4 Highly Recommended Los Angeles Autism Therapy Specialists

You've spent years attributing your exhaustion to anxiety or your social struggles to depression. But lately, something clicked—maybe a late diagnosis, maybe just a growing sense that the frameworks you've been using don't quite fit. You're ready for depth-oriented therapy that honors your neurodivergence rather than pathologizing it.

At Therapy on Fig, our Los Angeles therapists are here to help you do the deeper work of healing from years of masking, navigating a world that wasn't built for you, and reconnecting with who you are beneath the adaptations. Meet our team here and contact us when you’re ready to begin.

What sets our practice apart from other Los Angeles autism therapy providers

Our practice specializes in depth-oriented therapy for autistic adults who are looking for more than symptom management. Our approach is grounded in internal family systems (IFS), a trauma-informed modality that honors all parts of your experience—including the parts that learned to mask, the parts carrying exhaustion and grief, and the parts holding your authentic self. 

At Therapy on Fig, we understand that:

• You're not here for assessment, social skills training, or high-support services—you're here for therapeutic depth and self-understanding.

• Years of masking have taken a toll, and you're ready to explore what it means to belong to yourself.

• Your autism intersects with other identities and experiences that deserve nuanced, culturally-attuned care.

• The anxiety or depression you've been treating may be rooted in neurodivergence that hasn't been fully acknowledged or understood.

Our neurodivergent-affirming therapists don't approach autism as pathology. We see it as a fundamental part of who you are, one that has shaped both your struggles and your strengths in a neurotypical world.

Jump to a therapist

• Best for autistic, highly sensitive teens: Rachel Kwon

• Best for autistic and neurodiverse couples: Gabriella Giorgio

• Best for autistic creatives and entrepreneurs: Sharon Yu

• Best for autistic parents: Janelle Malak

Meet our autism counselors

Best for autistic, highly sensitive teens

Rachel specializes in working with autistic teens who feel misunderstood by the adults in their lives and exhausted from masking at school or in social settings. 

She integrates IFS with brainspotting and CBT techniques to help autistic adolescents make sense of their experiences, build self-compassion, and develop the confidence to advocate for their needs—while also supporting parents in understanding and connecting with their neurodivergent teens through this crucial developmental stage.

• Credentials: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

• Location: Los Angeles, CA 90042

• Virtual therapy: Yes, in addition to in-person

Best for autistic and neurodiverse couples

Gabriella brings specialized training in Gottman Method and IFS-informed couples work to help autistic and neurodiverse couples navigate the unique challenges that arise when neurological differences show up in intimate relationships.

She helps partners understand each other's needs around communication, sensory regulation, and emotional processing, while building the trust and attunement that allows both individuals to feel seen and safe in the relationship.

• Credentials: Associate Marriage and Family Therapist

• Location: Los Angeles, CA 90042

• Virtual therapy: Yes, in addition to in-person

Best for autistic creatives and entrepreneurs

Sharon works with autistic creatives and entrepreneurs who are high-achieving but struggling with the relational and internal costs of success in neurotypical professional spaces. 

With nearly two decades of experience and Level II IFS training, she helps clients shift from constant hypervigilance and burnout to a more sustainable approach that honors their neurodivergence, allowing them to bring their authentic selves to their work and relationships without sacrificing their well-being.

• Credentials: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

• Location: Los Angeles, CA 90042

• Virtual therapy: Yes, in addition to in-person

Best for autistic parents

Janelle specializes in working with autistic parents who are managing the sensory overwhelm, executive function demands, and emotional intensity of parenthood while also processing their own experiences of being parented in a world that didn't understand their neurodivergence. 

Informed by IFS and trained in EFT, she helps autistic parents develop more compassionate relationships with themselves as they navigate the joys and challenges of raising children, whether neurotypical or neurodivergent themselves.

• Credentials: Associate Marriage and Family Therapist

• Location: Los Angeles, CA 90042

• Virtual therapy: Yes, in addition to in-person

Areas we support autistic folks with

• Recovering from autistic burnout and chronic exhaustion from years of masking

• Making sense of a late diagnosis and grieving what could have been different

• Healing from a lifetime of feeling "too much" and "not enough" simultaneously

• Navigating relationships when reading social cues feels like translating a foreign language

• Working through anxiety, depression, or trauma that's rooted in neurodivergence

• Building authentic friendships without the burden of constant social performance

• Honoring sensory needs and nervous system regulation in daily life

• Addressing perfectionism and the internalized pressure to appear "normal"

• Exploring identity at the intersection of autism, culture, race, and other lived experiences

• Couples work when one or both partners are autistic and seeking deeper attunement

What to expect from the therapy process

We start with who you are, not what's "wrong" with you

In your free consultation and first sessions, we focus on understanding your unique neurological wiring, your history of masking, and what brought you to therapy now—without pathologizing your autism or reducing you to symptoms.

We work at the pace of your system

Using internal family systems therapy, we help you identify the parts of yourself that have been working overtime to keep you safe in a neurotypical world, and we move only as quickly as those protective parts feel comfortable with.

We honor both grief and growth

Late diagnosis often brings a complex mix of relief and loss. We hold space for grieving the years spent not understanding yourself, while also supporting you in building a more authentic, sustainable way of being.

We help you discern authentic connection from performative relating

Through our work together, you'll develop the capacity to recognize which relationships honor your full self and which patterns are familiar but exhausting, allowing you to invest your energy more intentionally and build the connections you truly want.

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