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Raven LeFebvre, LCSW, LCSW-C, LICSW, MAC
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level 2 (CCTP-II)
PDA North America Level 1 Certified Clinician
Owner and Founder, Silhouette Psychotherapy PLLC
In clinical practice for 22 years
Serving NC, MD, VT, MA, MN, PA, VA, FL, SC, DE, ID and UT
© 2024–2026 Raven LeFebvre. All rights reserved.
Epistemic Abuse
From Epistemic Oppression to Epistemic Emancipation in Late Identified High-Masking 2E Twice Exceptional Autistic, ADHD, AuDHD Adults
Parentified Empathy in Autistic, ADHD, AuDHD and 2E Twice-Exceptional Adults: Understanding the Intersection
Silhouette Psychotherapy © 2024–2026 Raven LeFebvre. All rights reserved. Written by: Raven LeFebvre, LCSW, LCSW-C, LICSW, MAC, CCTP-II Owner and Founder, Silhouette Psychotherapy PLLC Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level 2 (CCTP-II) PDA North America Level 1 Certified Clinician Original Publication Date 10/24/2026 Copyright & Attribution Notice: © 2024–2026 Raven LeFebvre. All rights reserved. This publication, including its original text, selection, arrangement, and
Raven LeFebvre, LCSW, LCSW-C, LICSW, CCTP-II
15 hours ago13 min read
Understanding Parentified Empathy: What Is Parentified Empathy?
Understanding Parentified Empathy: What Is Parentified Empathy? Parentified empathy is a particular way of relating to others that develops when a child has had to take on adult emotional responsibilities too early in life. It describes a pattern where you became highly attuned to other people’s emotional needs, often at the expense of your own.
Raven LeFebvre, LCSW, LCSW-C, LICSW, CCTP-II
15 hours ago16 min read
The Trifecta: Ehlers Danlos (hEDS/HSD), POTS, MCAS, and Autism or ADHD: Can They Show Up Together? Why the Trauma of Being Dismissed Belongs in the Assessment
The Trifecta: Ehlers Danlos (hEDS/HSD), POTS, MCAS, and Autism or ADHD: Why They Show Up Together, and Why the Trauma of Being Dismissed Belongs in the Assessment
Raven LeFebvre, LCSW, LCSW-C, LICSW, CCTP-II
17 hours ago8 min read
Confusion is Smoke, Trust There Is Fire: Why Perceptual Autonomy, In-Sourced Interpretive Authority and Epistemic Emancipation Are Suicide Prevention for Late-Identified Autistic, ADHD, AuDHD Adults
© 2024–2026 Raven LeFebvre. All rights reserved. Written by: Raven LeFebvre, LCSW, LCSW-C, LICSW, MAC, CCTP-II Owner and Founder, Silhouette Psychotherapy PLLC Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level 2 (CCTP-II) PDA North America Level 1 Certified Clinician ©2024-2026 Raven LeFebvre. All rights reserved. Educational Disclaimer This publication is intended for educational and informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional assessment, psychotherapy,
Raven LeFebvre, LCSW, LCSW-C, LICSW, CCTP-II
3 days ago28 min read
The Epistemic Erasure™ Embedded In Our Word Choices: Stop Calling It Justice Sensitivity ('you're too sensitive' is increasingly discernible but all of the places it's embedded don't seem to be yet)
Justice Orientation, Neurodivergence, and Systemic Pathologization Written by: Raven LeFebvre, LCSW, LCSW-C, LICSW, CCTP-II Owner and Founder, Silhouette Psychotherapy PLLC Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level 2 (CCTP-II) PDA North America Level 1 Certified Clinician ©2024-2026 Raven LeFebvre. All rights reserved. Educational Disclaimer This publication is intended for educational and informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional assessment, p
Raven LeFebvre, LCSW, LCSW-C, LICSW, CCTP-II
7 days ago15 min read
Perceptual Assistance is a Cult Tactic™ --- Unsolicited Perceptual Assistance as Enmeshment Technology Which Serves to Elicit Compliance™: A Violation of Neurodivergent Perceptual Sovereignty™
Raven LeFebvre, LCSW, LCSW-C, LICSW, MAC Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level 2 (CCTP-II) PDA North America Level 1 Certified Clinician Owner and Founder, Silhouette Psychotherapy PLLC In clinical practice for 22 years under independent licensure Serving NC, MD, VT, MA, MN, PA, VA, FL, SC, DE, ID and UT ©2024-2026 Raven LeFebvre. All rights reserved. Educational Disclaimer This publication is intended for educational and informational purposes only. It is not a
Raven LeFebvre, LCSW, LCSW-C, LICSW, CCTP-II
Sep 1817 min read
Neurodivergent Sovereignty™: Collapsing and Dismantling Internalized Hierarchical and Extractive Shapes, Structures, Containers, and Dynamics, Encounter by Encounter™ — Permission Claimed, Not Sought™
— Using Outer-World Encounters as Inoculation to Optimize the Internal Collapsing and Dismantling of Hierarchical and Extractive Frames As One Climbs Up and Out: An Intrapsychic Homeopathy of Sorts™ Written by: Raven LeFebvre, LCSW, LCSW-C, LICSW, CCTP-II Owner and Founder, Silhouette Psychotherapy PLLC Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level 2 (CCTP-II) PDA North America Level 1 Certified Clinician ©2024-2026 Raven LeFebvre. All rights reserved. Educational Disclaimer
Raven LeFebvre, LCSW, LCSW-C, LICSW, CCTP-II
Sep 1624 min read
Becoming Epistemically Inviolable™ Across Systems, Untying Guilt-Binding and Loyalty Binding in Pursuit of Neurodivergent Sovereignty™
Written by: Raven LeFebvre, LCSW, LCSW-C, LICSW, CCTP-II Owner and Founder, Silhouette Psychotherapy PLLC Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level 2 (CCTP-II) PDA North America Level 1 Certified Clinician ©2024-2026 Raven LeFebvre. All rights reserved. Educational Disclaimer This publication is intended for educational and informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional assessment, psychotherapy, clinical intervention, diagnosis, or mental health or
Raven LeFebvre, LCSW, LCSW-C, LICSW, CCTP-II
Sep 1328 min read
Soft Coercion and Epistemic Abuse: When Coercion is Covert: A Guide for 2E, Autistic, ADHD and AuDHD Adults (workplace, healthcare system, family of origin systems, friendships, and partnerships)
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Raven LeFebvre, LCSW, LCSW-C, LICSW, CCTP-II
Aug 1617 min read
From Epistemic Oppression to Epistemic Emancipation™, Interpretive Control, Narrative Authority: From Perceptual Colonization™ to Perceptual Autonomy™ Structural and Relational Dominance Hierarchies™
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Raven LeFebvre, LCSW, LCSW-C, LICSW, CCTP-II
Aug 1215 min read
Medical Gaslighting in Chronic Illness, The Overlap between Autism/ADHD/AuDHD and the Trifecta: Ehlers-Danlos (hEDS/HSD), Dysautonomia (POTS), Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)
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Raven LeFebvre, LCSW, LCSW-C, LICSW, CCTP-II
Jun 2121 min read
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