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Jessica Kitchens

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 […]

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.