Neuropsychotherapy Consultation

We offer neuropsychotherapy consultations through a neuroaffirming lens that respects and values autistic and ADHD ways of being. Our approach integrates neuroscience with trauma-informed, strengths-based perspectives to support practitioners in understanding neurodivergent experiences without pathologizing them. Whether you're working with sensory processing differences, burnout, masking, or co-occurring trauma, we provide collaborative, respectful guidance to help you create safer, more attuned spaces for your neurodivergent clients.

🌿 Who This Is For

This service is designed for:

• Therapists working with autistic adult clients

• Clinicians supporting late-identified or self-identified autistic clients

• Counselors seeing clients with suspected autism + ADHD overlap

• Trauma therapists encountering autism-related nervous system responses

• Graduate students and interns learning autism-informed care

• Neurodivergent clinicians seeking consultation support

What Makes This Different

Traditional autism training often:

1. Over-focuses on childhood presentations

2. Misses masking and compensatory strategies

3. Misinterprets shutdowns as resistance or avoidance

4. Underestimates sensory and nervous system factors

5. Pathologizes autistic traits instead of contextualizing them

This consultation model centers:

✔ Neuroaffirming, non-pathologizing language

✔ Nervous system-based formulation

✔ Sensory and regulation-first treatment planning

✔ Adult autism presentation (including late diagnosis)

✔ Trauma + autism overlap (C-PTSD, dissociation, burnout)

✔ Identity-affirming clinical interpretation

Clinical Areas of Focus

🧠 Autism-Informed Case Conceptualization

Adult autism presentation and diagnostic complexity

Masking, camouflaging, and identity fragmentation

Shutdowns, meltdowns, and freeze responses

Burnout vs depression differentiation

🌿 Trauma + Autism Overlap

Autism and complex trauma (C-PTSD)

Dissociation and nervous system adaptation

Misdiagnosis patterns (anxiety, personality disorders, bipolar overlap)

Safety-based pacing in trauma work

🧠 ADHD + Autism Intersection

Executive functioning differences

Emotional regulation variability

Task initiation and cognitive overload

Dual neurotype presentation considerations

🌊 Nervous System & Sensory Framework

Sensory overload and environmental stressors

Regulation strategies in session

Polyvagal-informed interpretation of behavior

Energy pacing and burnout prevention

Clinical Intervention Integration

EMDR-informed autism considerations

IFS (parts work) with autistic clients

Neuroaffirming CBT adaptations

I-CBT considerations for OCD + autism overlap

Consultation Services

🎓 Student & Intern Consultation

$30 – $60 per 45–60 minutes

For graduate students and interns learning autism-informed care.

♿ Reduced-Capacity Clinician Consultation

$30 – $75 per 45–60 minutes (sliding scale available)

For clinicians on disability or with reduced clinical capacity.

Standard Clinical Consultation

$100 – $150 per 60 minutes

For licensed clinicians seeking ongoing autism-focused consultation.

🌱 Why Therapists Seek Autism Consultation

Clinicians often seek support for:

“I’m not sure if this client is autistic or traumatized—or both.”

“Standard CBT isn’t working and feels invalidating.”

“My client shuts down in session and I don’t know how to respond.”

“I think I’m missing masking or burnout indicators.”

“Traditional autism frameworks don’t fit adult presentations.”

This consultation helps clinicians move from confusion → clarity → neuroaffirming formulation.

🧠 Consultation Approach

Sessions are collaborative and may include:

• Case conceptualization and clinical reasoning

• Diagnostic clarity support (without over-pathologizing)

• Treatment planning adjustments

• Intervention brainstorming (EMDR, IFS, somatic, I-CBT)

• Nervous system-informed case framing

• Therapist reflection and ethical consultation

🌿 Philosophy of Care

This work is grounded in:

1. Neuroaffirming autism care (not deficit-based models)

2. Trauma-informed and nervous system-aware practice

3. Respect for sensory, communication, and processing differences

4. Identity-affirming clinical interpretation

5. Reduction of misdiagnosis and clinical oversimplification

6. Autism is not treated as a problem to fix, but as a neurodevelopmental difference requiring accurate, respectful clinical understanding.

📍 Ohio-Based | National Virtual Consultation

Consultation services are provided virtually to clinicians across the United States.