ADHD

Aside from working with clients with ADHD symptoms, I grew up managing my own ADHD symptoms since I was a young boy. There is also a large number of adults who have gone their whole life struggling to manage ADHD symptoms without assessment. Client with attention disorder can intertwine with excessive online behavior, while also managing offline life struggles. Sessions with individuals who fit the attention disorder criteria will consider CBT, MBSR, and client-focused approaches.

I help pre-teens, young adults, and adults with ADHD to be as functionally independent as they can in their daily lives by providing executive function and cognitive supports to organize themselves and create systems that work for them.

Through evidence-based strategies, psychoeducation, and skill-building exercises, I empower clients to harness their strengths, improve executive functioning, and navigate the challenges associated with ADHD effectively, fostering success and well-being in various aspects of their lives.

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.

I am an ADHD - Certified Clinical Services Provider

When relating to the symptoms of ADHD , my approach is, again, systemic. On one side, we may understand that neurochemicals could be out of balance. But I often find that 2 (among many) important aspects are overlooked, and they are environmental overstimulation and shame. If we understand our environment better to the extent that it reveals unrealistic expectations, a correlation can be drawn between this and shame in not meeting those expectations. Normalizing this can help tend to shame.

My approach is to assist with developing strategies and skills for daily life, as well as helping clients identify, process, and manage emotional conditions related to ADHD, including anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and rejection sensitivity.

During my work in both child welfare and private practice, I have interacted with many clients that identified as neurodivergent or have neurodevelopmental disorders. Over the past couple of years, I have gained expertise in neurodevelopment disorders through participation in several trainings. I plan on continuing to learn interventions that will help clients manage difficulties in organization / planning, relationships, concentration, emotional regulation, etc.

As someone who got an adult ADHD diagnosis, I understand first-hand how neurodivergence impacts every aspect of your life. Sometimes it feels like the diagnosis is a missing puzzle piece to your past, and other times you want to grieve for how difficult things were because something was always off. Together, we explore how ADHD manifests for you - how it impacts all aspects of your life. We identify systems and solutions that are already working and build on them to create sustainable change.

As someone late-diagnosed & medicated for inattentive ADHD in my thirties, I can attest to the struggles of decluttering, losing things, & negative self thoughts of "Why can't I just concentrate like everyone else?" Talk therapy, Bluetooth device finders, & practicing mindfulness are approaches we might use.

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.

Adult ADHD is underdiagnosed and misunderstood. Adult ADHD affects people's daily functioning in so many ways, as it affects executive functioning overall. I find that adults who have not been diagnosed, often assume they are just "defective" or "suck at life" and other people have figured out how to handle things better. Not true. With strategies and possible medication, adults I work with find that their world changes dramatically for the better once we begin implementation.

ADHD is a highly misunderstood diagnosis-- even for those of us who diagnose it! I consider ADHD a spectrum and no two ADHDers are the same. I do not believe in ADHD as exclusively a deficit, but something unique that comes with it's own challenges but if we can "hack our system", we can thrive, and that is something I tell all my clients- neurotypical or neurodivergent. In our sessions we will discuss ways your ADHD may negatively impact you and how we can cope with that

Do you have trouble paying attention to people you are interacting with? Do you have trouble managing your finances or keeping up with your house? Is it difficult to complete projects or get things done on time? Do people in your life seem frustrated with you? ADHD is a spectrum disorder and can look very different in different people. There are tools available to support your executive functioning and improve your quality of life!

Ginny provides both emotional and executive functioning support for adolescents and adults diagnosed with ADHD.

I have committed myself to learning everything I can about the neurodivergent population. In addition to lived experience, I have successfully completed PESI ADHD certification program and attained their certificate thought Evergreen State (219743 / 2023). I have also attended several trainings such as "Becoming a Neurodivergent- Affirming Clinician" and "The Neurodiversity Symposium". I also have purchased an read many books and training resources for this population.

Strategies for: Emotional Control: keep feelings in check and know triggers Impulse Control: think before acting Flexible thinking: adjust to unexpected/ transitioning Working Memory: keep information in mind to apply and follow through Planning & Prioritizing & Accountability: (online and paper planner)Task Initiation; Organizing & Time Management

I have specialized training to work with neurodiversity and am an ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider. This allows me to help parents and clients better understand their needs and how needs may present at school, work, or with friends.