Therapy for ADHD & Autism in Portland & Milwaukie | Online Across OR
Neurodivergent-affirming care that honors your unique brain
Support for Neurodivergent Minds
At Link Therapy, we get what it’s like to live in a world that wasn’t built for your brain. You might be brilliant in some areas but feel drained by masking, managing overwhelm, or trying to meet expectations that don’t fit. Maybe you hyperfocus on what you love but struggle with everyday tasks, or crave connection but leave social situations anxious and exhausted. Perhaps you’ve even tried therapy before, only to feel worse when it focused on “fixing” you instead of understanding you.
Here, we focus on understanding your unique way of being in the world, approaching it with curiosity, patience, and care.
WHAT WE OFFER
Compassionate therapy tailored to the unique experiences of ADHD and Autistic adults.
People come to us navigating a wide range of experiences, including:
Late ADHD or autism diagnosis and everything that comes with it
Burnout, including autistic burnout, which is its own distinct experience
Masking, unmasking, and the exhaustion of performing neurotypicality
Emotional dysregulation and rejection sensitive dysphoria
Executive dysfunction and its impact on daily life, relationships, and self-worth
Perfectionism and people-pleasing rooted in years of trying to over compensate
Anxiety and depression connected to neurodivergent experience
Trauma, including the relational and systemic kind that comes from years of being misunderstood
Identity exploration and rebuilding self-concept after diagnosis
Navigating relationships, work, and environments that weren't designed for your neurotype
OUR APPROACH
We don't ask you to adapt to therapy. We adapt therapy to you.
In practice that means sessions that flex to meet your nervous system on any given day. It means we don't pathologize stimming, tangents, silence, or the need to move. It means we offer structure when structure helps and loosen it when it doesn't. It means we take sensory needs seriously — quiet, low-stimulation spaces, predictable transitions, and genuine attentiveness to what helps you feel regulated enough to do the actual work.
We draw from a range of modalities that tend to be particularly well-suited to neurodivergent clients, including: Somatic therapy and polyvagal theory, Internal Family Systems (IFS), art therapy, ACT, DBT, depth work, psychodynamic approaches, strengths-based and solution-focused approaches.
A QUICK NOTE ON MASKING
Many of our clients, particularly those who received a diagnosis later in life or share multiple margalinized identities, have spent years, sometimes decades, masking. Suppressing natural behaviors, mirroring others, performing neurotypicality so consistently that they lost track of where the mask ended and they began.
Unmasking is not a simple or linear process. It can bring enormous relief and also significant grief and disorientation. It can affect relationships, careers, and your sense of identity in ways that take time to integrate. We hold that process with care, without rushing it, and without any expectation about what lies on the other side.
FAQ
We know that starting therapy can feel like a big step, and it’s normal to have questions about how it all works. Here, you’ll find answers to some of the most common questions we hear from new clients.
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Not at all. Many clients come in without formal diagnoses—they’re simply looking for support with focus, sensory overload, burnout, executive function challenges, or other experiences that feel related to neurodivergence.
Whether you’re curious, questioning, or just resonate with traits of ADHD, ASD, or AuDHD, we can help you explore what feels true for you. If it’s helpful, we can also support you in a formal assessment or testing process as part of your journey.
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It means we see your brain as it is—different, not broken. We honor your strengths, support your challenges, and help you find strategies that actually fit your life, without forcing you to mask or meet neurotypical expectations.
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Yes. We can absolutely work together on things like executive function, managing overwhelm, navigating sensory sensitivities, and preventing burnout.
Alongside practical strategies, we also make space to explore how you relate to your neurodivergence and the feelings that often come with living in a world not always built for differences—like shame, frustration, loneliness, or perfectionism.
GET IN TOUCH
You deserve a space where all parts of you are honored.
If you’re ready to connect with an affirming, knowledgeable LGBTQIA+ therapist in Portland or Milwaukie or virtually across Oregon, we’d love to hear from you!