Mental Health Professionals Directory
Click on a provider’s name to learn more.
- Children (7 to 11 years old)
- MSW
- LCSW
- English
- My passion and interest in mental health for the gifted stems from both my clinical experience as well as my lived experience as a gifted adult. As the daughter of an educator of gifted children, I also grew up with an awareness of cuts to gifted education programs, something which has made the need for advocacy all the more significant. Books like The Gifted Adult and the Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnosis of Gifted Children confirmed much of what I have seen in clinical practice over the years and underscored my belief that the gifted community is often overlooked and underserved.
- Young Adults (18-29 years old)
- Masters Degree
- LCSW
- English
- I connect incredibly well with the 2E community and want to be able to give them more of me. I feel that this is an area that we could use additional research and knowledge in. With appropriate interventions and maybe even changing the conversation around giftedness we can help heal many adults who feel broken or even robbed of their potential. I want a better world for kids like me, and kids like my son. Not every bright kid needs to be the valedictorian. Not every logical mind needs to go to MIT. I get it, as a parent we always want the best for our kids, but we also need to figure out what that actually means for them.
- Young children (birth to 6 years old)
- PsyD
- Psy.D.
- English
- My entire career has been focused around supporting the gifted and twice-exceptional population. My passion for the work is rooted in my own lived experience as a member of the GT/2E community, and grounded in the understanding that giftedness is a cultural experience requiring culturally-competent support. Too often, our intensity is misunderstood or even harmed by traditional educational and therapeutic systems. Drawing upon my background in science, education and clinical psychology, I offer integrated, individualized, and respectful support, and educate my professional colleagues. My goal is to help clients grow into joyful, self-aware, and self-regulated people.
- Young Adults (18-29 years old)
- Master of Social Work
- LICSW
- English
- Gifted adults face unique challenges that require expertise and understanding.
- Children (7 to 11 years old)
- MSW
- LCSW
- English
- Working with young gifted children you qicklyrealize that their passionate interests see m to have evolved intrauterinlyor if not, shortly thereafter.They demonstrate exceptionally reading g skills,musical and mathematical abilities, sensitive responses to any and all information in the environment. Coupled with these amazing early talents are difficulties slowing down in order to fall asleep, skin and food sensitivities and powerful responses to events in their immediate environment.Encountering these children's been awe inspiring.How did they evolve, how do their parents manage their interests, demands and the fallout from their remarkable assets?This has been my calling for over 40 ears of clinical practice:identifying and treating the underachievement,self-denigrationand emotional vol
- Adolescents (12 to 17 years old)
- Psy.D.
- Psy.D.
- Vietnamese
- As a Clinical Psychologist and parent of a twice-exceptional child, I bring both lived experience and clinical depth to my work with gifted and 2e individuals. My focus lies in helping high-achieving professionals and families navigate the emotional complexity of giftedness, neurodivergence, and identity. I specialize in working with those who have been misdiagnosed, misunderstood, or masked—especially in culturally marginalized communities. Through insight-driven, relational therapy, I support clients in reclaiming their strengths, healing shame, and cultivating resilience. I also help clients build practical social and communication skills to improve their relationships at home, at work, and within themselves.
- Young Adults (18-29 years old)
- Ph.D.
- Ph.D.
- As a gifted and queer therapist, I offer depth-oriented, spirit-centered psychotherapy for gifted individuals navigating intensity, existential questioning, and authenticity. My work is grounded in existential-humanistic and transpersonal psychology, with somatic and psychedelic-supported (ketamine-assisted) approaches when appropriate. I’m especially attuned to those whose giftedness intersects with queerness, autism, ADHD, or chronic and terminal illness. I offer a space where your complexity is welcomed—not pathologized—and where your longings for meaning, connection, and truth can be safely explored.
- Young Adults (18-29 years old)
- PhD
- Ph.D.
- English
- I’m passionate about ‘all things gifted.’ With a masters in gifted education from OSU and 33+ years of gifted teaching, I am acutely aware how difficult it can be to navigate life's challenges. I'm here to help. I'm a LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor), CWC (Certified Wellness Counselor), Nat'l Certified Counselor (NCC), a clinical researcher at OSU, and have a PhD in STEM. Let’s work together in resolving the emotional, relational, and behavioral issues that interfere with fulfilling life goals.
- Adolescents (12 to 17 years old)
- MS, MA
- B.A.
- English
- My work is informed by Dabrowski's TPD, Porges' Polyvagal Theory, research in neuroscience, attachment theory, and interpersonal neurobiology, an internship with Linda Silverman, and IFS theory, which fosters the exploration of the complex aspects of ourselves while supporting the restoration of embodied connection. Gifted clients often feel misunderstood in therapy as their experiences are minimized, explained away, or invalidated by a neurotypical therapist who, though well-meaning, fails to truly see or hear the gifted client. Therapists working with the gifted must ground the work in relational safety, listen closely to the client's experiences, and prioritize the client's agency.
- Adolescents (12 to 17 years old)
- PhD
- Ph.D.
- English
- I have been a twice-exceptional child (now adult); the parent and homeschooling teacher of a multiple-exceptional child (now young adult); a psychology professor (and researcher); a teacher at a school for the gifted; and an SMPG coach for SENG. My experiences have provided me with the personal understanding and professional knowledge of the commonalities that gifted individuals share, as well as the differences in their experiences. I am a licensed therapist in Maryland and Virginia and a coach and consultant for individuals throughout the country. Support groups will be coming shortly.
- Children (7 to 11 years old)
- M.A.
