Who We Are
Madeline Barger, MS, LMFT, BCBA, AASECT-CST (she/her/hers)
Co-Founder of I AM
Madeline Barger is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Board Certified Behavior Analyst, and Certified Sex Therapist through the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists in Madison, Wisconsin. Barger is one of very few clinicians with these credentials and experience in the United States. Madeline studied Music Performance and Communication Arts at University of Wisconsin, Madison, Marriage and Family Therapy at Edgewood College, Behavior Analysis and autism at Ball State University, Indiana, and Sex Therapy and Sexual Health at The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Additionally, Barger holds a certificate in internet psychology and is a certified group treatment provider. Barger has worked professionally with autistic people, ages 2-60, since 2009. Barger also has personal and life-long experience interacting with neurodivergent children and teens. Madeline provides behavioral, mental health, and sexuality treatment and education to autistic individuals, couples, and families. She uses systemic, non-judgmental, and evidence-based approaches and authors original works specific to this population. Madeline provides consultation and training on sex therapy and mental health treatment with autistic people on the international scale. Barger is published as an expert in autism and sex therapy across the United States. Madeline enjoys working with an interdisciplinary treatment team as head of teen and adult autism treatment at The Waisman Center in Madison, Wisconsin. The core tenet of Barger’s work is the belief that every person has the right to safe, accurate, and individualized sexuality education, therapy, relational and pleasure experiences.
Rachel Morehouse, MS, LMFT (she/her/hers)
Co-Founder of I AM
As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Rachel works with children, adolescents, and adults in her practice, specializing in work with neurodivergent people across the lifespan. Rachel trained at Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin. She obtained her undergraduate degree in counseling psychology and her graduate degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. Rachel’s graduate internship emphasized working with children, adolescents, and neurodiverse family systems. Rachel is also trained in naturalistic intervention approaches, and is certified in the Early Start Denver Model. Rachel works to support self-advocacy, symptom reduction, and behavior change related to a variety of mental health, developmental, and phase of life challenges. She approaches clients with compassion and respect for their unique perspectives and life experiences. She blends cognitive, behavioral, mindfulness, play, and family systems interventions to build upon clients’ natural strengths, and to facilitate improved problem-solving abilities, increased self-confidence, and a greater overall sense of wellbeing. Rachel has worked with autistic people for nearly two decades and served in a variety of clinical roles providing training, supervision, and treatment related to autism across the lifespan. Rachel has a special interest in evidence-based, trauma-informed treatment.