Intro Blog, March 12/26

Hello everyone! I'm Heidi Nagtegaal!

I'm starting my Masters of Counseling program at @yorkvilleu this May 2026. I will graduate in 2028 or 2029 depending on how fast I do my courses.I also run a few small businesses and an arts organization: @tarottimeswithheidi @bytoothandclawclothing Heidi Nagtegaal Projects (my personal art) and @hammockresidency

I will continue to do these practices alongside my counseling studies & emergent career. My plan is to work with a healing collective when I graduate, as well as start my own private practice.

I want to offer couples counseling for neurodivergent people in relationships. I am quite neurodivergent, queer, and I couldn"t find one couples counselor that dealt with those intersections. Never mind hard of hearing, which I am also.

I found counselors who offered neurodivergent friendly individual counseling, but not for couples. I was shocked! Of course neurodivergent people are in relationships!

I will offer individual therapy, too, but I want to focus on couples. I will offer walk and talks, couples therapy over Gong Fu Cha in my eastvan studio, sandbox therapy, offering to pull a tarot card to start the session, and other neurodivergent friendly strategies. I will have a box of fidgets on hand, and of course, you can move about.

There will also be Zoom options and/or phone call options as well.

I am making a website now, and when it goes live, I will publish a blog and post what I am learning in school. Each time I post something, I will post on Instagram www.instagram.com/counseling_with_heidi

For now, you can go on my waiting list and/or join my newsletter by clicking on the booking tab, and signing up there. I hope you all have an awesome day!

Best, Heidi ✨️