Self-Discovery Sessions

We offer self-discovery sessions for autistic, ADHD, and AuDHD adults and teens to deepen their understanding of how they experience their identity, learn what it means to unmask, and explore how to live most authentically.

Our self-discovery sessions are thoughtfully designed to support autistic, ADHD, and AuDHD adults and teens, particularly those newly or self-diagnosed, in navigating identity exploration, centering your lived experience. (For teens, these sessions take place individually, unless they would like an adult present.) These are solution-focused, brief therapy sessions; they differ from traditional therapy in that they are focused and meant to only be one or a few sessions. If you’re looking for ongoing therapy, email us, and we can provide referral options.

In a compassionate and affirming environment, we will work collaboratively to identify your goals. We may focus on things such as sensory needs, unmasking, communication, workplace accommodations, or self-disclosure, or we can examine your relationship between your neurotype and your gender, sexuality, parenting, relationships, career, or other areas of your life. The overall goal is for you to leave the session with a deeper understanding of yourself and your needs, feeling empowered and affirmed in your identity and better resourced.

We use an equitable sliding scale pricing model. (See “Our Pricing” below for more about this approach and help determining your rate.)

  • Accessible rate:

    • 25-minute session: $80

    • 55-minute session: $150

  • Sustainable rate:

    • 25-minute session: $90

    • 55-minute session: $170

  • Inclusive rate:

    • 25-minute session: $100

    • 55-minute session: $190

We recommend scheduling a 55-minute session for your first session. We provide sessions in-person and virtually. Our office for in-person sessions is in Richmond, VA (near Bryan Park). For telehealth, we can see clients throughout Virginia who are in the state at the time of service.

Our Pricing

We are committed to cost transparency.

    • No — all of our services are private pay to ensure autonomy over diagnostic disclosure; if we took insurance, any diagnosis would become a part of your medical record/history. This feels especially important to avoid in this sociopolitical climate.

    • As a note, it’s our understanding (from those with more knowledge of these things than us) that Medicaid recipients cannot receive private pay services that would otherwise be covered by Medicaid, such as therapeutic services like ours, even if they would like to choose to pay out of pocket.

    • Our equitable sliding scale model helps to ensure accessibility to services for clients of varying financial means.

    • We use a self-determined sliding scale model, with three rate tiers: (Learn more about identifying your rate here.)

      • Accessible rate: below the cost of providing these services, engaging mutual aid; for those with less financial resources

      • Sustainable rate: at the cost of providing these services (our “regular” rate); for those with average financial resources

      • Inclusive rate: above the cost of providing these services, offering mutual aid; for those with more financial resources

    • Self-determined means we do not require any documentation or disclosure to select your rate. We believe in the integrity of our clients. Simply select your rate tier on our scheduling form.

    • We offer two session lengths for financial inclusion, as well.

    • We evaluated the average market rates for private pay therapy services and placed our sustainable rate below market, which was reported to be an average of $182/hour in 2022.

    • Our sustainable rate is based on the specialized services we provide and attends to our financial sustainability as a business.

    • Your payment is due up to 48 hours prior to your session.

    • Payments are made securely through our Carepatron portal.