Sarah McElvain
Licensed Master Social Worker -
Are you looking to better understand your neurotype? If you are searching for a supportive clinician who offers informal neurotype exploration sessions or formal identification through therapeutic assessment to uncover your wiring, identify resources, and provide authentic support, let’s connect.
As a late identified adult & parent to neurodivergent children, I understand the challenge of finding a provider who gets it. I am passionate about offering affirming, collaborative, and strengths-based assessments and exploration sessions for autism and ADHD (for children ages 5+ and adults). The assessment process can and should be therapeutic, and identification is more than a diagnosis – it brings about clarity for self-understanding.
For those who have self-identified as neurodivergent or already received a diagnosis, I offer integration sessions to process and learn about how to best support your wiring. I offer compassionate virtual therapy for children & adults, pulling from narrative, relational, and Autistic Centered Therapy techniques. I specialize in supporting PDAers, AuDHDers, Autistics, ADHDers, and anyone curious about these identities. I also offer parenting support in low demand lifestyles, ARFID support, & navigating school accommodations.
You deserve to be seen and heard. My approach is insight-oriented, person-centered, and co-regulatory. As a multiply neurodivergent clinician, I bring warmth, empathic validation, and the authenticity of lived experience to my work. I prioritize autonomy and strive to create a space that feels safe & supportive for you. Colorful language is always welcome!
Skills and Expertise
Adult
Anxiety
Attention Deficit (ADHD)
Autism
Autism Spectrum
Behavioral Issues
Child or Adolescent
Highly Sensitive Persons
Learning Disablilities
Obsessions and Compulsions
Oppositional Defiance
Parenting
Perfectionism
Sleep or Insomnia
Stress
Testing and Evaluation
Trauma and PTSD
Women's issue
Treatment Orientation
Narrative
Play Therapy
Relational Therapy
Solution Focused Therapy
Telehealth-based
Therapy unique to each client
Modality