From Holding it Together to Letting Yourself be Held

Welcome!

Thank you for being here.

I hope what you find on this site feels helpful as you explore the next steps in finding the right therapist for you. Here, you’ll learn more about me, my approach, and the kind of support I offer. You’ll also find reflections and resources that I hope speak to your experience and offer something meaningful along the way. If you have any questions or want to know more, I’d love to hear from you.

What I Offer

Gentle, effective support for your whole nervous system

I’m, Dr. Amanda Press, a licensed clinical psychologist offering neurodiversity-affirming therapy and assessment for adults, especially women and parents. I support women who often feel like they’ve had to work twice as hard to hold it all together, whether they’ve been formally diagnosed, recently self-identified, or are quietly wondering if you might be neurodivergent. Therapy offers a space to pause, reflect, and begin making sense of patterns that may have once felt confusing, isolating, or overwhelming.

With a foundation in psychology, neuroscience, and somatic practices, my approach to therapy is relational, integrative, and grounded in compassion. I draw from approaches like interpersonal neurobiology, polyvagal theory, and internal family systems, alongside evidence-informed, somatic-based methods that support the whole nervous system. My work is particularly focused on supporting neurodivergent women including those who identify as autistic, ADHD, highly sensitive, or gifted alongside those navigating chronic stress, burnout, anxiety, perfectionism, depression, OCD or the lasting effects of relational trauma. Through a collaborative and attuned process, I support clients in building self-understanding, reconnecting with inner resources, and moving toward greater nervous system regulation, resilience, and emotional clarity.

If Any of This Resonates,
You’re Not Alone

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You’ve always been the reliable one. You are high-performing, thoughtful, and capable on the outside but privately managing exhaustion, anxiety, or overwhelm.

You’re deeply sensitive and emotionally attuned, and often aware of others’ needs long before your own.

You care deeply about relationships and connection, yet may find yourself feeling misunderstood, easily hurt, or anxious around the possibility of rejection, criticism, or not being enough.

You’re a parent carrying the invisible labor of caregiving mentally tracking everyone’s needs, constantly giving, and still wondering if you’re doing it “right.”

You’re navigating burnout, sensory or emotional overwhelm, or a kind of inner shutdown that’s hard to explain.

You’ve recently discovered or are starting to wonder if ADHD, autism, or another form of neurodivergence might help explain how you experience the world, relationships, and your own inner life.

You’re moving through a major transition, a change in career, role, identity, or relationship and noticing old patterns resurfacing.

You may carry a history of relational trauma, and want to heal the parts of you still waiting to feel safe and seen.

Services

All services are neurodiversity-affirming, trauma-informed, and inclusive of LGBTQ+ and gender-diverse individuals.

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Teen and Young Adult Services

I work with teens and young adults navigating the pressure of academic and social environments, anxiety, perfectionism, or the complexities of neurodivergence or identifying as LGBTQIA+. In a world that too often misunderstands, minimizes, or overlooks these lived experiences, it can be hard to feel truly seen or supported. Many young people are left carrying the weight of expectations that don’t reflect who they are or what they need. Therapy offers a compassionate space to explore identity, regulate the nervous system, and build emotional resilience. Together, we’ll work at a pace that respects your inner world, drawing on somatic practices, self-compassion, and tools that support greater clarity, and connection.

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Adult Services

I offer individual therapy for adults and those who identify as neurodivergent or are questioning whether they might be, and who are navigating chronic stress, burnout, anxiety, depression, relational trauma, or the long-term impacts of attachment wounds.

Our work gently explores the protective parts of you that have carried so much, often for so long, and creates space to connect with clarity, curiosity, and compassion. Grounded in parts work, compassion and mindfulness, somatic practices, and nervous system regulation, therapy supports the process of gently uncovering, healing, and moving toward authenticity with self-compassion.

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Assessment

I provide assessments for adults exploring ADHD and/or autism. Assessments are conducted with a neuroaffirming approach that supports greater self-understanding, reduces stigma, and helps clarify patterns that may have been masked or misunderstood over time.

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NEST Group Therapy

NEST Groups (Nourish. Empathize. Share. Thrive) is a supportive, skills-based group created for neurodivergent adult women who are looking for a space to feel seen, understood, and supported, just as they are. In a world that often rewards masking and misunderstands neurodivergence, NEST offers a place to gently uncover, exhale, and reconnect with your authentic self. Through short guided meditations, sharing stories, and compassionate witnessing, participants create a safe space to form connections, learn new skills, reduce burnout and increase self-compassion.

Parenting Assistance

Parenting support is offered as Parent Coaching and/or Inner Parenting.

Parent coaching offers practical, compassionate guidance to help you feel more confident, connected, and equipped in your parenting especially if you’re parenting a neurodivergent child, or navigating caregiver burnout, stress, or anxiety. Grounded in Interpersonal Neurobiology, attachment-informed practices, and developmental science, this approach combines supportive coaching with trauma-sensitive insight.

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Inner Parenting is a deeper space of support for parents who want to explore how their own experiences, histories, and nervous systems impact their parenting. Whether you’re neurodivergent yourself, parenting neurodivergent children, or carrying stress, trauma, or attachment wounds, this work invites self-understanding and healing that can change the way you show up in family life.

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What it’s like to work with me

As a therapist, I offer a space of warmth, safety, and attunement where you can feel truly seen, heard, and supported. I believe healing happens in relationships that respect your pace, your story, your nervous system and that makes room for the protective parts of you that have had to work so hard to cope.

I take time to get to know you, asking thoughtful questions early on so I can understand what you’ve been through, what’s helped or hurt in previous therapy, and how I can best meet your needs now. Some clients appreciate a more structured approach with check-ins, reflections, and optional therapy homework. Others need gentleness, spaciousness, and room to explore without pressure.

I understand how systems of oppression, social stigma, and missed or late diagnoses can shape how we see ourselves and how we’ve been seen. For neurodivergent clients, especially those who have masked for years, therapy can be a space to gently uncover, reconnect with the parts of you that had to adapt to survive, and explore your identity without judgment.

About Me

Amanda Press, PsyD (She/Her/Hers)

I’m a licensed clinical psychologist with over 25 years of experience supporting adults both neurodivergent individuals, especially autistic and ADHD women, and those navigating burnout, stress, and relational trauma. I bring a deep appreciation for the many ways neurodivergence and life’s challenges can show up, often in subtle and unique ways.

My approach integrates multiple approaches including attachment science, polyvagal theory, internal family systems, and compassion-focused approaches tailored to honor each person’s individual pace, communication style, and way of being. I also work from a culturally informed, intersectional perspective that recognizes how culture, trauma, and systemic oppression shape experience and healing.

As a parent with lived experience of neurodivergence, I bring warmth, depth, and real-world insight to every aspect of my work, creating a space where you can be fully seen, understood, and supported.

You don’t have to explain or justify why things feel hard. You don’t have to perform, mask, or make sense of it all alone.

If any of this resonates, I’d love to hold space for you.