Alexis Lynch, LMHC, QS, ADHDCSP, ASDCS

Alexis Lynch, LMHC, QS, ADHDCSP, ASDCS, is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor based in Tampa, Florida, who specializes in supporting neurodivergent individuals across the lifespan. With over six years of clinical experience and four years in private practice, Alexis has built a reputation for creating a warm, collaborative, and nonjudgmental therapeutic environment. Her work focuses on helping clients who may feel overwhelmed, anxious, or disconnected from their authentic selves—particularly those navigating ADHD, autism, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem challenges. She emphasizes that neurodivergence is a difference, not a deficit, and helps clients better understand and embrace how they uniquely experience the world.

Drawing from both professional expertise and lived experience as a neurodivergent individual, Alexis brings a deeply empathetic and personalized approach to therapy. She integrates psychoeducation, emotional processing, and practical life and social skills to help clients move beyond masking behaviors and reconnect with their identity. Her work often centers on highly perceptive and emotionally attuned individuals who may struggle to express themselves or feel misunderstood. By tailoring each session to the individual, Alexis empowers clients to lead their own growth while providing the guidance and tools needed to build confidence, resilience, and meaningful relationships.

In addition to her clinical practice, Alexis incorporates creativity and holistic elements into her work, reflecting her background as a cosmetologist, artist, and small business owner. She co-owns a plant store where she introduces concepts like garden meditation and sensory-based self-care, blending therapeutic techniques with real-world experiences. Passionate about making mental health care accessible and affirming, Alexis works with individuals, couples, and groups, offering both in-person and virtual sessions. Her mission is to create a space where clients feel fully accepted and supported as they learn to live authentically and confidently.

• Bachelor's in Psychology with minor in Philosophy from University of South Florida
• Master's of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Capella University
• Certification in Neuroscience from Penn State (online)

• Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
• Certification in Neuroscience

• Best of the Bay in Tampa Bay (2 years ago)

• ACA
• Secular Therapy Project
• Open Path Collective
• Moderation Management
• Multiple neurodivergent directories

• Donates to neurodivergent directories
• Community involvement
• Animal advocacy

Alexis writes for Brains Magazine, contributing articles on therapy and neurodivergent topics. She was introduced to writing opportunities through a previous private practice she worked with, and they helped break writing into her professional life. She continues to contribute to the magazine as part of her work in the neurodivergent community.