WHITNEY STOREY, MS, LPC, ASDCS

Explore Whitney Storey's writing on neurodivergence, autism, parenting, relationships, and everyday life. This collection includes reflections on autistic burnout, acceptance, rest, boundaries, and experiences of learning about yourself as an adult.

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Child Development

One man, woman, and two children, from behind, as they look into a swamp

22 min read

Parenting and White Supremacy

I hold several values most important in my life and strive to hold on to them loosely as I go about my day at home and at work. While I haven't always had a word to put to them (values are inherently difficult to put into language, with specific words frequently feeling close, but not quite right), over the last several years I have embraced this...

Whitney Storey, MS, PLPC, CBE | Counselor | Family | Parenting

2 min read

Who Has the Power?

Since I am a mother and one of my specialties is parenting, so I have many parenting tips. I have parents reach out to me and ask if I can counsel their children, and they are usually pretty surprised when I say no. How can I be an expert in parenting and say that I love helping families when I won't work with children? The answer to this question...