About Candice

#1 Best-Selling Author | Clinician | Autism Specialist | Sex and Intimacy Consultant

Candice Christiansen is an intimacy consultant and clinician who has spent over two decades sitting in the quiet spaces where neurodivergence and relationships meet. As the founding voice behind the Namasté Center For Healing, she has dedicated her life to a single, essential mission: helping AuDHD and neurodifferent adults find their way back to safety and connection.

Her work is not about following following certain “neuro-norms”, but about honoring the unique nervous system of every person she serves. Whether navigating the complexities of betrayal trauma, the fractures of abuse, or the path toward sexual health, Candice provides a roadmap rooted in neuro-affirmative repair. She understands that for the neurodifferent soul, intimacy requires a different kind of architecture—one built on emotional, sensory, and somatic safety, and radical authenticity.

As the author of the #1 bestseller, Love, Sex, and Autism, Candice is helping lead a movement that replaces shame with understanding. She offers a space where you don't have to mask your neurobiology to be worthy of love. Here, the heaviest challenges of your past are met with decades of shared wisdom and a deeply human heart, allowing you to finally reclaim an intimacy that feels like home.

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The Lineages of Repair

Candice integrates a refined weave of specialized modalities, ensuring that every session is held through a deeply neuro-inclusive lens. Her work is a synthesis of clinical rigor and somatic depth, designed to meet the unique architecture of the neurodifferent soul.

  • The Internal Landscape (IFS & IFIO): Drawing from advanced training in Internal Family Systems and Intimacy From the Inside Out®, Candice guides adults and couples into the heart of their own internal systems. This is a journey of unburdening, tailored specifically to the rhythms of neurodifferent parts.

  • The Path of Trauma Recovery: As a steward of nervous system restoration, she integrates EMDR and the teachings of complex trauma pioneers. Her approach is one of deep respect for the body’s memory, supporting the unwinding of trauma and the reclamation of safety.

  • Expansion & Medicine Work (PAT): A specialist trained in the field of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy at The California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS), Candice creates intentional, neuro-affirmative "set and settings" for Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy. Here, she facilitates spaces of expansion where the mind can soften, allowing new neural pathways of healing to emerge. Purchase her neuro-affirmative workbook, Compassionate KAP, here.

  • Mending the Fractures (Betrayal & IPV): Drawing from deep immersion in the complexities of out-of-control sexual behavior and intimate partner violence, Candice offers a steady container for the heaviest relational challenges. Her work in betrayal recovery is grounded in the belief that even the deepest fractures can be met with restorative clarity and a path back to safety.

A Voice for Global Reclamation

Beyond the therapy room, Candice serves as a weaver of community and a steward of systemic change. As a consultant, presenter, and keynote speaker, she advocates for a world that honors neurodifferent adults with genuine ally-ship and accurate support.

She has shared her visionary work on global stages and at prestigious institutions, including:

  • Cultural Autism Studies at Yale (CASY)

  • The International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals (IITAP)

  • The Association for the Treatment and Prevention of Sexual Abuse (ATSA)

  • Association for Autism and Neurodiversity (AANE)

  • Neurodiverse Love

  • Guiding Extraordinary Minds (Gem) Academy

  • University of Lethbridge

Through Namasté Center For Healing, Candice continues to cultivate a global standard for restoration—redefining how neurodifferent individuals heal from trauma and reclaim their essential right to vibrant, authentic intimacy.