Neurodivergent-Affirming Therapy in Ann Arbor

Therapy that isn’t trying to make you act less like yourself.

A lot of neurodivergent people have already been through therapy that was really about compliance: sit still, make eye contact, stop doing the thing that helps you cope. Some came out of it better at hiding. Very few came out of it feeling better.

At Forest Ferns, the goal isn’t to make you look more typical. It’s to help your life actually work — with the brain you have.

It can look like a lot of different things

You’ve been masking for so long you’re not sure what’s underneath

Performing “normal” all day, then collapsing the minute you’re alone.

Burnout that rest doesn’t fix

Losing skills you used to have, going nonverbal, needing more recovery time than anyone around you seems to.

Too much and not enough, at the same time

Hyperfocus and paralysis. Brilliant at the hard things and stuck on the easy ones.

Everything is loud

Sensory overload, social exhaustion, and rejection that lands harder than it seems like it should.

A diagnosis that explained everything — at 35, or 50

Late diagnosis can bring relief, grief, anger, and a lot of rewriting your own history all at once.

Who we work with

Kids and teens

Autistic, ADHD, and otherwise neurodivergent young people, including queer and trans youth. In-person options in Washtenaw County, and telehealth across Michigan.

Parents

Raising a neurodivergent kid — often while realizing you might be one yourself.

Adults

Late diagnosis, burnout, masking, relationships, work, and building a life that fits how you actually function.

How we work

• Affirming, not corrective. Stimming, special interests, and needing things a certain way aren’t problems to fix.

• Practical. Real strategies for executive function, routines, sensory needs, and communication — built around you, not a worksheet.

• Low-friction access. Text or form to reach out, no phone calls, written communication welcome.

You don’t need a formal diagnosis to begin. Self-identified, suspected, or recently diagnosed — all welcome.

Who provides this

Corin Magee, TLLP specialises in neurodivergent teens and young adults, including ADHD and autism. Libby Farren, TLLP works with ADHD in adults. Tell us what you're looking for and we'll match you.