Therapy for ADHD Masking & Identity Confusion in Oregon
For when you are entirely exhausted from performing, adapting, and over-functioning, but traditional talk therapy just feels like another script you have to follow.
Trust and Regulation Statement
Lisa is a Registered Associate Expressive Arts Therapist (#R9511) in Oregon, supervised by Dr. Lisa Aasheim, PhD. This is a 100% virtual, private-pay clinical practice serving high-masking neurodivergent adults statewide via secure Telehealth.
Your Words Have Become Part of Your Mask
High-masking ADHD adults are highly articulate, creative, and intellectually brilliant. You have spent a lifetime using logic, heavy hyper-focus, and intense social scripting to camouflage your traits and survive in a neurotypical world. You are likely the person everyone else relies on, but internally, you feel completely disconnected from who you actually are when the mask comes off.
Because of this, traditional talk therapy often fails you. It is incredibly easy to spend your sessions intellectually analyzing your problems, over-explaining your symptoms, or performing 'good client' habits while your internal nervous system remains in a state of high-stress survival. Your body cannot heal through words alone when words are the primary tool you use to mask.
Healing the ADHD Nervous System Beyond Words
Expressive arts therapy steps completely outside the verbal performance loop. We do not use rigid behavioral protocols or cookie-cutter worksheets designed to make you comply with neurotypical standards.
Instead, we use multi-modal creative processing—shifting organically between sensory tracking, sound, movement, writing, and digital creation. This allows your ADHD nervous system to safely explore your true identity, drop the weight of constant masking, and process emotional overwhelm at your own pace, completely free from the pressure of forced articulation.
Practice Fees and Format
Format: 100% Virtual Telehealth across the entire state of Oregon.
Investment: $180 per session.
Insurance: Private pay only. I am an out-of-network provider and can provide monthly superbills for you to submit to your insurance company for potential reimbursement.
Connect for Support
Pick a time directly on the digital calendar. You can choose whether we meet via a secure video link or a standard phone call, whichever feels lowest-demand for you.