About The ADHD & Asperger's/ASD Centre

Our centre aims to unite and strengthen the ADHD & Asperger's community through research-based education and treatment around neurodiversity so no more "smart but scattered" people get left behind. We fully believe that ADHD & Asperger's are misunderstood superpowers, and even evolutionary traits!, that unfortunately didn't come with a manual. We seek to be that guide as much as we can for those diagnosed as well as for their partners, parents, therapists, and allies. We make sure that most of the practitioners we employ (beginning with our founder) have been diagnosed with ADHD & Asperger's themselves so that they can "get it" and help where perhaps others in the mental health community may have hindered.

ADHD & Asperger's Specialized Services We Offer:
  • Coaching & Counselling (In Person and on the Phone)
  • Texting Support Programs
  • Naturopathy & Nutritional Support
  • Diagnosis & Psycho-educational Assessments with a Psychologist
  • Medication Referrals
  • Tutoring
  • Groups & Classes (Parents, Improv, and Adult)
  • Our ADHD & Asperger's Member's Lab
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One of our therapy rooms
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One of our group spaces

Meet Our Team!
(All of whom have ADHD and/or Asperger's/ASD themselves)

David Kirshner, M.Ed. (Counseling), RP (Qualifying)
Psychotherapist & Coach

David is an experienced psychotherapist who specializes in ADHD and Asperger's Syndrome/ASD. Living with ADHD himself, David is keenly aware of the struggles people with ADHD face and the triumphs they can achieve. David has experience working with social and general anxiety, trauma, depression, suicidal feelings, substance abuse, video game addiction, stress, and relationship concerns, both family-oriented as well as romantic. He is especially passionate about helping students and young adults reach their full potential and previously worked at York University providing psychotherapy to undergrads. Read more.

Kat Herbinson, MA (Cand.), AACC
Therapist & Coach

Kat Herbinson is a therapist specializing in ADHD & Asperger's Syndrome/ASD. Diagnosed with ADHD in adulthood, Kat has learned to embrace her own neurodiversity by replacing self-judgement with self-compassion and apathy for curiosity. She loves working with teens, adults, and seniors to help them reclaim their brains and learn to trust themselves again. Kat also has a lot of training in eating disorders, educational assistance, trauma support, sexuality/LGBTQ issues, and suicide prevention. Read more.

Matt Goetz, MA, RP
*NOT TAKING NEW CLIENTS
Psychotherapist & Coach
Supervised by a Psychologist

Matt Goetz specializes in ADHD & Asperger's, and has a lot of extra experience with eating addictions, men's issues, sex addictions, video game addiction, and burnout. He has a master's degree in counselling psychology and loves working with clients with neurodiversity to help them find and control even their most illusive of superpowers. Previous to joining The ADHD & Asperger's Centre, Matt worked as a behavioural therapist at the Ottawa Hospital for 5 years. Read more.

Nat Sanderson, AACC
Phone & In-Person Coach

Diagnosed with ADHD in his 20s, Nat has spent his life driven by community and fascinated by the small things that help people thrive and feel like they belong. Nat’s most powerful experiences were working as a youth group leader for the last decade, where he was able to help his clients untangle their lives and find their inner leader in the midst of much humour and mutual weirdness.

Some of Nat’s areas of specialization include:
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Kate Burgess, BA, AACC
Phone & In-Person Coach​

Kate Burgess is a coach specializing in ADHD and Asperger’s Syndrome/ASD.  Kate was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult and also shares traits of Asperger’s Syndrome. She continues to learn how to embrace her neurodiverse brain through empathy and creativity and is lit up by helping others with neurodviversities learn to harness their superpowers. As well as ADHD & Asperger's/ASD, She has a background and training in video game addictions, grief and bereavement, and LGBTQ issues. ​Clients describe Kate as approachable, informed, silly, and empathetic. Read more. 

Dr. Emily Murphy, ND
Naturopathic Doctor

Emily has been in practice for 4 years, and currently has an evidence-based practice in Guelph, Ontario. Emily has developed special interests in the following areas:
  • ADD/ADHD and Asperger’s Syndrome
  • Women’s Health and Hormone Health
  • Digestive Health
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Alina Kislenko, MA, RP
Psychotherapist, Professor, & Centre Founder

Alina Kislenko MA is a registered psychotherapist and coach specializing in ADHD and Asperger’s. In 2009, she founded The ADHD & Asperger’s Centre in Guelph, Ontario when she was 23 due to her own recent diagnoses of ADHD & Asperger's and the severe lack of relevant services in the area. She now has the privilege of supervising the talented therapists and coaches of the centre while travelling internationally to do humanitarian work towards increasing awareness of ADHD & Asperger's and creating affordable access to support. Read more.