Late-Diagnosed Adult AuDHD & Neurodivergent-Affirming Therapy in MA & RI
Are you trying to make sense of a lifetime of feeling "different"?
Many adults—especially women, high-achievers, and AFAB individuals—spend decades perfectionistically masking their ADHD and Autistic traits to fit into a neurotypical world. You might have been called "too sensitive," a perfectionist, or highly anxious. But underneath the surface, you are dealing with chronic neurodivergent burnout, severe executive dysfunction, and overwhelming sensory overload.
Whether you have a formal neuropsychological evaluation, are self-diagnosed, or are just beginning to explore your identity, you deserve a space of radical acceptance and authentic connection. You don't have to navigate this alone.
Virtual Neurodivergent Therapy Built for Your Real Life
As an experienced neurodiverse-affirming licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) and expressive art therapist, I help adults, college students, and professionals understand their unique brain wiring. Traditional talk therapy can sometimes feel stagnant or frustratingly clinical. Together, we use a blend of relational psychotherapy and Expressive Art Therapy to help you process deep emotions, explore your identity, and heal internal wounds without having to force everything into perfect words.
Do I need a formal diagnosis?
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No. I am fully affirming of self-diagnosis and formal diagnosis alike. We focus on your lived experience, your strengths, and the specific structural support you need to thrive.
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I am also trained in the MIGDAS-2, the only neuro-affirming Autism assessment.
Can we explore a formal Autism assessment during our therapy sessions?
Yes. If clarifying your identity through a structured lens is important to you, we can weave a formal evaluation into our ongoing therapy work. I am trained in the MIGDAS-2, which is widely recognized as the gold standard for neuro-affirming, strengths-based adult Autism assessments. Rather than a sterile, one-day diagnostic test, we use this process collaboratively within our sessions to help you make sense of your lived experiences, your traits, and your unique brain wiring.
Do you work with neurodivergent parents raising neurodivergent kids?
Absolutely. Many adults only realize they are Autistic or have ADHD after their own children receive a diagnosis. Parenting while managing your own executive dysfunction, sensory overload, and emotional regulation struggles is incredibly challenging. I provide virtual therapy across Massachusetts and Rhode Island to help neurodivergent parents break cycles of burnout, unmask safely, and design an affirming home life that honors the sensory and structural needs of the entire family.
What does a typical therapy session look like with you?
Therapy with me is a collaboration rooted in authentic human connection and radical acceptance—not a sterile clinical assessment. We start exactly where you are each week. Because traditional talk therapy can sometimes feel exhausting or stagnant for neurodivergent brains, we don’t force you to put everything into perfect words. Depending on what you need, our virtual sessions can look like chatting through a weekly overwhelm, processing a difficult relationship, or using Expressive Art Therapy to safely explore and move through deep emotions. You are welcome to unmask completely, fidget, use your own creative mediums, or just show up exactly as you are from the comfort of your safe space in Massachusetts or Rhode Island.