Mandy Parida

I’m Mandy Parida (she/they) a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Seattle, providing telehealth therapy for adults throughout Washington State. I work with neurodivergent, LGBTQIA+, and gender-expansive adults, as well as people navigating trauma, burnout, identity, relationships, executive functioning challenges, and major life transitions. Many of the people I work with have spent years adapting themselves to fit environments that were never designed with them in mind. Therapy becomes a place to stop performing, get curious, and begin building a life that actually fits. I identify as neuroqueer, a term that reflects both my lived experience and the lens through which I understand the relationship between neurodivergence and queerness. My work is neurodiversity-affirming, gender-affirming, LGBTQIA+-affirming, collaborative, and grounded in curiosity rather than compliance. I don’t believe therapy is about fixing people. It’s about creating enough safety to understand yourself more honestly, recognize the strategies that helped you survive, and decide what you want to carry forward. Together we’ll explore patterns, relationships, nervous system regulation, identity, grief, joy, and the ways your life has been shaped by both your experiences and your strengths. Before becoming a therapist, I studied music and expressive arts, and creativity continues to shape the way I think about healing. Whether we’re talking, making meaning, noticing patterns, or simply sitting with something difficult together, my hope is that therapy helps you feel more like yourself—not less. If you’re looking for a therapist who understands neurodivergence, queerness, complexity, and the messy reality of being human, I’d be honored to see if we’re a good fit.