Autism Therapy in The Woodlands, TX
Autism Therapy in The Woodlands, TX
Counseling for autistic children, teens, and adults · In person in The Woodlands and online in Texas when appropriate
Autism Therapy That Respects Who You Are
Therapy can help you work through anxiety, exhaustion, relationship stress, and difficult changes. We focus on your needs and the changes you want to make.
We offer neurodiversity-affirming psychotherapy and mental health counseling, not Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). We respect different ways of thinking, sensing, and communicating. Together, we choose goals and a pace that fit you.
Have questions first? A free 15-minute consultation can help you discuss fit and accommodations.
Different needs, different strengths
What would you like help with?
Together, we work on practical changes, such as clearer communication, quieter spaces, or routines that allow time to recover. Therapy respects your autistic traits and identity.
Sensory Experience
Overload, shutdown, difficulty recovering after busy environments, or needing more predictable ways to manage sensory demands.
Communication and Connection
Navigating misunderstandings, boundaries, masking, friendships, family relationships, dating, or communicating needs clearly.
Emotion and Stress
Anxiety, burnout, intense emotions, frustration, self-criticism, or feeling exhausted from trying to meet expectations.
Transitions and Routines
Adapting to change, planning daily tasks, moving between activities, or building routines that protect energy and strengthen independence.
Autism is not one experience. Therapy should adapt to the person rather than expecting the person to adapt to a rigid therapy style.
Care across life stages
Autism Counseling for Children, Teens, and Adults
We provide psychotherapy and mental health counseling in The Woodlands. You help choose goals around your well-being, relationships, and daily life. Our work does not aim for behavioral compliance or reducing autistic traits.
Finding a therapist who understands your age group, communication style, and goals matters. Toby Brans, LPC works with teens and adults. Anna Lohanna Dos Santos, LPC works with children, preteens, adults, couples, and families. Both describe neurodiversity-affirming support for ADHD and autism in their approaches.
Autistic Teens and Younger Children
For teens, school can mean managing noise, changing expectations, friendships, and assignments all day. We can work on school stress, anxiety, peer relationships, identity, masking, shutdown, and the strain of planning or starting tasks.
Sessions may include finding words for emotional overwhelm, asking for sensory breaks, and improving family communication. With younger children, we may focus on naming feelings, asking for help, and handling overwhelming situations. We explain how caregivers can take part while respecting the young person’s privacy and preferences.
Explore ACT therapy for autistic and ADHD teens for more about recovery time, self-advocacy, and caregiver collaboration.
Therapy for Autistic Adults
Yes, we work with autistic adults. You may want help with work stress, relationships, anxiety, burnout, or understanding a late diagnosis or newly recognized autism. We can also talk about masking, including the effort of hiding autistic traits to meet other people’s expectations.
Getting through work can leave little capacity for dinner, messages, decisions, or time with people you care about. A session might explore what is using your energy, how to ask for clearer expectations, or which demands and supports need to change. We consider sensory needs, recovery time, and accommodations alongside therapy skills.
If previous therapy left you feeling misunderstood, or naming emotions is difficult, you can start there. We can begin with a concrete situation, written notes, or what you notice in your body and daily life, without requiring the “right” feeling word. You help decide what is useful. Your priorities may differ from another autistic person’s, and you do not need a formal diagnosis to discuss these concerns.
If attention, task initiation, or follow-through are also difficult, explore our ADHD counseling and executive-function support. We can discuss overlapping needs in one individualized plan.
For a closer look at these experiences, read about having no energy left after work and autistic masking, choices, and support.
Respectful and practical
How Counseling Is Adapted to Your Needs
Counseling begins with your goals, communication preferences, sensory needs, and the concerns affecting your well-being. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is one approach we may use to help you respond to difficult thoughts and feelings while staying connected to what matters to you.
For example, noticing “I am having the thought that I should be able to handle everything” may give you space to ask for help. This is one way to practice cognitive defusion, or getting some distance from a thought. You do not have to dismiss a real problem or force yourself to feel differently.
We adapt the language, pace, and exercises to you. Clear examples, pictures, written notes, extra processing time, or fewer metaphors may be useful. Psychological flexibility means having more room to choose a response that fits your needs and values.
ACT does not replace accommodations, sensory supports, environmental changes, or practical support with communication and executive functioning. Rest, clearer expectations, and practical help may be the next step. Therapy addresses concerns such as anxiety and emotional overwhelm while respecting autistic identity.
