Online Autism therapists in Sanford, Florida FL
Find experienced online Autism therapists in Sanford who provide Autism testing, evaluations, and therapy. Our directory features detailed therapist profiles so you can compare qualifications, specialties, and treatment approaches to find the provider that’s right for you.
Autism
Dr. Ylenia Martinez
Counselor/Therapist, PsyD
Autism is not something to “fix”; it is a different way of processing the world that deserves respect, not pathologizing. Drawing on my background as a special education teacher and therapist, I offer a neurodiversity‑affirming space where your sensory needs, communication style, and routines are understood rather than judged. Together, we can work on burnout, masking, and relationship stress while also honoring your strengths, stims, interests, and need for predictability and clear communication.
6 Years Experience
Online in Sanford, FL
Autism
Dr. Amanda Malak
Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist
I offer psychological assessment to clarify diagnoses for autism or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and I specialize in providing support to adolescents and adults. Part of this work is done through a contract at Axis for Autism who accepts Medicaid in Arizona. I can complete completely virtual assessments to people around the country, however. Therapeutically, my approach involves helping people unmask as much as possible when it is safe to reduce long-term negative health impacts of masking. Otherwise, life skills training can support people in learning the unspoken rule of social communication in the neurotypical world to develop and maintain relationships personally and professionally when masking is less safe. I work closely with individuals, families, and other professionals to create strategies that foster independence, social skills, emotional regulation, and overall well-being. Through evidence-based therapies and a compassionate, individualized approach, I help people with autism navigate their unique experiences and reach their full potential.
12 Years Experience
Online in Sanford, FL
Autism
Three Oaks Behavioral Health & Wellness
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, LCMHC, LCAS
Supporting individuals in developing social, emotional, and communication skills while honoring neurodiversity.
7 Years Experience
Online in Sanford, FL
Autism
Dr. Justin D'Arienzo
Psychologist, Psy.D., ABPP
We offer Autism testing and cognitive behavioral interventions for Autism. Find out more about our school psychologist, Nicole Hoelz at https://www.drdarienzo.com/school-psychologist/
Online in Sanford, FL
Autism
Florida Acupuncture and Counseling, Inc.
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC; AP
At Florida Acupuncture and Counseling, we believe that every mind is unique and deserves to be supported with empathy, respect, and personalized care. Our team specializes in working with children, teens, and adults on the autism spectrum—including those with Asperger’s—offering holistic services that promote emotional balance, sensory regulation, and overall well-being.
Through integrative therapies such as mental health counseling, acupuncture, and massage therapy, we help neurodivergent individuals navigate challenges with anxiety, social interaction, focus, and daily transitions. Our safe, inclusive environment empowers clients and their families to build on strengths, improve communication, and thrive in their own authentic ways.
Whether you're seeking support for yourself or a loved one, we're here to walk alongside you with compassion and expertise.
7 Years Experience
Online in Sanford, FL
Autism
Stephanie Miodus
Psychologist, PhD, NCSP
I have extensive expertise working with children, adolescents, and adults diagnosed with autism. My approach includes comprehensive autism evaluations using evidence-based tools like the ADOS-2, while also incorporating assessment tools designed to address the unique diagnostic needs of girls, women, and adults. I have specialized training in the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM)—a developmental, play-based behavioral therapy for young children with autism—and hold PEERS® certification from the UCLA PEERS® Clinic, focusing on social skills training. In addition to diagnostic assessments, I provide personalized therapy to address co-occurring mental health challenges commonly experienced by autistic individuals. I collaborate closely with parents to build strategies for improving skills and addressing challenges at home. My expertise in autism-focused therapy and the mental health needs of autistic individuals has been recognized at national platforms, including presentations at the American Psychological Association Convention and Kennedy Krieger Institute.
2 Years Experience
Online in Sanford, FL
Autism
Dr. Laurene Saad-Younis
Psychologist, PsyD, LP
Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder often experience unique strengths alongside challenges related to social communication, emotional regulation, sensory sensitivities, anxiety, and life transitions. We provide supportive, individualized therapy that helps clients build coping skills, improve self-advocacy, and navigate daily life with greater confidence. We also offer comprehensive psychological and neuropsychological evaluations to assist with diagnostic clarification and treatment planning for Autism Spectrum Disorder and related conditions.
14 Years Experience
Online in Sanford, FL
Autism
Dr. Jag Soni
Psychologist, Ph.D., HSPP, PCC, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Navigating a world not designed for your neurodivergent experience requires an expert, neuro-affirming approach to Autism and Asperger’s that honors your unique perspective. Drawing on over 35 years of Ph.D.-level expertise, I provide a specialized space focused on the internal shifts that allow you to thrive without the exhausting pressure to mask. Together, we move toward a life of authenticity and social comfort, tailored to your specific story and sensory needs. In a private Telehealth setting, I am ready to help you thrive on your own terms—contact me to schedule your first appointment.
