These assessments are designed for learning more about yourself and what sorts of strategies or support may help you live more fully, work more sustainably, and create relationships that better fit you. Typically, here's what his looks like:

1. Free Consult Call
We'll chat about your needs and goals in a brief (15-minute) free consult call to ask one another questions, give you your cost estimate, and get you on the schedule if you'd like to proceed.

2. Initial Assessment Plan Development & Paperwork
We will have some paperwork to sign - consent forms, discussions about what your needs and goals are for this report, and a cost estimate based on these (so there are no surprises there).

3. Information Gathering
I'll send you an intake packet and starting questionnaires. You can complete these from home or on your phone in bursts when you have time - wherever is comfortable for you. If you are able to provide contact information and permission for me to gather information from someone who knew you well growing up, that will also be done at this step. It is helpful so ideally we want this collateral interview. However, we can get additional perspectives and data in other ways as well, especially if caregivers or others growing up are people you would prefer not to include in your process.

4. Clinical Interview and Testing
At our virtual/telehealth clinical interview we'll gather information about your story and history. We will also talk in depth about different experiences you have as part of our clinical assessment interview. I personally love this part because we get to dive into so many interesting and nuanced things. There will also be some testing. All of this happens over our video telehealth session. We can schedule it across 1-2 sessions as needed.

5. Consolidating and Feedback
I'll bring the information together into an in depth report written to give you interesting information and insights into yourself.  At your feedback session, we will discuss what diagnosis appears to fit your experiences and provide you with information about that diagnosis. We will also answer any questions you may have and discuss options for resources or support that may be helpful for you (e.g., specific treatments and recommendations for daily resources and strategies).

Typically the time between your free consult call and your feedback session and completed report is 1-2 weeks.

*Please note that this is a objective assessment. I cannot guarantee any specific diagnosis or finding. I will take the time to truly listen to you, integrate helpful testing that can provide additional evidence related to your personal patterns, and explain my findings to you directly so that you know exactly what I concluded diagnostically in the report and why. I will also give you information about possible additional findings (apart from just ADHD/autism) that we discover, and provide information about those findings as well.

We offer affirming and tailored assessment, so your cost is going to reflect what you are actually wanting to explore. Adults seeking ADHD/autism assessment for self-understanding, resources, recommendations or diagnostic purposes (e.g., for the purposes of seeking medication) can expect to pay between $1200 and $3500 for a full ADHD/autism assessment, with the standard and most common rate being $1400.

‍The reason for the range is that you may want to create a more multifaceted assessment. If you would also like to integrate more thorough clinical testing in particular areas (e.g., PTSD, OCD, personality) that would mean adding additional testing to your plan (and cost). Sometimes for universities or other programs, additional testing such as additional IQ or achievement tests are also required. This too can add to the costs of testing as these measures are more time-intensive. If we are integrating additional IQ, achievement, memory, or other neuropsychological assessments into our testing plan, you cost would then likely be between $2500 and $3500 depending on what tests we are adding. We will discuss your needs at the start and you will be given your flat fee for all testing upfront before any testing begins.

*Please note that for some assessment needs, virtual/tele-assessment may not actually be the best fit for you. We will talk case-by-case about this to ensure to the best of our clinical judgement that we are only offering you an assessment if it is helpful and appropriate for you.

All rates for assessment are a flat rate (direct pay). We are not able to accept insurance for assessment at this time. You can pay in installments and use a credit/debit/HSA/FSA card as preferred.

For therapy and coaching, my rates include:
30-minute skills coaching session....................... $125
55-minute individual session ................................. $225
85-minute individual session ................................. $345
90-minute body doubling sessions* ................. $45 for current clients
*These use the Pomodoro method and are typically group social facilitation sessions. Please ask for info about current availability/times being offered if interested. These are at times led by Dr. Layton and at other times led by a trained facilitator in our clinic.

Can I use insurance?
We get it. It's tough to be a working-class person in the US right now and especially recently, insurance premiums are so high for most of us. We get why you'd want to use insurance if you could. At the same time, accepting insurance is hard too. For information on that, check out the question just below this one.

If you are a Texas resident and would like to use insurance for individual therapy sessions specifically, I do partner with a third party organization to offer in-network therapy for those with participating Aetna and United plans. Please feel free to ask if you are interested in one of these spots. We can complete a courtesy eligibility check to get an estimate of what your cost would be with insurance before our first session. Please note this does not include prolonged sessions (e.g., 85-minute) and insurance only covers therapy (not coaching).
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You can also look at more information about therapy here.
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A lot. Honestly, our work is always shaped around you - your needs, your goals, your values, and the life you’re trying to build. But here are some of the things I often work on with neurodivergent clients:
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‍• Understanding your brain and your story
We can explore how ADHD/autism has shaped your life, your relationships, and the messages you’ve absorbed about “enoughness,” productivity, success, and worth. We’ll look at the parts of your story that feel true and liberating. And the parts you’re ready to rewrite.
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‍• Burnout, masking, and living in a neurotypical-centered world
A lot of neurodivergent adults have experienced pressure to mask, confusion about ourselves and others, and even frustration or self-judgement about not being able to do things in the way others say we should. Together, we can work through burnout, unmasking, sensory and emotional overwhelm, and the impacts of feedback and experiences we had before we realized we were neurodivergent.

