Autism-Informed Psychiatry
Care that respects your communication style, sensory needs, identity, strengths, and lived experience.
I provide affirming psychiatric care for autistic and neurodivergent clients, including those exploring autism, ADHD, masking, sensory overwhelm, burnout, emotional regulation, or executive-function concerns. You are met with curiosity, not judgment, and supported without treating your differences as defects.
My Approach to Autism-Informed Psychiatric Care
I do not pathologize differences. I seek to understand your lived experience, strengths, stressors, communication style, and support needs.
Appointments can be adapted to reduce overwhelm and provide the degree of structure, clarity, and processing time that helps you participate comfortably.
Your routines, interests, sensory needs, and natural ways of thinking are considered when developing your treatment plan.
You Deserve Affirming, Individualized Support
You’re not “too sensitive,” “too much,” or “too complicated.” You’re wired uniquely, and you deserve care that sees that as a strength.
Who This Is For
You have felt misunderstood, misdiagnosed, masked, or dismissed in previous care.
You prefer direct communication, clear expectations, and sensory-conscious support.
You want psychiatric care that works with your brain—not against it.
What Clients Ask Most
Common Questions Answered
No. You may begin care while formally diagnosed, self-identifying, or still exploring. We can discuss your concerns, co-occurring symptoms, and whether additional assessment or referral may be helpful.
It means adapting psychiatric care to respect communication differences, sensory needs, executive-function challenges, emotional regulation, masking, burnout, and your individual strengths.
No. The goal is not to erase autistic traits. The goal is to reduce distress, improve functioning, support self-understanding, and help you build a life that fits you.
Yes. Many neurodivergent clients experience overlapping symptoms or diagnoses, which can be evaluated and treated as part of a comprehensive plan.
That is okay. We can use direct questions, written communication, examples, symptom scales, extra processing time, or other approaches that make communication easier.