Phoebe Howitt Counselling

Hello! I’m Phoebe, a counsellor based in York, North Yorkshire and online throughout the UK. I offer short and long term therapy for ages 18+ via video call and face to face at Regus, Tower Court YO30 4XL. My working days are Thursday – Sunday, 11 – 7pm.

Are you on a journey with neurodivergent?  Beginning to think it explains your life experiences and aligns with how you think and act? (undiagnosed, exploring, self diagnosed, diagnosed all welcome!)

I predominantly work with autistic and/or ADHD clients exploring what comes with that, and how this affects living in a world not built to your neurotype. This may include: masking, managing capacity, sensory sensitivities, reasonable adjustments and accommodations to name a few.

I have a keen interest and specialism in working with OCD (diagnosed or undiagnosed). In particular the overlap of OCD co-occurring with autism and distinguishing what is OCD and what is restricted and repetitive behaviours (RRBs) or stimming. These are a few of my specialist areas that I work with and have adapted my therapy to be neuro affirmative. 

I’m an integrative therapist which means I don’t think there is a one size fits all approach. Instead, imagine you are at the opticians trying on different lenses figuring out which one helps you see clearer… that’s how I approach therapy. 

These lenses are;

Neuroaffirmative, I will adapt therapy to work alongside your brain – and mine!

Solution focused therapy, where we can break situations down into manageable chunks to work towards, this can help in breaking, and creating healthy routines.

CBT, setting tasks and worksheets that may help you to identify patterns and challenges in your life (adapted to be ND friendly).

I offer psychoeducation, the science and brain bits behind what’s happening because sometimes we want to know why.