Jessica Kitchens, LPC, RPT, is a therapist who operates Kitchens Counseling Services, where she specializes in substance use, play therapy, and is a Board-Certified Cognitive Specialist. She has lived experience as a late-diagnosed autistic with a PDA profile, and a mother of five children (ages 10-24), several of which are diagnosed with AuDHD, and the youngest with PDA as well. Jessica also has an MBA and is currently pursuing a PhD in Change Leadership for Equity and Inclusion with an emphasis on Community Leadership and Change. Jessica, her husband of 25 years, and her children have called NW Arkansas home for almost 20 years. In her spare time, she likes to write and research areas of interest, spend time in nature, run, skate, work out, dabble in art on occasion, and spend time with her friends, and family. Jessica has a strong love for working with neurodivergent individuals and hopes to make a brighter future for those in her community. Her website is Home – Jessica Kitchens.
Lawrence Rubin, PhD, is a North Carolina-based psychologist, Registered Play Therapist Supervisor, and on the clinical faculty of Nova Southeastern University. He is a board-certified diplomate in clinical child and adolescent psychology who specializes in the assessment and treatment of children, teens and their families. He has published numerous book chapters and edited volumes in psychotherapy and popular culture including the Handbook of Medical Play Therapy and Child Life: Interventions in Clinical and Medical Settings and Diagnosis and Treatment Planning Skills: A Popular Culture Casebook Approach. Lawrence is the editor at Psychotherapy.net.