Many autistic adults have spent years adapting to environments that weren’t built for them. Repeated invalidation, pressure to appear neurotypical, and unmet sensory, emotional, or relational needs can lead to exhaustion, anxiety, burnout, or the painful sense that something is wrong. Therapy can be a space to gently unlearn that message. Together, we can explore what feels supportive, what drains you, and what accommodations or strategies might help you live with more comfort, clarity, and self-trust.

As a neurodivergent provider, I bring lived experience into the therapy space. That often means less emotional labor for you and less time spent explaining or justifying your internal world. Being part of the neurodivergent community lets me approach our work with an intuitive understanding: your patterns, sensitivities, and coping strategies aren’t puzzles to solve. They make sense within the context of your nervous system and lived experience.

Therapy is shaped by your needs. We can focus specifically on autistic traits and how they affect your life, or we might address broader concerns where an understanding of common autistic experience is held as a foundational underpinning (and doesn’t need to be the focal point). Either way, therapy does not “treat” autism; it addresses the challenges you face as a neurominority in an allistic (non-autistic) world.

Therapeutic modalities I use:

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to clarify values and support living in alignment with them.

• Internal Family Systems (IFS) for deeper processing of difficult experiences and exploring the inner world. IFS differs from typical talk therapy by working with natural multiplicity and the subconscious to understand how protective facets of the mind try to keep you safe. Liken EMDR, it can help to reshape perception around painful memories.