36 Years Experience
Online in Sanford, FL (Online Only)
Autism
Peter Linden
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, Certified Gestalt Therapist
Autism has long been understood through a medical model that frames difference as deficit and seeks to explain autistic ways of being through impairments, dysfunction, and pathology. In doing so, it often overlooks the richness, complexity, and humanity of autistic experience, while minimizing the profound impact that families, schools, workplaces, communities, and broader societal expectations have on autistic people's lives.
For many autistic adults, the deepest suffering does not arise from autism itself, but from years of being misunderstood, excluded, bullied, corrected, pathologized, or pressured to become someone they are not. Repeated experiences of rejection, sensory overwhelm, social confusion, loneliness, shame, and unmet support needs can leave lasting emotional, relational, and existential wounds. Over time, many autistic people learn to question their instincts, suppress authentic forms of expression, mask their differences, and disconnect from themselves in pursuit of acceptance and belonging.
Terms such as "Autism" and "Asperger's" have never been the focus of my work. While diagnostic labels may serve administrative, educational, or medical purposes, they tell us very little about what it is actually like to live as an autistic person. They cannot capture the experience of feeling different, longing to belong, navigating overwhelming environments, searching for meaningful connection, enduring rejection, protecting oneself through masking, or struggling to find a place in a world that often feels confusing and inhospitable. Nor can they adequately describe the creativity, depth, passion, sensitivity, wonder, and unique ways of making contact that many autistic people bring to their lives and relationships. My interest is not in the label itself, but in understanding your lived experience and supporting the conditions necessary for you to emerge more fully into the world as yourself.
As a Gestalt psychotherapist, I do not view autism as something broken that needs to be fixed, cured, or normalized. Rather, I understand autism as a distinct way of experiencing, organizing, and making contact with the world. Together, we explore your thoughts, emotions, bodily sensations, sensory experiences, relational patterns, strengths, struggles, needs, and aspirations as they emerge in the present moment. We remain curious about how your life has been shaped by both support and suffering, acceptance and rejection, belonging and isolation.
Through deepening awareness, many autistic adults develop a more compassionate relationship with themselves, greater trust in their experience, and increased freedom to live authentically rather than perform for others. The goal is not to become less autistic. It is to cultivate the awareness, self-support, and relational ground necessary to live more fully as yourself in a world that has too often asked otherwise.
3 Years Experience
Online in Sanford, FL
Autism
Heinig Health and Wellness Counseling
Psychologist, Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, M.S. Health Psychology, M.A. Clinical Psychology, PSYPACT Providers
Specialized support for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) focuses on enhancing emotional well-being, social communication, self-advocacy, and daily functioning. Using a strengths-based and individualized approach, treatment is tailored to each person's unique needs, goals, and experiences. Services may address emotional regulation, anxiety, relationships, life transitions, executive functioning, and skill development while fostering confidence, independence, and overall quality of life.
7 Years Experience
Online in Sanford, FL (Online Only)
Autism
Dr. Christopher Lowery, DHSc, CLCP
Clinical Health Practitioner, Board-Certified Life Care Planner
This component focus on social communication, emotional regulation, and practical strategies to enhance independence, self-advocacy, and daily functioning.
24 Years Experience
Online in Sanford, FL
Autism
Annie Harton Kassell
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
For a lot of autistic adults, the diagnosis is the first time life makes sense from the inside. The cost of masking all day. The social rules everyone else seemed handed at birth. The tiredness that never had an obvious reason. I work with late-diagnosed adults on letting the mask down, understanding how you are genuinely wired, and making peace with the years spent performing a version of yourself that was never going to last.
11 Years Experience
Online in Sanford, FL
Autism
Emily Stone
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, MDiv, PhD, LMFT-S
Autism: Navigating the Neuro-Affirming Path
For Individuals and Neuro-Distinct Couples
In a world designed for neurotypical sensory and social processing, living on the spectrum often feels like an endless exercise in translation. My practice provides a space where Autism is not viewed as a deficit to be cured, but a unique neuro-type to be understood and accommodated. Whether you are navigating your own late-diagnosed discovery or are part of a couple where one partner is neurodivergent, we work to build a life that honors your nervous system.
For the Individual: From Masking to Authenticity
Chronic "masking"—the effort to appear neurotypical—is one of the primary drivers of burnout. Together, we work to identify your unique sensory and cognitive profile so you can move from surviving to thriving.
Managing Overwhelm: We identify the specific environmental and social triggers that lead to sensory overwhelms before they escalate.
Melt Downs & Shut Downs: We develop compassionate strategies for the moments when the nervous system becomes overloaded. Whether it’s an externalized melt down or an internalized shut down, we focus on safety and recovery rather than shame.
Energy Accounting: Learning how to budget your "social and cognitive spoons" to prevent the deep exhaustion of autistic burnout.
For the Couple: Bridging the Neuro-Distinct Gap
When one partner is neurotypical and the other is autistic, the "relational system" can often fall into cycles of misunderstanding. I help couples move past the "double empathy problem" and build a shared language.
Decoding the Shut Down: Helping the neurotypical partner understand that a shut down is not a withdrawal of love, but a physiological need for regulation.
Communication Systems: Moving away from "hinting" and toward direct, explicit communication that reduces anxiety for both partners.
