Neurodivergent adults
Therapy that does not make masking the price of being understood
You may know you are autistic or ADHD, be exploring those possibilities, or simply recognize that conventional advice keeps asking you to work against yourself.
On this pageShow adults how affirming therapy differs from advice built around masking or correction.
Neurodiversity-affirming therapy begins with context. Together, we look at sensory load, executive functioning, relationships, identity, work, and the effort involved in appearing fine. The goal is not to train away the traits that make you you. It is to understand what drains you, build systems that fit your actual nervous system, and make choices with less shame. Matching also matters: we consider communication style and working preferences alongside clinical focus, so you do not have to spend the first several sessions translating how your mind works.
How we work with this
Therapy that does not make masking the price of being understood
Neurodiversity-affirming therapy begins with context. Together, we look at sensory load, executive functioning, relationships, identity, work, and the effort involved in appearing fine. The goal is not to train away the traits that make you you. It is to understand what drains you, build systems that fit your actual nervous system, and make choices with less shame. Matching also matters: we consider communication style and working preferences alongside clinical focus, so you do not have to spend the first several sessions translating how your mind works.
Is this you?
You may know you are autistic or ADHD, be exploring those possibilities, or simply recognize that conventional advice keeps asking you to work against yourself.
You are diagnosed, self-identified, questioning, or exhausted by advice that assumes one standard way to function.
Burnout, shutdown, time blindness, sensory overload, or masking are affecting daily life.
You want practical changes without having your identity reduced to a list of symptoms.
- Matching
- Personal response within 2 business days
- Access
- In-person and secure telehealth
- Insurance
- Out of network · Monthly superbills available
- Telehealth
- Washington