Therapy & Assessments for Overwhelmed
Adults & Teens
Online & In-Person
Bay Area (Burlingame, CA) LMFT
No code-switching.
No performing. Just you.
You’ve spent your life learning how to navigate a world that wasn’t built for your brain or your identity. You look successful on paper, but on the inside, you feel like a "secret mess".
Whether you are drowning in the mental load, struggling with burnout, or tired of explaining your culture to people who don't get it, we are here to help you find a different way to live
Individual Therapy
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Most of my clients come to me for therapy because they’re physically exhausted from “masking.” You might feel like you’re constantly running on adrenaline, waiting for the moment everything falls apart.
I don’t use “$5 words” or treat you like a diagnosis to be fixed. Instead, I work with you as a human being to help you:
Regulate your nervous system so you can finally feel safe, rested, and present
Separate systemic pressures from your own self-worth, clarifying what truly belongs to you
Break the cycle of burnout and high-functioning overdrive, protecting your energy and priorities
This is a SWer Affirming, LGBTQ+ Affirming, and Decolonized space. You can bring your full self to therapy, work at your own pace, and gain tools that create real, lasting relief in your life and work.
Note: I offer anti-oppression fee structure to support accessibility — from full-cost to sliding-scale/reparations-based rates. Sliding-scale slots are currently full, but full-cost appointments are available, and I remain committed to prioritizing accessibility for all clients.
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Money stress isn't always a planning problem. For many of my clients — especially those navigating neurodivergence, burnout, or generational financial trauma — the real block lives in the nervous system. Avoidance, shame spirals, freeze responses, panic at the sight of a bank statement. No spreadsheet fixes that.
As an LMFT who specializes in trauma and neurodivergence, I work with clients for whom money distress is emotional and somatic — not just practical. Together we explore your money story, identify the patterns keeping you stuck, and build regulation tools that make financial decisions feel less like a threat and more like a choice.
This is not financial planning or budgeting coaching. If you're looking for systems and practical money tools, visit awkmoney.com.
This is therapy — for the part of you that already knows what to do, but can't make yourself do it.
This is a SW-affirming, LGBTQ+ affirming, and decolonized space. You can bring your full self here.
ADHD and/or Autism Assessments
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If you’re looking for a neuroaffirming ADHD or Autism assessment as a BIPOC, Latinx, queer, woman, or sex worker in the Bay Area (Burlingame, CA), you’re in the right place.
As a Latinx ADHD therapist, I provide culturally responsive assessments with clear reports and concrete next steps, so you leave the process knowing exactly what to do moving forward.
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I offer Focused ADHD Assessments and Focused Autism Assessments (focus… get it? 😉) as neuroaffirming evaluations tailored to your lived experience.
Each offering has its own fee, and you can see current rates on my Fee Structure page.
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I offer a bundled ADHD and Autism assessment process for folks who want clarity around both. Includes integrated testing, a comprehensive report, and concrete next steps for both assessments.
Each offering has its own fee, and you can see current rates on my Fee Structure page.
Professional Services
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I offer speaking engagements and workshops on ADHD, Autism, and money that center people who are often left out of the conversation—BIPOC and Latinx folks, especially women business owners and women working in tech.
As a Latinx ADHD therapist, I take a neuroaffirming, trauma‑informed, and decolonized approach to every room I’m in.
Whether I’m speaking to clinicians, community groups, thought leaders, or students, I focus on practical, culturally responsive tools: how to recognize neurodivergence, how to talk about assessments in a de‑shaming way, and how to support clients’ nervous systems and financial lives—not just their “symptoms,” but their superpowers.
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I also offer clinical supervision and consultation through TODOS Therapy for therapists who want to deepen their work with neurodivergent, BIPOC, Latinx, and women clients, especially those navigating ADHD, Autism, money shame, or sex‑work–adjacent contexts.
My supervision style is blunt, direct, and little sarcastic. But it’s also collaborative, neuroaffirming, and trauma‑informed. We’ll look at your cases through an anti‑oppressive, decolonized lens, explore how to recognize neurodivergence beyond stereotypes, and practice talking about assessment and money in de‑shaming, nervous‑system‑friendly ways.
The goal is for you to feel more grounded, confident, and resourced—not just in your clinical skills, but in how you care for your own nervous system while doing this work.
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With everything I’ve learned building TODOS Therapy, I want to pass on the most supportive, neuroaffirming pieces to other clinicians.
I offer neuroaffirming business consulting and coaching for therapists who want to integrate assessment skills into their practice while getting reflection, support, and guidance.
Review cases and assessment processes
Practice de-shaming language for ADHD and Autism
Map nervous-system-friendly workflows, scheduling, marketing, and fees
Packages & Investment:
Investment: $250/hour
5-Session Coaching Package: $1,150 upfront (save 10%)
Sliding scale available for graduate students and clinicians in practicum
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You’re great at what you do, but the “basic” logistics of money can feel completely overwhelming.
Together, we go beyond generic coaching to create a sustainable rhythm for your systems, schedule, and finances that actually honors your brain, your energy, and your values.
Visit my website to learn more: awkmoney.com