Laura Stannard

I support neurodivergent adults and couples who feel disconnected from sex, desire, or intimacy — especially following late ADHD or autism diagnosis, trauma, or major life changes.

Many of my clients are in relationships and feel distressed that sex has become difficult, pressured, or absent despite deep care for their partner. Together, we explore the nervous system, neurodivergence, and relational safety to help intimacy feel possible again — without forcing, fixing, or shame.

I didn’t start out in therapy. I spent years trying to find a career that worked for me, before realising I needed to build one that did. Like many of the people I work with, I discovered I was neurodivergent later in life. Learning that I’m both autistic and ADHD fundamentally changed how I understand sex, intimacy, and relationships — and how I practice as a therapist.

My work is shaped by lived experience as well as clinical training. I’m a neurodivergent, self-employed therapist, a step-parent, and child-free by choice. These experiences inform how I think about identity, care, responsibility, and connection — and reinforce a core belief in my work: there is no single “right” way to do relationships or desire.

My role isn’t to fix you or your relationship, but to help you make sense of what’s happening, disrupt unhelpful patterns, and create space for connection to grow in ways that work for you.

Neurodivergent people deserve relationships that feel safe, fulfilling, and pleasurable. I’m here to help you get there.