About
Empowered ADHD Therapy
I’m Casie Johnson-Taylor, LMFT, ADHD-CCSP, and I founded Empowered ADHD Therapy to provide neurodiversity-affirming therapy for adults throughout California. I specialize in helping adults with ADHD build lives that feel more grounded, manageable, and aligned with who they are, without relying on shame-based or “try harder” approaches. My work blends evidence-based therapy with practical, real-world strategies that support daily functioning, emotional regulation, and relationship health.
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I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California and an ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP). I work primarily with adults who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or frustrated by patterns related to ADHD, anxiety, depression, trauma or chronic stress. Many clients are late-diagnosed, high-functioning adults who have spent years masking, people-pleasing, or internalizing shame about how their brain works.
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I offer individual therapy for adults with ADHD, supporting concerns such as emotional dysregulation, executive functioning challenges, anxiety, depression, perfectionism, and burnout. I also provide couples therapy, helping partners navigate communication difficulties, emotional disconnection, and the relational impact of ADHD in a collaborative, non-blaming way.
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In addition to therapy services, I provide psychological evaluations for immigration cases, including asylum evaluations, VAWA, U-Visa, T-Visa, extreme hardship waivers, and cancellation of removal. These evaluations are conducted with cultural sensitivity and clinical rigor, and are designed to meet USCIS and immigration court requirements while clearly documenting the psychological effects of trauma, separation, and displacement.
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I also offer clinical supervision for California associate therapists (AMFTs and APCCs) who are accruing hours toward licensure. Supervision focuses on ethical practice, strong case conceptualization, and professional development within a supportive and collaborative framework.
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I provide virtual therapy throughout California and strive to create a space where adults with ADHD feel understood, respected, and supported as whole people, not just as a diagnosis.
Experience
Professional Journey
As a Marriage and Family Therapist, I am dedicated to helping individuals and couples navigate the unique challenges associated with ADHD. My approach integrates empathy, clinical understanding, and evidence-based practices to support clients in building lives and relationships that feel more grounded, manageable, and aligned with who they are.
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My work is deeply informed by both professional training and lived experience. I was diagnosed with ADHD later in life, am married to a partner with ADHD, and am parenting a child with ADHD. These experiences shape how I show up as a therapist—with nuance, compassion, and a deep respect for how ADHD impacts individuals, relationships, and family systems across the lifespan. I understand firsthand how easily strengths can be overlooked, how shame can accumulate, and how exhausting it can be to function in systems that are not designed for neurodivergent brains.
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My professional background includes work with children and families in the foster care system, adults in inpatient psychiatric settings experiencing acute mental health crises, and systems-level roles within county behavioral health. This experience strengthened my skills in trauma-informed care, risk assessment, crisis stabilization, complex case conceptualization, and navigating multidisciplinary systems, while reinforcing my commitment to direct, individualized clinical work.
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​In recent years, I have expanded my clinical work to include psychological evaluations for immigration cases in order to support immigrant individuals and their families. I pursued specialized training in immigration evaluations as a response to the growing emotional impact of current events and a desire to offer meaningful, skills-based support. Through this work, I provide ethical, trauma-informed evaluations that document the psychological effects of trauma, family separation, and displacement, and support legal processes aimed at promoting safety, stability, and family unity.
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Today, my work centers on supporting adults with ADHD and related concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship stress, identity transitions, and trauma, alongside offering immigration psychological evaluations. I strive to create spaces—whether in therapy or evaluation work—that are thoughtful, respectful, and grounded, and that honor each person’s lived experience with care and integrity.
Qualifications
Education
Master of Arts in Psychology - Chapman University
Clinical Training
ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider - Evergreen Certifications
Immigration Evaluations - Healing and Growth
Licensure
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT#86292) California Board of Behavioral Sciences
Professional Affiliations