ADHD Therapy
Does Your ADHD Make Staying On Task Difficult?
Are you or your child struggling with the more challenging aspects of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?
Do symptoms such as following through on tasks and attention to detail prevent you from reaching long-term goals at school or work?
Has ADHD also impacted your self-esteem, making it difficult to feel confident or reliable to others?
ADHD can also impact skills like self-awareness, impulse control, emotional regulation, and task initiation. Because the neurotypical world you or your child lives in values detail orientation, organization, and focus—particularly in school and career—your differences in these areas can cause ongoing frustration and potential shame.
You Might Feel Like You’re Always Out Of Step
Perhaps your ADHD shows up as distractibility, forgetfulness, or struggling with time management. Or maybe you’re more inclined to restlessness, acting impulsively, or interrupting others. Not only can these behaviors interfere with work and hobbies, but they can also lead to negative fallout in relationships. This strain between you and others may be further exacerbated if you have high sensitivity to rejection.
The level of daily stress you encounter can run high when, for example, bills are overlooked until late notices arrive or hours set aside to work on time-sensitive tasks are spent watching your favorite TV show instead. You might always feel like you’re under the gun, having to play catch-up and explain what happened.
If dealing with the hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inattention associated with ADHD is preventing you or your child from achieving what you want, therapy can help. ADHD counseling can improve executive functioning skills, which in turn makes it easier to make decisions, manage impulses that lead to distraction, and regulate emotions.
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ADHD Often Coincides With Other Mental Health Challenges
In 2023, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimated that around 15.5 million US adults had ADHD, with about half of those receiving a diagnosis in adulthood. [1] What’s more, up to 80 percent of adults and 78 percent of children with ADHD have other co-occurring mental health disorders, such as anxiety and depression. [2] [3]
Despite the prevalence of neurodiversity in our culture, specifically ADHD, stigmas surrounding it remain. For example, some believe it is strictly a childhood disorder that we will eventually “grow out” of. Battling these sorts of misperceptions—along with the negative beliefs we may have about ourselves when living with ADHD—can make it all the more difficult to manage effectively.
The Way We Experience ADHD May Change Over Time
Because we have to figure out how to cope with life’s increasing demands, our ADHD symptoms may start to look different as we get older. Before adulthood, our ADHD may have been heavily masked or internalized, which is why it’s common for some not to receive a diagnosis until we’re older. Until that time, we battle with being labeled as “lazy” or “unmotivated” when, in fact, ADHD and executive dysfunction are the actual root causes.
Fortunately, Theory & Method offers evidence-based ADHD counseling for children and adults. No matter what symptoms challenge you the most, your counselor can help you understand how the ADHD brain works and offer helpful strategies for keeping it in check.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Therapy Can Help You Effectively Manage Symptoms
When you’re neurodivergent, living in a neurotypical world can be challenging. After all, the world is organized in ways that don’t always sync up with how your brain works. If you’re an adult with ADHD, you may be starting therapy for the first time after a lifetime of managing symptoms on your own. If your child has ADHD, you may be feeling overwhelmed as you seek to find the best treatment for them.
ADHD counseling is a judgment-free environment that understands that just because you’re wired differently doesn’t mean you have anything to be ashamed of. By combining psychoeducation about ADHD with useful skills to manage distractions and impulsivity, we can help you greatly improve your daily functioning.
What To Expect In Sessions
We prioritize building rapport and trust with you or your child, creating a safe space to learn and explore what ADHD means for you. Our therapists are also able to screen for and diagnose ADHD, which can be an eye-opening and often validating experience. Most importantly, we focus on building skills around mindfulness to better manage executive functioning, “the cognitive process that organizes thoughts and activities, prioritizes tasks, manages time efficiently, and makes decisions.” [4]
In therapy sessions, we can delve into the nuances of ADHD, including how it can manifest differently depending on your age and, sometimes, gender. Depending upon what you’re struggling with, we might address challenges related to recognizing your body’s physiological cues—such as hunger or getting stressed—or severe emotional responses that cause discomfort and don’t accurately match the circumstances.
The Modalities We Incorporate Into ADHD Therapy
We utilize mindfulness-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques for ADHD to promote self-awareness and detect what elements of executive functioning are affected by different tasks. Because negative beliefs not only exacerbate ADHD symptoms but are often what fuels anxiety and depression, CBT can be particularly helpful in identifying the thoughts that hold you back.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients with ADHD increase their flexibility and promote behavioral change in their daily lives. Additionally, elements of Dialectical Behavior therapy (DBT) are also an effective treatment for ADHD, particularly distress tolerance and grounding skills.
With targeted support, we can help you embrace your ADHD diagnosis and use effective tools to manage the symptoms that get in the way of feeling confident and productive. We aim to reignite your confidence in all aspects of life as you identify your values and reframe your core beliefs to see the good in yourself.
But Maybe You’re Not Sure If ADHD Therapy Is Right For You…
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Our practice is committed to serving clients with ADHD. Many of our therapists have lived experience with neurodiversity and receive targeted consultation from our directors related to ADHD. Additionally, all of our clinicians have received training on neurodevelopmental disorders and completed continuing education on best practices to maintain their licensure. Most importantly, we aim to remind our client that neurodiversity has an equal amount of gifts and advantages that are what make you exceptional. Our goal is to help you recognize your strengths and build upon them.
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While around one-third of children and adults with ADHD manage their symptoms with stimulant medication, this is always a personal decision. [5] [6] In therapy, we focus on ways to manage ADHD through behavioral change and mindfulness, which we’ve seen as a helpful treatment either with or without medication management. Our clinicians can help you weigh the pros and cons of medication management so you can decide if it’s the right path for you.
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Although ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder without a “cure,” in therapy, we can create treatment goals that aid in improving your overall quality of life. While we often focus on behavioral change and executive dysfunction management, we also identify the beliefs you have about yourself that have formed over time and could negatively impact your worldview. Adult ADD therapy can be beneficial by fostering more self-awareness and insight.
The Right ADHD Treatment Can Positively Impact Your Life
If you or your child are ready to find workable solutions, we’re here to help. If you would like to find out more about ADHD therapy with us, please click here to schedule a free 15-minute call.
[1] https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/wr/mm7340a1.htm
[2] https://www.additudemag.com/adult-adhd-depression-anxiety-study
[3] https://www.cdc.gov/adhd/data/index.html
[4] https://www.additudemag.com/7-executive-function-deficits-linked-to-adhd/
[5] https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/wr/mm7340a1.htm
[6] https://www.cdc.gov/adhd/data/index.html
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