Eight Weird But Effective Resources that Every Mom with ADHD Needs to Know About
In my counseling practice I offer therapy to parents raising kids with ADHD and other disabilities. Sometimes, these parents know that they themselves have ADHD. Other times, I’m the first one to point out to a parent that she, too, seems to struggle with impulsivity,...
5 Ways that Narrative Therapy Benefits Disabled Counseling Clients
When I meet with counseling clients who have recently become disabled, I often encourage them to focus on their story. After a traumatic or disabling event, clients can struggle to find resilience, purpose, or meaning. Through narrative therapy, clients can learn to...
5 Mindset Questions to Help You Instantly Conquer Special Needs Parenting Stress
Most people think special needs parenting stress is physical. They see devices, equipment, medicines, and meltdowns. They assume that the these are the things that make you feel overwhelmed. People have no idea. Most people would never guess that the hardest part of...
7 Unique Travel Tips that will Help You Enjoy a Vacation with Your Disabled Spouse
If you’re a caregiver whose partner has become disabled, you may have wondered if you’ll ever enjoy a vacation with our disabled spouse again. When I meet with counseling clients who are caregivers to a disabled spouse, I often hear this worry: “We had been planning...
Is it Wrong to Feel Grief when Your Child is Diagnosed with a Disability?
I’m a therapist who supports both people with disabilities and their parents. Because of this, I hear perspectives from all sides of disability related discussions in my office.Should we use person first language or identity first language?Is it better for a disabled...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.
