If you severely broke your leg and needed complex surgery, who would you rather see: your general doctor, or an orthopedic surgeon who knows everything about your injury and can offer you the best options possible?
You'd pick the orthopedic specialist, right?
This analogy works when we speak about specialists vs general counselors in the mental health field, as well.
General counselors or therapists don't have one specialty, but instead try to help you with any and all concerns you may have. You likely will have less structured sessions, and will spend more time "just talking" about whatever concerns you may have that week. General counselors may also work with you long-term, offering sessions for years.
A neurodivergent specialist, or neuropsychotherapist, on the other hand, has expertise and great knowledge about neurodivergence, and will be able to offer you a psychoeducation on how and why your brain works the way it does, with short-term structured sessions allowing you to learn about yourself and healthy coping skills, as well.
If you're really lucky, you'll get a neurodivergent therapist who is also neurodivergent (like Jess), who will able to understand you on an even deeper level.
While most neurodivergent specialists work with just about anyone, there is only one neurodivergent specialist who has expertise specifically in adult female autism and ADHD, and that is Jess Pliszka.