Neurodiversity-Affirming
Therapy:
Celebrating all
Kinds of Minds
To be aware of one's own masking is a privilege in that so many autistic people have gone unrecognized due to masking, and without this identification leading to access to the autistic community, an individual will likely have no awareness of the concept of masking.
~ Jodie Smitten
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I am passionate about supporting neurodivergent children, teens, and adults with complex profiles of strengths and challenges. Together, we will embrace a strengths-based, collaborative approach to empower you or your family to thrive, not just fit into a mold.
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Strengths-Based and Trauma-Informed
Your Environment Matters
Co-Occurring Diagnoses
Identity Development
You are the expert on your own experiences. My approach values collaboration and empowers individuals by focusing on their unique strengths and abilities.
We work together to make your environment work for you—addressing sensory, emotional, and communication needs to create a space where you can thrive.
Many neurodivergent individuals experience co-occurring conditions, such as anxiety, PTSD, or Ehler’s Danlos Syndrome. I tailor my approach to address these challenges holistically.
Together, we develop empowering and developmentally appropriate language to help you or your child understand and embrace their unique neurotype.
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It is estimated that 80% of autistic girls remain undiagnosed at age 18 (McCrossin 2022).
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It is estimated that 50-70% of autistic individuals also present with co-occuring ADHD (Hours, Recasens and Baleyte 2022).
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Black children are 5.1 times more likely to be misdiagnosed with a conduct or adjustment disorder before receiving diagnoses of autism or ADHD.
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By age 10, on average, children with ADHD receive 20,000 more negative messages than their peers.
When a flower
doesn't bloom,
you fix the environment
in which it grows,
not the flower.
