Therapy for Adults

Doctors often recommend occupational therapy for adults with ADHD, late diagnosis of autism, sensory processing disorders, anxiety, and more. AZ+A tailors a treatment plan to meet your individual needs.

AZ+A recognizes that neurological differences in adults, such as autism, ADHD, or other neurodivergencies, are natural variations of the human brain that don’t end in childhood. Neurodivergence is not inherently negative or pathological.

Often, adults who learned to mask or suppress their nervous system responses as children find those same patterns interfering with daily life, work, relationships, sleep, eating, and self‑confidence.

AZ+A Adult Occupational Therapy integrates nervous-system science with practical, goal‑directed interventions to help adult clients regain regulation, clarity, and function.

We specialize in adults with sensory‑motor challenges, executive functioning challenges, overwhelm, interoceptive differences, and sensory processing or integration difficulties. Our approach supports the understanding of your unique profile, including autism, ADHD, AuDHD, C-PTSD, and PDA (pervasive drive for autonomy).

AZ+A practices a neurodivergent affirming approach by:

• Creating a safe and supportive environment where individuals explore their identities, strengths, and challenges.
• Developing therapeutic treatment plans that fit your life and schedule.
• Daytime appointments are available!

• Sensory Integration: Neurodivergent adults experience differences in processing sensory information from their environment. AZ+A therapists gain a deeper understanding of each individual’s sensory profile to develop strategies that help individuals function to their fullest potential in various contexts and environments.

• Mental Health: Mental health and sensory integration are intertwined, with both internal and external sensations impacting our capacities to self-regulate, connect with others, and engage in meaningful and necessary activities. Together, we’ll explore the relationship between anxiety, depression and disruptions in one’s life (through a trauma-informed lens that centers on lived experience).

• Executive Function: Many neurodivergent and allistic adults struggle with executive functioning skills such as planning, organizing, prioritizing, time management and decision-making. During our sessions, we build strategies and techniques to improve these skills and modify the environment to support these processing areas, making navigating daily tasks and responsibilities easier.

• Employment Support: We can help with job-related skills, such as resume building, interview preparation and workplace accommodations. We also help identify strengths and interests to find suitable employment opportunities for AZ+A adult therapy clients.

• Self-Care and Other Independent Living Skills: We can help individuals develop and improve their self-care skills and tasks of daily living. Additionally, our therapists provide guidance and insight on budgeting, shopping and transportation.

• Enhance the understanding of the sensory profile and nervous system functioning: We better understand your nervous system and sensory processing capacities by working together. We focus on how your sensory profile and nervous system influence your engagement with the world around you in work/school and home environments and to form connections and relationships.

AZ+A welcomes families and individuals of all race, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression.