Therapy in Ann Arbor

Put Your Mental Health At Ease

Living with a mental health condition is tiresome. But effective support with proven techniques can make a world of difference. If you’re ready to find relief, request a consultation below. I’m confident I can help you discover better mental health and brain functioning.

Worthwhile Therapy for Your Mind

Many of my clients have spent years navigating a world that doesn’t always make sense.

Adapting, masking, pushing through. It’s exhausting. But therapy offers something different. Instead of working against our brains, my clients learn how to work with theirs.

ADHD therapy helps you harness your creativity, build sustainable routines, and quiet the constant self-doubt.

Autism therapy provides a space where you don’t have to justify yourself—where you can process, set boundaries, and move through life on your own terms.

When anxiety and depression creep in from years of overcompensating or feeling misunderstood, therapy helps you break the cycle and find relief.

Healing isn’t just about managing symptoms—it’s about building a life that feels right.

There’s no need to keep proving yourself. You already belong. Therapy just helps you experience that more fully.

Atelier, noun; a room where artists make their work

And where we make your life a masterpiece

ADHD THERAPY
  • Identify Your ADHD Type
  • Build easy, sustainable routines
  • Trust your strengths
AUTISM THERAPY
  • Honor your true self
  • Navigate life with clarity
  • Set firm, healthy boundaries
ANXIETY THERAPY
  • Break free from overthinking
  • Find relief and balance
  • Reclaim your inner peace
DEPRESSION THERAPY
  • Regain your spark
  • Create a new baseline
  • Build lasting emotional resilience
GUIDED BREATHWORK
  • Regulate your emotions
  • Access calm and clarity
  • Release deep-held tension

Effective Support for Remarkable Brains

Why Choose to Work with Me, Specifically?

picture of Jesse Kauffman, LMSW

Living with ADHD or Autism isn’t just about one thing.

It’s not just about time management, focus, or feeling different. It’s about navigating all the emotions, societal expectations, and the pressure to perform.

With over 15,000 hours of experience, specialized training, and personal insight into ADHD, I create a space where you don’t have to mask or justify yourself.

I also bring extensive experience working with Autistic professionals, helping them process emotions, set boundaries, and find strategies that work in a world that often doesn’t.

Using breathwork as a therapeutic tool, I help move stuck emotions so you can shift from feelings of hopelessness to courage, from self-doubt to self-acceptance.

Therapy with me isn’t about “fixing” anything—it’s about stepping into who you truly are with clarity, confidence, and personal agency.

Clients describe my approach as deeply calming, attuned, and insightful. I hold space for even the most overwhelming emotions—stigma, shame, grief, anger—without judgment.

Tour My Ann Arbor Therapy Space

How to Start Therapy in Ann Arbor

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Schedule Consultation

You start off by requesting a free consultation. Click the button below and choose a convenient time that works for you. We can meet over the phone or by video.

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Meet Jesse

During your free consultation, we’ll have a relaxed, nonjudgmental conversation about what you hope to get out of our work together. I will tell you about my approach and we’ll talk about starting regular sessions.

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Attend Appointments

If we decide to work together, you’ll join me at the same convenient time each week for your sessions. This is where the real progress begins.

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Experience Relief

Now you have an expert in your corner who can support you, guide you, and hold you accountable for making positive changes. Over the weeks and months, you’ll feel so much better, and anxiety will give you less trouble.

Work with a Mental Health Specialist in Ann Arbor

For faster relief and deeper progress

Jesse brings exceptional depth, wisdom, and humanity to his work as a therapist. With a deep understanding of the mind-body system, he continuously evolves his practice with an open mind. All of this, supported by his down-to-earth practicality and a sense of humor.

Elizabeth Co, LCSW

Jesse approaches his clients with warmth, humor, energy, authenticity, and creativity. Jesse is a highly versatile and trained therapist, with the ability to approach clients with expertise in multiple treatment modalities. Jesse is a change agent–assisting clients with navigating the interior terrain of rote thinking….challenging unhelpful thought patterns…and being present with clients as they recreate and craft their story.

Michelle Liska, LMSW

I am a local psychiatrist who at times collaborates with Jesse when we have shared clients, and I have referred a number of my patients to him for individual or family therapy. He is an outstanding psychotherapist, and I know my patients are in capable hands when they work with him.

Dr. Jennifer Jenks, MD

Jesse is a kind, thoughtful, and caring therapist who provides brilliant insight on the ADHD mind. If you need a compassionate cheerleader, Jesse is your guy!

Hannah Kanter, LMSW, RYT200

Through therapy with Jesse, I’ve gained an appreciation for living with ADHD. I’m more mindful with better attention to my feelings and thoughts. I’ve really grown in my self-confidence.

Former Client

Thank you Jesse! I’ve gained trust in myself and I’ve overcome a lot of my self-deprecating thoughts. My anxiety has lessened, I feel I’ve gained perspective, and I’m being more intentional in my personal interactions.

Former Client

Therapy FAQs

Absolutely. Therapy isn’t just for crisis moments—it’s a space to process thoughts, explore emotions, and gain insight. You don’t need a “big reason” to benefit from it.

If you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or just unsure of your next step, therapy can help. It’s an investment in clarity, emotional balance, and a deeper understanding of yourself.

Therapy is a collaborative process where we explore your thoughts, emotions, and patterns. Sessions may involve talking through challenges, learning new coping strategies, or even using mind/body techniques like breathwork to move through stuck emotions.

Because I do not accept insurance as payment, therapy is completely confidential. Insurance companies are allowed to look at medical records by law, so out of respect for my clients I do not work with insurers. Your information is protected. The only exception is if you seek reimbursement from your insurance company for out-of-network care, they can request your records.

Therapy should fit the individual, not the other way around. I use a tailored approach, drawing from ADHD and Autism-focused therapy, breathwork, and strategies that honor how your brain works best. Above all, you deserve to work with a therapist who feels like a right fit for you.

It often looks like exhaustion, shutdown, irritability, loss of motivation, or a deep sense of being overwhelmed. Many describe it as feeling like their usual coping strategies just stop working. If this sounds familiar, please join me for a session – I’d love to help you.

Neurodivergent is a broad term that includes ADHD, Autism, dyslexia, and other conditions where the brain processes information differently. ADHD is just one type of neurodivergence.

I do not accept any insurance plans at this time. Therapy sessions are $310 and are availabe in my Ann Arbor therapy space or online throughout MI, WI, CA, and CO.

Yes! Contact me to schedule your free consultation. You can also email me for availability at jesse@ateliertherapy.com.