I’m Kaitlynne Vasquez, LMHC, PMH-C — a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Certified Perinatal Mental Health Specialist, and PDA Level 1 & 2 Trained through PDA North America. I support new and prospective parents and caregivers of neurodivergent children who look like they’re holding it all together on the outside… but inside feel exhausted, overwhelmed, and like they’re one minor inconvenience away from losing their damn minds.
MY STORY & WHY I DO THIS WORK
I’m not only a therapist, I’m also a survivor of postpartum anxiety and depression and the parent of a neurodivergent child.
I’m open about my journey because lived experience matters. I don’t just understand this work clinically; I’ve lived the 2am spirals, I know the advocacy fatigue, wondering if I was failing at motherhood. I’ve lived the invisible load, the hyper-vigilance, the “why does this feel so much harder than it looks for everyone else?” moments.
Motherhood cracked me wide open. The identity shifts of postpartum. The invisible weight of supporting a neurodivergent child. The chronic stress. The isolation. The guilt. The constant calculating of everyone else’s nervous systems while ignoring your own.
I know what it’s like to feel helpless, exhausted, overstimulated, and still be the one everyone relies on.
Through my personal experience and clinical training, I found something powerful: clarity. This is the work I was meant to do. I’ve walked this terrain as both therapist and parent, and I deeply believe healing doesn’t require perfection - it requires honesty, support, and a space where you don’t have to pretend you’re fine.
In our sessions, you can expect compassion, directness, humor, and zero judgment. I will validate the hell out of you and I will also gently challenge the stories that are keeping you stuck. We can cry. We can swear. We can laugh at the absurdity of parenting. Sometimes all in the same hour.
Because let’s be honest: this is hard as shit. And you don’t have to carry it alone.
I live in Central Massachusetts with my husband, our two children, two cats, and two bunnies. When I’m not working, I recharge by moving my body, baking sourdough like it’s a personality trait, listening to podcasts, playing with makeup and skincare, and chasing live music whenever I can.
If you’re looking for a therapist who is warm, real, grounded, and not afraid to say the quiet parts out loud, you’re in the right place. I can’t wait to get to know you.
And you read that right; I process trauma and ferment bread.
