{"id":2644,"date":"2026-02-04T09:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcsnygroup.com\/group-therapy\/?p=2644"},"modified":"2026-07-07T13:34:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T17:34:50","slug":"abt-neurodivergence-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bcsnygroup.com\/group-therapy\/abt-neurodivergence-group\/","title":{"rendered":"ABT Neurodivergence Group"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ABT Neurodivergence Group<\/span><\/span><\/h3>

ONLINE SUPPORT GROUP<\/p>\n

Facilitated by: Kevin Martinez, LCSW<\/strong>
Time: Thursday, July 16, @ 6pm\u00a0
8 weeks \/ Adults 18+<\/p>\n

This group supports adults in building safer, more sustainable relationships by understanding how attachment patterns interact with nervous systems, neurodivergent traits, and lived experience.<\/p>\n

Rather than asking members to perform emotional skills or conform to a single model of healthy relating, this group uses a neurodivergent-affirming, authenticity-based framework that honors different ways of thinking, feeling, processing, and connecting.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

We explore how early attachment wounds, social expectations, masking, trauma, and nervous system responses shape relational patterns\u2014without blame or shame. The goal is alignment, self-trust, and functional connection that works within each person\u2019s neurological reality.<\/p>\n

What Makes This Group Different<\/strong><\/p>\n

Many relationship-focused groups assume neurotypical communication, emotional expression, or regulation. This group does not.<\/p>\n

We acknowledge that:<\/p>\n

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  • People regulate and connect differently<\/li>\n
  • Many have learned to mask, over-function, people-please, or emotionally withdraw to survive<\/li>\n
  • Anxious, avoidant, or controlling behaviors are often adaptive strategies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Skills are taught with an emphasis on sustainability over performance, reducing burnout and relational exhaustion while increasing genuine connection.<\/p>\n

    This Group Is Designed for You If<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • You feel anxious, avoidant, overwhelmed, or stuck in repeated relationship patterns<\/li>\n
    • You experience push\u2013pull dynamics, trauma bonds, or relational burnout<\/li>\n
    • You are neurodivergent or feel pressured to communicate or relate \u201cnormally\u201d<\/li>\n
    • You want practical tools to set boundaries, communicate clearly, and build safer connection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      What You Will Gain<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • Insight into how attachment, nervous system patterns, and past experiences shape relationships<\/li>\n
      • Regulation strategies that support responding rather than reacting<\/li>\n
      • Clear, direct communication skills<\/li>\n
      • Boundaries that preserve both safety and connection<\/li>\n
      • A realistic, functional understanding of secure attachment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        The Roadmap: Our 8-Week Journey<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Phase 1: Safety & Understanding<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Week 1 \u2013 Setting the Foundation<\/strong>
        \nEstablishing a safe, predictable group culture. Introduction to attachment styles, nervous system regulation, and authenticity-based principles. Participation does not require vulnerability or emotional performance. Expectations emphasize accountability and respect without shame.<\/p>\n

        Week 2 \u2013 Your Attachment Story<\/strong>
        \nExploring how early relationships and social expectations shaped current relational strategies. Behaviors are understood as adaptive rather than defective. Insight focuses on functional understanding rather than emotional disclosure.<\/p>\n

        Phase 2: The Patterns<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Week 3 \u2013 The Anxious Cycle<\/strong>
        \nUnderstanding fear of abandonment and hypervigilance through a nervous-system lens. Learning strategies that reduce over-investment, impulsive reactions, and relational burnout.<\/p>\n

        Week 4 \u2013 The Avoidant Shield<\/strong>
        \nExploring emotional distance, independence, and control as protective adaptations. Learning how to engage in connection selectively without losing autonomy or stability.<\/p>\n

        Week 5 \u2013 Breaking the Chaos<\/strong>
        \nAddressing push\u2013pull dynamics, trauma bonds, stimulation-seeking, and recurring conflict. Learning how safety, stimulation, and attachment interact to stabilize relationships.<\/p>\n

        Phase 3: Tools for Connection<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Week 6 \u2013 Communication That Heals<\/strong>
        \nLearning clear, efficient communication strategies for stating needs, setting limits, and repairing conflict without escalation, collapse, or withdrawal.<\/p>\n

        Week 7 \u2013 Building the Self & Secure Attachment<\/strong>
        \nDeveloping a stable sense of identity, competence, and purpose that is not dependent on relationships, status, or intensity. Secure attachment is defined as predictability, mutual benefit, and respect for autonomy.<\/p>\n

        Week 8 \u2013 Moving Forward<\/strong>
        \nCreating a personalized plan for future relationships that supports stability, agency, and long-term well-being without reliance on ongoing crisis or over-monitoring.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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