‍• Work, career, and leadership (especially as a neurodivergent professional)
If you’re navigating career transitions, leadership challenges, entrepreneurship, or workplace stress, we can explore your internalized beliefs related to work, productivity and money. We can also explore your strengths and struggles, tailor strategies for you, discover your patterns and possible burnout cycles and design work that actually fits your brain
This might include communication skills, boundary-setting, task initiation strategies, energy management, or creating a work-life rhythm that’s sustainable.

‍• Parent or co-parenting as a neurodivergent person
Many neurodivergent parents want to break generational cycles, parent more intentionally, or find ways to show up with connection instead of constant overwhelm. We can explore your parenting identity, values, family patterns, emotional regulation skills, boundaries with extended family, and “re-villaging” so you don’t feel like you’re doing it all alone.

‍• Identity, relationships, and self-trust
We can also work on unmasking in relationships, navigating sensitivity and communication differences, honoring your needs, and building healthier patterns grounded in self-compassion rather than self-criticism.

‍• Designing a life that fits
Whether you’re exploring creativity, rest, routines, self-expression, or just trying to make daily life easier, we can experiment with strategies that feel aligned with your brain and values. Many of the neurospicy folks I work with are also creative and there are so many lovely ways for us to explore your creative story, journey, patterns, inspiration, and motivation in projects too.

Please feel free to check out more information on my individual therapy page about rates and options here.

This question is so common! Many people have expressed hesitation about seeking assessment or therapy related to ADHD/autism because they worry, "What if it's not ADHD/autism? What if I'm just struggling and don't fit anywhere? What if we go through all of this and I still just don't know what's going on or what to do?"

So let's address this. You may not meet full criteria. And that's totally ok!

An assessment is not a pass-fail (or belong - or don't belong) sort of thing. I promise I will not just send you away with a note/report saying "404 Neurodivergence Not Found." Even if you don't formally meet criteria for one of these patterns, you can still learn things like information about your own history, patterns, strengths and struggles. It's amazing what exploring this with another person can do for getting new and fresh perspectives on your own story. We will also explore why it is you have resonated with neurodivergent experiences or experienced patterns and signs that you have had, and what that may tell us about your needs. We can also talk about personalized insights about any feelings of burnout, shifts in motivation, sensory overwhelm, changes in executive functioning, or emotional and interpersonal patterns you are seeing. We will talk about resources, steps, and support that fit for you personally (whether or not you are neurodivergent). Your lived experience is just as valid and you deserve to be heard in a nonjudgmental and compassionate way regardless of whether you fit one label or another.

People can resonate with ADHD and autistic traits for many different reasons - trauma, chronic stress, burnout, perfectionism, giftedness, high sensitivity, anxiety, depression, major life changes or changes in demands (e.g., becoming a new parent, getting promoted to a new level) or systemic pressures. The list is long. If neurodivergence doesn't appear to be the cause, we will still talk about what is and what may help.

Yes! Not only do I assess and support folks from these communities, but this is a core part of my work and expertise. Many women, AFAB individuals, queer and trans folks, and BIPOC neurodivergent adults were overlooked, misdiagnosed, or dismissed for years because early research and diagnostic criteria were built around a very narrow group of people (e.g., disproportionately white boys in school settings).

My assessment approach is:
*Inclusive and culturally aware
*Affirming of gender-expansive and LGBTQ+ identities
*Designed to recognize presentations that don’t look “stereotypical”
*Grounded in the lived realities of masking, surviving, and adapting in systems not built for you

‍I regularly diagnose and support adults who:
*Flew under the radar in childhood
*Were labeled “gifted,” “sensitive,” or “anxious” instead of seen
*Have identities or culture shaped how they learned to mask
*Discovered their neurodivergence after years of burnout or self-doubt

If you’ve been wondering, “How did everyone miss this?” — you’re not alone.
You deserve an assessment and/or support that actually understands how neurodivergence shows up across genders, cultures, identities, and lived experiences.

Nope, no judgement here. I will of course be curious about what ways you see yourself in ADHD or autistic experiences because the things you resonate with and your personal experience will be at the core of our work. For many people who were overlooked or misdiagnosed growing up, self-recognition is the first step toward finally getting clarity. Whether or not you meet full criteria, your resonance still matters. It tells us something important about what you’ve been navigating and what support might help. You’re welcome here exactly as you are, with your questions, your curiosity, and your self-understanding.

I offer virtual therapy primarily in my home states of Texas and Minnesota, but I am also a member of PSYPACT, which allows for me to practice in most states in the US as well as Washington DC. Current participating states include AL, AZ, AR, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, ME, MD, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NV, NH, NJ, ND, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI and WY. You can also check out the map below.

My trainings, workshops, consultations and coaching services are not limited by location. If you are interested in working together in that capacity, I can see coaching, training or consultation clients from anywhere so long as it feels like our working together would be a good mutual fit.  

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