About The ADHD &
Spectrum Centre
Where we ONLY have ADHD/Autistic practitioners!

CoVid-19 Update: We Are Currently Offering Phone, & Video Sessions. We Accept International Clients for Most Services. Official Diagnosis is Only Offered in Ontario, Canada & Michigan, USA.

Our centre aims to unite and strengthen the ADHD & Autistic community through research-based education and treatment around neurodiversity so no more "smart but scattered" people get left behind. We fully believe that ADHD & Autism 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 & Autism themselves so that they can "get it" and help where perhaps others in the mental health community may have hindered.

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

Meet Our All Neurodivergent ​
​Team of Practitioners!
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*We work with many more practitioners than are on this website,
​so please contact us - even if we seem full!*

Guelph Office

Brayden Keeler, MA (cand.), RP (Qualifying)
​Therapy  & Coaching 

Brayden (she/her) is currently pursuing a Master’s in Counselling Psychology at Yorkville University. Diagnosed with ADHD as a young adult, Brayden is particularly attuned to the challenges faced by others with neurodivergence, especially recognizing symptoms often overlooked in youth identifying as female. With five years of sobriety and as an active member of the addiction recovery community, Brayden has a specialized interest in the link between substance abuse and neurodivergence, along with other concurrent disorders. Brayden is passionate about advocating for adequate and equitable mental health support for individuals and their families, both in community settings and within mental health agencies. Her dedication is reflected in her role as an Addiction Counsellor, where she supports and advocates for families and individuals navigating complex mental health challenges through significant barriers to treatment. Read More

Sim Athwal, MA, RP (Qualifying)
​Therapy  & Coaching 

Sim (she/they) is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with their Master’s in Counselling Psychology at Yorkville University. Sim, also, graduated from Carleton University with an Honours Degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice as well as received a Graduate Certificate in Addictions and Mental Health from Humber College. Sim has experience working with youth and survivors of childhood trauma (sexual abuse) and identifies as a non-binary, queer person of colour. As a person who is newly coming to terms with misophonia, hyperlexia and being diagnosed as Autistic at a later age, she is super passionate about researching everything about the conditions to understand the day to day advantages and difficulties that come with these neuro-differences. Read More

Andrew Tuan Vu, MA, RP (Qualifying)
Therapy  & Coaching

Andrew (he/him) is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with his Master's degree in Counselling Psychology. Andrew was diagnosed with ADHD at 27 years old, after years of struggling with workplaces, schools, doctors, and therapists that “just didn’t get me”. Clients describe Andrew as funny, honest, and open-minded. He is passionate about reducing stigma towards the ADHD, ASD, nerd, and gamer communities. Andrew is passionate about helping clients with tech addictions such as Internet, smartphone, pornography, gaming, social media, and online dating. He enjoys working on issues gifted kids face and 2nd-gen Asian problems. Read more. ​

Eleanor Crook, M.ED, RP (Qualifying)
Therapy  & Coaching

Eleanor (she/they) is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with a Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology from the University of Ottawa. After having been misdiagnosed twice during her high school years, she was eventually diagnosed with ADHD in adulthood. Her experiences have left her very aware of how difficult it can be to find help and how heavy the mask can feel while trying to fit in to a neurotypical society. Eleanor is a nonbinary therapist who strives to honour clients’ lived experiences of societal oppression and co-creates therapy goals that reflect clients’ unique values and needs. She has training and experience in trauma and abuse recovery, anxiety, stress, depression, and suicidal thoughts. She offers individual therapy for adults/youth, as well as relationship counselling for couples/polycules and those experiencing conflict within families. ​Read More

Chasse Gibeault, MA, RP
Therapy  & Coaching

Chasse is a Registered Psychotherapist and a Master's level practitioner with a degree in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University. As an autistic person who was diagnosed later in life, Chasse has developed an interest in working with fellow neurodivergent people. Before his master's, he completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Algoma University, as well as a Graduate Certificate in Addictions and Mental Health from Humber College. As a trans masculine, asexual person, Chasse is passionate about offering inclusive services and integrating a harm reduction approach into his work by fostering client autonomy and meeting people where they’re at. ​Read more. ​

Rachel Gascho, RSW, MSW
Therapy & Coaching 

Rachel is a registered social worker with a great enthusiasm for the neurodivergent mind. She was diagnosed with ADHD at age 9 and it was eye opening! Rachel also has a parent and sibling with ADHD, and is very familiar with the effects it can have on the whole family. As well as supporting others with ADHD, she has experienced many of the challenges associated with ADHD personally, including areas like school, social life, chores, and relationship maintenance. She wants to be the person who helps others harness their neurodivergent minds so they can avoid (or at least be prepared for) the problems that come with living as a neurodivergent  person in a neurotypical world. ​Read more.

Kate Burgess, BA, AACC
Phone & In-Person Coach​ 

Kate Burgess is a coach specializing in ADHD and Autism Level 1.  Kate was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult and then realized she was also Autistic later in life. 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

Dr. Emily has been in practice since 2011, and currently has an evidence-based practice in Guelph, Ontario. Emily has developed special interests in the following areas:
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Dr. Heather MacRae, ND
Naturopathic Doctor

Dr. Heather MacRae ND is a graduate of the University of Guelph, and 20 years later graduated from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. In her more than ten years of practice as an ND, Heather has developed special passions for:
  • ADHD & Autism Lvl 1​
  • Acupuncture
  • Botanical Medicine
  • ​Nutrition

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Alina Kislenko, RP
Psychotherapist & Centre Founder

Alina Kislenko is a registered psychotherapist specializing in ADHD and Autism as well as an Asst. Adj. Clinical Professor in the Department of Behavioural Neuroscience & Psychiatry at McMaster School of Medicine. In 2009, she founded The ADHD & Spectrum Centre in Guelph, Ontario when she was 22 due to her own recent diagnoses of ADHD & Autism and the severe lack of relevant services in the area. She now has the privilege of supervising the talented psychotherapists, social workers, and coaches of the centre while travelling internationally to do advocacy work towards increasing awareness around Neurodiversity and creating affordable access to supports. Alina sees the neurodiversity of ADHDers and Autistics as a huge strength and wouldn't trade her own unique brain for the world.​ Read more.

Ottawa Location

Amy Fiawornu, RSW, MSW
Therapy & Coaching

As a mother with a child on the Autism spectrum, and diagnosed as an adult with ADHD herself, Amy has learned to accept and cherish the positive aspects of her and her son's neurodivergence. From Amy’s own (and her family’s) experiences, she is very aware of the ableism pervasive in society that makes the lives of ADHDers, Autistics, and their loved ones so challenging. Amy has many personal strategies she’s experimented with over the years that help her thrive with neurodivergence and loves helping others find their own. Due to extra training and personal experience around LGBTQ+ and minority populations and issues (especially Trans, non-binary, and BIPOC-related needs), she is especially equipped to support these clients that most therapists often unintentionally mistreat. ​Read more.

Dr. Joel Villeneuve, ND
Naturopathic Doctor

Dr. Joel is a licensed and board-certified Naturopathic Doctor in Ottawa who is the Founder and Clinical Director of Revivelife Clinic. She believes that each person’s journey to wellness is unique and that taking the time to listen to the body will give us clues as to what it needs. Dr. Joel has developed special interests in the following areas: