By: Michael Holker BSW, MSW Registered Social Worker | Psychotherapist
What if your struggle to...
Michael Holker, BSW, MSW, is a Registered Social Worker | Psychotherapist based in Toronto, offering virtual, neurodiversity-affirming therapy to neurodivergent adults across Ontario — including Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton, and Mississauga. He works with late-diagnosed and self-identified autistic, ADHD, and AuDHD adults (including gifted/2e adults), bringing lived experience of neurodivergence to a trauma-informed, strengths-based approach.
By: Michael Holker BSW, MSW Registered Social Worker | Psychotherapist
What if your struggle to...
Have you ever felt confused about a situation that ended with a seemingly odd response from someone...
By: Michael Holker BSW, MSW Registered Social Worker |...
“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”— Albert Einstein
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"The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said." — Peter Drucker
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"When we avoid difficult conversations, we trade short-term discomfort for long-term dysfunction."...
Many people hear "self-compassion" and...
“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the...
“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any...
"Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be...
"The most exhausting thing in life, I have found, is being insincere." — Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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Personal anecdotes bring ideas to life and foster connection. The identifying details have been changed to ensure confidentiality. These stories illustrate concepts, acknowledging that everyone’s journey is unique.
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