I'm a Specialist. Because You're Not a General Problem.

I often use a metaphor with my clients: when you have a common cold, you go to your primary care doctor. They know a little bit about a lot of things, and they're great for that. But if you have a complex heart condition, you don't let them crack your chest open. You go to a cardiac surgeon—a specialist who has dedicated their entire life to understanding one, specific, intricate system.

For too long, the mental health world has treated neurodivergent brains like a common cold. It has handed out generic advice, one-size-fits-all worksheets, and diagnoses that feel more like dismissals than answers. It has given you a cough drop for a complex heart condition.

I am a specialist. My entire practice is built on a deep, nuanced, and personal understanding of the AuDHD experience. I've spent my career studying one thing: how neurodivergent brains actually work—not how textbooks say they should. I'm not here to be your generalist. I'm here to be your surgeon.

If you're looking for a neurodivergent-affirming therapist in St. Louis who actually specializes in AuDHD, you're in the right place.

I'm Going to Guess You've Had to Educate Your Own Therapist.

Let me take a shot in the dark. You're here because you've had a therapy experience that felt… off. Maybe you spent an hour trying to explain the profound, full-body exhaustion of masking, only to be told you have "social anxiety." Maybe you were told your struggles were "just trauma" and the possibility of autism was invalidated because of it. Maybe you were told you had "good coping skills," yet you still felt like you were in a constant state of burnout.

Maybe you've heard the words, "I'm supposed to be like this," or "I should be doing this." And when you asked, "According to who?" the only answer was a vague, suffocating shrug toward "society."

It's exhausting. It's the feeling of spending every ounce of your energy just anticipating how other people are reacting, trying to decode social cues that feel like a foreign language, and constantly translating yourself so you can be understood.

You're not imagining it. And that is bulls*hit.

The research is clear: it's the system's stigma—not your symptoms—that predicts whether your needs go unmet. You're not difficult. They weren't equipped.

My Job is to Help You Stop Translating and Start Living.

I started Enlitens because I am fundamentally, rebelliously opposed to the idea that you need to be "fixed."

My core belief is that every brain makes perfect sense for the life it's lived. My job isn't to fix you—it's to help you build your "User Manual": a personalized guide to your strengths, your triggers, and the strategies that actually work for your brain. (And no, it's not a 47-page PDF you'll never read. It's the actual understanding you carry with you.)

This is a space where we embrace the fact that all emotions are okay. You will never find a "Good Vibes Only" poster in my office. You can bring your anger, your frustration, your sadness. They're all valid, and they all serve a purpose. We don't pathologize your operating system; we get curious about it. We move away from the "shoulds" and "supposed to's" and start asking the real questions: What works for you?

How We Build Your User Manual

I'm AuDHD myself. My brain can work faster than my mouth does, and sometimes I have to ask a client, "I'm sorry, I just saw a five-year-old, am I still talking in my 'Teacher Liz' voice?" I am committed to being radically authentic and transparent, because that's the only way to create a space where you can feel safe enough to do the same. Our process is collaborative, conversational, and designed to feel human.

• We Start with Your Story, Not a Checklist: My first question is always broad: "Tell me about what brought you here." It's intentionally vague because what comes to your mind first tells me what's most important to you.

• We Find Your Metaphors: Your life isn't a clinical textbook. We'll find the language that clicks. Maybe your executive dysfunction feels like trying to eat a giant, uncut pizza—impossible until you break it down into smaller slices.

• We Focus on What You're Already Good At: The science shows that ADHD brains have distinct strengths. We're not here to fix weaknesses—we're here to discover what you've been doing right all along.

• We Use Evidence Without Being Robotic: We use powerful, affirming tools as a guide for our conversations, not as a rigid interrogation. We'll look at the data, but we'll always filter it through the lens of your real, lived experience.

My core belief is that every brain makes perfect sense for the life it's lived.