What Makes My Approach Different?

 

My practice is unique in that I have the education and training to integrate medical, biopsychosocial, psychiatric, and neuropsychological perspectives into my assessment process. This may include ordering and interpreting lab work to rule out medical conditions that can mimic psychiatric or neurodevelopmental concerns, as well as gene-drug testing (pharmacogenetic testing) to assess how genetic factors may influence your response to psychiatric medications.

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I provide medication consultations and, when appropriate, offer ongoing medication management to ensure treatment is personalized, streamlined, and effective.

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I offer working memory enhancement training through Cogmed.

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My evaluations are neuroaffirming—they don’t reinforce the idea that something is missing or broken. Instead, they highlight strengths and provide practical recommendations to help you or your child thrive. This is about understanding and celebrating how your brain works, not pathologizing it.

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Finding the right professionals to support you can be overwhelming. I remove that burden by connecting you with trusted specialists, including therapists, executive function coaches, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, tutors, private school admissions specialists, and college counselors.

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Commitment to Client Rights

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Recent federal initiatives, including the creation of the Make America Healthy Again Commission, have advanced deeply concerning narratives about autism and other forms of neurodivergence.

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The Secretary of Health and Human Services has publicly stated that autism is caused by environmental toxins, framed it as a preventable and curable disease, and suggested that autistic individuals are incapable of leading "normal" lives, including participating in relationships, employment, and civic life. These assertions are not only scientifically unsound but fundamentally dehumanizing.

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Framing autism and other neurodivergent identities as public health crises to be eradicated threatens the rights, dignity, and existence of millions of people. Efforts to mandate surveillance, intervention, or corrective treatment without consent reflect a profound misunderstanding of human diversity and a dangerous move toward medicalized social control.

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My practice affirms that neurodivergence, including autism, is a natural and valid part of human variation. I stand firmly against any policy that seeks to pathologize, monitor, or "treat" neurodivergent individuals as problems to be solved. Every person deserves the right to autonomy, informed consent, respect, and access to private, supportive, non-coercive care.

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​I remain committed to protecting the rights and dignity of neurodivergent individuals and will continue to advocate for ethical care models that honor individuality rather than impose harmful conformity.