About Christine Harris, LPCC
Telehealth Service Areas: MN, FL, AZ and OH
I’m Christine, founder of Neurodiversity Affirming Therapy and Wellness Center, a late-diagnosed AuDHD adult, and a licensed clinical mental health therapist.
For much of my life, I felt fundamentally out of step with the world. Like many of my clients, I worked relentlessly to mask, overachieve, and “pass” as what I thought I was supposed to be. I spent years wondering why everything felt harder for me than it seemed for others — why social interactions were exhausting, why I needed so much recovery time, and why I held myself to impossible standards just to feel “good enough.”
Then I discovered I was autistic and ADHD — and everything changed.
The shift wasn’t realizing I was broken. It was realizing I had been forcing myself to live against my natural neurology. Moving from self-criticism to self-understanding was transformative, and it’s the same process I now support my clients through. Being identified as an adult means I understand the unique terrain you may be navigating: the relief, the reframing, and the complicated grief that often accompanies late recognition.
My Philosophy: Why I Built This Practice
I became a therapist to create the kind of space I always needed — one where you don’t have to explain away who you are or waste energy pretending to be “normal.”
I know what it’s like to sit across from professionals who pathologize difference rather than understand it, who treat traits as symptoms instead of seeing them as part of a coherent, meaningful whole.
So I built my practice differently.
In therapy with me, you can bring your whole self — stimming, infodumping, melting down, all of it — and know you’ll be met with genuine understanding, care, and respect. You don’t have to mask, translate yourself, or perform neurotypicality here.
Your differences aren’t deficits. They’re part of what makes you, YOU.
My Core Approach: Lived Experience Meets Clinical Judgment
I bring both lived experience as a late-identified AuDHD adult and professional clinical training to my work. I hold a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC).
My approach is grounded in:
deep respect for neurodivergent ways of thinking and processing
an understanding of how chronic masking, misunderstanding, and misattunement impact mental health
careful attention to nervous system capacity, pacing, and consent
collaborative meaning-making rather than prescriptive “fixes”
I don’t approach therapy as something done to you. I work with you — integrating clinical knowledge with lived insight to support understanding, integration, and sustainable change.
Who I Work With
I specialize in supporting neurodivergent adults at many points along their journey, including those who are:
exploring whether autism, ADHD, or other neurodivergent identities help explain their experiences
processing late recognition and recontextualizing their life history
navigating chronic burnout, anxiety, or depression related to years of masking
unlearning self-blame and internalized shame
seeking to build a life that fits their actual needs rather than external expectations
Values That Guide Our Work
Therapy requires vulnerability. You deserve to know exactly who you’re sitting across from.
Radical Honesty & Transparency
I’m open about who I am and how I work. You deserve clarity about whether this is the right fit.
Justice & Inclusion
I actively welcome clients of all genders, sexualities, races, abilities, and backgrounds. My practice stands firmly against racism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, and systems that harm marginalized communities.
Compassion Over Minimization
Masking, burnout, shame, and neurodivergent trauma are real. I will never dismiss or minimize your experience.
Collaboration Over Hierarchy
I don’t position myself as an authority who fixes you. I’m a skilled partner walking alongside you.
Beyond the Therapy Room
Outside of therapy, I’m an animal lover, an athlete, and a lifelong learner who tends to dive deeply into special interests. I don’t see interests as distractions — they’re often keys to understanding how a person’s mind works best.
This perspective carries into my work. Therapy isn’t about stripping you down to something more acceptable. It’s about understanding your strengths, rhythms, and natural ways of being — and building from there.
Is This the Right Fit for You?
The therapeutic relationship is deeply personal. I tend to work best with adults who:
want affirmation of their neurodivergent identity, not elimination of it
are interested in understanding themselves, not just managing symptoms
recognize that healing isn’t about becoming “normal,” but about becoming themselves
If this resonates, I’d love to talk. If it doesn’t, I trust your discernment and encourage you to keep searching for the support that fits you best.
Taking time to understand who you might work with is an act of self-respect. That thoughtfulness matters — it’s often the first step toward choosing understanding for yourself.