Consultation, Supervision & Training

Whether you’re a therapist working with neurodivergent clients, a pre-licensure therapist seeking supervision, or an organization wanting to deepen trauma-informed, ND-affirming practices, we offer supervision, consultation, and training designed to meet you where you are.

This work is grounded in lived experience, clinical expertise, and a commitment to culturally humble, anti-pathologizing care.

Who This Is For

Professional support is available for:

Therapists & Mental Health Clinicians working with autistic, ADHD, AuDHD, or trauma-impacted clients who want to 1) Learn or strengthen ND-affirming frameworks; 2) Get help with cases involving ND masking, shutdown, or burnout; 3) Need guidance on trauma-informed methods; 4) Want to integrate lived-experience-informed practice

Pre-Licensure Therapists (social workers and professional counselors) in Oregon seeking supervision toward licensure

Clinical Supervisors, Group Practices, & Agencies supporting clinicians with ND clients, building ND-affirming policies & care models, and/or Implementing trauma-informed systems

Educators, Schools & Youth Programs wanting staff training, needing help understanding emotional/behavioral needs, or replacing compliance models with relational ones

Organizations, Programs & Community Groups wanting custom workshops or trainings, looking to create inclusive, accessible environments, or developing ND-friendly structures for staff & clients

If you or your team support neurodivergent or trauma-impacted individuals, this work is for you.

I can help with:

  • Consultation

    If you are a therapist, physician, or other healthcare professional with a neurodivergent client/patient, consultation can be an alternative to referring out (to resources that don’t really exist). You keep your client/patient, can improve your care quality and effectiveness, and become more confident and competent at working with an important and underserved population.

  • Clinical Supervision

    I am qualified to supervise therapists working toward licensure (LCSW or LPC) in Oregon. I’m especially excited about helping neurodivergent therapists and/or those seeking to learn neurodiversity-affirming therapy. We’re in short supply. I hope to help address that shortage.

  • Training in Neurodiversity Issues

    I can provide training and ongoing consultation to organizations and workplaces of any kind who are seeking to be more welcoming, effective, and understanding toward neurodivergent customers, employees, and stakeholders.

  • Public Speaking

    I’ve spoken to audiences as large as 1500 individuals, and am comfortable using a mixture of neuroscience, anecdote, humor, self-disclosure, and clinical experience to explain complex subjects in relatable, impactful ways.

  • School District Support

    School districts often have students and families with complex problems involving neurodiversity and/or trauma. These sometimes can create legal, regulatory, and staff issues – as well as concerns for students and families. As a former school-based therapist with extensive experience in multiple districts, I can provide an outside, non-litigative, confidential perspective to help reduce the likelihood of costly and complicated problems - and potentially improve outcomes.

  • Medical Group/Hospital Training

    Any healthcare organization inevitably has neurodivergent clients - often they (we) need a disproportionate amount of care and are especially difficult to treat. Even basic communication can sometimes be a challenge, as well as compliance, attendance, and complaints. Why? And how do you help this population? Chances are even the doctors and administrators have minimal training in autism or ADHD. The staff, even less so.

    I can help.

MY QUALIFICATIONS

I combine professional and lived experience in a unique package

Areas of expertise

·      Autism and Aspergers

·      ADHD

·      PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance / Pervasive Drive for Autonomy)

·      2E (Twice-Exceptional, i.e., both “gifted” and neurodivergent)

·      Neurodiversity affirming care

·      Complex, childhood, and family trauma

·      Neuropsychology of neurodiversity and trauma

·      Stress and burnout (and recovery)

·      Mental health issues in schools

·      Trauma informed care

·      Adverse Childhood Experiences

·      Parent/caregiver education

·      Issues affecting teachers/educators, healthcare professionals, and caregivers – including toxic stress and burnout

·      Integration of various therapeutic modalities, including Brainspotting, Trauma-Focused CBT, Attachment Regulation and Competency, psychedlic-assisted therapy, sensory-driven and polyvagal approaches, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, family systems, humanistic and existential, and others

Why hire me?

  • Proven: Consistent track record of excellence as a therapist.

  • Accredited: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (licensed in or authorized to practice in 6 states). Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist (CASDCS), Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP), Certified Family Trauma Professional (CFTP). Certified Brainspotting Practitioner (level 3).

  • Experienced: 10+ years working with autism, ADHD, PDA, complex trauma, and interpersonal violence, as well as a wide range of other mental health issues in multiple settings, including secure residential treatment, community mental health agencies, school-based therapy, and private practice. I have also served on the Board of a mental health agency, including two terms as Board President.

  • Mentor: Clinical Supervisor (Oregon only) – social workers and professional counselors. Have been a highly regarded manager, trainer, and supervisor in various professional settings for more than 30 years

  • Lived Experience: Diagnosed autistic in 2024 at age 56, self-identify as an internalizing PDAer and Twice-Exceptional (2E). Many family members and friends in various areas of the healthcare world, from physicians and therapists to alternative care providers and nurses, from healthcare administrators to nursing home owners.

  • Familiar with schools and healthcare systems: 6 years of experience as a school-based mental health therapist. Former management consultant and project leader for leading insurance and healthcare companies, including Fortune 500 insurers and multinational firms. Former Board President of a community mental health agency.

  • Compelling: Trainer and presenter with experience in groups ranging from 2 to 1500 – including C-Suite officers of Fortune 500 companies.

  • Highly reviewed: My most recent client for training and presentation work called me the “most highly reviewed trainer we’ve ever had.”

  • Qualified: Graduated cum laude from Harvard University (B.A., Literature, 1991; magna cum laude in department), later earned 2 master’s degrees – MFA in Writing (Fiction) from Pacific University, and MSW from Simmons University.

  • Easy to work with: Compassionate, kind, non-judgmental, articulate, and able to explain complex concepts in understandable language with humor, connection, and clarity.

  • Approachable: Clients most recently rated me 9.4 out of 10 on responsiveness to their needs, and 9.1 on accessibility.

Costs

  • Base rate: $85 per 20 minutes for case consultation and coaching. (Note to therapists and healthcare professionals: your time, although not my fee, might be billable to the client/patient as an interprofessional consultation or environmental intervention, depending on client’s insurance, defraying the cost.)

  • Clinical supervision for pre-licensed therapists in Oregon: $175/hour. Depending on your circumstances, this might be deductible on your taxes or reimbursable through your employer; please consult the relevant experts.

  • Trainings, speaking engagements, group education: negotiable based on size of group, nature of the material,, location, duration, and other factors.

If you’re seeking consultation, supervision, or training that honors neurodivergence, trauma, and the complexity of human experience, I’d love to collaborate with you.

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