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ScienceWorks is a modern telepsychology practice offering evidence-based care for: Autism & ADHD, Anxiety & Depression, OCD, Trauma, Insomnia, Kids & Families, and more.
These conditions frequently co-occur, can be difficult to diagnose, and also difficult to treat - often requiring specialist knowledge and direct clinical experience to achieve the best possible outcomes.
That's why research and training are the foundation of our work.
Our goal is sharing our knowledge with our friends, clients, and partners to build a stronger, more informed mental health community.
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PMDD in Teenagers: When Cycle-Linked Mood Crashes Aren't Just Adolescence
How to tell PMDD from ordinary teen moodiness, why two cycles of daily tracking matter, and the treatment and safety questions to ask.
Kiesa Kelly
15 minutes ago13 min read
Emotional Regulation Therapy for Kids: The Models, What Sessions Look Like, and Where Parents Fit
What therapy for a child's emotional regulation involves: the models with evidence, what sessions look like, the parent's role and how progress is judged.
Kiesa Kelly
16 minutes ago12 min read
Handing the Systems Over: Moving From Parent-Run Supports to Teen-Run Ones
How to move the systems you run for your teen, from wake-up to appointments, into their hands one at a time, and what to do when a handover stalls.
Kiesa Kelly
7 hours ago12 min read
Grief and Sleep: Why Loss Wrecks Rest and What Actually Helps
Why grief disrupts sleep, how long it usually lasts, why poor sleep can make grief harder, and what helps, including CBT-I after a loss.
Kiesa Kelly
2 days ago13 min read
Autistic Inertia: Why Starting and Stopping Are Both Hard, and Why It's Not Only Executive Dysfunction
Autistic inertia makes starting, stopping and switching hard. How it differs from ADHD executive dysfunction, depression and burnout, and what helps.
Kiesa Kelly
2 days ago13 min read
Setting Up a Sensory-Friendly Home: Low-Cost Changes That Reduce Daily Load
Room-by-room, low-cost and renter-friendly ways to make your home easier on your senses, plus how to share a home when sensory needs differ.
ScienceWorks Team
2 days ago12 min read
Depression and Chronic Pain: Which Came First, and Does It Change Treatment?
Depression and chronic pain often feed each other. What the order can tell you, what it can't, and why a care plan should address both.
Kiesa Kelly
3 days ago13 min read
Monotropism: An Autistic-Led Model of Focus, Transitions, and Overwhelm
Monotropism is an autistic-led model of focus, transitions and overwhelm. What it proposes, what the evidence shows so far, and what it means for support.
Kiesa Kelly
3 days ago11 min read
Why Unstructured Time Is Harder: Weekends, Sabbaticals, and Executive Function
Weekends, vacations and long breaks can be harder than busy weeks with ADHD or executive function challenges. Why, and how to plan open time that holds.
ScienceWorks Team
3 days ago10 min read
Referring a Teen (12-17) for an ADHD or Autism Evaluation: A Guide for Pediatricians and School Counselors
For pediatricians and school counselors: when to refer a 12- to 17-year-old, why teen girls get missed, private vs school evaluations, and consent.
Kiesa Kelly
4 days ago12 min read
Recognizing OCD and Referring for ERP or I-CBT: What Primary Care and Generalist Therapists Should Know
For PCPs, OB-GYNs and generalist therapists: questions that surface hidden OCD, how to respond to harm thoughts, the DOCS screen, and when to refer.
Kiesa Kelly
4 days ago14 min read
ADHD in the Postpartum Year: Why It Can Feel Harder, and What Else to Check
Why ADHD can feel harder after a baby, how to tell it from postpartum depression or anxiety, what is known about hormones, and when to get evaluated.
Kiesa Kelly
4 days ago16 min read
EMDR and Accelerated Resolution Therapy: How the Two Protocols Differ
How EMDR and accelerated resolution therapy (ART) differ in protocol, session count and evidence, plus questions to ask a provider before you choose.
Kiesa Kelly
4 days ago14 min read
Recommending Executive Function Coaching After an Evaluation: A Guide for Referring Clinicians
For evaluating clinicians: when coaching belongs in your recommendations, how to write it with a target and a measure, what the evidence shows.
Kiesa Kelly
4 days ago11 min read
Referring a Therapy Client for an ADHD or Autism Assessment: A Guide for Therapists
For therapists: when to refer a client for an adult ADHD, autism or AuDHD assessment, how to raise it, and how your client stays in therapy with you.
Kiesa Kelly
4 days ago14 min read
When to Refer for CBT-I: A Guide for Primary Care and Sleep Medicine Clinicians
For primary care and sleep medicine: which insomnia patients to refer for CBT-I, what to screen first, what to send, and what you get back.
Kiesa Kelly
4 days ago12 min read
Referring an Adult for an ADHD, Autism or AuDHD Evaluation: What Primary Care Clinicians Need to Know
For primary care: when to refer an adult for an autism, ADHD or AuDHD evaluation, how to write the referral question, and how the report fits prescribing.
Kiesa Kelly
4 days ago11 min read
Echolalia in Autistic Adults: Spoken, Internal and Silent
Why autistic adults repeat words and lines, how echolalia differs from masking scripts, what else can cause it, and when an evaluation can help.
Kiesa Kelly
6 days ago14 min read
Executive Function Coaching for Household and Family Logistics
How executive function coaching helps with meals, appointments, forms and the invisible planning load at home, and when an evaluation should come first.
ScienceWorks Team
6 days ago11 min read
Worry Time Technique: How Scheduled Worry Time Works
How to use scheduled worry time to postpone daytime worry, what the research shows, and when chronic worry needs a different approach.
Kiesa Kelly
6 days ago15 min read
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