Meet the Presenters

April Kilduff, MA, LCPC

On the Web: www.ChallengeAnxiety.com

Venmo: @April-Kilduff

April Kilduff, MA, LCPC, LPCC, LMHC, LPC (she/they) is a Therapist, Clinical Training Specialist & Consultant with her own private practice & also contracts with NOCD. Previously she worked in OCD/Anxiety IOP/PHPs in the Ascension & Rogers Behavioral Health Hospitals in Chicago. April also served as a Clinical Director at a group practice where she trained staff on treating OCD with Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP). As a therapist, she has enjoyed working with autistic adults struggling with OCD for the past 16 years & was identified as autistic herself in 2022. When not working, you can find her at home with her 2 cats, reading, taking photos & planning trips to see the world.

Misty Schmidt, MS, LMFT

On the Web: Schmidtfamilycounseling.com

Venmo: @MA-Schmidt-2

Misty Schmidt, MS, LMFT(she/her) is a Marriage and Family Therapist that has a

private practice (TX) working with a majority of neurodiverse relationships,

neurodivergent relationships, and/or family systems. She received her Master’s in

Marriage and Family Therapy with a specialty in Medical Family Therapy from Texas

Woman’s University and is currently working on her Doctorate in Marriage and Family

Therapy. Misty serves as a Clinical Director in a K-12 school district leading an

internship site training MFT interns to provide therapy in school systems. Previously she

worked in Primary Care as a Medical Family Therapist in integrated care at UTSW

Medical Center. Her research focus is in neurodivergence, medical family therapy, and AI.

Mordecai Browning, LMFT 

On the Web: www.mellebrowningtherapy.com

Venmo: @Mordecai-Browning

Mordy is an autistic ADHDer queer and trans therapist. He earned his Master’s in Counseling Psychology from Dominican University of California and currently has a private practice in CA (VT and IN via telehealth), providing psychotherapy to individuals and couples and consultation/training to professionals and volunteers. Mordy has experience training student leaders, clinicians, medical professionals, and others in crisis response, trauma, LGBTQIA+ and gender affirming care. He works from an anti-oppression, disability justice and attachment lens integrating many modalities such as EMDR, EFT,  IFS-informed parts work and other somatic interventions for issues such as trauma, anxiety, phobias, life transitions, burnout, relationships, OCD, chronic illness, grief and identity exploration. He appreciates working with late identified autistic and ADHDer adults and LGBTQIA+ folx on their journeys of discovery and self acceptance.

Melissa Finley, LCPC

On the Web: www.finleycounseling.com

Venmo: @Melissa-Finley-1

Melissa Finley is an LCPC in Illinois. As an Aud_HD therapist, she offers individual therapy, family therapy, and parenting support. She has lived experience, and has received neuro-affirming training in supporting the neurodivergent community, specifically Autism, ADHD, PDA, CPTSD, OCD and Giftedness, with a particular interest in providing acknowledgement and support for the misattunement and trauma that often is a part of our lived experience.  She is passionate about supporting clients in their journeys of understanding themselves internally with authenticity and acceptance, including those who are exploring their gender and/or sexual identities. She uses different modalities as a way of giving clients options that fit them. Melissa loves somatic based approaches, including Transformative Touch Therapy, where the work is to support the client through pre-verbal attachment wounding, eventually working through integrating primitive reflexes. It is her passion to connect with her clients and give them a space to explore their intrinsic experience with curiosity, compassion, and understanding. When she is not in the therapy room, Melissa enjoys presenting to private practices and facilitating groups to build community for those supporting autistic clients and families. You can work with Melissa in the state of Illinois through telehealth or in person at her office in Hinsdale. 

Jessica Edwards, LPC, CCC

On the Web: www.cyancounseling.com

Venmo: @ypsicounseling 

Jessica Edwards, LPC, CCC (she/her) is a Michigan-based therapist and NCDA Certified Career Counselor specializing in neuroaffirming therapy, career counseling, and diagnostic evaluations for Autistic and ADHD adults. As a late-diagnosed ADHDer, she also draws from her lived experience supporting an AuDHD partner and parenting an ADHD teen. She founded her practice to provide a judgment-free space where neurodivergent adults can openly explore their challenges, cultivate self-compassion, and develop strategies that resonate with their values. With a background in career counseling, academic advising, disability services, and mental health, she embraces a strengths-based, collaborative approach with her clients. Additionally, she provides neurodiversity-affirming evaluations that value individual lived experiences over pathology. Whether guiding clients through career transitions or self-discovery, she is committed to fostering an environment where everyone can be their authentic selves.