I work with people across the lifespan whose needs are unique, layered, and sometimes hard to fit into neat categories. 

Many of my clients (and their families) come to me when traditional supports haven’t been enough, or when they feel misunderstood by providers and systems.

I most often support:

• Children, teens, and young adults with autism, PDA, ADHD, AuDHD, and other complex neurodivergent profiles

• Parents and caregivers experiencing stress, trauma, and burnout while supporting their child’s needs

• Families navigating school systems, IEPs/504 plans, attendance struggles, and mental health challenges

• Neurodivergent adults processing late diagnosis, masking, identity, and self-understanding
  
  

Underlying all of this is my expertise in complex, multilayered needs — where disability, mental health, trauma, and family systems intersect.

• Autism-PDA, AuDHD, and atypical autism presentations

• Inertia, stress paralysis, and burnout

• Anxiety, depression, OCD, and trauma

• School avoidance and attendance challenges

• Caregiving grief, chronic stress, and trauma

• Executive functioning, emotional regulation, and co-regulation

• Relationship dynamics, identity, and self-worth

• Systems navigation and advocacy

I provide both outpatient therapy and consultation, in person in Danvers, MA, and virtually across Massachusetts.

• Therapy Services – Individual and family therapy for children, teens, and adults, with a focus on PDA, caregiver stress, anxiety, trauma, and complex neurodivergence.

• Consultation Services – School and caregiver consultation, including therapeutic needs assessments, staff support, attendance planning, and neurodiversity-informed collaboration.
  
  

I’m Julie Bolduc DeFilippo, PhD, MSW, LICSW, a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with a PhD in Social Work. I provide both in-person and virtual therapy through my private practice in Danvers, Massachusetts.

My work combines lived experience, clinical expertise, and a systems-aware lens to help clients reconnect with their values, expand their capacity to cope and self-advocate, and find more ease and meaning in daily life.

Read My Full Bio to learn more about my work 

or you can visit my profile on  Psychology Today.