can I know that they’ll remember the homework assignment I...
9 Facts that Therapists Need to Know about Down syndrome
Even if you don’t specialize in counseling people with Down syndrome like I do, I think it’s important that all therapists know a bit about this chromosomal disorder. There are two reasons I suggest this: Down syndrome is the most commonly occurring chromosomal...
How Using the DM-ID-2 Helps when Counseling People with Disabilities
I sometimes hear from therapists looking for tips on counseling people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. I almost always encourage them to pick up a copy of the DM-ID. This book will help ensure that diagnose and treat their client accurately based on...About the Mental Wellness + Disability Blog
Hi, I’m Rose Reif!
I offer counseling to disabled and neurodivergent people and their family members in my Cary, NC office.
Here on the Mental Wellness + Disability blog, I write posts intended to offer resources, useful strategies, and support to disabled and neurodivergent people and the people who love them.
