Neurotype Assessment & Consultation

Do you have a sense that the ways you or others have tried to understand you just don't quite fit the whole picture? Perhaps the experiences of autistic and/or ADHD adults resonate with you, suggesting a possible missing piece of self-understanding. You may be seeking official diagnostic assessment and documentation, or perhaps you are curious about self-identification and want a supportive space for exploration. I offer comprehensive, neurodiversity-affirming assessment and consultation services for adults seeking clarity around autism and ADHD. The goal of this process is to develop a richer, more compassionate understanding of your unique strengths, challenges, and needs.

Connecting.

I know it can be hard starting therapy, or re-starting therapy and having to retell your story. I want to earn your trust, which starts with listening and getting to know you. Whether you have a clear sense of what the problem is but aren’t sure what to do about it, or just have a vague sense that something feels “off,” I will listen, remember what you tell me, and start reflecting back the pieces to make sure I truly understand.

I also see my role as helping you connect more deeply with yourself. I have specific training in this, based on the work of therapist Eugene Gendlin, who developed a way of facilitating the kind of self-contact that produced successful therapy outcomes among his research participants. While I won’t shy away from sharing my own thoughts with you, I also want to help you have the experience of discovering yourself saying things that feel new and fresh to you, things you didn’t know you knew.

Exploring.

As therapy continues, we begin to develop new ways of understanding your experience. This is a collaborative process and one that evolves with you. We’re looking for connections and insights that are both clarifying and compassionate to you and others. Many people experience a sense of relief and renewed possibility when they find new ways of understanding themselves and the things that have led them to this point. My role at this stage is to support you and offer things to think about, not to dictate what is true for you. I frequently ask for your feedback, and I know the therapy is going well when you feel free enough to tell me if I’m on the wrong track.

Embodying.

Insight is not the final goal of therapy. I want to help you not only think differently, but live and feel differently. To get there requires trying things out, and the therapy relationship can become an initial place to do this. Often when we let ourselves feel or act in a way that goes against long-held patterns, we 1) do it a little awkwardly, and 2) worry about the consequences. The therapy relationship can be a safer, more protected space to let yourself risk trying something new. This allows you to bring a more confident, expansive sense of yourself into your life and relationships outside of therapy.