About The ADHD &
Asperger's/ASD Centre
Where we ONLY hire ADHD/Autistic practitioners!

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 & 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 & ASD 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 Advocacy
  • Groups & Classes (Parents, Teens, Adult)
  • Our ADHD & ASD Member's Lab
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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!

Guelph Office
*Accepts clients from all over the world for In-Person or Online Support*

Rachel Gascho, RSW, MSW
Therapy & Coaching 
**Accepting New Clients**

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.

David Kirshner, M.Ed. (Counseling), RP (Qualifying)
Psychotherapy & Coaching (FULL)

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.

Nat Sanderson, AACC
Phone & In-Person Coach (FULL)

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​ (FULL)

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
**Accepting New Clients**

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, RP
Psychotherapist, Professor, & Centre Founder

Alina Kislenko is an assistant professor in the department of Behavioural Neuroscience & Psychiatry at McMaster School of Medicine, as well as a registered psychotherapist and coach specializing in ADHD and Autism. In 2009, she founded The ADHD & Asperger’s/ASD Centre in Guelph, Ontario when she was 23 due to her own recent diagnoses of ADHD & ASD 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 & Autism and creating affordable access to support. Read more.

NEW Ottawa Location
*Accepts clients from all over the world for In-Person or Online Support*

Amy Fiawornu, RSW, MSW
Therapy & Coaching
**Accepting New Clients**

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.

Keylan Musto, M.Ed. (Counseling), CCC, RP (Qualifying) 
Psychotherapy & Coaching (FULL)

Keylan is a certified counsellor with a passion for working with neurodivergence. As someone who only came to understand his own ADHD & broad autism traits in his late 20s, Keylan is familiar with the unique trials and tribulations that may arise throughout the lives of neurodivergent people (in addition to the often exceptional capabilities and skills that can be a huge advantage in many facets of life). 
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