ADHD

I have a special interest in treating Adult ADHD and have 16 years of experience diagnosing and managing this disorder. I understand the unique challenges adults with ADHD face in their everyday lives. We'll start with a Comprehensive evaluation and diagnosis where I will ask you questions about attention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity symptoms. We'll come up with a personalized treatment plan that may include medications, psychotherapy, and lifestyle modifications.

While I work with clients of varied identities and neurotypes, I work quite often with late-discovered/diagnosed Autistic and/or ADHD adults. Whether you’re in the early days of exploring a potential neurodivergent identity, or processing a recent self or formal neurodivergent diagnosis, I’m passionate about supporting clients through this process and the complex emotions that come with it.

As a sufferer of Inattentive-Type ADHD myself, I understand that oftentimes feelings of internalized self-judgement and obsolete coping skills can be just as painful as the symptoms of ADHD themselves. And often the stress of accumulated incomplete tasks can snowball into new problems that seem to have a life of their own. I have helped many adults of all ages untangle these knots and gain a greater sense of self-acceptance, forward progression, and calm in their lives.

ADHD can feel like a constant roller coaster - riding up and down between distraction and hyperfixation, energized and exhausted, elated and depressed. Your brain gives you a lot, and I know how to help you direct all of that energy toward your goals. When treating ADHD, I focus on tools and management strategies to support you while also deeply exploring how your unique worldview affects your identity and relationships.

I have specific training helping adults with ADHD to be able to manage their ADHD symptoms and be more productive. About half of my caseload at any given time is people struggling with maintaining attention and being productive in the way that they want to.

If you have an ADHD brain like I do, chances are you’ve developed a system of tricks and tools to manage in a neurotypical world. Maybe these tactics are no longer working or new roadblocks have gotten in the way. Maybe you are exhausted by ongoing efforts to mask your neurodivergence. Neuro-affirming therapy offers a fresh perspective that fosters self-acceptance and personal growth. My approach is strengths-based and empowering, tailored to honor and harness your unique strengths and talents.

I work with many individuals with ADHD and autism to help them better understand their own brains and understand how to work with them better, rather than try to force themselves to fit a neurotypical standard. We seek to understand what our gifts and strengths are as neurodivergent individuals, and emphasize those strenghts.

Receiving a diagnosis of ADHD can be incredibly validating and overwhelming. It provides us with a framework and entryway into better understanding ourselves. At the same time, individuals with ADHD have a history of being misunderstood, under-supported, and pathologized. Through a relational, creative, and somatic holding, I hope to remind you of the incredible gifts that this beautiful brain of yours also carries. To help you learn to regulate your emotions, and advocate for what you need

I have ADHD and learning about it and connecting with other ADHDers is my special interest! Join our group, for Autistic, ADHD, AuDHD people to talk about our experiences. We discuss our experiences relating to growing up, societal implications, medications, determining what is instinctual versus what is a symptom of our neurodiversity, and whatever feels important to us! I also love working with other neurodiverse people in individual therapy!

I take a strengths-based approach to my treatment of ADHD. Early identification and treatment of ADHD, or even ADHD diagnosed in adulthood, is life changing. I help my clients understand the neurological aspects of ADHD, and how their unique brain design impacts their thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and relationships. My clients develop tools to improve their executive functioning, time management, and emotion regulation while connecting with and discovering their true selves.

Coping with adult ADHD can be uniquely challenging, particularly for those diagnosed in adulthood. Often, the symptoms are explained away as character flaws or personal quirks, leaving people to feel invisible. This can create challenges navigating relationships. As a specialist in sexual health, I regularly address intimacy issues, both emotional and sexual for individuals and couples dealing with ADHD. My therapy approach is affirming and empowering, creating acceptance for ADHD.

If you have a neurodivergent brain like I do, chances are, you’ve developed a variety of tools to manage in a neurotypical world. Maybe these tools are no longer working or new roadblocks have gotten in the way. Maybe you are exhausted by efforts to mask your neurodivergence. Therapy can help you understand and appreciate your brain, identify and maximize strengths, develop a sense of authenticity, increase self-compassion, improve self-image, and learn effective problem-solving strategies.

I consider ADHD an executive functioning disorder and very complicated and rich. As an adult who carries and ADHD diagnosis, please know that there is so much more to explore and understand about yourself so we can help you take care of yourself, function more effectively in the world and communicate compassionately with yourself and others.

ADHD is not a disease, your brain simply works in a way that other's may not consider to be typical, but it is normal and together we'll find ways to help make it work for you! With a focus on skill learning, interventions and acceptance my clients reduce the distress that unmanaged ADHD can cause and learn to find happiness with themselves.

People with ADHD typically don't get as much dopamine from daily tasks (brushing your teeth, showering, etc) as others. Daily life can become a slog when you're not getting enough dopamine. Your brain may compensate and "follow the dopamine;" you can find yourself immersed in enjoyable tasks that you're curious about. That's great, until it comes at a cost to your job, relationship(s), or responsibilities. Knowing your triggers and getting organized are key to your success. I can help with both.

I am a neurodivergent and affirming provider. Those of us with ADHD, Autism, and other neurodivergent identities (of which there are many!) learn to conform ourselves to meet the expectations neurotypical society places on us, to great harm to ourselves. It is possible to explore how to flourish while affirming our neurodivergence, while navigating a society that is not made for us through accommodations, exploring the parts we love about our brains, and better understanding it.