Therapy for Autistic and ADHD Adults
Beginning Here
You may have spent years trying to push through
Many clients arrive feeling exhausted from constantly compensating.
You may:
- overthink conversations long after they end
- feel emotionally overloaded by everyday life
- struggle to recover from stress or conflict
- feel disconnected from your body, needs, or emotions
- cycle through burnout repeatedly
- appear capable externally while privately overwhelmed
- wonder why things seem harder for you than they appear to for others
Some clients come with formal diagnoses. Others are questioning, self-identifying, or beginning to understand themselves differently later in life.
You do not need to have everything figured out before reaching out.
A Different Perspective
A neuroaffirming approach
This work is grounded in the belief that ADHD and autism are not problems to erase.
Rather than focusing on forcing yourself to appear more “normal,” therapy may help you better understand:
- your nervous system sensory and emotional overwhelm
- masking and overfunctioning
- shutdown and burnout patterns
- boundaries and self-trust
- the ways stress and survival responses live in the body
Many neurodivergent adults already understand themselves intellectually. The harder part is often learning how to slow down enough to notice what your system actually needs.
Mind & Body Together
Somatic therapy
Somatic therapy includes the body and nervous system as part of the therapeutic process
For many autistic and ADHD adults, stress is not only cognitive. It may show up physically through tension, fatigue, shutdown, restlessness, dissociation, hypervigilance, or chronic overwhelm.
Therapy may include gentle attention to:
- body awareness
- nervous system regulation
- emotional pacing
- grounding and safety
- recognizing activation before overwhelm escalates
The approach is collaborative and gradual. You will not be pushed faster than your system can tolerate.
Finding the Right Fit
This work may be a good fit if
You are diagnosed, self-identifying, or questioning ADHD or autism
You feel chronically overwhelmed or burned out
You are highly sensitive to stress, conflict, or sensory input
You have felt misunderstood in past therapy
You are tired of masking or overfunctioning
You want therapy that feels gentler, slower, and more connected to the body
Getting Started
You can begin by submitting a brief inquiry form. If it seems like a potential fit, Maura will follow up to schedule a consultation. The consultation process is intended to help determine whether this approach aligns with your needs and goals.