Questions? Real answers.

No. ARO Therapy is a private pay practice. I don't accept insurance from any provider.

Here's why that matters: When you pay out of pocket, your treatment isn't dictated by what an insurance company decides to cover. There's no diagnosis required to start. No limit on how many sessions you can have. No third party with access to your records. Just you, me, and the work.

I know private pay isn't accessible for everyone, and I take that seriously. If cost is a barrier, I'm happy to talk about it during our free consult.

No. As a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), I am not able to diagnose ADHD or any other condition. Diagnosis requires a licensed psychologist, psychiatrist, or in some cases a physician or neuropsychologist — someone who is trained and licensed to conduct formal psychological or neuropsychological evaluations.

What I can do is work with you therapeutically regardless of whether you have a formal diagnosis. I can help you understand your patterns, your history, and your nervous system. I can refer you to providers who do evaluations if that's something you want to pursue. But the diagnosis piece is not mine to give.

No. You do not need a formal diagnosis to start therapy with me.

A lot of the adults I work with are self-identified — they've spent their whole life knowing something was different about how their brain works, but they've never had it officially evaluated. That's valid. You don't need a piece of paper to deserve support.

That said, if you're curious about getting a formal evaluation, I'm happy to talk about what that process looks like and help connect you with someone who does that work. But it's not a prerequisite for working together. If you recognize yourself in what I describe, that's enough to start.

Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) is an evidence-based treatment model for children ages 0–5 and their caregivers. It's been studied extensively and has strong research support for improving the parent-child relationship, especially in families that have experienced trauma, loss, or significant stress.

The core idea is that the relationship between a young child and their caregiver is the most important thing in that child's early development — and when that relationship is under stress, both the child and the parent feel it. CPP treats the relationship itself as the patient, not just the child or just the parent.

Sessions typically include both the parent and the child together. We work through play, observation, and conversation. The goal is to help you understand your child's behavior and emotional world, and to help your child feel safe and understood by you.

It is not play therapy. It is not parenting classes. It is clinical work.

Yes. A significant part of my practice is individual therapy for adults — specifically adults with ADHD, late-diagnosed adults making sense of their history, parents who need their own space, and new moms navigating postpartum with a neurodivergent brain.

You don't have to be a parent to work with me. If you're an adult with ADHD or a neurodivergent adult who needs real clinical support from someone who actually gets it, you're in the right place.

It depends on what you need.

ARO Therapy is for adults with ADHD who want traditional weekly individual therapy. If you're a late-diagnosed adult processing your history, a parent with ADHD who needs their own space, or a new mom navigating postpartum with an ADHD brain — ARO Therapy is where that work happens.

AltHumanOS is built for ADHD kids and their families. If your child has ADHD and your family needs more than weekly sessions — intensives, in-home support, school advocacy, membership-based care — that's what AltHumanOS is designed for.

Not sure? Book a free consult and we'll figure it out together.

Same clinician. Different structure. Different purpose.

ARO Therapy is traditional weekly 1-on-1 therapy. One client, one therapist, weekly sessions. It's for adults, parents, and families doing the work of the parent-child relationship (0–5 dyadic therapy).

AltHumanOS is built for ADHD kids and families who need more than weekly sessions. It offers one-time intensives and monthly membership tiers that include group therapy, messaging support, school advocacy, and in-home services.

Neither is a downgrade from the other. They're built for different needs.

Book a free 20-minute consult. That's it.

No forms. No intake paperwork before we talk. Just a real conversation where you tell me what's going on and I tell you honestly whether I think I can help and what working together would look like.

If we're a good fit, we'll schedule your clinical intake — a full 50-minute session where we go deeper. After that, your weekly sessions begin.

You can book directly through the ClientSecure portal at arotherapy.clientsecure.me.

I offer in-person sessions in the Milwaukee and Waukesha County area. I also offer telehealth statewide in Wisconsin.

I am licensed in Wisconsin only. If you're outside of Wisconsin, I'm not able to work with you — but I'd encourage you to look for a therapist who specializes in ADHD and neurodivergent adults in your state.

For individual therapy: 50 minutes, weekly, just the two of us. We talk. We go where it needs to go. There's no agenda I'm imposing on you — the work is shaped by what you bring.

For dyadic/CPP sessions: both you and your young child are present. Sessions are typically 45–60 minutes. We might use play, observation, conversation, or a combination. The structure is more flexible because it has to be — you're working with a small child.

What I can promise: it won't feel like a worksheet exercise. It won't feel managed. It will feel like real work.

That's actually one of the most common things I hear from new clients. "I tried therapy and it didn't help" or "my last therapist just didn't get it."

I take that seriously. If you've been dismissed, given generic advice that didn't account for your actual brain, or left therapy feeling like you were the problem — that's a real experience and it makes sense that you'd be cautious.

The free consult exists partly for this reason. It's a low-stakes way to see if this feels different before you commit to anything.