


Autistic-Centered Therapy
"One of the best kinds of support out there for Autistic individuals is connecting with the Autistic community.
Autistic folks deserve Autistic spaces."
-Lived Experience Educator
I provide an Autistic-affirming perspective in therapy and believe Autism is a genetically-based neurotype, not a medical disorder. "I understand being autistic to be a cultural identity and recognize #actuallyautistic people as experts on their own culture." -Janae Elisabeth, Trauma Geek
As an Autistic therapist, I'm here to create a safe space that affirms your Autistic identity. I fully support, and even encourage, self-identification/self-diagnosing as Autistic.
Autistic Affirming therapy seeks to...
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support you in better understanding yourself, by better understanding
your neurotype
create a safe space to explore
Autistic masking and unmasking
attend to the complex trauma many
Autistic people experience
validate your unique lived experience as a late-identified Autistic adult
provide an experience of Autistic culture in session with an Autistic therapist
encourage infodumping
about special interests in sessions
(this can be deeply healing)
unpack internalized ableism +
discuss Autistic burnout
support you in discovering your needs + learn Autistic coping skills
ALL PARTS OF YOU ARE WELCOME HERE
Together, we'll create an accepting and compassionate environment,
with respect for your neurotype underlying all that we do.
We'll create an affirming container that can hold it all:
the overwhelm, the anxiety, the uncertainty, the grief, the shame...
by utilizing whatever approaches feel most supportive to you.
This may include parts work (Internal Family Systems) or
nonverbal approaches like creative arts expression.

"One of the biggest problems facing autistic people, when seeking mental health treatment, is a mismatch between neurology and therapy modalities. Everyone needs whatever therapy works best for their particular brain."
-Matt Lowry, LPP
Convenient + Confidential
Autistic-Centered therapy*
from the comfort of your
home, office or airbnb.
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We'll meet online via an
easy-to-use HIPAA compliant (secure)
video conferencing system.
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$200 per 60 minute session
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Autistic-affirming therapy services are available if you live in Florida or North Carolina
Autistic-affirming coaching is available, regardless of your location
*Autistic-Centered therapy was coined and created
by Matt Lowry, LPP (thank you, Matt!).
The Autistic Culture Podcast has an excellent episode
on Autistic-Centered therapy.
On Being An Autistic Therapist
This book is a collection of stand-alone chapters put together by members of the international online collective Autistic Counsellors and Psychotherapists (ACP).
It's available for order and shipping
to the US is about $10, I think.
I'm deeply honored to have contributed a chapter, along with several pieces of artwork, to this book.
In my chapter, I explore the concept of Autistic Flow and share how, as a therapist, being fully present with a client in session can often feel like a meditative experience for me—a reflection of the monotropic nature of my neurology.
