Nancy Nyabuti
I’m Nancy Nyabuti, a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) and founder of Specthrive Wellness & Behavioral Health. I offer a warm, welcoming space where you can feel heard and get curious about what you need.
I have a strong passion for supporting neurodivergent individuals (ADHD and autism) and culturally diverse clients as they navigate identity, family dynamics, and the complexities of balancing multiple roles and expectations.
I work with adults of all genders, couples, and families, with a focus on late diagnosed ADHD and autism, identity, relationships, cultural and racial experiences, and life transitions. I also support women navigating PMDD and the emotional impact of chronic illness. Together, we can make sense of your experiences and find ways forward that honor your strengths, values, and capacity.
First session
Our first session gives you space to share what has been difficult and what you hope might change. I’ll ask about your concerns, relevant history, and how things are affecting daily life. You can ask questions about therapy and let me know about any sensory, communication, or pacing needs. You don’t need to prepare a perfect explanation or share everything at once. Together, we’ll identify initial priorities and discuss how I can support you. My hope is that you leave feeling heard, with a clearer understanding of how we might work together and a starting point for next steps.
Strengths
I bring warmth, curiosity, cultural awareness, and both professional and lived understanding of neurodivergence. I take time to understand your experience and help you connect patterns in your emotions, relationships, and daily life. You can expect compassion, honest conversations, and practical tools that fit your needs. I balance validation with gentle challenge, break overwhelming goals into manageable steps, and adapt our work to your processing style and capacity. Your strengths and perspective help guide our work together.
Ideal clients
My ideal client may have spent years feeling misunderstood, masking their needs, or working hard to keep up while feeling exhausted inside. You may be exploring ADHD or autism later in life, navigating identity or cultural expectations, or seeking support with relationships and life transitions. You might also be a woman experiencing PMDD or the emotional weight of chronic illness. You don’t need a diagnosis, clear goals, or the right words to begin. We can start with what feels difficult and explore it together. I enjoy helping clients understand themselves with greater compassion, communicate their needs, and build a life that feels more manageable and aligned with their values.
Treatment methods
Attachment-based
I use attachment based therapy to help you explore how early relationships and life experiences shape the ways you connect, seek support, and respond to conflict. Together, we may notice patterns such as pulling away, fearing rejection, or putting others’ needs ahead of your own. We approach these patterns with compassion and curiosity, while considering your neurodivergence, cultural background, and current relationships. Our work focuses on recognizing your needs, communicating them, building trust, and developing relationships where you feel more secure and understood.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I use CBT to help you understand how thoughts, emotions, and behaviors influence one another. Together, we explore patterns that contribute to anxiety, self-criticism, or feeling stuck, and practice more flexible ways of responding. This may include breaking overwhelming tasks into smaller steps, trying new coping skills, or exploring beliefs about yourself. I adapt CBT to your neurodivergence, cultural background, and health needs, making space for real challenges while helping you find practical ways to navigate them.
Couples Counseling
In couples counseling, I help partners slow down difficult conversations, understand recurring patterns, and express their needs in ways each person can hear. We explore how communication styles, attachment experiences, culture, and neurodivergence shape your relationship. For couples navigating ADHD or autism, this may include understanding differences in processing, sensory needs, and executive functioning. I make room for each partner’s perspective while helping you practice validation, repair after conflict, and create shared agreements that fit your lives. Together, we work toward greater understanding, connection, and trust.
Culturally Sensitive Therapy
I make space for how culture, race, family expectations, immigration, faith, and community shape your experiences and sense of identity. As a Kenyan immigrant, I bring personal understanding of navigating different cultures while staying curious about what these experiences mean to you. We may explore belonging, discrimination, cultural expectations, or the tension between your own needs and expectations from others. I adapt our work to your values and lived experiences, helping you build coping skills, set boundaries, and make choices that honor who you are.
Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
I use ERP to help clients with OCD respond differently to intrusive thoughts, fears, and urges to perform compulsions. Together, we identify the cycle of anxiety and rituals, then create a gradual plan for approaching feared situations while practicing new responses. This may involve reducing checking, reassurance seeking, avoidance, or mental rituals. We work collaboratively, with your consent and at a manageable pace, while respecting your sensory needs and values. The goal is to build tolerance for uncertainty so OCD has less influence over your daily life.
Location
Virtual sessions
In-person sessions7100 Northland Cir N, Brooklyn Park, MN 55428, 104C