Catherine Saunders - Unmask Late diagnosed Autism

Catherine, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, draws on her lived experience as a late-diagnosed Autistic and ADHDer to help clients navigate identity, emotions, and life challenges. She provides a safe, accepting, and individualized counseling experience that honors both faith and neurodivergent perspectives. Catherine's approach blends lived experience with evidence-based techniques, including Internal Family Systems (IFS), Emotional Freedom Tapping (EFT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Solution-Focused Therapy. She works closely with adolescents, young adults, and adults to address challenges such as anxiety, depression, grief, identity exploration, and life transitions. Catherine's area of focus includes depression and anxiety, identity exploration and self-esteem, life transitions and adjustment, emotional regulation and self-care, and boundary-setting and overcoming perfectionism. She offers sessions in telehealth appointments and is available online only. LifeCare Counseling & Psychiatry has multiple locations in Raleigh, including Raleigh (Jones Franklin) and Raleigh (Brier Creek), as well as locations in Chapel Hill, Holly Springs, Wake Forest, and the Triad.