Fennel Hoppe (they/them)

My Approach to Helping

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) providing therapy and evaluations for Autistic and ADHD teens (14+) and adults. My work is grounded in psychodynamic and relational therapy, with a strengths-based, neurodiversity-affirming lens that values your neurotype rather than trying to change it. I focus on understanding how patterns, relationships, and early experiences shape your inner world, while also attending to the nervous system, identity, and daily life stressors. Therapy with me is collaborative, reflective, and paced with care. I offer a slower approach that supports processing, meaning-making, and growth over time. In addition to therapy, I conduct adult ADHD and Autism evaluations that are affirming, thorough, and centered on your lived experience. I am committed to care that is accessible, respectful, and grounded in relationship rather than behaviorism or “fixing.” My goal is to offer a space where you are met with clarity, dignity, and compassion.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I believe healing happens in spaces where people are met with dignity, curiosity, and care—not as problems to be fixed. My work is grounded in an anti-oppressive, disability justice-informed framework that recognizes how systems of power, ableism, racism, capitalism, and gender oppression shape our lives and our nervous systems. I am committed to neurodiversity-affirming and LGBTQ+-affirming care, and to honoring the wisdom of lived experience, especially from Autistic, Disabled, and marginalized communities. I believe that differences in how we think, feel, and move through the world are variations of humanity, not deficits. In therapy, I value collaboration, consent, cultural humility, and moving at a pace that supports safety and trust. I hold that people make sense in context, that coping strategies are often acts of survival, and that meaningful change begins with being understood.