Explore how personalized ACT therapy fits your life, or browse our ACT guides and resources at your own pace.
Understand Your Needs
Notice which sounds, spaces, conversations, or demands feel difficult, and what helps you feel more comfortable.
Ask for What You Need
Practice asking for a break, requesting clear instructions, setting a boundary, or explaining a sensory need.
Reduce Unnecessary Strain
Develop routines and coping strategies, address anxiety or burnout, and find alternatives to constant masking when possible.
A clear starting point
What the First Sessions Are Like
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We Learn What Has Been Happening
You can share at your own pace. We will talk about concerns, stressors, strengths, relationships, routines, and what you want from counseling.
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We Build a Shared Plan
Together, we identify priorities and a manageable direction for therapy. Your plan can change as we learn what helps.
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We Practice Usable Skills
We may talk through a difficult situation, practice a skill, or choose something small to try between sessions.
Luna & Sol offers in-person counseling in The Woodlands and virtual counseling for clients located in Texas, when clinically appropriate.
Start with one small step
Explore a Free Exercise
These interactive tools are educational resources, not a diagnosis or a substitute for therapy. They can help you notice what is happening and choose a next step that matters.
Flexibility Compass
If you feel overloaded or depleted, check your capacity and needs first. Rest, fewer demands, or support may be a useful next move.
Values Explorer
If other people’s expectations have crowded out your own preferences, explore what matters to you and how you want to express it.
More Free Exercises
If you want another starting point, choose a tool that fits your experience. Skip or adapt exercises that do not suit your sensory or communication needs.
Common questions
Autism Therapy FAQ
Do you provide therapy for autistic adults?
Yes. We offer counseling for autistic adults in The Woodlands and online in Texas when appropriate. Sessions may address burnout, masking, work stress, relationships, late diagnosis, sensory needs, boundaries, anxiety, or self-understanding. We plan around your priorities and support needs.
Is this ABA therapy?
No. Luna & Sol does not provide Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). We provide psychotherapy and mental health counseling. Our focus is self-understanding, emotional regulation, anxiety, identity, relationships, coping, values, and psychological flexibility, rather than behavioral compliance.
Can therapy help with autistic burnout?
Therapy can help you recognize sources of strain, communicate needs, and plan boundaries and support. Recovery may also require fewer demands, rest, sensory accommodations, and changes at school, work, or home. Therapy skills alone cannot fix an environment that keeps overwhelming you.
Do you work with autistic teens?
Yes. We support autistic teens with school stress, peer relationships, identity, masking, shutdown, anxiety, sensory demands, and executive-function strain. We can also work on family communication and discuss caregiver involvement with attention to the teen’s privacy, preferences, and needs.
Does autism therapy try to make someone appear neurotypical?
That is not the goal. Neurodiversity-affirming care focuses on well-being, communication, self-advocacy, relationships, coping, and practical strategies while respecting autistic identity.
Can I start therapy without a formal autism diagnosis?
Yes. You can begin therapy for sensory needs, anxiety, burnout, communication, relationships, or identity whether or not you have a formal diagnosis. Your therapist can discuss whether outside evaluation may be helpful.
How can ACT be adapted for autistic clients?
We use clear language, concrete examples, written or visual supports, extra processing time, and a predictable structure when helpful. Exercises and ways of participating are chosen together. ACT supports responding to difficult thoughts and feelings in ways that fit your values; it does not replace sensory, communication, or practical supports.
Do you work with caregivers?
When appropriate, caregiver collaboration can improve understanding, communication, accommodations, and carryover between sessions while preserving the client’s dignity and privacy.
Do you offer online therapy for autistic clients in Texas?
Yes, online sessions may be available for clients located in Texas, depending on clinical fit, age, communication needs, and therapist availability. In-person counseling is offered in The Woodlands. We can discuss which format and accommodations would work for you.
Therapy without pressure to perform
Therapy Built Around Your Needs, Strengths, and Goals
Request an initial appointment and tell us your age group, goals, and whether you prefer in-person or online sessions. We will follow up about clinician fit and availability before confirming a session.
A free 15-minute consultation is also available to discuss fit, accommodations, and current scheduling options. Tell us if written information, extra processing time, or a predictable session structure would help. You can also ask about current daytime availability.
Looking for neurodivergent therapy near Conroe, Spring, or Magnolia? Our in-person office is in The Woodlands, with online counseling available to clients located in Texas when appropriate.
ACT can be adapted to your communication style, sensory needs, and goals. Learn about ACT therapy in The Woodlands.
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