Samantha PierceFounder
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Jennifer Mutnick, LMSW, Chief Operating Officer for NeuroDiversity Consulting
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Jennifer, a social worker focused on the neurodivergent community, is committed to helping everyone learn how to work with their needs and to learn accommodations and advocacy. Her work focuses on identifying negative thinking patterns in both clients and their families and on building self-trust and respect. Clients are encouraged to recognize their strengths through her strength-based therapies and neurodivergent-affirming therapies. Jennifer utilizes therapy models based on a client’s preference rather than those previously used. She believes in taking a collaborative approach to helping clients reach their goals.
Jennifer is also the COO of the agency, and when not with clients or designing programs, can be found with her family playing video games or creative tabletop RPGs. Jennifer enjoys creative art forms such as jewelry making and music as well as gaming. She has linked therapeutic value to the arts, and encourages it in the agency.
If you’re interested in scheduling a consultation with her, please reach out.
Jennifer is also the COO of the agency, and when not with clients or designing programs, can be found with her family playing video games or creative tabletop RPGs. Jennifer enjoys creative art forms such as jewelry making and music as well as gaming. She has linked therapeutic value to the arts, and encourages it in the agency.
If you’re interested in scheduling a consultation with her, please reach out.
Toni Vadala, LCSW,Clinical Director (NDC)
CEO, Time To Thrive Therapy |
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Toni provides individual clinical level therapy ages 14 and up. She specializes in working with neurodivergent individuals who experience co‑occurring conditions such as trauma histories, abuse, anxiety, depression, women’s issues, and age‑related concerns. Her approach is neuro‑affirming and strength‑based, integrating multiple therapeutic modalities to meet each client’s unique needs and goals. Treatment planning is a must and will be incorporated into every session as it makes sense for the therapy. Groups are offered for a variety of needs. If you don’t find one you are looking for….ASK and we will work hard to meet your needs. Confirming or providing differential diagnoses for neuro-diverse populations and/or those dealing with anxious moments, depressive thoughts, history of trauma. Offers in-person and virtual psychotherapy for client flexibility needs.
[email protected]
315-352-0420
[email protected]
315-352-0420
Liza Citron
Director of Non-Clinical Services
Liza Citron directs the education, vocational, transition, advocacy, systems-navigation, and related nonclinical services of NeuroDiversity Consulting LLC. She brings an interdisciplinary background in education, vocational support, disability advocacy, direct support, tutoring, and social-work-informed systems navigation. Her professional experience includes helping disabled clients navigate employment goals, workplace readiness, benefits concerns, transportation barriers, documentation, service systems, and the gap between formal plans and real-life implementation. She is also semi-fluent in ASL.
As an autistic, queer, disabled professional, Liza combines professional knowledge with lived experience. Her work is grounded in neurodiversity-affirming and strengths-based practice, presumption of competence, accessible communication, client agency, and attention to the structural conditions that shape educational, vocational, and community access. Her focus is on creating practical services that help disabled people and their families understand their options, identify meaningful goals, build useful tools, and navigate systems without losing sight of the client’s voice, identity, dignity, and right to direct their own life
As an autistic, queer, disabled professional, Liza combines professional knowledge with lived experience. Her work is grounded in neurodiversity-affirming and strengths-based practice, presumption of competence, accessible communication, client agency, and attention to the structural conditions that shape educational, vocational, and community access. Her focus is on creating practical services that help disabled people and their families understand their options, identify meaningful goals, build useful tools, and navigate systems without losing sight of the client’s voice, identity, dignity, and right to direct their own life
Locke Risius, LMSW, Clinician
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Locke, a somatic therapist focused on treating complex post-traumatic stress disorder and moral injury, is eager to support you in discovering the lifestyle and therapeutic approaches that best fit you. He speaks fluent English and Mandarin (albeit with limited Chinese literacy), and intermediate German. His work focuses on living a life in accordance with one's own values rather than those society imposes. He utilizes many therapeutic approaches (including existential and “geek therapy”) and is more than willing to look into approaches that you might find helpful. He strongly believes in a collaborative rather than hierarchical approach with clients and values their informed consent. Many have given him the feedback that this thoughtful treatment was what led to the therapeutic rapport which resulted in often unexpectedly fast positive outcomes.
When not with clients, Locke is often invested in researching psychology, philosophy, and restorative justice. Other than that, he's been slowly transitioning gender. Don't be too surprised if he suddenly sprouts a beard halfway through your sessions!
If you’re interested in scheduling a consultation with him, please reach out: [email protected]
When not with clients, Locke is often invested in researching psychology, philosophy, and restorative justice. Other than that, he's been slowly transitioning gender. Don't be too surprised if he suddenly sprouts a beard halfway through your sessions!
If you’re interested in scheduling a consultation with him, please reach out: [email protected]
