Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting interpersonal interactions and cognitive, social, communication, and motor skills. It also may lead to specific behaviors and interests. People’s experiences of ASD can vary greatly. For this reason, counseling interventions for individuals with ASD also range in their purpose and intent.
Available Treatment Options
Most mental health professionals agree that early intervention for people with ASD leads to better outcomes. Therapists may reduce problematic behaviors and improve communication, social skills, and sensory skills. Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) is a type of behavioral therapy that counselors use specifically to increase desired behaviors and reduce undesired ones. Counselors may use Play Therapy to increase awareness of emotions and social skills and Speech-Language Therapy to improve communication skills.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Autism
As a solution-focused therapist, my goal is to help you uncover your true potential and lead a life that is worth celebrating. While we can't change difficult situations of the past, we can work together to better understand and resolve challenges in your life. By applying complementary therapy approaches and techniques, we will unearth long-standing behavior patterns or negative perceptions th...
Hello, and welcome! Are you experiencing anger, anxiety, fear or sadness? Are you feeling that you have to withdraw from the world? I invite you to join me on a journey to destination reinvent for ages 14-19, adults and elderly 65+. If you are at the crossroads of fear, loneliness, and sadness; detours of emptiness, indecisions, and failure; roadblocks of disbelief, financial strains, and perso...
Would you like to reconnect to your authentic self? Are you fed up with doing the same things that don't work? As a therapist, I provide a safe place to become curious about experiences that burden you from enjoying your life. Do you want to stop criticizing yourself? Do you want to find relief from extreme behaviors, anxiety, and depression? Possibly you feel isolated from others or altered by...
Are you not feeling like yourself? Are feeling stuck, depressed or anxious? Are you suffering from trauma and can't move forward with your life? Are you having relationship issues with loved one, friends or family? Do you just want to FEEL Better? Let's get your life back! My main goal in counseling is to help you on your journey to heal. Let's work together to build a healthy & fulfilling life...
( English | español ) Thomson Memory & Attention handles the evaluation, diagnosis, and therapy for Attention, Memory, Emotional, and Learning Difficulties. Some concerns may be ADHD, ADD, Alzheimer's Disease, Autism, Concussion, Dementia, Depression, Dyslexia, MS, Neurological Disorders, TBIs, and other concerns with cognition and psychological symptoms. We offer comprehensive diagnostic...
Overwhelming anxiety, depression, insomnia or unbalanced ? I invite you to take a journey, learn how to befriend your body. I utilize a Neuroaffective Relational Model (NARM) approach. The model targets: •affect regulation •attachment •attunement •interpersonal/social connection • body regulation. The model is "resource orientated", meaning towards your strengths and potentials, rather than...
My work is shaped by the knowledge that we all have the capacity to grow and learn through our life experiences. I believe that sometimes our most difficult experiences can bring us our greatest life lessons. I work collaboratively with children, adolescents, and adults to build on strengths, develop new strategies, and work to remove obstacles holding them back from reaching their fullest...
I have been a counselor for over thirty years. My background is diverse, there are few populations I have not worked with as yet. I specialize in trauma recovery, and anxiety management. Some of the clients in my past include; incarcerated teens, residential psychiatric hospital adolescents, gifted children, hospice patients, attachment disordered infants, chronic pain patients, depressed/anxio...
Are you tired of struggling to win at life but getting the same results over and over? Trying to change jobs or start a business but been unsuccessful? Feeling stuck in a rut emotionally no matter what you do? Have you considered that it is not in taking more action, but in thinking differently? I specialize in helping my clients to shift non-productive thinking patterns so that they get better...
C.H.A.R.T. your course for a better future! C - Change is challenging, difficult many times, and can be frustrating. Many people seek therapy because of feeling stuck, distressed, and see little hope for change. H - Hope - rekindling hope that with hard work positive changes can take place. A - Affirm - positive affirmation fosters a better outlook, combats self-criticism, counters negative...
Sometimes hard life circumstances and events lead to your brain working too fast, too slow, or out of sync. When you experience anxiety, depression, ADHD/ADD, sleep issues, or other related challenges, your brain is not working at its optimal level. We offer relief from these symptoms without the use of medication or traditional talk therapy. Neurofeedback is a drug-free solution to training yo...
ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS! For 20+ years I have had professional experiences of working with children and adults in education, mental health and bioenergetics. As a counselor, I provide a safe, nurturing, confidential and nonjudgemental environment to help you identify what is holding you back and give you the tools to live a rewarding and fullfilling life. I believe in the consideration of the "wh...
Over 25 years of success working effectively with children, youth, and older adolescents with severe behavioral challenges in New York public schools, residential facilities, and home environments. Reach students considered as unworkable using unique strategies, focusing on helping them reduce anger and oppositional defiant outbursts by establishing necessary coping skills that minimize their...
I approach therapy by adopting a stance of confronting situations non-judgmentally and with compassion, acknowledging that this work is about the person with whom I am working. My practice is built around partnership with my clients, working hard to establish the therapeutic alliance, taking cues of direction, pace and depth from the people with whom I work, and allowing for immediacy to inform...
Dr. Weldon has specialty training in school psychology and works with children from the toddler years though college age presenting with a variety of concerns including – areas related to development and/or behavioral concern, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorders, depression, anxiety, difficulties with peers/socialization, academic difficulties, and parenting. She...
