®Neurodivergent Therapist in Detroit
Telehealth therapy · Detroit, Michigan · MI License #4801116028
Neurodivergent Therapist in Detroit
Detroit's neurodivergent community carries the weight of a city that's been told it's broken — and knows better. Telehealth therapy for autistic adults, late-diagnosed ADHD, and AuDHD folx in Metro Detroit who are done with deficit narratives.
Neurodivergent-Led Therapy for Detroit 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 Detroit and across Michigan.
Detroit clients often bring a disability justice framework to therapy — they've been in community spaces that center neurodivergent identity politically, not just clinically. Therapy here often involves integrating that political identity with personal healing work.
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 Detroit
Detroit and Metro Detroit have a significant neurodivergent adult population, with strong community organizing in the disability justice space. Wayne State University has neurodiversity research programs. The city's economic history means many clients are navigating late diagnosis alongside financial stress and limited access to evaluation services.
Insurance Accepted in Michigan
Out-of-network superbills available for other plans.
Frequently Asked Questions
Detroit has a strong disability justice community. How does that show up in therapy?
Detroit's disability justice organizing has created a community of neurodivergent adults who understand their experience politically as well as personally. Therapy here often involves integrating that political framework with personal healing — honoring the anger and the advocacy while also doing the internal work. I don't ask clients to leave their politics at the door.
Do you work with clients in Ann Arbor, Dearborn, or the Metro Detroit suburbs?
Yes — telehealth means location in the metro doesn't matter. Ann Arbor, Dearborn, Warren, Livonia, Pontiac — anywhere in Michigan works. Many clients in the University of Michigan community (Ann Arbor) also find their way to me through the neurodiversity research network.
I can't afford a formal autism or ADHD evaluation. Can I still do therapy?
Absolutely. A formal diagnosis is not required to work with me. Many clients are self-identified, or have a strong clinical impression from a previous provider without a formal evaluation. We can work with your lived experience and self-knowledge. If you do want a formal evaluation, I can help you navigate lower-cost options in Michigan.
What does neurodivergent-affirming therapy actually mean in practice?
It means I start from the premise that your neurology is valid — not a disorder to be corrected. We don't work toward making you more neurotypical. We work toward understanding your actual needs, building a life that fits your brain, processing the harm that came from years of being told you were wrong, and developing genuine self-knowledge and self-advocacy skills.
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 Detroit or anywhere in Michigan. Mon–Wed 9am–3pm, Thu–Fri 9am–1pm CST.