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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.
Neurodivergent Identity
Neurodivergent Identity and Lived Experience ADHD, Autism, AuDHD in Adulthood - High-Masking, High-Achieving, Burned Out, Identity Fragmentation, Identity Recontextualization Neuroaffirming
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
14 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
14 hours ago16 min read
Internalized Autonomy Drive (Internalized Demand Avoidance): On Autonomy, Demands, and the Architecture of Invisible Accommodation: A Reflection for the Highly-Masked and Highly-Driven ND Adult
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
Oct 822 min read
Object Relations, When Masking Become a Default Attachment Strategy: The Response to Plausibly Deniable Emotional Coercion: When Relating Means Becoming the Emotional Scaffolding While Being Consumed
Object Relations, Neurodivergent Masking as an Default Attachment Strategy: The Neurodivergent Response to Soft and Deniable Emotional Coercion and the Experience of Relating Through Becoming the Emotional Scaffolding While Being Consumed © 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
Raven LeFebvre, LCSW, LCSW-C, LICSW, CCTP-II
Sep 2717 min read
A Closed Sea: The Self, Incrementally Obliterated for Safekeeping: Me Ipsum Occīdī: Mare Clausum
When Belonging Requires Disappearing: Neurodivergence, Family Roles, Masking, and The Transmission of Lineage Trauma and Internalized Ableism as a Singular Package 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 e
Raven LeFebvre, LCSW, LCSW-C, LICSW, CCTP-II
Sep 1136 min read
Twice-Exceptional, Twice-Invisible: Neurodivergence, Scapegoating, and the Hidden Self™
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Raven LeFebvre, LCSW, LCSW-C, LICSW, CCTP-II
Aug 3035 min read
Twice-Exceptionality and the Double Bind: On Being 2E, Moral Injury, Sophisticated Metacognition, and the Existential Loneliness of Seeing Clearly
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Raven LeFebvre, LCSW, LCSW-C, LICSW, CCTP-II
Aug 1818 min read
Reclaiming the Self: Insights on Neurodivergence, Trauma, and Autonomy
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Raven LeFebvre, LCSW, LCSW-C, LICSW, CCTP-II
Aug 152 min read
Parentified Empathy in Autistic, ADHD and AuDHD Lives: The Intersectionality of Scapegoating, Infantilization, Parentification, and Enmeshment Trauma
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Raven LeFebvre, LCSW, LCSW-C, LICSW, CCTP-II
Aug 1216 min read
Understanding Neurodivergent Identity: A Journey from Fragmentation to Integration and Self-Sovereignty
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Raven LeFebvre, LCSW, LCSW-C, LICSW, CCTP-II
Jun 413 min read
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