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Therapy for ADHD, Autism, and Trauma in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

If you’re reading this, you probably feel stuck. You’ve tried to make changes but haven’t seen the progress you want, or you struggle to stick with the changes you do make.

You might be feeling unmotivated due to ADHD, overwhelmed and unsure of yourself because of trauma or autism, or working through male-specific patterns of anger, reactivity, emotional shutdown, or feeling like you aren't sure what your purpose is in life. If any of this resonates with you, you're in the right place—welcome to Road to Dawn Counseling!

Therapy for ADHD, Autism, and Trauma in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

If you’re reading this, you probably feel stuck. You’ve tried to make changes but haven’t seen the progress you want, or you struggle to stick with the changes you do make.

You might be feeling unmotivated due to ADHD, overwhelmed and unsure of yourself because of trauma or autism, or working through male-specific patterns of anger, reactivity, emotional shutdown, or feeling like you aren't sure what your purpose is in life. If any of this resonates with you, you're in the right place—welcome to Road to Dawn Counseling!

You care deeply about each other, but feel stuck in unhealthy patterns

You may find yourselves having the same arguments repeatedly without resolution.

Most relationship conflict is not caused by lack of care—but by patterns neither partner fully understands.

Common struggles couples bring to therapy

Frequent arguments and defensiveness

Difficulty resolving conflict

Emotional distance

Without intervention, these patterns often worsen over time.

Couples therapy helps you:
  • Communicate more effectively

  • Reduce escalation during conflict

  • Understand each other more clearly

  • Rebuild trust and connection

  • Resolve conflicts productively

With hard work, many couples report that they are...

  • Feeling connected and safe with each other once again

  • Confidently navigating conflict without it spiraling out of control

  • Having more positive experiences together than negative ones

I work with couples from a skills based perspective, which means I give you practical tools and worksheets to implement in your day-to-day, often drawing from the following theories:

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy

  • EFT

  • Internal Family Systems

These approaches help you understand your unhealthy patterns of communication, and give you practical tools to implement immediately 

This may be a good fit if you:
  • Want to improve communication

  • Feel stuck in repetitive conflict

  • Want to strengthen your relationship

Being in a relationship can be one of the most challenging experiences in life, but it’s also one of the most powerful catalysts for personal growth.

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