Hi, I’m Dani Lev Roeh.

My path into this work began long before I earned my CTRC. As a sensitive and inquisitive kid (and later adult), I spent most of my life trying to understand why people do what they do, how to connect with them, and whether the frameworks we operate within actually make sense. At one point, after a transformative breakup as well as a major rupture within my family of origin, I dove into the many ways that trauma, culture, identity, family systems, and neurobiology shape our beliefs about ourselves and our experience in the world.

Like many neurodivergent folks, following my curiosity has taken me in a lot of different directions. I earned a BA in Philosophy (with French and German minors) from the University of California at Santa Cruz. After a brief stint in an office job, I moved from the Bay Area to New York City to attend professional acting school and pursue an acting career. Four years later, after reaching my threshold for the city’s relentless sensory input, I moved back across the continent to enroll in the Master of Architecture program at the University of Oregon.

It was during graduate school around 2006 that I was identified as both Autistic and ADHD. At that time, there was less research and understanding around what autism looks like in women and girls. So while I embraced the ADHD diagnosis, the cultural stigma attached to an autism label led me to reject that label out of hand. For two decades, I mostly set it aside. More recently, when my autistic traits got harder to ignore, I found myself revisiting that grad school diagnosis. As I dove into current research and flirted with unmasking, many experiences that once felt confusing (or alienating, or frustrating, or shame-inducing) suddenly made sense. This gave me the permission I needed to start showing myself more patience, kindness, and grace.

Neurodivergence can make us feel misunderstood, overwhelmed, and exhausted by environments that were not designed with our needs in mind. But it can also invite us to acknowledge our strengths, honor our limits, and step into discomfort for the sake of growth–all while practicing greater self-compassion along the way.

The name “Lev Roeh” means “a seeing heart.” To me, it reflects the essence of this work. Healing is not about fixing something broken. It usually begins with learning to see ourselves with more curiosity and compassion. I’m here to help create a space where that kind of seeing becomes possible.

When I’m not coaching, you’ll likely find me hiking with my dog, dancing West Coast Swing and Cuban salsa, practicing yoga, pulling weeds, fixing up houses, listening to memoirs and psychology audiobooks, figuring out what to eat, geeking out on barefoot shoes, and pandering to our future AI overlords. (Kidding. Kind of.)