Amanda Cartwright (she/her)

I'm a Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist with a special interest in Pathological Demand Avoidance.

I help parents develop confidence in parenting strategies that work for their unique family dynamic.

Therapy for ADHD focuses on how your brain actually works, not forcing you into systems that fail. We target executive functioning, emotional regulation, and burnout. You’ll learn practical strategies for follow-through, reduce overwhelm, and understand the patterns driving procrastination and reactivity. The goal isn’t more discipline. It’s building a way of functioning that fits you.

Therapy for autism focuses on understanding your sensory, communication, and processing differences so life feels more manageable. We reduce overwhelm, support emotional regulation, and build skills that fit how your brain works. This is not about masking or “fixing” you. It’s about creating safety, clarity, and strategies that help you function with less stress and more confidence.

Parenting therapy helps you understand your child’s nervous system, reduce power struggles, and respond with strategies that actually work. You’ll move from constant overwhelm to clarity, build connection, and parent with more confidence instead of second-guessing every decision. I help parents develop confidence in parenting strategies that work for their unique family dynamic.

CBT for parents of neurodivergent children targets the thought loops driving stress, guilt, and reactivity. You’ll identify unhelpful beliefs, regulate your own nervous system, and shift how you respond in hard moments. This isn’t about controlling your child. It’s about changing your patterns so you parent with clarity, consistency, and less emotional burnout.

Psychodynamic therapy helps you understand how your own history, attachment patterns, and unconscious expectations shape how you parent your neurodivergent child. We explore triggers, guilt, and emotional patterns beneath the surface so you stop reacting on autopilot. The goal is deeper awareness, stronger connection, and parenting from intention instead of old conditioning.

ACT helps you stop fighting your internal experience so you can show up as the parent you want to be. You’ll learn to accept difficult thoughts and emotions without letting them drive your reactions, clarify your values, and take consistent action even in hard moments. The goal is less reactivity, more psychological flexibility, and parenting with intention instead of avoidance or control.