-BENEATH THE SURFACE
Calmer waters begin with deeper understanding.
Parents often arrive after weathering confusing diagnoses, conflicting advice, difficult school meetings, and moments of anxiety and uncertainty.
Behavior gives us information, but it does not tell the whole story. The same action can come from many different sources: different sensory needs, emotions, sensory experiences, relationships, or attempts to feel safe. My role is not to take over the helm. It is to listen, stay curious, and help your family recognize the currents beneath the surface.
| Together we’ll navigate what comes next.
—MY APPROACH
Guided by relationship. Grounded in understanding
Neurodiversity-affirming care does not ignore distress. It helps us understand the waters that your child is navigating — and refuses to frame the person as something to fix.
The child has a voice
Children are participants in their care, not simply subjects discussed by adults.
Felt safety comes first
Sensory needs, pacing, environment, and relationships matter before meaningful work can happen.
Parents are partners
You bring lifelong knowlege of your child. I bring clinical experience. We need both to find the way forward.
Advocacy is part of care
Understanding should lead to useful accommodations, stronger self-advocacy and practical next steps.
—WHAT CARE CAN LOOK LIKE
Every journey begins by finding your bearings.
Beginning in the least stressful way
That might mean starting visually, visiting the office informally, or letting your child see the space before being asked to participate.
Making room for sensory needs.
We can consider lighting, smells, movement, comfort objects, breaks, and other details that help the nervous system feel safer
Adjusting the course as your child guides us
If your child does not have the spoons that day, we can slow down, shift focus, or find another way forward
Offering choices without overwhelm
I share a thoughtful range of resources and options— a buffet not a mandate-at a pace that feels manageable for your family.
01 · PLAY THERAPY
A relationship where your child can be fully themselves
Flexible, play-based, neurodiversity-affirming therapy that meets vulnerability and dysregulation with safety, connection, and curiosity - not pressure to perform or comply.
02 · NEURODEVELOPMENTAL & AUTISM ASSESSMENT
Understanding - not a list of deficits
A collaborative, strengths-aware evaluation designed to make sense of your child’s individual profile. The report becomes a practical roadmap for understanding, accommodations, and advocacy.
03 · CAREGIVER THERAPY & SUPPORT GROUP
A place for parents to feel understood
Connection either with me or other parents navigating a different kind of parenting journey - without judgment, simple fixes, or the expectation that you should have it all figured out.
4 · SIBLING SUPPORT GROUP
Space for siblings’ experiences, too
A supportive setting where siblings can connect, express what family life feels like for them, and make room for their own needs and perspectives.
Let’s Work Together
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