Evidence-Based Therapy for ADHD, Autism, OCD & Anxiety
I provide telehealth therapy across New York State using evidence-based approaches for ADHD, autism, OCD, anxiety, depression, and trauma. Each intervention is adapted for neurodivergent adults with attention to sensory needs, executive functioning, masking, and nervous system capacity.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT helps you map thoughts, emotions, and behaviors and build practical strategies that fit your real environment.
Less “debate the thought,” more: reduce overload, increase support, and change the pattern.
- Concrete language and clear next steps
- Visual tools: scales, maps, templates, checklists
- Predictable structure to reduce cognitive load
- Executive function support built into planning
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
DBT is a practical skills toolkit for intense emotions, shutdowns/meltdowns, and relationship stress.
We treat intensity as information — not a flaw.
- Sensory-based distress tolerance (temperature, texture, movement)
- Stimming recognized as valid regulation
- Meltdown/shutdown early-warning + recovery plans
- Interpersonal skills without forcing masking
Trauma-Informed Therapy
Trauma-informed therapy supports safety, regulation, and processing at your pace — especially after years of masking.
For many neurodivergent adults, trauma is cumulative — chronic invalidation counts.
- ND-specific micro-traumas recognized
- Regulation + safety first, processing second
- No forced retelling; pacing is collaborative
- Somatic options when words aren’t accessible
Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP)
ERP helps your brain learn anxiety can rise and fall without rituals, checking, reassurance-seeking, or avoidance.
We distinguish OCD compulsions from sensory needs and regulation routines.
- Careful differentiation: OCD vs sensory coping
- Consent-based, gradual exposure hierarchy
- Pacing matched to nervous system capacity
- Targets distressing rituals — not all routines
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
ACT helps you stop fighting your brain and move toward your values — even when discomfort is present.
Your values guide treatment — not neurotypical “shoulds.”
- Concrete values work (menus, prompts, examples)
- Defusion for sticky thoughts and rumination
- Mindfulness adapted for attention variability
- Authenticity + unmasking supported
Behavioral Activation (BA)
BA helps you rebuild momentum with small, meaningful actions — reconnecting you to reward and support without pushing past capacity.
We plan around energy, sensory load, and recovery time — not hustle culture.
- Energy accounting instead of productivity pressure
- Activities matched to real capacity
- Special interests as re-entry points
- Rest treated as an active therapeutic step