Autism Therapists in Atlanta, GA

Are you Autistic or ADHD and want a therapist who actually understands your struggles, strengths, and needs of your neurotype? Have you tried therapy and felt like you still weren’t understood and that it didn’t work for you? What would your life be like if you quit masking and spending energy trying to fit in, only to still feel like an outsider? How would it feel to work with a therapist who was also neurodivergent and helped you see that you’re not broken, rather trying to survive in an environment that wasn’t made to fit you? Looking for a nerdy therapist who can teach you healthy methods to hack your brain? That's me!

I support autistic and neurodivergent teens, young adults, and families to explore identities, set goals, maintain healthy relationships, pursue education and career goals, and manage emotions and daily life. I support people to find empowerment in executive functioning by creating and maintaining boundaries, relationships and routines, while regulating moods and emotions, and planning for the day-to-day. I help individual and families understand diagnoses, navigate transitional periods, and plan for their futures.

My name is Michel Bordeau and in addition to being a Clinical Social Worker, I am a Functional Nutrition Coach. I approach anxiety and stress management from an integrative and holistic perspective. Working together we will address the root causes of your worries. Self-belief and self-confidence are significant factors of anxiety, but so are sleeping, eating, and exercising habits, as well as the impact of relationships with family, friends, co-workers, and with one’s environment.

My goal is to help my clients achieve optimal functioning by assisting them on their path to wellness. Therapy with me is is based on open, honest communication through meeting my client where they are in their journey and working together to achieve their goals.

I enjoy working with clients looking for a unique and personalized approach to therapy. While I am well versed in traditional approaches, I also specialize in animal assisted therapy, art therapy, and play therapy. These tools allow me to tailor my therapeutic approach to the individual and take an integrative approach to counseling. Everyone is different, and it is important that we find an approach that is a good fit for you. I am a therapist at Acorn Center for Counseling Growth, & Healing LLC supervised by Rebecca Ahmadi LPC008726.

Do you need support to overcome trauma, relationship issues, low self-worth, emotional instability, or a history of bullying or abuse? If so, I'd love to meet you. I use my training in ego state therapy, IFS, and other evidence-based modalities to support you in addressing whatever is holding you back or interfering with the life you want for yourself. I have a down-to-earth therapy style and my clients describe me as honest, humorous, warm, and engaged. I am an affirming provider for all people and all identities, including queer folks and autistic people.

I am a trained physician who is board certified, in psychiatry and addiction medicine. I completed my psychiatry training at the University of Missouri, Kansas City in 2003.

My experience is extensive in the areas of mood, emotional regulation, trauma, ADHD/ASD, executive functioning, addictions, co-dependency, and adolescent challenges. I address mind, body, family systems, vocation, academics, hobbies and spirituality simultaneously. A Christian perspective can be integrated upon request. I am client-centered and develop a series of interventions that are challenging without being shaming. I have 26 years of experience sharing hope, humor (I often laugh with my client's in session) and professionalism. References from physicians, schools or other professionals area available per request.

The ideal client is searching for a safe space to release what is going on in their minds but hasn’t been able to find a space to do so yet. A client that is dealing with second guessing themselves, or thinking they aren’t good enough despite wanting to continue on and do better for themselves will find comfort here. A client that is trying to get their life back together, or in order for the first time, due to the chaos that they are going through are invited to join a space to help them develop and implement the goals to lead to a more satisfying life.

Hey there, I am here to be a listener, a supporter when necessary, and above all to assist you in finding and maintaining what works best for you to be your best self.

I work with a variety of clients on an integrative and holistic wellness basis. Currently, I specialize in working with competitive athletes and first responders; emphasizing body-centered interventions including fitness, breathwork, and nutrition. Before returning to private practice, I pioneered unique endeavors at the University of West Georgia as liaison between counseling, integrative wellness, and Division 1 athletics. Previously, I have focused on adult and adolescent personality disorders, and the utilization of psychodynamic, person-centered, mentalization-based, DBT, and play therapy modalities.

Thank you for reading my page! Sifting through the profiles on here can be overwhelming, so I appreciate your time. I work with people from a range of backgrounds and experiences; however, I am specialized in working with neurodiverse, autistic, ADHD, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. To help you get what you want out of therapy, I will use active and evidence based strategies in tandem with building a collaborating relationship where you can feel understood and respected in this process. I am trained in a variety of treatment modalities and draw from the most effective treatment for your specific needs and goals.

Your physical health includes consuming a healthy diet, exercising, and visiting the doctor for an annual exam. How often do you stop and think about taking care of your mental health? According to statistics, 1 in 4 people suffer from a mental health disorder. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 11 years of experience providing counseling to individuals, families, groups, children, and couples.

Are you struggling with coming out, exploring your gender identity, religious trauma, are autistic, have ADHD or are just looking for someone that "gets" you. Really "gets" you or your child. LGBTQ, Transgender and gender expansive clients are my specialty and I have been working with this community for over a decade. As a queer person myself, I understand the struggle of coming out or finding your own place in the world. I enjoy working with people from 6th graders to adults who want to have the courage to be who they are. It is okay to need help and I know you are the authority on your own gender identity.

I know that sometimes simply living seems like an almost impossible task; people can be selfish, ignorant, and judgmental, at times even your family and friends. Living with yourself isn't much easier, with a constant stream of thoughts and feelings that can be unrelenting. You're exhausted, overwhelmed, abused even. You want the fight and the struggle to end, yet you don't know how, and so you suffer.

Slogging through the challenges of a chronic illness? Frustrated that your colleagues or friends seem to "have it all together" and you're just hanging in there? Or, maybe you've recently discovered that you or your child is neurodiverse.

I am bi-lingual in English and Haitian Creole. As dual clinical licensed and behavior analyst (BCBA)-(LBA) with expertise in human behaviors and ACT Process-based Therapist for Selfing-Mastery. We help young adults (age 12-25) and adults (Save A Veteran Safe) liberate suffering-being (stress, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, sexual trauma, depression and behavioral disorders) to overcome their barriers and challenges; and habilitate or supported toward values-based, functionally social-emotional, behavioral skills for generative quality of life and well-being. Wi, nou pale Kréyol Ayitien. Merci!

As an neurodivergent non-binary provider, I specialize in eating disorder and those who soothe with substances. My approach is to guide my clients in their recovery through empowerment and liberation mental health. This means that while working toward goals related to recovery, we also do work towards reclaiming the neurodivergent and/or trans gender identity.

I believe in the power of stories to inspire and to promote growth and healing. I embrace a wellness model employing the DIR Floortime framework using play (following a person's lead and need) and semi-structured cooperative and collaborative games, to give people the opportunity to see themselves as not just the authors, but the heroes of their own stories, shifting the focus from pathology to potential.