Shared Regulation: Creating a "sensory-safe" home environment where both partners' needs are respected without one person's comfort coming at the cost of the other's.
A Systems-Rooted Approach
Leveraging my background in Systems Theory and Attachment, I look at how the external world—workplaces, family expectations, and social constructs—impacts your neurodivergent experience. You aren't "broken"; you are a different kind of "wired," and you deserve a relationship and a life that reflects that.
21 Years Experience
Online in Sanford, FL (Online Only)
Autism
Higher Sights Counseling
Counselor/Therapist
We have a staff of psychotherapists and med prescribers that work with clients who have autism/neurodivergence. We offer CBT, DBT, EMDR, IFS (to name a few treatment modalities) and medication in addition to many problem-solving therapies to help you learn new coping skills to improve your life.
16 Years Experience
Online in Sanford, FL
Autism
Philadelphia Couples Therapy
Psychologist, PsyD
We appreciate that while people on the spectrum might have some difficulties in life, having a different brain doesn't always have to mean something negative. A lot of the work we do is helping our clients see how their unique brains are contributing to dynamics in their relationships, and what that means moving forward. Sometimes a better understanding of the way one's mind works can help augment relationships in powerful ways.
23 Years Experience
Online in Sanford, FL
Autism
Peter C. Jackson, PsyD
Psychologist, PsyD
Navigating a neurotypical world when you're on the Autism Spectrum (including Asperger's Syndrome) can present unique hurdles. I provide a compassionate and affirming environment where we can explore your experiences without judgment. Our sessions focus on fostering self-acceptance, enhancing social communication skills, managing sensory input, and developing robust coping mechanisms for stress and overwhelm. Together, we'll strengthen your capacity for connection and empower you to leverage your distinct perspective to build a fulfilling life that honors your authentic individuality.
33 Years Experience
Online in Sanford, FL
Autism
South Psychology
Psychologist, PhD
If you or a loved one is seeking specialized care for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), South Psychology is here to support you. Our center is dedicated to understanding and addressing the unique needs of individuals with ASD. Here’s what you can expect:
Comprehensive Assessment: Our experienced psychologists conduct thorough assessments to understand your specific challenges, strengths, and developmental history. We use evidence-based tools and interviews to evaluate communication skills, social interactions, sensory sensitivities, and behavioral patterns. Early diagnosis is crucial, as it allows for timely intervention and personalized treatment planning.
Personalized Treatment Plans: At South Psychology, we believe in a holistic approach. Our interdisciplinary team collaborates to create tailored treatment plans. We work closely with educators, speech therapists, and occupational therapists to address various aspects of ASD. Individualized interventions focus on communication, social skills, behavior management, and adaptive functioning.
Support for Families: ASD affects not only the individual but also their family members. We provide guidance, education, and emotional support. Our team helps families navigate challenges, develop coping strategies, and build a supportive environment at home. We empower families to advocate for their loved ones and access community resources.
Lifelong Learning: ASD is a lifelong journey. We offer ongoing support, workshops, and educational materials to enhance understanding and skills. Whether your child is newly diagnosed or transitioning to adulthood, we’re committed to being a reliable partner.
8 Years Experience
Online in Sanford, FL
Autism
Christina Duncan
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Growing up with a brother with autism, I bring both professional training and lived experience to my work, with a deep understanding of the individuality, strengths, and challenges that can come with being neurodivergent. I support clients with emotional regulation, social navigation, identity development, and managing stress or overwhelm, while honoring each person’s unique communication style and needs. I also work with families and siblings, helping build understanding, connection, and supportive dynamics at home. My approach is flexible, respectful, and tailored to help each person feel seen, valued, and empowered.
5 Years Experience
Online in Sanford, FL (Online Only)
Autism
April Bieber
Licensed Professional Counselor, CMHC, CPC, LCPC, LMHC, LPC, LPC-MHS, QS (FL)
I support individuals and families navigating life on the autism spectrum with warmth, understanding, and neurodiversity-affirming tools. Whether you're seeking help with social skills, transitions, or sensory sensitivity, I provide tailored guidance and support.
17 Years Experience
Online in Sanford, FL (Online Only)
Autism
Brighter Day Psychological Services
Psychologist, Psy.D
At Brighter Day Psychological Services, we offer compassionate and comprehensive Autism evaluations for children, teens, and adults. Our assessments provide clarity about social communication, behavior, and sensory differences while highlighting each person’s unique strengths. We aim to foster understanding, support, and practical recommendations for school, work, and everyday life.
15 Years Experience
Online in Sanford, FL
Autism therapists in Sanford, Florida Statistics
Autism therapists in Sanford, Florida average 15 years of experience and charge around $205 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Autism and Asperger's (100%), ADHD (89%), and Anxiety or Fears (75%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$205
Gender ID
| 59% |
Female |
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| 25% |
Male |
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| 8% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 8% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 67% |
In Person and Online |
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| 33% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 100% | Autism and Asperger's |
| 89% | ADHD |
| 75% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 68% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 65% | Depression |
| 56% | Stress |
| 49% | Relationship and Marriage Counseling |