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Carlye Rowe
About
I’m a licensed mental health therapist who is passionate about creating a space where clients feel genuinely heard, understood, and supported. I currently live in the St. Petersburg, Florida area and am licensed in Nevada, with a professional background that includes working with children, adolescents, and adults navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, life transitions, relationship challenges, and other emotional concerns.
I earned my master’s degree in Christian Counseling from Grand Canyon University and am trained in EMDR and Brainspotting, with additional training and experience in trauma-informed care. Before and alongside my clinical work, I spent nearly 20 years working with children and families as a nanny, which has given me a unique understanding of child development, family dynamics, and the everyday challenges parents and caregivers face.
What drives me most as a provider is the opportunity to help people better understand themselves and recognize that their experiences, emotions, and responses have a story behind them. I approach therapy with warmth, authenticity, active listening, and validation while also providing psychoeducation and practical tools clients can use outside of the therapy room. My goal is to meet each person where they are and create a supportive relationship where they can feel comfortable being themselves while working toward meaningful and lasting change.
My interest in working with autistic and neurodivergent clients grew naturally from my many years of working with children and families. Before becoming a therapist, I spent nearly 20 years as a nanny, where I had the opportunity to work with children with different personalities, learning styles, communication needs, and ways of experiencing the world. That experience taught me early on that there is never a one-size-fits-all approach to supporting someone.
As I moved into the clinical field, I found myself especially drawn to working with autistic and neurodivergent children, teens, and adults. I enjoy taking the time to understand how each person processes emotions, communicates, builds relationships, and navigates a world that is not always designed with neurodivergent people in mind.
What I find most meaningful about this work is helping clients better understand themselves rather than making them feel like they need to change who they are. I want therapy to be a place where clients can feel accepted and comfortable being themselves while developing tools that support their individual goals. I also enjoy helping clients recognize their strengths, advocate for their needs, navigate relationships, and build confidence in who they are.
My approach to working with autistic and neurodivergent clients is rooted in compassion, affirmation, and a genuine appreciation for the strengths each person brings into the therapy space. Rather than approaching neurodivergence as something that needs to be “fixed,” I focus on helping clients recognize and build upon their individual strengths, interests, abilities, and ways of experiencing the world.
I believe every person deserves to feel understood and valued for who they are. In therapy, I work to create an environment where clients do not feel pressured to mask or change themselves to meet the expectations of others. Instead, we explore what makes them feel confident, capable, and authentic. I enjoy helping clients identify the qualities they may not yet recognize as strengths and learn how to use those strengths to advocate for themselves, build meaningful relationships, pursue their goals, and navigate life in ways that work for them.
My role is not to define what success should look like for a client, but to support them in discovering what a fulfilling and meaningful life looks like for them. I want clients to leave therapy with a stronger understanding of themselves, greater confidence in their abilities, and the knowledge that being neurodivergent is an important part of who they are—not something that diminishes their potential.
