Autism therapists in Santa Barbara, California CA
Find experienced Autism therapists in Santa Barbara 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.
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Autism and Asperger's
HORIZON HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE
Treatment Center, APA, UKCP, BPS, UKGHMR, BABCP, BACP, HCPC, GMC, ECT
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21 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA California
Autism and Asperger's
Freestyle Supervision and EMDR Group LLC
Counselor/Therapist, LPCC-S, LEP, NCC, APCC, AMFT, ASW, NCC
In our practice, being "Autism-friendly" means more than just awareness; it means creating a space where your sensory needs, communication style, and special interests are respected. We help you navigate a neurotypical world while honoring your need for downtime, routine, and unmasking. Our goal is to help you build a life that feels authentic and safe for your nervous system.
4 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA California
Autism and Asperger's
Danielle Greenspan, LMFT, LPCC
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT 104395, LPCC 4889
I specialize in working with neurodivergent individuals and I have extensive training on working with autistic children, teens and adults. I also love working with mixed-neurotype couples. I am specially trained to provided play therapy to autistic children and people of all ages.
11 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA California
Autism and Asperger's
Mia Turner
Therapist, MA, RYT, ASDCS, LMFT, NPT-C, CMNCS, CMIP
Neurodiversity-affirming Autism therapy for teens and adults and Autism evaluations for adults seeking deeper self-understanding, validation, support, and clarity. As an AuDHDer, my work is especially attuned to the experiences of high-masking, late-identified, gifted, AFAB, BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, creative, PDA, quirky, curious, spiritually-oriented, and otherwise frequently overlooked Autistic and AuDHD individuals whose experiences may have been misunderstood, missed, dismissed, or pathologized for years.
Support often focuses on identity, sensory experiences, monotropism, passionate interests, communication and relational styles, autistic burnout, nervous system regulation, interoception, executive functioning, self-advocacy, belonging, and the lifelong impact of adapting within environments that may not have recognized, understood, or supported autistic needs. Exploration may include the influence of culture, race, gender, disability, chronic illness, family systems, spirituality, community, trauma, and societal expectations, as well as the internalized ableism and narratives that can develop when your natural ways of being are repeatedly questioned, corrected, accommodated too little, or misunderstood.
Particular attention is given to the ways masking, overcompensation, chronic self-monitoring, perfectionism, people-pleasing, hyper-independence, and other adaptive survival strategies can emerge in response to misunderstanding, marginalization, trauma, and the pressure to appear more neurotypical. Autism is understood not simply through behaviors or traits, but through the lived experience of moving through the world in an Autistic bodymind. This includes the relationship between sensory processing, energy capacity, nervous system states, movement, rest, transitions, interests, environmental fit, authenticity, and safety.
Rather than focusing on how to appear more neurotypical, therapy centers self-understanding, self-trust, self-accommodation, and creating a life that honors your natural rhythms, sensory needs, interests, values, strengths, and ways of relating. My approach integrates EMDR, somatic therapy, mindfulness, parts work, expressive arts, executive functioning support, geek therapy, and neuropsychotherapy through a neurodiversity-affirming, nervous-system-centered, and liberation-oriented lens.
I also provide comprehensive virtual Autism evaluations utilizing a culturally conscious, sensory-informed, neurodivergent-affirming approach designed to identify presentations that are frequently overlooked in traditional assessment settings. Evaluations move beyond checklists and stereotypes to include an in-depth exploration of developmental history, lived experience, sensory patterns, masking, strengths, challenges, identity, relationships, nervous system patterns, and neurotype, resulting in a thorough affirming report with personalized recommendations, resources, and a deeper understanding of yourself through a lens that recognizes difference rather than deficit.
10 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA California (Online Only)
Autism and Asperger's
Integrative Psychotherapy Group
Marriage and Family Therapist
We work with clients who express issues or concerns with Autism or Asperger's.
10 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA California
Autism therapists in Santa Barbara, California Statistics
Autism therapists in Santa Barbara, California average 13 years of experience and charge around $224 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (69%), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) (46%), and Family Systems Therapy (44%).
Average years in practice
13 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$224
Accept insurance
48%
Offer sliding scale
54%
Gender ID
| 56% |
Female |
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| 26% |
Male |
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| 10% |
Non-Binary |
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| 8% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 67% |
In Person and Online |
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| 33% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 69% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 46% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 44% | Family Systems Therapy |
| 44% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 42% | Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) |
| 42% | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
| 40% | Behavioral Therapy |
Ages Served
| 92% | Adult |
| 73% | Young Adult |
| 65% | Teen |
| 58% | Senior |
| 48% | Children |
Client Focus
| 63% | LGBTQ+ |
| 62% | Women |
| 52% | Persons with Disabilities |
| 40% | Men |
| 37% | Military / Veterans |