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CAC Founders
LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST
Glori Gray, Psy.D., MSW
Dr. Gray has 25 years of experience with autistic adults and children. She enjoys connecting people to resources and was a founder of the CAC with the hopes of raising awareness of autistic strengths. Having started her career under the mentorship of Dr. Gary Mesibov at UNC within the Department of Psychiatry, she recognized early on the important need for coordinated care and collaboration with providers across various disciplines. Dr. Mesibov, co-founder of UNC TEACCH and internationally recognized leader in autism research and practice, underscored the importance of embracing all of the unique strengths autistic people bring to the world. As a result, Dr. Gray has been inspired to utilize a strengths-based and therapeutic approach to assessment and intervention. She fosters the development of self-compassion and shared understanding through her clinical work and advocacy.
PSYCHOTHERAPIST
Rachel Milbourn, MSW, LCSW
Rachel specializes in working with neurodiverse adolescents and adults. She offers expertise in providing individualized treatment plans that empower individuals to develop strong, healthy relationships and reach their full potential. Rachel is a former educator and has 25 years of experience working with youth and families. She has diverse clinical experience starting with Division TEACCH at UNC, as a teacher and therapist in the psychiatric residential milieu, and as an in-home family therapist. She was trained in the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics by the Child Trauma Academy. Rachel also provides professional consulting services in the areas of autism, education, and trauma-informed systems of care.
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
Rachel Durban, OTR/L, MSOT, CAS
Believing in the connection of life participation to overall well-being, Rachel decided to complete an MS in Occupational Therapy following her undergraduate degree in Psychology and Sociology. As an OT, she has worked primarily in the schools and home health.
Recognizing that the focus of treatment was largely on the pediatric autistic population, Rachel worked to apply her expertise as an OT towards the largely unmet needs of autistic adults and teens. This passion led her to start her practice, Autistic Adult & Teen Consulting, in which she enjoys sharing her love and knowledge of the sensory systems (including interoception!) self-regulation, executive functioning, and emerging autism research and supports.
PSYCHIATRIST
Jillianne Grayson MD
Dr. Jillianne Grayson provides psychiatric care including medication management, therapy and groups to children, adolescents, and young adults. She has an integrative approach to psychiatric care. She celebrates neurodiversity and affirms identities. According to Dr. Grayson, her first outpatient during fellowship was a teen who was autistic. “Working with her to understand her unique challenges and fostering her strengths was something I found very fulfilling. Being a neurodivergent affirming provider means that I view being neurodivergence as a positive characteristic.” Dr. Grayson says, “I am grateful for the people who share a small part of their lives with me. It is deeply rewarding to get to see the world from a perspective that is different from my own.”
“Neurodiversity may be the birthplace of some of humanity’s greatest minds.”