Velaris Psychological Services, PLLC

04/27/2026

Calling all professionals who want to deepen their PDA affirming practice!

The PDA Therapy Collaborative presents the first PDA Institute! Join us on 5/30 for a great lineup!

The collaborative is excited to host Dr. Joy Eberhardt, MD, Founder of Orchid Pediatrics and The PDA Doc. She is one of our five guest panelists at the PDA Institute for Best Professional Practice. I'll be introducing more of us tomorrow! Join the conversations and register today! https://pdatherapycollaborative.com/institute-for-pda-best-practices-may-30-2026-12pm-to-5pm-est/

03/27/2026

A blog post introduction to the work I do with parents. Understand the "why" behind what we call low demand and why it helps create the path forward.

The majority of the time, families find me during the height of their crisis. I often tell parents I work with that low demand is triage, first aid, which is organic given the crisis setting. It's absolutely necessary to create an environment of more immediate safety which provides space to breathe....

03/19/2026

Save the Date!

June 2, 2026. 12pm EST. Zoom.

Dr. Mel Houser is going to join Velaris Psych for a Lunch & Learn!

We hope you'll join us as we hear about co-morbid medical conditions in Autistic people.

What are the early signs you might watch for in your kiddos?

Maybe you yourself have had vague symptoms that never seemed to make sense or resolve.

Let's talk about it!

All Brains Belong's staff is an interdependent team of individuals committed to supporting our community members holistically in all aspects of health.

12/26/2025

Hopefully, this lands on someone who needs to hear it. Or many someones.

Velaris Psych wishes everyone a gentle holiday season.

12/02/2025

Ain't lyin!

11/25/2025

Happy 3rd Birthday to Velaris Psych! We're honored to be a part of Charlotte's community and look forward to big things happening in the future.

Thanks to everyone who has been a part of our journey. ❤️

Send a message to learn more

11/25/2025

We're this many today (3)!

Happy Birthday to Velaris Psych!

Thanks to everyone that has made this journey so rich and rewarding. We're looking forward to bigger and better things in the near future.

11/25/2025

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From Learn Play & Thrive: Autism Resources for Professionals (and Me!)

11/09/2025

The 25th annual Renfrew Foundation Conference for Professionals launched on Friday!

I had the honor of preparing an on-demand workshop on accommodating PDA in eating disorder treatment. It's available with many other outstanding workshops until 12/31/25. Thanks, Renfrew!

10/29/2025

Yes! Mama Wolf's on it.

10/09/2025

Today's the day! Well, evening, depending on where you are!

Join me to hear about accommodating PDA in eating disorder treatment.

Hope to see you there!

💛 Accommodating PDA in Eating Disorder Treatment
with Megan Agee, M.A., LPA

Traditional eating disorder treatment often assumes cooperation — but for autistic individuals with a PDA profile, even well-meaning support can feel like a threat.

Join Megan Agee, AuDHD psychologist and PDA specialist, for a compassionate webinar on approaches that center autonomy, safety, and real connection.

You'll explore:
✨ How PDA impacts eating behaviors
✨ Why resistance isn't defiance — it's protection
✨ Ways to support nourishment without power struggles

📅 October 9
🎟️ Register here: https://buff.ly/mZMHGTt

You can honor autonomy and support recovery — this webinar will show you how.

10/04/2025

PDAers, parents, and caregivers: it's a shifting tide. A real slow one, but a shifting one.

This is how we inch toward established protocols. Thank you, Curtis & Izett.

Purpose Emergent research literature has identified emotional and behavioural challenges for autistic children with a pathological demand avoidance profile. However, understanding of their parents’ experience is limited. This study aimed to explore the experience of parents of autistic children wi...