When the Parenting Doesn’t Taper Off

Therapy for Parents of High Functioning Autism

  • Depression

  • Worry

  • Guilt

  • Frustration

  • Helplessness

  • Hopelessness

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Who The Therapy is For

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A woman and a young man are smiling and talking at a table with a laptop, notebooks, pens, and coffee cups in a well-lit room with plants and shelves.

  • Parents whose adult child has been diagnosed with autism and want therapy and support for the future

  • Parrents who believe the diagnosis of autism was missed in their now adult child and need validation

  • Parents needing psychological support with “failure to launch”

  • Parents wrestling with the decision to support the adult child to move back home or to move out of the home

  • Parents worried about how their adult child will survive on their own

Why Independence Feels So Fragile for Neurodivergent Adults

Bar chart showing the percentage of autistic adults who stay in the same employment status for 8 years, with categories: stable unemployment (52%), stable employment (35%), increasing employment (8%), and decreasing employment (6%).

Source: Bury, S. M., Hedley, D., Uljarević, M., Li, X., Stokes, M. A., & Begeer, S. (2024). Employment profiles of autistic people: An 8-year longitudinal study. Autism, 28(9), 2322–2333.

What to Expect

  • A Comprehensive Review: your adult child’s neurodivergent profile, and its emotional toll on you.

  • Specialized Insight: what drives negative interactions between the two of you.

  • Actionable Guidance: practical recommendations you can start to use on Day 1.

  • Validation & Support: sharing grief, reducing guilt and worry, building acceptance.

Private Pay: This is a private-pay practice. I do not bill insurance directly, but I can provide a superbill for potential reimbursement from your insurance to you.