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Williston, Vermont · Telehealth throughout Vermont
ADHD Therapy
Life feels so much harder than it should
ADHD is so much more than attention and focus challenges.
It’s about the shame when you’re “behind” and feel like you can’t catch up.
Forgetting that important event your partner told you about.
The frustration your family feels with you because they’ve been calling your name 10 times (and you really didn’t hear them).
Feeling overwhelmed because every single thing feels like it takes work.
How are other people getting all of these things done and feeling good?
Living with ADHD can be disheartening. Years of trying your best and still struggling can make the inner critic in your head awfully loud about the many things that you’re not doing “right”.
Therapy is an opportunity to work on building skills as well as processing some of the emotional weight of having ADHD.
ADHD in Adults
Some adults come to therapy already knowing they have ADHD.
Others arrive wondering whether ADHD might finally explain why everyday life has always seemed to require so much effort.
Maybe things got harder when life got bigger: college, work, relationships, parenting, or simply more things to keep track of than your old systems can handle.
You have two speeds: “I haven’t started.” and “I can’t stop.”
You disappear from texts when life gets stressful- and then feel like a terrible friend.
You spend two hours researching the perfect organization system instead of actually organizing.
Overstimulation can make you feel so uncomfortable in your skin.
And hearing ADHD described as a “superpower” can feel pretty hollow when unfinished tasks, challenging relationships and disappointment are taking you down..
Trying harder is not a treatment plan.
ADHD in Women and Late Diagnosis
ADHD can be easier to miss in women- years spent compensating, masking, or being misunderstood.
Maybe you look incredibly capable from the outside…
while there’s a doom pile waiting for you at home.
You impulsively say “yes” before considering whether you actually have the time or energy - and suddenly you’re overcommitted. Again.
You triple check the calendar because your brain has let you down enough times that you don’t quite trust it anymore.
And maybe you’ve spent years being called lazy, too sensitive, scattered, or “too much”.
For some women, a diagnosis later in life brings enormous relief as well as grief for the support they wish they’d had sooner.
And then there’s parenting. Maybe you’re managing your own ADHD while raising a kiddo whose brain works a whole lot like yours…while somehow also holding the mental load for everyone else.
It’s a lot.
Do you ever wish someone would just notice you need help without you having to ask?
I’m noticing. I see you.
ADHD in Preteens & Teens
Sometimes the hardest part is knowing they really are trying.
They understood the assignment.
They meant to turn it in.
They were going to clean their room.
And they honestly don’t remember the conversation you had five minutes ago.
Homework that should take 20 minutes somehow takes two hours - or never gets started at all.
You remind them. They get frustrated. You get frustrated.
Tomorrow you do it all over again.
It can start to feel a little like Groundhog Day.
And underneath all of that may be a kid who is beginning to wonder:
“Why can’t I just do what everyone keeps telling me to do?”
As school and life become more complicated, ADHD can become harder to compensate for. Multiple teachers, long-term assignments, changing schedules, friendships, activities, and growing independence all ask more of executive functioning.
Over time, kids can begin to mistake ADHD struggles for something about who they are:
Lazy.
Irresponsible.
Disappointing.
I want therapy to help change that story.
Sometimes teens need someone who isn’t their parent to talk to- someone who can help them feel understood, make sense of what’s hard, and find their own way forward.
ADHD Often Overlaps With Anxiety, Depression & Burnout.
ADHD can create years of stress, self-criticism, and feeling behind. Anxiety can build from constantly trying not to forget, fall behind, or let people down, while burnout or depression can leave you feeling depleted, disconnected, or unlike yourself.
Sometimes the label matters less than understanding the patterns that are making life harder right now.
You’re in the right place.
What does ADHD therapy with me look like?
My approach is warm, collaborative, practical, and nonjudgmental.
ADHD therapy with me is about the parts of ADHD that don’t always make it onto a checklist.
You meant to do it. Again.
And now you’re dealing with the guilt, the apology, and the promise that next time will be different.You’re exhausted from looking like you have it together.
Masking can help you get through the day but leave you completely depleted by the end of it.The argument isn’t really about the dishes.
It’s about missed cues, forgotten tasks, frustration, and the feeling that you keep disappointing someone you care about.You finally got the diagnosis—and it explained so much.
Relief can sit right alongside grief for the support you wish you’d had years ago.
Therapy can be about understanding yourself better, not just learning how to get more done.
What progress can look like
Starting something before panic creates enough urgency.
Recovering from an interrupted routine without losing the entire week.
Delegating instead of trying to manage everything yourself.
Recognizing when you are overwhelmed before frustration becomes a blowup.
Getting to bed instead of staying up late finishing “one more thing”.
Having a forgotten task become a conversation instead of proof that you “don’t care.”
Finding realistic and sustainable ways that help you function well.
Feeling less ashamed.
You don’t need to have everything figured out before reaching out
A free 15-minute consultation gives us a chance to talk about what’s been happening, answer questions, and see whether working together feels like a good fit.
Reaching out for a preteen or teen? We can talk about what you’ve been noticing and whether I may be a good fit for them.
In-person ADHD therapy in Williston, Vermont · Telehealth throughout Vermont
