The Connect Counseling BlogResources, reflections, and guidance from our founder, Dr. Rachel Hughes. No results found CATEGORIES FOR CLINICIANSAUTISMNEURODIVERGENTPARENTRESOURCESTEEN & TWEEN Clinicians, Neuroaffirming Care Rachel Hughes 11/11/26 Clinicians, Neuroaffirming Care Rachel Hughes 11/11/26 What Neurodivergent Affirming Supervision Looks Like Read More Clinicians, Neuroaffirming Care Rachel Hughes 11/4/26 Clinicians, Neuroaffirming Care Rachel Hughes 11/4/26 The Double Empathy Problem, Explained for Clinicians Read More Neuroaffirming Care Rachel Hughes 10/28/26 Neuroaffirming Care Rachel Hughes 10/28/26 Shame Has an Author: What Brené Brown’s Research Means for Neurodivergent Clients Read More ADHD Rachel Hughes 10/22/26 ADHD Rachel Hughes 10/22/26 Toxic Optimism or Self-Protection? What the Research Says About ADHD and Over-Planning Read More ADHD Rachel Hughes 10/8/26 ADHD Rachel Hughes 10/8/26 Why "Just Try Harder" Doesn't Work for ADHD Brains Read More ADHD, Clinicians Rachel Hughes 10/7/26 ADHD, Clinicians Rachel Hughes 10/7/26 The Same ADHD Symptoms, Diagnosed Completely Differently Read More Rachel Hughes 9/23/26 Rachel Hughes 9/23/26 Why "High-Functioning" and "Low-Functioning" Don't Describe What You Think They Do Read More Rachel Hughes 8/26/26 Rachel Hughes 8/26/26 Client Pushback Isn't Resistance (and the Field Already Knows It) Read More Clinicians, Neuroaffirming Care, Late-Diagnosed ND Rachel Hughes 8/19/26 Clinicians, Neuroaffirming Care, Late-Diagnosed ND Rachel Hughes 8/19/26 Diagnostic Overshadowing: When a Label Blocks New Care Read More Clinicians Rachel Hughes 8/12/26 Clinicians Rachel Hughes 8/12/26 Why Common Therapist Phrases May Fail Your Client Read More Clinicians, New Clinicians Rachel Hughes 8/5/26 Clinicians, New Clinicians Rachel Hughes 8/5/26 What No One Tells New Clinicians About Their First Job Read More Rachel Hughes 7/29/26 Rachel Hughes 7/29/26 Who Gets Labeled 'Borderline'? What Research Shows Read More Rachel Hughes 7/22/26 Rachel Hughes 7/22/26 What "Attention-Seeking" Actually Tells Us — and What to Document Instead Read More Rachel Hughes 7/14/26 Rachel Hughes 7/14/26 What "Defiant" Actually Means — and the Racial Disparity in Who Gets That Label Read More Rachel Hughes 7/1/26 Rachel Hughes 7/1/26 Five Things I Stopped Writing in Clinical Notes (And What I Write Instead) Read More Rachel Hughes 6/10/26 Rachel Hughes 6/10/26 CAQH Is Now DataSpring: What Every Therapist Needs to Know Read More Rachel Hughes 6/3/26 Rachel Hughes 6/3/26 What "Emotionally Dysregulated" Actually Means (and What to Document Instead) Read More Neuroaffirming Care, Late-Diagnosed ND Rachel Hughes 5/27/26 Neuroaffirming Care, Late-Diagnosed ND Rachel Hughes 5/27/26 Why Late-Diagnosed Neurodivergent Adults Need Specialized Support Read More Rachel Hughes 5/20/26 Rachel Hughes 5/20/26 What "Neutral" Therapy Actually Does to Neurodivergent Clients Read More Rachel Hughes 5/13/26 Rachel Hughes 5/13/26 Why Equity-Based Sliding Scales Matter in Mental Health Practice Read More Older Posts
Clinicians, Neuroaffirming Care Rachel Hughes 11/11/26 Clinicians, Neuroaffirming Care Rachel Hughes 11/11/26 What Neurodivergent Affirming Supervision Looks Like Read More
Clinicians, Neuroaffirming Care Rachel Hughes 11/4/26 Clinicians, Neuroaffirming Care Rachel Hughes 11/4/26 The Double Empathy Problem, Explained for Clinicians Read More
Neuroaffirming Care Rachel Hughes 10/28/26 Neuroaffirming Care Rachel Hughes 10/28/26 Shame Has an Author: What Brené Brown’s Research Means for Neurodivergent Clients Read More
ADHD Rachel Hughes 10/22/26 ADHD Rachel Hughes 10/22/26 Toxic Optimism or Self-Protection? What the Research Says About ADHD and Over-Planning Read More
ADHD Rachel Hughes 10/8/26 ADHD Rachel Hughes 10/8/26 Why "Just Try Harder" Doesn't Work for ADHD Brains Read More
ADHD, Clinicians Rachel Hughes 10/7/26 ADHD, Clinicians Rachel Hughes 10/7/26 The Same ADHD Symptoms, Diagnosed Completely Differently Read More
Rachel Hughes 9/23/26 Rachel Hughes 9/23/26 Why "High-Functioning" and "Low-Functioning" Don't Describe What You Think They Do Read More
Rachel Hughes 8/26/26 Rachel Hughes 8/26/26 Client Pushback Isn't Resistance (and the Field Already Knows It) Read More
Clinicians, Neuroaffirming Care, Late-Diagnosed ND Rachel Hughes 8/19/26 Clinicians, Neuroaffirming Care, Late-Diagnosed ND Rachel Hughes 8/19/26 Diagnostic Overshadowing: When a Label Blocks New Care Read More
Clinicians Rachel Hughes 8/12/26 Clinicians Rachel Hughes 8/12/26 Why Common Therapist Phrases May Fail Your Client Read More
Clinicians, New Clinicians Rachel Hughes 8/5/26 Clinicians, New Clinicians Rachel Hughes 8/5/26 What No One Tells New Clinicians About Their First Job Read More
Rachel Hughes 7/29/26 Rachel Hughes 7/29/26 Who Gets Labeled 'Borderline'? What Research Shows Read More
Rachel Hughes 7/22/26 Rachel Hughes 7/22/26 What "Attention-Seeking" Actually Tells Us — and What to Document Instead Read More
Rachel Hughes 7/14/26 Rachel Hughes 7/14/26 What "Defiant" Actually Means — and the Racial Disparity in Who Gets That Label Read More
Rachel Hughes 7/1/26 Rachel Hughes 7/1/26 Five Things I Stopped Writing in Clinical Notes (And What I Write Instead) Read More
Rachel Hughes 6/10/26 Rachel Hughes 6/10/26 CAQH Is Now DataSpring: What Every Therapist Needs to Know Read More
Rachel Hughes 6/3/26 Rachel Hughes 6/3/26 What "Emotionally Dysregulated" Actually Means (and What to Document Instead) Read More
Neuroaffirming Care, Late-Diagnosed ND Rachel Hughes 5/27/26 Neuroaffirming Care, Late-Diagnosed ND Rachel Hughes 5/27/26 Why Late-Diagnosed Neurodivergent Adults Need Specialized Support Read More
Rachel Hughes 5/20/26 Rachel Hughes 5/20/26 What "Neutral" Therapy Actually Does to Neurodivergent Clients Read More
Rachel Hughes 5/13/26 Rachel Hughes 5/13/26 Why Equity-Based Sliding Scales Matter in Mental Health Practice Read More