adhd cOUNSELLING
ADHD can affect far more than attention.
It can affect your emotions, relationships, work, confidence, motivation, self-worth, sleep, money, parenting, drinking, grief, and the way you see yourself.
Maybe you are diagnosed. Maybe you are waiting for an assessment. Maybe you have spent years wondering why life seems harder for you than it does for other people.
You do not need a diagnosis to work with me.
I offer ADHD-informed online counselling for people trying to make sense of their brain, their life, and the mess that can build up when things have felt difficult for a long time.
ADHD counselling without the shame spiral
You might recognise this:
Your brain rarely switches off
You procrastinate, then hate yourself for it
You feel overwhelmed by basic life admin
You struggle to start things, finish things, or both
You are constantly late, distracted, restless, or mentally overloaded
You feel intense shame about things other people seem to manage easily
Your emotions can feel too big, too fast, or completely shut down
You have been called lazy, careless, dramatic, messy, sensitive, or unreliable
You look like you are coping, but inside you feel like you are winging everything
If this sounds familiar, counselling can help you untangle it.
We might explore:
Shame and self-criticism
Procrastination and avoidance
Rejection sensitivity
Emotional overwhelm
Burnout and masking
Relationships and communication
Work stress and feeling behind
Alcohol, scrolling, food, gambling, porn, or other coping habits
Grief around late diagnosis
Identity and self-trust
Practical changes that actually fit your brain
This is not about turning you into a productivity machine.
It is about understanding yourself better and building a life that does not constantly feel like you are fighting your own brain.
ADHD is not just “being a bit distracted”
A lot of people misunderstand ADHD.
They think it means being hyper, chaotic, or unable to concentrate. But many people with ADHD have spent years masking, overcompensating, people-pleasing, working twice as hard, and quietly feeling like they are failing at life.
That can lead to:
Burnout
Anxiety
Low mood
Shame
Anger
Relationship problems
Avoidance
Addictive coping patterns
Feeling like you are always behind
Counselling gives you space to understand the emotional impact of all of that.
You might come to counselling because:
You have been diagnosed with ADHD
A diagnosis can bring relief, grief, anger, confusion, and a lot of “what now?”
We can work through what it means for you, how it changes the way you understand your past, and how you want to move forward.
You are waiting for an assessment
Waiting can be frustrating. You may feel stuck between knowing something fits and not having formal confirmation yet.
Diagnosed, waiting, wondering, or newly realising
We can still work with your experience, your patterns, and the impact on your life.
You think you might have ADHD
You do not need to be certain. We can explore what you are noticing, what feels familiar, and what support might help.
You are supporting someone with ADHD traits
ADHD does not only affect one person. It can affect relationships, parenting, family life, communication, stress and expectations.
We can make space for your experience too.
ADHD-informed, not diagnosis-obsessed
Counselling with me is not about reducing everything to ADHD.
Your life is bigger than a label.
ADHD might be part of the picture. So might grief, trauma, stress, relationships, work, parenting, alcohol, identity, or years of being misunderstood.
We can look at the whole thing.
Not just the symptoms.
Not just the diagnosis.
You.
I have ADHD myself
I have ADHD, so I understand some of this from the inside too.
That does not mean I will assume your experience is the same as mine. ADHD looks different for different people.
But it does mean I take seriously the shame, exhaustion, chaos, sensitivity, frustration and “why can’t I just do the thing?” feeling that many ADHD people know very well.
Start with a free intro chat
You do not need to know exactly what you want from counselling.
You can simply say:
“I think ADHD might be part of what’s going on, and I need help making sense of it.”
That is enough to start.