Who I work with…

Support for children:

My goal is to help your child better understand themselves, build self-trust, develop practical coping skills, and create a life that works with their brain rather than against it.

I often support families with children who:

  • Relate to experiences commonly associated with Autism, ADHD, PDA, or ODD.

  • Feel overwhelmed by school demands, social expectations, masking, and the pressure to keep up.

  • Experience chronic stress, burnout, anxiety, meltdowns, shutdowns, or emotional overwhelm.

  • Avoid school, therapy, self-care tasks, or everyday responsibilities because demands feel threatening, overwhelming, or incompatible with their need for autonomy.

  • Seem capable one moment and unable to cope the next, leaving parents confused about what is driving their behavior.

  • Become distressed when given directions, reminders, praise, rewards, consequences, or even requests they genuinely want to fulfill.

  • Get caught in ongoing power struggles around independence, responsibilities, boundaries, and expectations.

  • Use negotiation, distraction, avoidance, or refusal to regain a sense of control when they feel pressured.

  • Struggle with sibling relationships and the big feelings that can come with them, including anger, jealousy, grief, sadness, or resentment.

  • Feel deeply misunderstood and have difficulty communicating what they need.

Support for parents:

Parenting a neurodivergent child can be rewarding, but it can also be exhausting, confusing, and isolating. You don't have to figure it all out on your own. I work with parents to reduce conflict, strengthen connection, and develop strategies that feel both effective and sustainable.

Together, we can work on:

  • Supporting your child with homework, hygiene, sleep, eating, and daily routines without constant battles.

  • Understanding the nervous system and autonomy-related factors driving challenging behaviors.

  • Recognizing when behavior is rooted in stress, overwhelm, burnout, or demand sensitivity rather than defiance.

  • Moving beyond reward-and-consequence approaches that may unintentionally increase distress or resistance.

  • Managing your own stress, frustration, anger, and overwhelm.

  • Navigating co-parenting challenges and differences in parenting styles.

  • Addressing concerns about school, relationships, independence, and your child's future.

  • Responding to difficult statements such as "I hate myself," "I hate you," or "I don't want to be alive."

  • Exploring low-demand, collaborative, and PDA-informed approaches to parenting.

  • Building a relationship with your child that feels more connected and less adversarial.

Many of the strategies parents are told should work simply don't fit neurodivergent kids. My role is to help you understand what's happening beneath the surface and find approaches that support both your child and your family.