®Neurodivergent Therapist in Austin
Telehealth therapy · Austin, Texas · TX License #205753
Neurodivergent Therapist in Austin
Austin's tech culture has made it one of the most openly neurodivergent cities in the country — and one of the most burnout-prone. Therapy for autistic adults, late-diagnosed ADHD, and AuDHD folx who are done masking in the 'weird' city that still expects you to perform.
Neurodivergent-Led Therapy for Austin Clients
Love Psychotherapy is a neurodivergent-owned, queer-owned telehealth practice. Mx. Love C. Dialogos (They/Them) is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Buddhist chaplain, and AAMFT-Approved Supervisor offering strengths-based, identity-affirming care to neurodivergent clients in Austin and across Texas.
Austin clients often present with tech-industry burnout layered over undiagnosed autism or ADHD. The city's 'keep Austin weird' identity can paradoxically create pressure to perform neurodivergence in palatable ways — therapy here often involves unmasking from the 'acceptable' version of neurodivergence.
Autism — Identity-Affirming
Autism therapy grounded in the neurodiversity paradigm. No ABA, no compliance training, no "fixing." We work with your actual experience — sensory, social, executive, and emotional.
ADHD — Emotional Dysregulation & RSD
ADHD therapy that goes beyond productivity tips. We work with emotional dysregulation, rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD), shame, and the identity wounds that accumulate before diagnosis.
AuDHD — The Intersection
The co-occurrence of autism and ADHD creates a specific experience that neither framework alone captures. AuDHD therapy holds both simultaneously — the rigidity and the impulsivity, the hyperfocus and the shutdown.
Late Diagnosis — Grief & Relief
Late diagnosis brings a complicated mix: relief at finally having language for your experience, and grief for the years you struggled without support. We work with both.
Autistic Burnout
Autistic burnout is a prolonged state of exhaustion and reduced functioning caused by chronic masking and overextension. Recovery is possible — but it requires a different kind of support than regular burnout.
Demand Avoidance / PDA Profile
The Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) profile is significantly underrecognized. Therapy uses autonomy-supportive, low-demand approaches that actually work for PDA-profile autistic adults.
Neurodivergent Community in Austin
Austin's tech and creative industries have a high concentration of undiagnosed and late-diagnosed neurodivergent adults. The city has a strong self-advocacy culture — many clients arrive already identifying as autistic or AuDHD before formal diagnosis. UT Austin has active neurodiversity research. The Austin Autism Society and CHADD Austin serve the metro.
Insurance Accepted in Texas
Out-of-network superbills available for other plans.
Frequently Asked Questions
I work in Austin's tech industry and I think I might be autistic. Where do I start?
Starting with therapy is often more useful than starting with a formal evaluation — especially if you're already fairly certain. We can work with your self-identified experience while you pursue a diagnosis if you want one. Many Austin tech workers come in having already done significant self-research; therapy is where we take that intellectual understanding and turn it into actual change.
Austin is supposed to be 'weird' and accepting. Why do I still feel like I'm masking?
Austin's 'keep it weird' culture is real, but it has limits — especially in professional contexts. The tech industry, startup culture, and even the creative scene have their own performance norms that can be just as exhausting for autistic and ADHD adults as more conventional environments. Therapy here often involves naming the specific ways Austin's culture asks you to perform, even while claiming to celebrate difference.
What is autistic burnout, and is it different from regular burnout?
Autistic burnout is a specific phenomenon — a prolonged state of exhaustion, reduced functioning, and increased autistic traits that results from chronic masking and overextension. It's different from regular burnout in that it often involves a loss of previously held skills and a much longer recovery time. Austin's high-intensity work culture makes it a common presenting issue.
Do you work with AuDHD clients — people who are both autistic and have ADHD?
Yes — AuDHD is one of my core specialties. The intersection of autism and ADHD creates a specific set of experiences that neither autism-only nor ADHD-only frameworks fully capture. Austin has a particularly high concentration of AuDHD adults in tech and creative fields, and I work with this presentation regularly.
Explore Neurodivergent Therapy
Learn more about the specific approaches and specialties available through Love Psychotherapy.
Ready to Start?
All sessions are telehealth — secure video from wherever you are in Austin or anywhere in Texas. Mon–Wed 9am–3pm, Thu–Fri 9am–1pm CST.