The Cognitive Canopy

10/12/2025

Happy Thanksgiving 🍂🍁🐿️

10/05/2025

Yoodles 👋🏼 It's Laurel, the face behind The Cognitive Canopy: Psychotherapy & Support for the Neurodiverse Community 🤸🏽‍♀️🤘🏼I also have ADHD, so I "practice what I preach" 🐿️.

I went back to school at 41 and completed a Master of Counselling Psychology in May...with Honours 🎓✨ And yes, I am pretty damn proud of this accomplishment, as I did not think was possible for myself until I turned 40.

Getting to the point where I felt confident enough to tackle a Masters meant that I had been treating my ADHD & anxiety consistently for the previous 5 years; meaning a combination of medication, psychoeducation, ADHD coaching & therapy, as well as adequate sleep, diet and supplements, etc. In other words, the effective treatment of ADHD requires a holistic and comprehensive approach; I found what works for my ADHD and now assist my clients to find their optimal approach to neurodiversity.

I look forward to sharing my personal and professional perspectives of ADHD with you, under 🌿 The Cognitive Canopy 🌿

Please note that as a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), social media is used for education, ADHD coaching and coping skills; individual & family psychotherapy services can be sought out through my website and will not be offered through this platform.
🍃www.cognitivecanopy.ca 🍂

10/05/2025

Signs of stress in ADHD

10/04/2025

Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD) is an intense emotional sensitivity to rejection, criticism, or feelings of failure, often experienced by people with ADHD or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). 

09/26/2025

Well said 👏🏽🤩🧡

09/21/2025

09/13/2025

ADHD Tax refers to the executive dysfunction of having ADHD...and the extra costs associated with it.

07/05/2025

If your neurodiverse pre-teen is interested in Dungeons and Dragons, One Care will be collaborating with The Oshawa Dungeons and Dragons Club and The Cognitive Canopy to host day camps for one week in July & August. Emotional and social awareness activities will be incorporated into game play with a Registered Psychotherapist (yours truly).

Feel free to share with anyone you know who may be interested.

Please contact intakes@onecaretherapy.ca for more information.

www.onecaretherapy.ca
www.oshawadungeonsanddragonsclub.com
www.thecognitivecanopy.ca

07/05/2025

If your neurodiverse pre-teen is interested in Dungeons and Dragons, One Care will be collaborating with The Oshawa Dungeons and Dragons Club and The Cognitive Canopy to host day camps for one week in July & August. Emotional and social awareness activities will be incorporated into game play with a Registered Psychotherapist (yours truly).

Feel free to share with anyone you know who may be interested.

Please contact intakes@onecaretherapy.ca for more information.
https://www.onecaretherapy.ca/

05/07/2025

Is pleased to offer ADHD/ADD/ASD 1 Psychotherapy & Support in a relaxed & neurodiverse-friendly space in South Ajax 🌿 www.cognitivecanopy.ca | cognitivecanopy@gmail.com |
IG: FB: The Cognitive Canopy
We provide psychotherapy, parental education/support, ADHD assessments, ADHD coaching/executive function coping skills, psychoeducation, high school and post-secondary study skills and ADHD consultancy for practitioners and educators. We are friends and allies of the LGBTQIA+ community and have marched in the Toronto Pride Parade 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

The Cognitive Canopy supports co-occurring issues that may accompany neurodiversity, such as anxiety, depression, trauma, oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), pathological demand avoidance (PDA), relationship & social problems, stress management, low self-esteem, perfectionism and more.

Our services are covered under benefit plans that provide coverage for 'Registered Psychotherapists'. We provide in-person sessions in Ajax and virtual sessions to our clients throughout Ontario and Canada. We are a growing practice, so please feel free to pass our name along. Stay tuned for psychoeducational webinars, please email us to be added to the mailing list.
www.cognitivecanopy.ca | cognitivecanopy@gmail.com |
IG: FB: The Cognitive Canopy

Therapeutic support for the neurodiverse community Durham Region ADHD therapist | ADHD psychotherapist | Durham Region ADHD coach