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About me

I'm KJ Wiseheart (they/them) a neuroqueer counsellor and narrative therapist, currently living on the unceded lands of the Kaurna people. I offer therapeutic conversations either face-to-face (locally in Tarntanya / Adelaide) or via zoom (Australia-wide).

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I know firsthand the value of being truly seen and appreciated for who you are. My narrative-based, anti-oppressive approach to counselling is informed by my lived experience, as well as 30 years working alongside Deaf, disabled, neurodivergent and queer folks.

 

I'm also a lover of languages and linguistics, an unabashed word-nerd, a collaborative storyteller and Therapeutic Gamemaster, who delights in exploring therapeutic applications of tabletop role-playing games, and expanding the landscapes of possibility IRL, through rich engagement with fictions, fandoms, and fantasy realms.

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I'm also an ACA-registered supervisor, providing counselling supervision informed by narrative practice.

My Approach

My approach is rooted in the principles of narrative therapy, which offers a supportive and empowering space for neurodivergent folks and others who have felt marginalised. This approach affirms you as the expert in your own life, celebrates the unique skills and hard-won knowledges that have helped you get through the tough times so far, and opens up a curious space for the discovery of new directions you may want to explore. Narrative therapy employs a non-pathologizing framework, deconstructing ableist discourses, normative expectations, assumptions, and labels or diagnoses that may contribute to stigma.

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The stories we tell about ourselves don’t just come out of nowhere. Often, the narratives we believe have been shaped – to some degree - by other people. As a non-binary neuroqueer person, I’m committed to creating spaces where others can feel seen, understood, and valued for who they are. My approach to therapy is deeply personal and informed by my own experiences of navigating a world that has often felt overwhelming and confusing.

 

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You have the right to define your experiences in your own words, on your own terms. It’s your life. You are the storyteller, and you get to decide how the story is told. I don’t claim to have all the answers, but I’m here to walk alongside you as we explore your unique story together. My work is about creating connections, fostering growth, and honoring the many ways in which we can be true to ourselves, and move towards our preferred ways of being. A narrative-based approach can support you to reclaim those storytelling rights, to take charge of your own life story, so you can tell it in ways that align with your most cherished hopes, and your most preferred ways of being. 

My Speciality 

I welcome all colours of the double rainbow, offering gender-affirming care, and a poly- and kink affirming, trauma-informed space, to support you through life transitions, complex relationship dynamics, and the difficulties that may accompany experiences of being "othered", dealing with fluctuating capacity, and resisting normativity.  As a late-identified multiply-neurodivergent human, I have lived experience, as well as professional experience in supporting folks with;

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  • Later-in-life identification of neurodivergence

  • Parenting as a neurodivergent individual or parenting neurodivergent children

  • Autistic burnout resistance and recovery

  • Conditions of chronic pain and/or illness

  • Co-occurring conditions and/or disabilities

  • Emergent identities across gender, sexuality, and relationship diversity

  • Trans and non-binary experiences of neurodivergence

  • Navigating multiple marginalized identities simultaneously

  • Career and life transitions

  • Neurodivergent elders facing age-related changes

Qualifications

Master of Narrative Therapy and Community Work


Graduate Diploma of Counselling and Human Services


Certificate IV in Small Business Management


Certificate IV in Training and Assessment


Bachelor of Arts


Graduate Diploma in Auslan

 

Associate Diploma of Applied Social Science

Certifications

Certified Therapeutic Game Master


Certified AutPlay Provider


Certified Geek Therapist


Certified Problematic Gaming Specialist

Affiliations 

ACA Level 4 Member


ACA College of Supervisors


Climate Aware Practitioners Network

I acknowledge the Kaurna people, the traditional custodians of the land on which I live and work.

I pay my respects to Aboriginal Elders, past, present, and emerging, and extend that respect to all First Nations people.  

I recognise that sovereignty was never ceded.  This is, was, and always will be Aboriginal land.

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