- LMFT
- English
- Happiness in life can be greatly enhanced by self-understanding & self-acceptance. These can be difficult to achieve in a culture where Giftedness is poorly understood and where mixed attitudes towards intelligence are the norm. Building these attributes of self-understanding and self-acceptance are central in my work with Gifted children and adults.
- Young children (birth to 6 years old)
- Doctorate
- Psy.D.
- English
- Parents of the gifted do not know where to turn. Some know their child is gifted but are unaware of any of the cluster of challenges that can accompany giftedness. They seek answers from therapists who also know little of giftedness beyond high intelligence. When therapy is ineffective, what can a parent do? They have already consulted a "professional." ?
- Young children (birth to 6 years old)
- PhD in Clinical Psychology
- Ph.D.
- English
- I specialize in psychological assessment, and working with gifted children and adults has ben one of my primary areas of focus. I am the parent of three gifted children and the daughter of a gifted education teacher, so this has long been an area of passion for me.
- Children (7 to 11 years old)
- Master of Arts in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling with a Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy
- LMFT
- English
- I am a licensed mental health professional, clinical supervisor, researcher, and counselor educator in Florida who has worked with the gifted and talented clinically for more than ten years. My research interests include the impact of trauma on the mental health of the gifted and the experiences of gifted adults in counseling. In addition, I work to educate and train other mental health professionals on the unique socioemotional needs of the gifted population and to advocate for the gifted in my community and across the state.
- Adolescents (12 to 17 years old)
- PhD
- Ph.D.
- English
- Life for the gifted and/or multi-exceptional can be more challenging in some domains, and easier in others, which can call for understanding, reframing, and support, but always requires recognition of one’s strengths. While some people who are gifted also experience mental health challenges, or diagnoses, this lens is one to be applied only once the challenges and intensities of Giftedness, and the existential/spiritual questions have been recognized. I enjoy helping clients achieve autonomous, value-led functioning, that is integrative of their relationship with their sensory, intuitive, and existential endowments.
- Adolescents (12 to 17 years old)
- MD
- Ph.D.
- English
- Promoting good mental health in gifted individuals requires enriched accelerated experiences that gratify the drive for advanced growth; relationships that value the quirks of gifted personalities. When mental health is challenged: avoid mis diagnosis: intensity and volatile mood shifts may be exaggerations o gifted personality traits not a syndrome or disorder.Symptoms and dysfunctional behavior can be managed effectively only when combined with a coherent narrative of what and when giftedness got off track.Medication: used only short term and sparingly.
- Young children (birth to 6 years old)
- MSW- Master of Social Work
- LCSW
- English
- As both a parent of gifted, twice-exceptional children and a seasoned therapist with over 30 years of experience, I’ve witnessed how brilliance often walks hand-in-hand with emotional intensity, anxiety, and deep vulnerability. My passion lies in supporting gifted individuals and their families who feel overwhelmed by complexity—on the edge of brilliance and burnout. I integrate neuroscience, attachment theory, and trauma-informed care to help clients feel seen, safe, and supported. Through my work, I offer a healing space where giftedness is not pathologized, but honored—and where families can finally breathe, reconnect, and grow stronger together. This is deeply personal work for me.
- Adolescents (12 to 17 years old)
- PhD
- Ph.D.
- English
- Gail Post, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, author, and Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. In practice for over 40 years, Dr. Post provides psychotherapy (including teletherapy in over 40 US states through PSYPACT authorization), parenting consultation, and workshops. Her passion for gifted advocacy increased when her children were in school, where she co-chaired a gifted advocacy group. She has written hundreds of articles about giftedness, twice-exceptionality, and mental health, including her long-standing blog, Gifted Challenges, her Substack, A Psychologist’s Perspective, several book chapters, and her book, The Gifted Parenting Journey.
- Adolescents (12 to 17 years old)
- Master of Science in Community Counseling
- LCMHC - Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor
- English
- I’m a counselor, coach, & creative who works entirely with gifted adolescents and adults. Helping gifted people become more fully themselves, out of the shadows of neuronormative culture, is what Gifted and Growing is all about. You are invited to engage in individual and/or group experiences. Your neurodivergences are welcome and celebrated – that includes giftedness plus your other exceptionalities and intersectionalities. Self-understanding, self-acceptance, self-care, and self-advocacy are steps on the path to fulfillment. I'm a gifted and otherwise neurodivergent person who understand and cares.
- Children (7 to 11 years old)
- Masters of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy
- LMFT
- English
- I am a strengths based therapist, meaning that I help gifted individuals and families understand, accept, and learn to love themselves and each other as we really are (one’s child, one’s spouse, etc). Reframing each client's understanding of themselves using an Overexcitablities lens identifies strengths to provide transformational change.
- Young Adults (18-29 years old)
- PhD
- Ph.D.
- English
- I specialize in helping gifted adults develop insight about and embrace their giftedness, become more resilient in dealing with the challenges of being gifted in a world that frequently misunderstands them, enhance their sense of purpose, attain their professional goals, and create more fulfilling relationships
- Adults (30-64 years old)
- MS Counseling
- LPC
- English
- I provide counseling for adults in the state of Oregon. I consult with clients anywhere in the world. Because the label “gifted” is often controversial and confusing, I developed the analogy of the rainforest mind. Many very smart folks don’t identify themselves as gifted. If the analogy speaks to you, I hope that my blog posts will help you better understand the complexities of your creative, sensitive, passionate, and smart self. And that my ideas will help you live like the thriving rainforest– in balance, peace, grace, and beauty, and in support of all beings on the planet.