If you have spent your life feeling misunderstood, masking who you are, overwhelmed by anxiety or obsessions, or pressured by therapy approaches that felt too rigid or compliance-focused, you are not alone. My work is centered around helping neurodivergent individuals reconnect with themselves in ways that feel safe and affirming.

I specialize in OCD, Autism, ADHD, PDA, anxiety, chronic illness, and neuroinflammatory conditions such as PANS/PANDAS and chronic Lyme disease. I also provide neuroaffirming autism and ADHD evaluations for adults in Maryland, with a focus on creating an evaluation process that feels collaborative and validating rather than pathologizing.

My path into this work began while working alongside a Lyme-literate physician supporting individuals experiencing psychiatric symptoms connected to infections, autoimmune conditions, and immune dysfunction. Through this experience, I saw firsthand how deeply interconnected physical and mental health truly are. Many of the individuals I worked with were struggling with OCD, anxiety, sensory overwhelm, and nervous system dysregulation that traditional mental health models often failed to fully understand. I have a deep understanding of the complex relationship between physical health, nervous system functioning, and mental health, particularly in autistic and ADHD individuals. This includes insight into co-occurring conditions such as Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), gastrointestinal disorders, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), mold-related illness, and post-infectious chronic conditions including Lyme disease, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), and Long COVID, and how these conditions can significantly impact emotional regulation, cognition, energy, stress tolerance, and overall wellbeing.

My passion for OCD treatment is also deeply personal. As someone with lived experience of Autism, ADHD, and OCD, I understand firsthand how neurodivergence can shape and fuel obsessive fears in ways that are often misunderstood or overlooked in traditional OCD treatment models. Being late-diagnosed helped me recognize how many of my OCD themes developed as attempts to make sense of undiagnosed sensory sensitivities, interoceptive difficulties, chronic masking, and executive functioning challenges. Sensory overwhelm and difficulty interpreting internal bodily sensations contributed to obsessions around contamination, health, and physical safety. Years of masking and hypervigilance around social expectations evolved into OCD themes centered on morality, harm, responsibility, and perfectionism. Executive functioning struggles and fear of making mistakes often reinforced obsessive doubt around negligence, failure, and causing harm.

After relying on exposure-based approaches throughout much of my life, discovering Inference-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT), alongside a deeper understanding of my autistic and ADHD identity, transformed my relationship with OCD and helped move it into a subclinical space. That experience changed not only my life, but the direction how I see and treat OCD.

Today, I am one of the early adopters of I-CBT in the United States and the founder of Zen Psychological Center and the I-CBT Online Learning Program, where I’ve trained thousands of clinicians in neuroaffirming approaches to OCD and neurodiversity. I am also a certified continuing education (CE) provider through Cognitive Behavioral Institute and PESI, where I teach therapists how to rethink OCD, ADHD, Autism, and the connection between neuroinflammatory conditions and mental health. I also authored the first ever I-CBT Workbook.

My approach to therapy is deeply collaborative and autonomy-centered. I understand that many neurodivergent individuals have spent years feeling pushed, misunderstood, or forced into systems that ignored their nervous system needs. Therapy with me is not about compliance, masking, or trying to make you appear “less autistic” or “less difficult.” Instead, we work together to better understand your brain, your nervous system, your fears, and the patterns that may be keeping you stuck.

I work from a neuroaffirming, anti-oppressive, and LGBTQ+ affirming lens. I believe healing happens when you feel safe enough to exist authentically, not when you are pressured to perform wellness for others.

Whether you are navigating OCD, burnout, sensory overwhelm, masking, chronic illness, demand avoidance, identity exploration, or years of feeling “too much” or “not enough,” my goal is to help you build a life that feels more connected, more authentic, and more fully your own.

Let’s discover the life that exists beyond masking, fear, and obsessions by reconnecting with your true self.