Based in the San Fernando Valley and online across California
Autism Support for Children & Families
Helping children build confidence, navigate challenges, and thrive as their authentic selves.
Does it feel like the world expects your child to fit a mold that was never designed for them?
You may notice your child becoming overwhelmed by everyday situations that others seem to navigate with ease. Getting out the door for school can feel like an uphill battle; moving from one activity to another may lead to frustration or shutdowns; and unexpected changes to the day's plans can quickly become overwhelming. Certain sounds, textures, or other sensory experiences may trigger intense reactions, while making and maintaining friendships can feel confusing or difficult despite your child's desire to connect.
Perhaps you've spent countless hours researching after your child has gone to bed, attending school meetings, completing evaluations, advocating for accommodations, experimenting with routines, and searching for answers that truly fit your child. You've celebrated the small victories, worried through the difficult days, and continually asked yourself, "How can I best support my child?" Everything you've done has come from a place of love and a desire to help them thrive.
You know your child's strengths. You see their creativity, passion, honesty, and unique perspective, and you want others to see those qualities too. At the same time, you may see the challenges they face when navigating environments that do not always understand or accommodate their needs. Parenting an autistic child often means wearing many hats—advocate, teacher, coach, problem-solver, and safe place—all while navigating uncertainty and doing your very best to help your child thrive.
My goal is to help your family better understand your child's unique strengths and needs while providing practical tools that build confidence, strengthen relationships, and empower your child to thrive as their authentic self. Together, we'll create strategies that support meaningful growth both in therapy and in everyday life.
Building skills while honoring who your child is
One of my goals in therapy is to help your child better understand themselves. Together, we'll explore their emotions, recognize the signals their body gives them, and identify the situations that help them feel calm, safe, and successful. Through age-appropriate activities, visual supports, games, stories, role-playing, mindfulness exercises, and emotional regulation tools, your child will learn to recognize emotions before they become overwhelming and develop healthy ways to respond. As self-awareness grows, so does their ability to communicate their needs, advocate for themselves, and better understand the unique strengths that make them who they are.
As therapy progresses, we'll build the everyday skills that help children thrive beyond the therapy room. Depending on your child's goals, sessions may include practicing conversations through role-play, perspective-taking activities, problem-solving challenges, executive functioning supports, social stories, collaborative games, caregiver coaching, and, when appropriate, animal-assisted interventions with Maru to strengthen body awareness, empathy, and emotional regulation. Every intervention is thoughtfully selected to match your child's developmental needs, interests, and strengths, helping them build confidence, strengthen relationships, and carry these skills into everyday life at home, school, and within their community.
While every session is unique, the goal remains the same: helping your child develop practical skills that create meaningful change long after therapy ends.
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Autism support can help your child:
Start recognizing feelings before they become overwhelming and express emotions in healthy ways.
Increase their ability to ask for help, communicate needs, and speak up with confidence.
Build friendships, understand different perspectives, learn social cues and navigate everyday interactions.
Will recognize triggers and use coping strategies that help them feel calm and regulated.
Will learn to adapt to changes in routines, recover from disappointments, and approach new experiences with greater confidence.
Will be able to express thoughts, feelings, and needs more clearly while strengthening relationships at home, school, and in the community.
Your child does not need to become someone else to succeed.
Together, we can help your child build meaningful skills while honoring who they already are.
Questions?
FAQs
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Yes. Therapy focuses on supporting your child's growth while respecting their individuality.
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Absolutely. Parent collaboration is an important part of helping skills transfer into daily life. Parent coaching focuses on supporting you as the caregiver. Sessions provide education, guidance, and practical strategies that help you better understand and support your child's needs.
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Social understanding and communication skills can absolutely be addressed within therapy.
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You are not alone. Many parents of neurodivergent children experience stress, exhaustion, guilt, or self-doubt. Parent coaching provides a space where caregivers can receive support too.
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Yes. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), I believe meaningful change happens when the entire family feels supported. Depending on your child's needs, therapy may include parent coaching, family sessions, and collaborative strategies to strengthen communication and relationships.
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Absolutely. You do not have to navigate this journey alone. I partner with families to better understand their child's unique strengths and challenges while providing practical, evidence-based strategies that support meaningful growth both during therapy and in everyday life.
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I specialize in helping autistic children better understand themselves while building confidence, emotional regulation, communication, and everyday life skills. As both a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a former nanny supporting children with autism, I understand the everyday joys and challenges families experience. My goal is to partner with families to create practical, individualized strategies that honor each child's unique strengths and help them thrive at home, school, and in their relationships.
