®Neurodivergent Therapist in Phoenix
Telehealth therapy · Phoenix, Arizona · AZ License #LMFT-17476
Neurodivergent Therapist in Phoenix
Phoenix's neurodivergent community is large, spread across the Valley, and chronically underserved by affirming providers. Telehealth therapy for autistic adults, late-diagnosed ADHD, and AuDHD folx — no commute across the 520 required.
Neurodivergent-Led Therapy for Phoenix 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 Phoenix and across Arizona.
Phoenix clients often present with significant provider fatigue — having seen multiple therapists who used deficit-based frameworks. ASU's neurodiversity research culture has created a more informed self-advocacy community, particularly among younger adults.
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 Phoenix
The Phoenix metro (Maricopa County) has one of the highest autism prevalence rates in the Southwest. ASU's Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Institute is a major research hub. The Valley's sprawl makes telehealth essential — many clients are in Mesa, Tempe, Scottsdale, or Chandler with limited access to affirming providers in their immediate area.
Insurance Accepted in Arizona
Out-of-network superbills available for other plans.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you work with clients in Mesa, Tempe, Scottsdale, or Chandler?
Yes — all sessions are telehealth, so your location in the Valley doesn't matter. Whether you're in central Phoenix, the East Valley, or further out in Surprise or Gilbert, you can access affirming neurodivergent therapy without a cross-town commute.
I've seen therapists before who focused on my deficits. Is your approach different?
Yes, fundamentally. I use a neurodiversity-affirming, strengths-based framework — which means we start from the premise that your brain is a valid variation of human neurology, not a disorder to be fixed. We work with your actual strengths and challenges, not a deficit checklist. Many Phoenix clients come in with provider fatigue from exactly the kind of experience you're describing.
What is ASU's connection to neurodiversity research, and does that affect Phoenix's ND community?
ASU's Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Institute is one of the leading neurodiversity research centers in the Southwest. Its presence in Tempe has contributed to a more informed self-advocacy culture in the Phoenix metro — many clients arrive having read recent research and already having a sophisticated understanding of their own neurology.
Do you work with demand avoidance (PDA) presentations?
Yes. Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) — or the Demand Avoidance profile — is a significantly underrecognized presentation that many Phoenix clients have identified in themselves after years of being misunderstood. I work with PDA-profile autistic adults using autonomy-supportive, low-demand therapeutic approaches.
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 Phoenix or anywhere in Arizona. Mon–Wed 9am–3pm, Thu–Fri 9am–1pm CST.