Autism Therapy Services

Open Doors Therapy is an autism therapy clinic located in Palo, Alto, CA. Our team offers therapy services online to anyone located within the state of California, so you can access our services anywhere from Sacramento to San Diego. Our therapists are experts in neurodiversity and serve teens and adults on the autism spectrum. We help neurodiverse individuals who identify as having Aspergers, undiagnosed autism traits, etc. and their families.

Please note: currently, we are providing all our autism counseling services online.

Individual Autism Therapy:

As autism therapists, we help neurodiverse clients overcome a variety of mental health concerns in individual autism therapy. Our therapists see neurodiverse individuals ages 15 through 30.

We frequently help neurodiverse individuals cope with concerns such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, and trauma.

Counseling for Autism and Trauma

We understand that many people living with neurodiversity have experienced trauma. We have certified trauma-informed therapists on our staff who can help you cope with the fall out of these negative events and any symptoms of PTSD you may be experiencing.

Counseling for Autism and Anxiety

Many, if not most neurodiverse individuals have a hard time managing stress and anxiety. Especially, when you’re overstimulated and dealing with sensory sensitivities. This can make life challenging. The counseling team at Open Doors Therapy is skilled in helping you learn and practice coping techniques and strategies to manage anxiety and overwhelm.

Counseling for Autism and Depression

Living with neurodiversity can feel isolating and difficult. This may cause feelings of intense sadness and depression. Our autism therapists work with neurodiverse clients every day and understand the feelings you’re experiencing. We can support you by teaching you techniques to increase your social network, tricks to cope with overwhelm, and provide you with tools to self-advocate for your needs.

Therapy and Coaching for Autism Parents:

Autism parents face unique challenges when parenting their neurodiverse child, teen, or young adult. In autism parent counseling, our therapists help parents who are struggling with helping their child be independent and advocate for themselves, dealing with meltdowns or sensory overload, navigating discipline, and helping their child cope with transitions.

Autism Family Therapy:

Autism families frequently experience conflict due to misunderstandings between the neurodiverse and neurotypical family members. In autism family therapy our therapy team helps families learn how to communicate more effectively so they can deepen their connection. This helps reduce conflict and improve relationships between family members.

Teen with autism meeting with her autism therapist online. She gets online autism therapy in California with Open Doors Therapy 94306

Individual Online Autism Therapy:

Individual online autism therapy makes getting autism counseling services easier and convenient. Our therapists are skilled in offering therapy over a secure virtual platform. We can see clients who are physically located in the state of California. Online autism therapy allows us to help individuals living with neurodiversity work on the issues that matter most to them from the comfort of their homes.

Online Autism Group Therapy:

Our neurodiverse-affirming groups focus on three core areas: increasing social confidence, improving self-advocacy and self-help skills, and distress tolerance. We are currently running the following groups online:

Support group for Autism Parents:

We know how valuable support and understanding is to an autism parent. So, we offer support groups for parents with neurodiverse teens. In our autism parent support groups, we will discuss common challenges you may have and how to cope with them. We will also teach you strategies to support positive communication and connection between you and your neurodiverse child.

Not sure if individual therapy or group therapy is right for you?

You’re here because you’re looking into autism services. You’re prepared to make a change and learn skills to help you, your child, or your family be successful. But, you may not be sure exactly what would help you reach your goals. Support Group? Individual Counseling? Parent Counseling. It’s hard to know what will be the best fit.

We can help. From your initial consultation, we will take the time to listen to your unique situations and needs. We are experts on neurodiversity so we will use our knowledge of neurodiversity and experience to guide you towards the right service. In your counseling assessment session, we will discuss the benefits and what to expect from Group Therapy vs. Individual Counseling.

We refer to our autism group therapy as “supercharged” social skills groups.

We offer more than just support groups, they are comprehensive programs that help you with the many aspects of adult life, led by experts based upon UC Davis MIND Institute research.

Pre-Group Counseling:

We understand that some people are eager to join a supportive group, while others might feel intimidated or anxious at the thought of entering a new group. That’s why we provide pre-group counseling before you join a support group. This provides you with a chance to meet one-on-one with the therapist facilitating your group, so you get to know them and they can get to know you. This helps build trust. Your group leader will also prepare you for group by talking about the structure of the group and answering any questions you may have.

What’s Group Therapy Like?

We take pride in the quality of our neurodiverse-affirming groups. One thing that makes our groups very unique is how we match group participants based on their similar lifestyles and interests. And, they will share some of the same challenges. This will help your group members understand and empathize with you. Most importantly, they will be supportive and encouraging. Your expert group leader will help you learn strategies to manage stress and anxiety, become more confident in your communication skills, build relationships, help you identify and achieve goals, and more.

What’s Individual Counseling Like?

Individual autism therapy is a good fit if you’re initially hesitant to meet with a group. Or, if you have issues such as trauma, depression, or anxiety, that you need to work through in individual counseling.

During individual therapy, you will meet with a therapist for weekly sessions. Our therapists specialize in working with neurodiverse teens, adults, autism parents, and autism families and truly understand the complexities of living with neurodiversity. So, we will offer you a non-judgmental and supportive environment to work through your struggles. Also, we will teach and practice a variety of tools to help you manage the challenges you’re experiencing.

Begin Autism Therapy in California:

If you’re ready to begin autism therapy and live in the state of California, we would be honored to work with you. Our therapists understand the complexities of your life and we can support you as you work on the issues that matter most to you. To begin autism therapy in California, follow these steps:

Contact us for a free phone consultation using this link. You will meet with one of our autism therapists.
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