Therapist Resources

Welcome! This is a list of my top recommended resources for clinicians.

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• Books I highly recommend for an up-to-date understanding of Autism (not just for those doing assessments!)

  • Is this Autism? A Guide for Clinicians and Everyone Else by Henderson, Wayland, & White - Bookshop.org

  • Is this Autism? A Companion Guide for Diagnosing by Henderson, Wayland, & White - Bookshop.org

  • The Adult Autism Assessment Handbook by Hartman, O’Donnell-Killen, Kavanaugh, Day, & Azevedo - Bookshop.org

• The Neuroaffirming Therapy Handbook: A Practitioner’s Guide to Working with Autism and ADHD by Essy Knopf

• A shorter option for starting to learn about Autistic client experiences in seeking therapy: https://www.autistictherapistdirectory.com/post/when-therapy-doesn-t-work-an-autistic-search-for-a-good-fit-therapist

• EMDR with Complex Truama by Thomas Zimmerman (free PDF available for those who need it!) - Bookshop.org — also see ThomasZimmerman.us for links to his many other free and paid resources, trainings, and consultations

• A fantastic book on relationships (including monogamous ones) that addresses trauma and attachment, inclusive of poly/CNM relationships is Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy by Jessica Fern - Bookshop.org

• Bobbi-Jo Molokken offers great ADHD trainings and consultation (group and individual options)

• Jessica Hogan’s practice offers neuro-affirming assessment consultation at The Divergent Clinician

• Educational/support Facebook groups for clinicians:

  • For all clinicians to learn about neurodivergence: Therapists Supporting Neurodiversity

  • For ADHD clinicians: Clinicians, Counselors, and Social Workers with ADHD

  • For Autistic clinicians: Autistic Counsellors and Psychotherapists

• My Mentaya vs. Thrizer Flow Chart - done-for-you OON claim submission options I use, sorted by deductible status, client vs. therapist submission, method of reimbursement, and client fees. (I’m sorry that this is not yet updated for accessibility—please contact me for alternate ways to receive this information.)
  
  I like that they both fight claim denials, and I’ve had good experiences with customer support for both, except for when there was a clerical error that wasn’t caught until very late with Mentaya. As of this posting, neither charges therapist fees for the services on this chart, just credit card processing fees like you’d have elsewhere (updated 1/18/26)
  
  I don’t make any guarantees this is 100% correct, but it’s my best understanding after looking things over quite a bit (last updated in fall of 2025). Please feel free to contact me if you see errors or if the image is not accessible!

  Here’s another comparison (note, it’s from Thrizer, so there’s a possibiltity of bias). https://www.thrizer.com/post/out-of-network-therapy-billing-thrizer-reimbursify-mentaya-or-advekit?_kx=lqxm2kqn6exUJE8fjk3rT3oP4bC8OeVhP4g7TRfeJVDPN3cB3NBomQEwYSF3gq3H.VZ3S7S
  

• Below are my re-framed and re-phrased affirming versions of the DSM diagnostic criteria for ADHD and Autism, which I use in my assessment reports to help my clients navigate resources that require identification through the medical model. Click the corresponding image to download either PDF. (These are subject to change because I edit everything forever.)

  Accessible versions will be available by default in the future. For now, please contact me for accessible alterantives.