Therapy for Neurodivergent Teens and Adults Navigating Trauma, Anxiety and Depression
In-person sessions in Sierra Madre, CA. Telehealth across California.
Dr. Amanda Press • Clinical Psychologist
I’ve been where you are.
Overwhelmed, over-functioning, and quietly exhausted from holding everything together while appearing “fine.”
Many autistic women grow up adapting early, anticipating others’ needs, working harder to stay afloat, and masking strain so they don’t seem difficult or too much. Over time, this can lead to deep fatigue and disconnection from yourself.
There comes a point when you realize that even if you can keep going, you don’t want to anymore. Wanting support isn’t weakness. It’s a nervous system asking for care.
You don’t have to do this alone.
You deserve a space where you don’t have to mask or explain, where your inner world is met with understanding, respect, and compassion, and where life can begin to feel more spacious and supportive again.
I provide neurodivergent-informed therapy and assessment for women and parents navigating ADHD, autism, and trauma, helping you honor your strengths, support your needs, and reclaim a sense of balance and dignity.
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.
About Me
Amanda Press, PsyD (She/Her/Hers)
I'm Dr. Amanda Press, a licensed clinical psychologist with over 25 years of experience supporting neurodivergent individuals. I work with women and parents who have spent years adapting, over-functioning, and holding it all together, whether you've been formally diagnosed, recently self-identified, or are quietly wondering if neurodivergence might be part of your story.
I'm also a parent with my own lived experience of neurodivergence. That shapes everything about how I show up in this work.
If Any of This Resonates, You’re Not Alone
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.
Learn More about My Approach & Modalities
Therapy & Assessment Services
All services are neurodiversity-affirming, trauma-informed, and inclusive of LGBTQ+ and gender-diverse individuals.
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 LGBTQ+. 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.
Adult Therapy 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.
ADHD & Autism 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.
NEST Group Therapy
NEST Groups (Nourish, Empathize, Support, 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.
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.