Neurodivergent Couples Therapy Intensives in Leawood, KS
Do you ever figure out what you wanted to say long after the conversation is over?
Maybe your partner wants to talk things through right away, and you need quiet before you can put your thoughts into words. Maybe a conversation about who’s making dinner turns into an argument about who notices what needs to get done. By the time you’ve figured out what you were each trying to say, the hour is almost up.
2 hours · $300 per couple
Together, we’ll focus on one conversation you keep putting off or one argument you keep having, with enough time to slow it down and figure out what each of you needs.
When the same disagreement keeps coming back
Maybe one of you is overwhelmed by the noise and questions that greet you when you get home, while the other has been waiting all day to connect. Maybe you both want to share the household workload, but one of you is still doing most of the noticing, planning, and reminding.
In neurodivergent couples therapy, we can work with the situation as it actually happens in your home. That might mean deciding what the first 20 minutes after work look like, making household responsibilities more explicit, or finding a way to reconnect after one of you gets overwhelmed. We’ll look for a next step that feels doable on a regular Tuesday.
A pace that gives both partners time to respond
One of you might think out loud. The other might need to write something down before saying it. You might both have plenty to say and lose track of it as the conversation speeds up. You can ask me to repeat a question, put something into more concrete words, or give you a minute to think. If it helps, we can write down what you agreed on so you have something to refer to at home.
If there’s a conversation you want help having, request a two-hour couples intensive at my Leawood office. You can tell me what you’d like to work on and what would make the appointment easier for both of you.
Contact Morgan Piercy, LPC
frequently asked questions about neurodivergent couples therapy in Leawood
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I am available to facilitate couples therapy intensives on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings, 8am to noon.
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At Deconstruction Counseling, a neurodivergent couples therapy intensive is a two-hour appointment for partners who want more time to work through a specific relationship concern. We can focus on a recurring conflict, a decision you’ve been putting off, or a communication pattern you want to change. The longer appointment gives us room for pauses, breaks, and time to practice a different way of talking through the issue.
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Yes!
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My office is in Leawood, at College & Roe in the Grow Psychological building, right off I-435.
In Olathe, I am only able to offer couples therapy intensives on Monday afternoons noon to 3pm. Hope Roots Collective is located near 119th and Black Bob
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I am not able to accept insurance for couples intensives.
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Since you would be coming in person, I can still work with you as long as you are physically located in the state of Kansas at the time of our intensive.
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A two-hour appointment gives you more uninterrupted time to work through a specific issue and practice how you want to talk about it. You can reach out about a single intensive. If you’re interested in ongoing couples counseling, we can discuss that separately.
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Yes. I work with couples where one or both partners are neurodivergent, including couples with different communication styles and support needs. We’ll look at what helps each of you participate in the conversation, especially when one of you wants to keep talking and the other needs time to process.
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ADHD couples counseling can focus on everyday issues like missed plans, interruptions, forgotten tasks, and the strain of one person handling most of the reminders. We can look at how those patterns affect each of you and work on agreements that make responsibilities clearer and easier to follow through on.
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Yes. I offer in-person couples therapy intensives for autistic adults and their partners at my Leawood office near College Boulevard and Roe Avenue, just off I-435. We can talk through issues such as differences in communication, sensory overload at home, changes in routines, or how to reconnect after one of you needs time alone.
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If one or both of you are autistic and have ADHD, sometimes called AuDHD, we can work through situations where your needs compete. For example, you might want a predictable plan and also struggle to follow it when you’re tired or distracted. We can talk about how that affects both partners and build more flexibility into the agreements you make at home.
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We can pause, take a short break, or come back to the question after you’ve had time to think. You can write down a thought, ask for a more direct question, or tell me that you’re having trouble following the conversation. We can talk about pacing and communication preferences at the start of the appointment.
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Fill out the contact form above this section and I’ll send both you and your partner a link to make a profile on my electronic health records system, Simple Practice. From there, you can view intake paperwork and look at my current availability to request an appointment that works for you.
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If you don’t know where you want to start, you can bring one conversation you keep putting off or one argument you keep having. Together, we’ll slow it down enough to notice where you start talking past each other and what each of you needs at that point. If one of you needs time to think and the other worries that a pause means the conversation is over, we can practice asking for a break and agreeing on when to come back. There’s room to try it together while we’re in the session.
Meet Morgan
I’m Morgan Piercy, a licensed professional counselor at Deconstruction Counseling. I offer two-hour couples therapy intensives for couples where one or both partners are autistic, have ADHD, or are AuDHD. The longer appointment gives us time to pause, ask what the other person meant, and come back to a thought once you’ve had time to find the words.
If you love each other and still keep getting stuck in the same conversation, I want you to know there’s room for things to get easier. Maybe one of you needs quiet to figure out what you’re feeling while the other needs to know when you’ll come back and talk. Both of those needs make sense. Sometimes the first step is as simple as finding words you can use in that moment: “I need a little time, and I want to come back to this with you.” In our work together, we can slow down enough to notice what helps each of you feel heard and find ways to reconnect that feel natural to you both. You deserve a relationship where you can be fully yourselves and still feel close.