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Counseling neurodiverse individuals and couples is my passion. I guide you to embrace your neurotype, strengthen and reinforce understanding of self and others, and provide resources for referrals if additional support as needed. As someone who identifies as a highly sensitive person with sensory processing issues and generalized anxiety, I have lived experience of trying to fit into a world meant for neurotypical people. I am also married to a person with ADHD, so I am familiar with mixed-neurotype relationships and the joys and challenges that arise because of it. My hope is for therapy to be a space that allows you to reconnect with your own emotional world with someone walking closely beside you in an affirming and safe way. When internal and external realities are as chaotic as they have been in recent times, it can often feel as though you are floating through time and space with no firm grounding. I believe in the power of a strong and sturdy foundation that comes from building inner strength and resilience through processing and being aware of past and present emotional pain. Clients will hear me say frequently that the only way out is through. However, that is not a walk that needs to be done alone. As your therapist, I will hold your words and feelings with confidentiality and safety, without judgment, and with hope that there is always light on the other side of darkness. It would be my honor to participate in your healing, re-connection, reprocessing, and relearning who you are and who you choose to be. https://www.madenewcounseling.com/therapy daily 0.75 2024-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fefb16ce1367528108f8153/1614614518072-6XF10L8BL0YLI0982A9U/image-asset.jpeg Therapy - individuals You have arrived to our space - the place where we have the opportunity to walk together through life’s mountain tops and valleys, process your emotional world, and better understand how your past impacts your present. Individual therapy with me is about you feeling heard, seen, and cared for as you share about yourself in your timing. We will peacefully navigate through your emotional and psychological makeup. We are doing this side by side, with the intention of developing a deeper conceptualization of why you do what you do, offering tools and alternative perspectives for a brighter future. I also have a special interest in working with neuro-divergent people, specifically those with ADHD, who want to better understand themselves and how to achieve their full potential. We can work together to learn how to partner WITH your unique brain rather than feeling like you and your brain are adversaries. Through practical tools and connections to outside resources, we will be able to help you live the life that feels sustainable to you while still celebrating the superpowers that accompany neurodivergence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fefb16ce1367528108f8153/1614558633771-CSRGHM0E2A0E03S87M9A/image-asset.jpeg Therapy - adolescents During the ages of 12-18 years old, it can feel as if you transform from one person to another as you develop an identity of your own. This can be simultaneously liberating, terrifying, and conflict inducing. Through various means of kinetic activity and talk therapy, I hope to be able to create a space where you can share openly. To the parents of adolescents, my goal as your teenager’s therapist is to collaborate with you and your family. I want us to be on the same team and able to work together to create a safe and understanding environment for your teenager to communicate their needs and be able to hear yours as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fefb16ce1367528108f8153/1612064301479-AMLTDYBS63UBBP0AO8AW/image-asset.jpeg Therapy - premarital You’re engaged - congratulations! This is such an exciting, hopeful, and maybe even a stressful time for you both as you not only plan your wedding, but the rest of your lives together. In premarital sessions with me, we go through a thorough assessment called Prepare / Enrich, which allows us to see deeper into your family history, how you may or not have seen marriage demonstrated to you, how you communicate, and what your expectations are on a wide array of topics. In about 10-15 sessions, the three of us will have a better understanding of you as a couple and as individuals with the goal of strengthening your bond, your patience with one another, and setting a sturdy foundation as you walk into your next chapter together. https://www.madenewcounseling.com/inquiries daily 0.75 2026-01-04 https://www.madenewcounseling.com/home daily 1.0 2025-04-02 https://www.madenewcounseling.com/home-1 daily 0.75 2026-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ce592c8732098000152407a/1558724171005-TU51L0OZV7OUNYCAVJGE/static1.squarespace-2.jpg Home - Yoga Aerobics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ce592c8732098000152407a/1558723932145-HJ8HKUISR89GJ9KM604C/image-asset.jpeg Home - Instructor Training https://www.madenewcounseling.com/faqs daily 0.75 2026-01-04 https://www.madenewcounseling.com/press daily 0.75 2026-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fefb16ce1367528108f8153/1700160343615-0CCQRLU2WQ60OJTHCD9C/image-asset.jpeg Press - time Magazine Get through the holidays emotionally safe and healthy - read about how therapists recommend setting boundaries to make that possible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fefb16ce1367528108f8153/1693235153533-8LK7HAGR0SY2YOX81R41/image-asset.jpeg Press - AUTHORITY MAGAZINE Self-care practices are fundamental to my life, personally and professionally. 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