Therapy for ADHD and autism in Nashville and Franklin
ADHD and autism are not problems to fix. Therapy here is about understanding how your mind works and making daily life fit it better. Sessions are available at both offices and online, and nobody will ask you to mask.
Which neurodivergence concerns can therapy help with?
Two areas, and plenty of people sit in both. Each section below explains what the experience can look like, what therapy aims to change, and who here works with it.
ADHD
Attention that behaves differently than you were told it should: starting tasks, finishing them, and managing time and energy.
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Autism
A different way of processing sensory information, social cues, and routine, which can be exhausting to carry in spaces built for other people.
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What does ADHD feel like?
ADHD is not a lack of effort or willpower. It affects attention, motivation, time, and emotional regulation, and many adults are only recognized after years of assuming they were simply not trying hard enough.
What it can look like
Starting a task and then not finishing it, losing hours to one thing and none to another, a messy trail of half read messages, or a day that collapses by 2pm.
What therapy aims to change
Not a different personality. Systems that fit your brain rather than a schedule built for someone else, and less shame about the parts that have always been this way.
How it is usually worked with
Neurodivergent affirming therapy, often alongside IFS or somatic work when anxiety or old criticism sits underneath. Your clinician will not ask you to mask or perform a version of yourself that costs more than it gives.
What does autism feel like in daily life?
Autism is a way of experiencing the world, not a condition to cure. What often brings people to therapy is the cost of living in environments that were not designed for how they process things.
What it can look like
Sensory overload that builds through the day, needing recovery time after ordinary events, missing social rules that seem obvious to everyone else, or months of masking that leave nothing left.
What therapy aims to change
More room to be yourself and less energy spent performing. That can include recognizing your own limits, communicating needs, and reworking relationships that only worked while you were uncomfortable.
How it is usually worked with
Neurodivergent affirming therapy, with room for sensory and communication preferences. Sessions can be structured, use written reflection, or allow movement, and the clinician will ask what actually helps rather than assume.
Which therapists work with ADHD and autism?
Three clinicians here work with neurodivergence, in person in Nashville or Franklin, or online. Each works affirmingly, so you will not be asked to train yourself out of being who you are.
What do people ask about ADHD and autism?
The questions that come up most often before a first appointment, answered directly.
Do I need a diagnosis before I can start therapy?
No. You can start therapy without a formal diagnosis, and many people arrive unsure. If an assessment would be useful, we will say so and explain what it would change.
Is therapy trying to make me less autistic or less ADHD?
No. The work is affirming, which means understanding your needs and building a life that accommodates them, rather than teaching you to pass as neurotypical.
Can therapy help if I was diagnosed as an adult?
Yes, and it is one of the most common reasons people contact us. Late recognition often brings relief and grief together, and both have somewhere to go in the work.
Do you work with parents of neurodivergent children?
Yes. Parents can attend alongside their child, come for family sessions, or meet a clinician on their own. Tell us who the appointment is for and we will suggest what usually fits.
How do I start therapy for ADHD or autism?
Request an appointment and we will arrange a free 15 minute phone call. You can say what daily life actually looks like, ask who works affirmingly, and decide afterwards whether to book. Sessions start at $150 an hour, insurance is accepted, and online sessions are available.