ADHD

ADHD is one of the most confusing experiences because you feel this innate understanding that you are slightly brilliant and capable of so much, while also repeatedly failing yourself and your expectations. ADHD in adulthood is an endless loosing battle against the laundry and dishes, it’s a maddening inability to keep your to-do lists and “routines” alive, it’s a constant guilt over the procrastination of all your work tasks, it’s forgetting to call your friends and family for months on end, and a nagging anxiety that everyone will eventually find you out. Trust me…I know. I too am an ADHD-er in a sea of type A neurotypicals, which is why clinical specialty in this area is so important to me. I set out on a professional path to understand our differences so we can learn to:

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• use them to our advantage 

• modify the systems of our life to work for our unique brains

• train ourselves to grow in the little areas of structure that would make a massive difference

• work through all the built up shame from a lifetime of half thriving/half failing 

 

Why it’s important to work with an ADHD specialist vs. any general counselor 

Neuroscience and research have taught us so much about ADHD in the last 5-10 years. It’s important to work with a counselor who understands the nuances of what ADHD actually is and what it is not. Check out this free info sheet if you want to learn more! Typical CBT won’t be effective for someone with ADHD for the same reason all the standard self-help, routine building, and atomic habits haven’t worked…because your brain is different! You need a therapist who understands these differences from both a clinical level and an experiential level. I study it and I live it, and I’m here to guide you through it so you don’t have to flail on your own anymore. Plus, isn’t it just more comfortable to talk in your natural language of tangents and work with someone who can easily understand them without judgement!