FAQs
What services do you offer?
I provide neurodiversity-affirming and inclusive assessments focused on Autism and ADHD for adults, however, these assessments require I have a strong ability to distinguish between ADHD, Autism, Mood Disorders, Borderline Personality Disorder, and complex trauma histories. My approach integrates clinical tools, lived experience, narrative exploration, and a deep understanding of masking, camouflaging, and late-identified neurodivergence among queer, trans, and gender-expansive people, women, and others historically excluded from diagnosis.
I also provide groups that span the process of becoming curious about neurodivergence in your life, processing a new diagnosis, and (coming soon!) groups for neurodivergent leaders!
How long is the assessment process?
Most assessments take 2–3 weeks from start to finish, depending on scheduling and whether you choose to include optional collateral information.
Do you offer what I need to get accommodations (school, work, disability services, etc.?)
In short - Maybe. I offer psychosocial assessments that focus on understanding, meaning-making, and self-integration, supporting you in connecting the dots of your lived experience, building language for your neurotype, and cultivating self-compassion and alignment. I have significant experience navigating accommodation culture and can provide ideas and recommendations for accommodations based on your experiences and areas you identify as wanting additional support.
Because I am an LICSW, I can provide a clinically sound autism diagnosis; however, some institutions require documentation from psychologists or medical providers, and my assessment model is not designed to meet those systems’ specific requirements. I am currently investigating partnering with other providers to be able to offer this as needed.
If you need an evaluation for accommodations, disability certification, or other formal services, I will readily provide referrals to clinicians who specialize in that work and have a lens for less traditionally recognized presentations of autism, ADHD, and other neurodivergence.
Why do you use a private-pay model? Isn’t that inequitable?
Private pay, or not taking insurance, is inequitable in many ways.
I name this directly because transparency matters, especially given the systemic barriers many neurodivergent, queer, and trans people face in accessing affirming assessment.
I use private pay because insurance companies often require narrow, deficit-based criteria, restrict the tools I can use, and do not reimburse for the time needed to conduct a holistic, person-centered, culturally responsive assessment. A private-pay model allows me to:
Spend more time with each client
Use strengths-based, neurodiversity-affirming tools
Honor identity and context
Provide a detailed, integrative report rather than meeting insurance documentation requirements
I also recognize the burden this creates and try my best to offset this by offering a sliding scale (more information below) and providing a superbill on request for people to use out-of-network benefits.
Beyond this, I do work in a policy-making space to reduce disparities for Minnesotans on Medicaid (MA), and it would be unethical for me to accept MA as a person who is informing policy and rate setting.
How do you determine the costs of assessments?
A neurodiversity-affirming, identity-informed assessment takes time, care, and depth. Unlike traditional diagnostic models that rely on quick checklists or deficit-based tools, I take a relational, narrative, and contextual approach. This means I spend many hours before and after our sessions reviewing your history, making meaning of your lived experiences, and integrating what emerges into a clinically sound, human-centered understanding of your neurotype.
For every hour we spend together, there are often several hours of behind-the-scenes work that go into:
Reviewing your intake materials and inventories
Interpreting screening tools in context (gender, culture, masking, trauma)
Synthesizing patterns across your life
Incorporating collateral perspectives
Preparing a thoughtful feedback session
Writing summary or full narrative reports (when included)
Assessments for neurodivergent adults, especially queer, trans, and gender-expansive adults, are complex because traditional tools often fail to reflect our lived experience. My pricing reflects the time, labor, clinical expertise, and care required to offer an affirming, accurate, and grounded assessment that honors your story rather than reducing you to a checklist.
Do you offer a sliding fee scale?
I do! I offer a sliding scale because I don’t want cost to be the barrier that prevents someone from getting clarity and support.
I offer three rate options for each tier: full fee, equity rate (15% discount), and community access rate (30% discount). You are invited to choose the rate that aligns with your financial circumstances, caregiving responsibilities, and access to resources. No documentation is required to access the sliding fee options.
A limited number of equity-rate and community-access assessment slots are available. Due to high demand, I prioritize reduced-fee slots for individuals facing systemic barriers to diagnosis, including Black, Indigenous, and people of color, LGBTQIA2S+, and disabled community members. If those slots are full, I maintain a waitlist and will contact you as soon as the next one opens. Please reach out for more information about sliding fee options.
Can I submit a superbill to my insurance for reimbursement?
Yes. While I do not bill insurance directly, I can provide a superbill upon request. A superbill is a detailed receipt you can submit to your insurance company to request out-of-network reimbursement.
Please note that reimbursement is not guaranteed and varies by plan; I encourage people to check their out-of-network benefits first.
How do I make payments for services?
Payment is due when scheduling your assessment session. If spreading the cost out is helpful, a two-payment option is available: half at scheduling, and the remaining half before the feedback session and final report.
Payment is collected through a secure online payment service with Simple Practice.