Neurodivergent affirming therapy in Denver
Neurodivergent-affirming therapy starts from a different premise than most mental health care: your brain is a difference to work with, not a defect to correct.
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Therapy for neurodivergent teens and adults
My Denver Therapy offers affirming therapy for ADHD and neurodivergent teens and adults — led by an ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider — at four metro offices and online across Colorado, with medication support available in the same practice and never pushed.
What “affirming” means here, concretely
The word gets used loosely, so here’s our definition in practice. The goals are yours, not an imported standard of normal. Success is a life that works for your actual brain — not a convincing imitation of someone else’s. We don’t treat stimming, directness, deep interests, or a nonlinear schedule as symptoms. And when something in your life isn’t working, the first question is whether the problem is you or the fit — because an enormous amount of neurodivergent suffering turns out to be environments built for other brains, plus years of being graded against them.
What that looks like in a session
- Fidget, stand, pace, look away — regulation is welcome, not corrected.
- Camera-off or movement-based video sessions when that’s how you focus.
- Direct communication, honored in both directions: ask for the point, get the point.
- Pacing that respects processing differences — no penalty for needing a minute, or for arriving with twelve tabs open.
- No behavior-compliance goals, ever. We are not here to make you easier for other people to consume.
Who this work serves
ADHDers are the center of our neurodivergent practice — it’s where our formal depth lives, from ADHD therapy and executive functioning work to dedicated support for men and teens.
Late-identified adults — people whose diagnosis or self-recognition arrived at 30 or 45, rewriting their whole history — are a growing share of who we see. Highly sensitive people have their own dedicated work here. And autistic and AuDHD adults are welcome for therapy — anxiety, depression, identity, relationships — with honest scoping: we don’t provide autism assessment or claim autism specialization, and if that’s what you need, we’ll point you to Denver providers who do it well rather than pretend. In our experience, this audience prefers that sentence to the alternative.
Masking, and the bill it sends
Many neurodivergent adults — especially the late-identified and high-masking — have spent decades performing a neurotypical self at work, in friendships, even in previous therapy.
The performance works, which is why nobody noticed, and it invoices you later: exhaustion that looks like burnout, the fraud feeling of being loved for a character you play, and a genuine uncertainty about who’s under the mask. Affirming therapy is one of the few rooms where the mask can come off first, not last — which changes what the work can reach.
Medication, without a position forced on you
Some neurodivergent clients want medication; some want nothing to do with it; many want a pragmatic trial with a prescriber who won’t moralize either way. Our psychiatric nurse practitioner works in exactly that register, coordinated with your therapist — a one-roof arrangement none of Denver’s affirming boutiques can offer.
For parents of neurodivergent kids and teens
Affirming extends to families: our teen and child clinicians work with young neurodivergent clients on their terms, and therapists like Cleopatra Denali, MA, LPCC, specialize in supporting the parents raising them — the advocacy load, the IEP battles, the grief-and-fierce-love mix nobody talks about at pickup.
Frequently asked questions
Isn’t “neurodivergent-affirming” just a marketing word now?
Often, yes — which is why this page states practices, not vibes: no compliance goals, regulation welcome in session, goals set by you, environment-fit framing, and honest limits on what we don’t do. Judge us on the receipts.
Do you diagnose autism or ADHD?
We provide clinical assessment for ADHD as part of treatment, with formal testing referred out when it would change the plan. We do not provide autism assessment — and we’ll refer you to people who do it well.
I’m self-identified, not formally diagnosed. Can I still come?
Yes. You don’t need paperwork to deserve support, and we don’t gatekeep. If pursuing formal diagnosis ever matters for your goals, we’ll help you think it through.
Will you try to fix my ADHD?
No. We’ll help you build a life and systems that work with it — and treat the anxiety, depression, or burnout that years of bad fit created. The brain stays; the suffering doesn’t have to.
Do affirming therapists still believe in medication?
Ours believe in options. Medication is a tool some neurodivergent people find life-changing and others skip entirely; the choice is yours, made with a prescriber who respects both answers.
Healing may not be so much about getting better, as about letting go of everything that isn’t you – all of the expectations, all of the beliefs – and becoming who you are.
Rachel Naomi Remen
Meet our therapists
As a therapist-owned practice, we care about helping you heal, grow, and thrive. We take a client-focused approach to counseling and approach each session with a commitment to your progress and growth.
Availability
We’re always accepting new clients at our conveniently located offices in Denver, Greenwood Village, and Lone Tree. All of our therapists can meet with clients online.
We specialize in you
You are welcome here. Because we have a large team with a wide range of specialties and trainings, we work with clients of all ages, backgrounds, and life stages.
We can match you with a male or female therapist who matches your goals, location, and schedule. If you have a preference for gender, age, religious background, or a person with a specific type of training or life experience, we can match you with a therapist you feel comfortable with.
Trained in effective therapy modalities
To support your mental health journey, our team is trained in some of the most effective forms of therapy available today, including EMDR, Brainspotting, CBT, DBT, and IFS.
Whether you’re looking for help with anxiety, depression, trauma, or want to better understand your relationship and attachment styles, we can help.
Insurance information
We’re out of network with insurance and Tricare and are unable to take Medicaid or Medicare.
Unlike many Denver therapy practices, we don’t charge separate intake or administration fees or charge more for your first session or specialized therapy methods like EMDR.
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Contact us today, and one of our therapists will reach out to you directly, usually the same day.