Online Therapy for Anxiety, Autism, ADHD, Trauma & Life Challenges

You may have found the right place if you’re tired of feeling like you keep ending up in the same place.

You may be navigating anxiety, ADHD or autism, perfectionism, loneliness, difficult relationships, chronic stress, trauma, or the feeling that somehow you experience life differently from the people around you.

• wake up at night with your mind running through every possible scenario;

• replay one comment or interaction for the rest of the day;

• avoid dating, social situations, opportunities, flying, public speaking, or other experiences because anxiety has made your world smaller;

• feel trapped in a relationship, job, or pattern you know isn’t working;

• struggle with perfectionism, self-confidence, or constantly anticipating the worst;

• understand your patterns intellectually but still find yourself repeating them;

• have received an autism or ADHD diagnosis later in life and be trying to understand what it means for you;

• have tried therapy before and wonder why you still feel stuck.

You don’t need to arrive knowing exactly what needs to change.

But you do need to arrive curious about yourself and willing to explore it.

An Active, Holistic Approach to Therapy

There is absolutely a place in therapy for being heard. But being heard is only part of our work.

I take an active role in the therapeutic process. I ask questions. I offer perspective. I teach. I share resources. I introduce practical tools and help you understand not only what you are experiencing, but what you can begin doing differently.

Depending on what you need, our work may incorporate evidence-based therapeutic approaches alongside mindfulness, lifestyle considerations, education, and practical experiments you can take into everyday life.

You may leave a session with something to journal about, a new practice to try, a resource to explore, a conversation to have, or simply a different way of responding when an old pattern appears.

And when something isn’t working, we get curious about why.

Therapy gives us the tools. Your everyday life is where you get to practice using them.

Meet Marina Livis, LCSW

My approach doesn’t come only from what I’ve studied.

As a therapist diagnosed with autism as an adult, an immigrant, and someone who has navigated anxiety myself, I understand what it can feel like to wonder why certain things seem harder for you than they appear to be for everyone else.

I have also experienced many of the therapeutic approaches I now use professionally.

That experience shaped the kind of therapist I chose to become: engaged, curious, practical, holistic, and deeply invested in helping my clients understand themselves.

I bring that same curiosity and care to my assessments, taking the time to explore each client's experiences thoroughly, including the ways trauma and PTSD may shape their present challenges. My approach is methodical and attentive to detail, because understanding the full picture matters when deciding how best to move forward.

I don’t see you as a diagnosis or a collection of symptoms.

I see you as a whole person.

 Therapist in Florida and Illinois offering neurodiversity affirming therapy.