Michelle Labine, PhD, is a late-diagnosed Autistic and ADHD woman whose lived experience deeply informs her work as a psychotherapist and clinical sexologist. She specializes in trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming care for neurodivergent individuals, couples, and families. Her clinical approach blends humanistic psychology, narrative therapy, and sex therapy, with deep respect for the complexity of identity, mind-body integration, and relational healing. Her personal discovery of autism in midlife, sparked by recognizing herself in her own child’s diagnosis, ignited a transformative journey of unmasking, self-reclamation, and research.

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Michelle is the founder of a multi-location psychotherapy group practice and nonprofit mental health organization in Nova Scotia, where she has developed a values-driven, mentorship-based model of care. Her work supports early-career clinicians, expands access to inclusive mental health services, and centres neurodivergent and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.

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Michelle is the writer behind Papercranes and Starlight, a blog for late-diagnosed Autistic women, where she shares reflective essays centred on healing, identity, and belonging.

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She lives and works in Nova Scotia, continuing to build spaces on the page, in the therapy room, and in the community where people feel seen, supported, and free to be fully themselves.

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