Frequently Asked Questions
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It's probably a good fit if any of these
sound familiar:
You're bright and capable, but school or work still feels like a constant struggle
You were diagnosed later in life, and you're still making sense of how your brain works
You're exhausted/burnt out in a way that sleep doesn't fix
You're navigating chronic health conditions alongside neurodivergence, and you need
support that understands how the two work together
You know what you need to do, but starting it feels almost impossible
Overwhelm comes on fast, and bringing yourself back down is hard
You used to be able to handle it all, and now you can't, and you don't know why
Everyday tasks like cooking, cleaning, and errands feel harder to stay on top of than they should
You can do the work itself, but planning, organizing, and meeting deadlines is where things fall apart
If you saw yourself in that list, occupational therapy will likely help.
The best way to know for sure is to book a free 15-minute consult, so we can talk it through together and figure out if it's the right fit.
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No. I'm a private-pay, out-of-network provider, so I don't bill insurance directly.
I can give you a superbill, which is an itemized receipt you can submit to your insurance company for possible out-of-network reimbursement, depending on your plan.
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Yes. Alongside clinical care, I offer non-clinical services that support community integration and daily living skills, and these can be paid for through self-determination funding.
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It starts with a free 15-minute consultation, a call to talk through your current challenges and what you're interested in working on.
From there, we figure out the best next steps together.
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No, a formal diagnosis is not required. If you relate to traits of neurodivergence but haven't been formally diagnosed, that's completely okay.
We work with what you're actually experiencing day-to-day, not a label on paper.
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In short, I always say psychotherapy is about the processing, and occupational therapy is about the doing.
Both matter, and they work well together.
Talk therapy helps you unpack emotions, and occupational therapy helps you turn that understanding into routines, systems, and skills you can use in daily life.
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Autistic burnout is a syndrome understood as resulting from a chronic accumulation of stressors inherent to the autistic experience, combined with insufficient access to support to relieve that load. It leads to a prolonged loss of function affecting daily life and overall well-being, defined by three core features:
Pervasive, chronic fatigue
Decline in function and loss of previously held skills and abilities
Reduced tolerance for sensory and social input.
(Raymaker et al., 2020)
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ADHD burnout is a nervous system shutdown - a state of mental, emotional, and physical exhaustion driven by the ongoing energy demands of managing ADHD symptoms and executive dysfunction over time. It builds from months of pushing yourself just to keep up with everyday life, until your ability to cope quietly runs out.
It shows up as
Constant fatigue and low energy
Worsening ADHD symptoms
Drop in motivation
Emotional dysregulation