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Jamison Haase

Neuro-Affirming Therapist for Men & Couples| Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
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Jamison Haase

Welcome

For many neurodivergent men, life feels like a performance you didn’t get the script for.

You might be "successful" on paper but exhausted in private, navigating social interactions through pure logic and pattern recognition.

I understand this dynamic because I lived it.

Who I Am: From "Acting" Normal to Authentic Living

  • The Early Script: I grew up in rural Minnesota, where I learned the standard male code early: keep quiet, push through, and hide weakness. I spent years feeling "out of sync"—labeled "flaky" or "irresponsible"—while privately battling a chaotic internal world that didn’t match my calm exterior.
     

  • Professional Masking: I spent nearly 25 years as a professional actor and acting coach in Los Angeles. In hindsight, this was a masterclass in studying human behavior. I learned to analyze subtext, decode body language, and "perform" neurotypicality—skills that many neurodivergent men develop just to survive the workday.
     

  • The Pivot: While earning my Masters, I finally identified the root of my lifelong struggle: undiagnosed ADHD. The realization that my brain simply worked differently—not defectively—changed everything. It shifted my focus from "fixing" myself to understanding my own neurology.

Men, Neurodiversity, & A New Masculinity

Traditional masculinity demands stoicism.

But for a Neurodivergent brain, the world is often intense, loud, and overwhelming. The result is often a "powder keg" of frustration, sensory overload, and unspoken shame that eventually explodes into anger or total shutdown.
 

I offer a space where you don't have to perform.

Whether you are wrestling with social fatigue, the exhaustion of masking, or the confusion of "getting it wrong" in relationships, I help you rewrite the definition of what it means to be a man.

In Men’s Work, We Focus On:

  • Decoding Overload: Distinguishing between "weakness" and legitimate neurological overwhelm (sensory processing, executive function burnout).
     

  • Moving Beyond "Fine": Replacing the generic "I'm fine" with accurate language for what is actually happening in your nervous system.
     

  • Operationalizing Social Skills: Moving away from guessing games and toward direct, clear communication.
     

  • Shame-Resilience: Using brain science to dismantle the "broken" narrative you’ve carried for years.

Relationship Work

I bring lived wisdom from my own 15-year marriage to help partners bridge the gap between different neurotypes.

If you feel like your partner is speaking a different language, I help translate.
 

I help men move from "Blame-Shutdown" cycles to practical systems, helping you explain: "It’s not that I don’t care; it’s that my brain processes differently."

Specialties & Approach

  • Late-identified ADHD & Autism in adults

  • Neurodiverse couples communication & intimacy

  • Executive-function coaching for real life

  • Men’s issues & redefining masculinity

  • Attachment & trauma-informed, person-centered care

  • Emotionally Focused Therapy

  • Gottman-inspired skills

  • Somatic & creative techniques

  • EMDR-informed trauma work

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