ADHD in Adults, Women, & Professionals
Navigating Modern Life with an Authentic Brain
Sound Familiar?
ADHD in adulthood rarely looks like what you learned about in school. It's the quiet exhaustion of holding everything together, the gap between how capable you are and how hard capable feels some days, the sense that everyone else got a manual you never received. You're not lazy, broken, or failing — your brain just runs differently.
Whether that shows up most at work or everywhere else, here's where to start:
ADHD in Professionals
You're capable of more than your calendar shows.
You've likely built a career on being the person who figures it out — until the sheer volume of emails, meetings, and shifting priorities catches up with you. You may look composed from the outside while running on last-minute adrenaline and quiet dread on the inside. You may be high functioning but still struggling.
You might experience:
*Overworking to compensate — staying late or over-preparing so no one notices what's actually hard for you.
*Meetings and deadlines that feel disproportionately stressful compared to your actual skill level.
*Decision fatigue by 3pm, even on days that "went fine."
*A nagging sense that you're one slip away from being found out, despite a track record that says otherwise.
In therapy we will:
*Build systems that work with how your brain actually operates, not generic productivity advice that assumes neurotypical wiring.
*Address the gap between how competent you are and how exhausted it takes to get there.
*Develop language for advocating for what you need at work, without over-explaining or apologizing for it.
*Untangle perfectionism from self-worth, so slowing down doesn't feel like failing.
ADHD in Women
Your needs are different and important too.
Because ADHD research historically focused on boys, an entire generation of women went undiagnosed. If you were socialized to be quiet, accommodating, or hyper-organized, your ADHD likely presents internally: a mind that never shuts off, chronic overwhelm, and intense emotional sensitivity. Many women become expert "maskers"—holding a flawless exterior together while feeling like everything is collapsing just beneath the surface.
Common ways ADHD shows up in women:
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Internal Chaos: Feeling like you are constantly running a marathon just to manage a household, a career, or daily transitions.
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Deep Emotional Sensitivity: Experiencing intense emotional pain or anxiety when facing perceived rejection or criticism (Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria).
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The Hormonal Shift: Noticing that your focus and executive functioning change dramatically with your hormonal cycles (pregnancy, postpartum, or perimenopause).
Together in therapy, we will:
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Deconstruct the Shame: Unpack the lifelong feeling of being "too much," "lazy," or fundamentally flawed.
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Honor Your Rhythms: Stop trying to fit into a mold that wasn't made for you, and build a life that accommodates your natural strengths.
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Set Boundaries: Learn to communicate your needs clearly and protect your energy without the guilt.
A Few Things to Know:
* I work with adults — I don't currently see children or adolescents for ADHD.
* I offer a focused ADHD assessment as part of our work together, not a full psychological or neuropsychological evaluation. If you need a full psychological battery, I can refer you to a testing psychologist.
* I don't prescribe medication. If medication ends up being part of your path, I can work alongside your prescriber or help you connect with one.
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