My Services

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Humans are complex. Standard diagnoses and treatments often rely on a superficial analysis of overt behaviors. Clinical psychological assessment looks deeper to understand the whole person, leading to accurate diagnoses, targeted therapeutic interventions, and meaningful self-understanding.

Assessment is a collaborative, trust-based process. The testing environment is designed to be safe, respectful, and neurodiversity-affirming.                                     

• Neurodiversity-Affirming: Dedicated to supporting and validating neurodivergent identities.
• Collaborative Problem-Solving: Recommendations are co-created to serve your practical, real-world needs.
• No ABA Recommendations: This practice does not recommend Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).                             

The assessment process typically involves three phases: Intake, Testing, and Feedback.

Designed for straightforward diagnostic clarification and baseline understanding.

• Components: Clinical interview, standardized self-report/observer questionnaires.
• Outcome: A concise, foundational diagnostic report.

Designed for complex differential diagnosis and highly tailored accommodation recommendations.

• Components: Clinical interview, questionnaires, in-person/face-to-face cognitive and executive functioning measures, and academic testing (as clinically indicated).
• Outcome: A comprehensive, strategic psychological report with individualized accommodations and actionable support strategies.

Therapy is not about fixing "broken" behaviors or forcing conformity to neurotypical standards. It is a collaborative space designed to help you understand your unique nervous system, process life transitions, manage burnout, and build a life that aligns with your authentic self.

My therapeutic approach is relational, neurodiversity-affirming, and tailored to your individual pacing and sensory needs.

• Neurodiversity-Affirming: We focus on self-understanding, accommodation, and unmasking rather than pathology or behavioral suppression.
• Collaborative & Egalitarian: You are the expert on your own lived experience. We work as partners to identify goals and navigate challenges.
• Trauma-Informed & Somatic-Aware: Recognizing how chronic stress and minority stress impact both mind and body.

Therapy is structured to meet you where you are, whether you need short-term, goal-directed support or deeper, ongoing processing.

One-on-one sessions focused on exploring your internal world, developing sustainable coping strategies, and healing from systemic or interpersonal trauma.

• Common Focus Areas: Navigating late-identified neurodivergence, managing autistic/ADHD burnout, processing sensory overload, improving executive functioning on your own terms, and building authentic relationships.
• Format: Weekly or bi-weekly sessions, conducted virtually or in a sensory-friendly office environment.

Short-term, targeted sessions for individuals who have recently completed an assessment (with me or another clinician) and want to process the results.

• Common Focus Areas: Translating diagnostic reports into daily life, identifying specific workplace or academic accommodations, and processing the emotional impact of receiving a diagnosis.
• Format: A structured series of 3 to 6 sessions.

Family dynamics can be complex, especially when navigating differing neurotypes. My approach to family therapy focuses on moving away from behavior modification and moving toward mutual understanding, sensory safety, and relational connection.

I specialize in supporting neurodivergent families, with specific expertise in Autism and Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) / Pervasive Drive for Autonomy.

• Neuro-Relational Approach: We focus on nervous system regulation, reducing systemic demands, and fostering safety rather than enforcing compliance.
• PDA-Affirming Care: Utilizing low-demand, collaborative approaches that respect the need for autonomy and reduce threat-response triggers.
• Strengths-Based Connection: Shifting the focus from "problem behaviors" to building shared communication styles and mutual respect.

• Navigating Mixed-Neurotype Families: Bridging communication gaps between neurodivergent and neurotypical family members.
• Collaborative Problem-Solving: Replacing power struggles with collaborative, low-demand strategies to manage daily routines and transitions.
• De-escalation & Co-regulation: Helping family members understand each other's sensory profiles and stress responses to prevent burnout and meltdowns.

As clinicians, we are rarely taught how to move beyond the medical model of pathology to provide truly neurodiversity-affirming care. I offer clinical supervision (for pre-licensed clinicians) and professional consultation (for licensed practitioners) designed to help you transition your practice to an affirming, low-demand, and collaborative framework.

My areas of specialty include neurodivergent-affirming therapy, PDA (Pervasive Drive for Autonomy), and comprehensive, non-pathologizing psychological assessment.

• Neurodiversity-Affirming Paradigm Shift: Unlearning behavioral-compliance models (such as ABA-based frameworks) and adopting nervous-system-aligned, strengths-based approaches.
• PDA-Affirming Clinical Skills: Understanding the neurobiology of Pathological Demand Avoidance/Pervasive Drive for Autonomy, and learning how to adapt therapy and assessments to reduce threat-response triggers.
• Affirming Assessment Practices: Learning how to conduct diagnostic evaluations (Tiers 1 & 2) that validate lived experience, identify strengths, and provide actionable, neuro-congruent recommendations.
• Late-Identified Neurodivergence: Navigating the nuances of masking, autistic/ADHD burnout, and intersectional identities in clinical practice.

Structured, ongoing supervision for associates and pre-licensed clinicians working toward licensure who want to specialize in neurodivergent-affirming care.

• Format: Individual or dyadic sessions focused on clinical skill development, ethical practice, and neuro-relational frameworks.

Case-by-case or ongoing consultation for fully licensed therapists, psychologists, and school practitioners looking to deepen their expertise in autism, ADHD, and PDA.

• Format: Single-session case consultations or ongoing monthly cohort/individual consultation.