If your struggle is specifically ADHD-flavoured, you want to know that your therapist gets it. Knows the science, understands what the challenges look and feel like in real life, and has real tools to help you unwind the trap of executive dysfunction and the way it shapes your self-image.
That’s me, and I’m here to help.
Challenges that People Often Bring to Individual Counselling
Therapy is a space for you and about you. You always get to choose what to talk about or work on in therapy. Here are some common challenges that people often bring to therapy:
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Difficulty with procrastination, distraction or overwhelm
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Emotion regulation and anger management
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Communication skills
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Transitioning from one career to another
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Low mood, energy and motivation
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Feeling emotionally/physically numb
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High stress and difficulty dealing with uncertainty
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Coping with upsetting situations or challenging relationships
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Changing unwanted habits and/or addictions
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Getting clarity on your values and direction
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Working through trauma from childhood or earlier in life
You don’t have to wait until things are “bad enough” to seek therapy. Therapy is as much a process of self-discovery and skill development as it is a treatment for the problems that are interfering with your life. It’s ok to come before you are in crisis.
How ADHD Therapy Can Help
Therapy is a process of reflection, exploration, curiosity and relating. When we bring curiosity and care to what feels painful or difficult, we can understand it better, discover new perspectives, and help ease the burden of having to hold it alone.
For neurodivergent folks, therapy is not about curing your ADHD or Autism. Therapy is about moving towards having more choice when it comes to the ways you cope with challenges, getting to know who you are underneath the mask, and healing the hurt that comes from trying to fit into a world set up for neurotypical people.
Whether you have ADHD or not, therapy can help you:
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Understand yourself and your situation more clearly
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Learn skills and coping strategies that work for you and your brain
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Change the way you relate to and feel about yourself
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Think through your experiences and take side quests knowing that your therapist is tracking and will help you weave it all together
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Heal from traumatic experiences in the past
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Build healthier relationships
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Integrate big experiences or life changes, including ADHD or other diagnoses as an adult
What to Expect From Individual Counselling
First, it’s totally normal to feel nervous before going to therapy, whether it’s your first time or your tenth. Sharing about your struggles can feel vulnerable, especially when you don’t know your therapist well yet.
Your therapy session will be tailored to you and what you need, right from the first session. We will begin by getting to know you and your goals for therapy, as well as the barriers and concerns you are facing.
As we work together, we may do some exercises or practise skills together, make some connections between the present and the past, look ahead at where you want to go in the future, and talk together about your experiences.
Therapy is a process of change and growth, and just like other things that grow and change, the pace of change can vary. Sometimes we grow and change quickly, and other times change happens gradually. The key is having a supportive and reliable space for that process to happen, however it happens.
Types of Individual Therapy
My approach to individual therapy is individualized to each client's needs and integrates different techniques and trainings. Click below to learn more about each approach.
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Internal Family Systems Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
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