Therapy for Disabled Individuals: Finding Power in the Present Moment

Let me start with this truth: being disabled in a world that wasn’t built for you is exhausting. It’s not the disability itself that drains you — it’s the constant negotiation with a society that often refuses to adapt, listen, or slow down long enough to see you fully.

If you’re reading this and you’re disabled — physically, cognitively, neurodivergent, or living with chronic illness — I want you to know: you’re not “too much,” and you’re not “not enough.” You are not a burden, and you don’t need to justify your existence, your boundaries, or your needs. You get to take up space just as you are.

My Approach to Therapy with Disabled Clients

I approach this work as a therapist committed to disability justice, equity, and affirming care. While I do not live with a disability myself, I center my work around listening deeply, challenging harmful narratives, and advocating for a world where your needs aren’t treated as inconvenient — they’re respected as essential.

My practice is informed by trauma-informed care, intersectionality, and a radically inclusive lens that sees disability not as a deficit, but as a meaningful and valuable part of identity.

Therapy with me isn’t about “fixing” you. It’s about creating space to grieve, to get angry, to laugh, to imagine. It’s about building a life that feels authentic and possible — on your terms.

Whether you’re navigating new changes in your body, managing complex medical systems, processing caregiver dynamics, or just seeking a space where you don’t have to explain everything — that’s the kind of therapy I strive to provide.

What You Can Expect When We Work Together

• Access First: I offer virtual sessions and work with clients to co-create accommodations that support their full participation. Our space is built for flexibility and responsiveness.

• No Assumptions: I don’t pretend to know what your experience is like. You are the expert on your life — my role is to honor that and support you in making meaning from it.

• Gentle Accountability: We’ll explore patterns, clarify intentions, and develop strategies together — always at a pace that respects your dignity and capacity.

• Deep Respect: Your identity, autonomy, and the way you move through the world will be honored, not pathologized or questioned.

Why Choose Me as Your Therapist or Any Other Therapist?

Because you deserve a therapeutic space that embraces complexity without judgment. I don’t need you to be “inspiring.” I don’t expect you to “overcome.” I’m here for all of it — the grief, the joy, the exhaustion, and the possibility.

I’m also deeply aware of how systemic injustices — ableism, racism, gender-based oppression, classism — shape our mental health and access to care. You never have to leave those truths outside the therapy room.

Therapy with me isn’t a performance. It’s a relationship — one rooted in trust, choice, and the radical belief that healing doesn’t require you to abandon any part of who you are.

If this resonates with you, I’d be honored to connect.

You can reach out here to schedule a consultation or simply ask a question. No pressure — just presence.

In solidarity,

Neal Holmes, LPC