Side Quest Psychotherapy is the solo practice of Jenna Stone, LCSW-C (she/they), providing neuroaffirming therapy for eating disorders, ARFID, OCD, and BFRBs, along with autism and ADHD evaluations, in the Washington, DC–Maryland–Virginia (DMV) area. In-person appointments are available in Columbia, Maryland, and telehealth serves clients throughout Maryland, Virginia, and Florida.
Start Your Side QuestThe Side Quest office is relocating to Columbia, Maryland in September 2026. Telehealth across Maryland, Virginia, and Florida continues without interruption throughout the move — your care stays right where it is.
If you've spent years trying treatments that didn't quite fit — or being told you were "too complex," "treatment-resistant," or "not ready" — I want you to know something first: I'm glad you're here.
Much of standard treatment for eating disorders, ARFID, OCD, and anxiety was built around a neurotypical model — one that assumes consistent motivation, predictable responses to structure, and symptoms with a clear psychological origin. When your brain and body don't follow those patterns, it's easy to feel blamed for not improving in the "right" way.
You're not the problem. The model just wasn't designed with you in mind.
My practice intentionally supports the presentations standard care most often misses: autistic and ADHD children, adolescents, and adults; people with PDA profiles; those navigating OCD alongside an eating disorder; sensory-based feeding differences; and people with neuroimmune conditions like PANS and PANDAS whose experiences have been dismissed for years. If past treatment has left you feeling unseen, you're in the right place.
Not sure where to start? I can help you figure that out.
HAES®-aligned, weight-inclusive therapy for eating disorders, and sensory-informed ARFID care with no forced bites and no food pressure — for children (10+), teens, and adults.
Learn more →I-CBT and ACT-informed ERP for OCD and anxiety, plus ComB-based treatment for hair pulling, skin picking, and other BFRBs — built for neurodivergent brains.
Learn more →Neuroaffirming evaluations for late-identified and camouflaged presentations. Get clarity, documentation, and a roadmap — not a gatekeeping experience.
Learn more →Support for parents of neurodivergent children using low-demand parenting, responsive feeding, SPACE, and collaborative problem-solving — so meals and home life can feel safer.
Learn more →Consultation, trainings, and workshops for providers, educators, and teams. Build real skills for supporting neurodivergent people through affirming, nervous system–informed care.
Learn more →A free consultation call, no pressure and no commitment. We'll talk through what's going on and figure out together which kind of support fits — even if the answer is a referral to someone else.
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I am currently accepting new clients for neuroaffirming autism and ADHD assessments across Maryland, Virginia, and Florida on a rolling basis. Therapy services currently have a waitlist. A free 15-minute consultation is the first step — no pressure, no commitment. We’ll talk through what brings you here, explore whether I’m the right fit, and figure out what type of support makes the most sense for your needs right now.
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You don't have to fit yourself into a narrow box or start over every time something new comes up. I take the time to understand how your brain, body, history, identity, and environment all connect — because meaningful change starts with being truly understood.
Your goals, values, nervous system, and lived experience matter. Together, we build strategies that actually fit your life — not approaches that ask you to mask, override yourself, or become someone you're not.
I specialize in the places where standard approaches often fall short: neurodivergence, eating disorders, ARFID, OCD, and BFRBs. You get care informed by specialized training, lived experience, and approaches adapted to how your brain works.
Jenna Stone, LCSW-C (she/they)
I founded Side Quest Psychotherapy because I know the exhaustion of seeking help only to feel misunderstood by the very systems meant to support you. That experience is the heartbeat of my work — along with my own lived experience as an AuDHD clinician.
When you work with Side Quest, you work with me: therapist and evaluator, based in Columbia, Maryland. I hold advanced training in I-CBT and ERP for OCD, the ComB model for BFRBs, and I'm a certified Body Trust® provider. I don't just "treat" symptoms; I build connection, honor your autonomy, and create genuine safety while dismantling the barriers that have kept you stuck.
Together we'll work on getting you and your family out of burnout, loosening the grip of OCD and anxiety, and finding peace with food and your body — and on reclaiming a sense of worth that has nothing to do with productivity or perfectionism. Most importantly, you can expect to be seen, understood, and supported exactly as you are.
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Your side quest for neuroaffirming support starts here. 🎲 Roll for initiative and take the first step toward support that sees you fully and honors the way your brain and body work.
Roll for InitiativeI am an out-of-network practice. This allows me to provide neuroaffirming, weight-inclusive, and autonomy-respecting care without insurance restrictions on diagnosis, session length, or treatment approach. For psychotherapy services, I can provide a superbill upon request for potential out-of-network reimbursement. Superbills are not available for evaluation services.
I offer telehealth therapy and evaluations to clients located in Maryland, Virginia, and Florida, with in-person appointments available in Columbia, Maryland. I practice only within the states where I'm licensed, so all services require you to be located in MD, VA, or FL.
I provide therapy and autism and ADHD evaluations for children (10+), teens, and adults. Parent and caregiver support is available to families of neurodivergent children regardless of the child's age — including SPACE, which works entirely through you when your child isn't able or willing to attend therapy.
No. A formal diagnosis is never required to begin. If your relationship with food, your body, anxiety, or intrusive thoughts is causing you distress, that's enough. If you want diagnostic clarity, I also offer neuroaffirming autism and ADHD evaluations — but support never has to wait on a label.
You don't have to figure it out alone. In a free 15-minute consultation, we'll look at your goals, current support needs, and past experiences with care, and land on the best fit together — whether that's therapy, an evaluation, both, or an honest referral to someone better suited.
Not at all. While the name is inspired by gaming and nonlinear journeys, you don't need to be into games, fandoms, or "geek culture" to feel at home here. You just need support that respects how your brain and body work.
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