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08/11/2025

📢 Call for Participants – Research Study

We’re looking for autistic Marriage & Family Therapists in the U.S. (licensed or associate-level) who:

✅ Work in private practice
✅ See neurodivergent clients (autistic, ADHD, AuDHD, etc.)
✅ Are 18+ and self-identify as autistic (formal dx or self-ID)

Study: Therapy in Translation: Exploring the Professional Identity of Autistic MFTs Working with Neurodivergent Clients (Texas Woman’s University, IRB-approved)

Participation: One 60–90 min Zoom interview + optional follow-up. All responses confidential.

🔗 Learn more & apply here: https://twu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9AC3WKELKtvpJSS

Help us elevate autistic voices in the therapy field!

08/09/2025

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08/09/2025

06/26/2025

I am looking for one more couple!!!!!!

Seeking Neurodivergent Couples for Research Study
Are you part of a romantic partnership where one or both partners are Autistic and/or ADHD?

I'm conducting a dissertation study through Texas Woman’s University exploring how neurodivergent individuals experience communication and connection in their relationships.

🔍 Participants must be age 25 or older
🧠Identify as Autistic, ADHD, or both
🌱Currently in a romantic partnership with another neurodivergent person
🔷 In a relationship for 5+ years

One Zoom interview | 60–90 minutes | Your voice matters
If you or someone you know is interested, please check out the flyer and complete the short screening form here: https://twu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6lDmcQGSBdOImIm or email the Principal Investigator Misty Schmidt at: mschmidt6@twu.edu

Feel free to message me with any questions, and thank you for helping to uplift neurodivergent voices in research!

06/24/2025

🧠💛 NEW RESOURCE FOR COUPLES IS HERE! 💛🧠
Have you ever wondered…
“Is this miscommunication, or is our brain wiring just different?”

If you or your partner is autistic, ADHD, or AuDHD — this new guide was made for you.

✨ Understanding Your Neurodivergent Partner: A Guide for Couples ✨
Written by a neurodivergent therapist (hi, it’s me 👋), this 40+ page guide is full of practical tools, scripts, reflection prompts, and real-life examples to help you:

✅ Communicate with more clarity and less shame
✅ Co-create sensory-safe routines
✅ Understand shutdowns, info-dumps, and masking
✅ Support your partner without overstepping
✅ Reconnect even when conflict feels hard

It also includes 4 downloadable worksheets (like a conflict menu + shared routine planner!) that you can use at home or in therapy.

🛒 Grab it now on the SHOP tab at:
🌐 schmidtfamilycounseling.com
or go straight to 👉 https://payhip.com/b/1V3HO

📣 Tag a partner, therapist, or friend who needs this!

05/16/2025

🌿 May is Mental Health Awareness Month 🌿
Let’s talk about something close to our hearts: teen mental health.

Did you know that 1 in 5 teens will experience a mental health challenge? From anxiety and depression to the pressure of school, social dynamics, and identity exploration—it can feel overwhelming. But here’s the truth: teens are resilient, and support matters.

💚 Teens need:
✨ Safe spaces to talk without judgment
✨ Adults who listen more than they fix
✨ Validation that their feelings are real and important
✨ Access to therapists, mentors, and peer support

This month, let’s normalize conversations around mental health. Check in with the teens in your life—not just about school or chores—but about how they’re really doing.

💬 “How’s your heart today?”
💬 “What’s been feeling heavy lately?”
💬 “Who’s someone that makes you feel safe?”

Together, we can raise awareness, reduce stigma, and build a future where mental wellness is a priority—not a privilege.

💚

05/09/2025

05/08/2025

🧠💬 Seeking Neurodivergent Partners for Research Study 💬🧠
Are you part of a romantic partnership where one or both partners are Autistic and/or ADHD? I'm conducting a dissertation study through Texas Woman’s University exploring how neurodivergent individuals experience communication and connection in their relationships.
✔️ Participants must be age 25 or older
✔️ Identify as Autistic, ADHD, or both
✔️ Currently in a romantic partnership with another neurodivergent person
🗓️ One Zoom interview | ⏰ 60–90 minutes | 📩 Your voice matters
If you or someone you know is interested, please check out the flyer and complete the short screening form here: https://twu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6lDmcQGSBdOImIm or email the Principal Investigator Misty Schmidt at: mschmidt6@twu.edu
Feel free to message me with any questions, and thank you for helping to uplift neurodivergent voices in research! 🌟

04/28/2025

🌟 Ever wondered what a day in the life of a school-based family therapist looks like?

Join us for an engaging online webinar where experienced Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists share their real-world insights, challenges, and rewarding moments working in school settings!

JOB Opportunities and links available as well!

🗓 Date: May 15, 2025
🕒 Time: 3 PM EST | 2 PM CST | 12 PM PST
📍 Location: Online Webinar

Featuring:
✨ Misty Schmidt, LMFT
✨ Federico Mendez, LMFT
✨ Nakisha Randolph, LMFT
✨ Anne Rambo, LMFT

Don't miss this opportunity to learn about how MFT's are hired, the unique role family therapists play in schools, how they support students and families, and what their typical day entails.

🔗 Save your spot and get inspired! To find us and register: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/165hQKjNt8/

04/23/2025

💻❗️Join us May 15 at 3 pm EST (2 CST, 12 noon PST) for a FREE workshop co-sponsored with the Coalition of Systemic Therapists - designed to inform you what school based family therapy is like, how family counselors get into schools, and what the nationwide job opportunities are.

✅Featuring Misty Schmidt LMFT, Federico Mendez-Betancourt LMFT, Nakisha Randolph Randi Ran LMFT, and Anne Rambo LMFT.

🎉Here’s our save the date flyer! See you there - start the new school year with a new job and help us reach out to children and youth in need!

04/22/2025

🚨 EARLY BIRD SPECIAL ENDS MAY 5TH! 🚨

Join us for the Autistic Clinical Insights Virtual Conference 2025 – a powerful event centering neurodivergent voices and lived experiences in clinical practice.

🧠 44 Expert Presenters
💬 Grounded in Lived Experience
🤝 Designed for Clinicians, Professionals, and Allies

📅 November 14–16, 2025
📍 100% Virtual
🔗 Register & Learn More: www.autisticclinicalinsights.com

✨ This is more than a conference—it's a movement for neuro-affirming change.

04/15/2025

🌸 Why Are So Many Autistic Women Missed or Misdiagnosed?

For decades, autism was defined through the lens of how it presents in young white boys.
That lens became the standard.
And anyone who didn’t fit that mold—especially girls and women—was often overlooked, misunderstood, or misdiagnosed.

Autistic women are frequently MISDIAGNOSED with :

🧠Anxiety,
🧠Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
🧠Bipolar Disorder
🧠Depression

Labeled as “sensitive,” “dramatic,” “too much,” or “too quiet”

🌱Praised for masking well—at the expense of their mental health

And yet, behind the scenes, many are struggling with:

🌱Sensory overload

🌱Social exhaustion from constant masking

🌱Rigid thinking and need for routine

🌱Emotional intensity and deep empathy

🌱Chronic burnout and identity confusion

Many don’t find out they’re autistic until adulthood—after years (or decades) of wondering why life feels harder than it should.

🎯 It’s not that autistic women “don’t exist.”
It’s that the systems weren’t built to see them.

🌱 But here’s the good news: more Autistic women are being seen, diagnosed, and understood.
They are naming our needs.
They are shedding the shame.
They are reclaiming their identities.

If this resonates with you—if you’ve ever wondered whether something was being missed—you’re not alone.
You’re not broken.
And it’s not too late to understand yourself more deeply.