{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6501e104e83f8e0011a6cd3a/688920b369e88bb0850a20a5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Eoin Stephens on Autism, Therapy & Identity","description":"<p>In Episode 4 of Season 4, Katie and AnnMarie are joined by a familiar face from the Inner Therapy team – <strong>Eoin Stephens</strong>, an experienced psychotherapist, supervisor, and educator with over 30 years in the fields of mental health, addiction, and disability.</p><p><br></p><p>Eoin brings a deeply personal and professional lens to this conversation, sharing insights from his own experience as a late-discovery autistic adult. His current work focuses on the unique challenges and therapeutic needs of autistic individuals who receive a diagnosis later in life – often after years of masking, misunderstanding, and misdiagnosis.</p><p><br></p><p>Together, they explore what it means to understand yourself anew, how therapy can evolve to meet neurodiverse needs, and the importance of creating space for individual experience in mental health care.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode is a rich and thoughtful listen for anyone interested in neurodiversity, autism, or the evolving role of therapy in understanding ourselves and others.</p>","author_name":"Annmarie Gray & Katie Richardson"}