About the Clinician
I’m Stasha Christian, a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner specializing in adult autism, ADHD, and AuDHD evaluations and neurotype-informed psychiatric care.
My background in integrative psychiatry, emergency nursing, and lifestyle coaching shapes how I approach care: collaborative, practical, relational, and focused on helping people translate insight into meaningful next steps. As someone with an AuDHD neurotype, I also understand that outward presentation does not always reflect internal experience. I know this personally, and I also see it clinically in adults who have spent years adapting, compensating, or masking to meet expectations that were not built around how they naturally think, communicate, sense, or function.
I specialize in this work because I excel at tracking complex patterns, especially the ways neurotype can shape a person’s experience across different areas of life. I enjoy working with adults who want to understand not only whether autism, ADHD, or AuDHD fits, but how that understanding may change the way they make sense of their past, their current challenges, and what kind of support is actually useful.
Outside of work, I live with two cats and have a deep appreciation for the role animals can play in routine, safety, and regulation. In my own life, I am also exploring masking less and paying attention to how it feels, what it costs, and what it gives back.
Inner Awareness Psychiatry (IAP) provides neurodivergent‑affirming psychiatric care for adults seeking clarity about autism and AuDHD patterns across the lifespan. Many adults pursue evaluation after years of feeling different, masking heavily, or struggling in ways that were never fully explained.
Evaluation at IAP is structured, comprehensive, and clinically rigorous. Some clients seek formal diagnostic evaluation for autism or AuDHD, while others are looking for professional insight, pattern recognition, and a clearer understanding of how their mind works. Evaluations are designed to provide clarity, meaningful feedback, and practical next steps.
Neurodivergence is not treated as pathology to be corrected. Care focuses on understanding how cognitive style, sensory processing, environment, and life history interact. When anxiety, depression, trauma, sleep disruption, or chronic overwhelm are present, those concerns are addressed directly while recognizing the strengths and capacities of neurodivergent individuals.
In addition to evaluation, ongoing psychiatric care may be offered, including thoughtful medication management when appropriate. Medication management is deliberate, conservative, and prioritizes functional benefit to support healing and improved quality of life.