ADHD Therapy & Coaching in
St. Petersburg, FL
If you’ve ever had these thoughts, you might benefit from working with me.
"Why do I know what to do but can't get myself to do it?"
"I'm successful, so why does everything feel so hard?"
"Do I actually have ADHD or is it anxiety?"
ADHD is about so much more than being distracted or forgetful. It can affect relationships, work, school, self-esteem, motivation, emotional regulation, and the way you move through everyday life. You might feel like you're working twice as hard just to keep up, constantly trying to catch up, or wondering why things that seem easy for others take so much effort. Whether you're struggling with focus, organization, emotional regulation, procrastination, or constantly feeling overwhelmed, therapy can help you make sense of the patterns behind those challenges.
How ADHD
Therapy
Can Help You
ADHD therapy isn't about forcing yourself to function like everyone else. It's about understanding your needs, reducing unnecessary friction, and developing skills and systems that fit your actual life.
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ADHD can make everyday tasks feel harder than they “should.” We can explore challenges with organization, time management, routines, procrastination, task initiation, prioritization, hyperfocus, and follow-through.
Together, we'll identify where things tend to get stuck and experiment with practical supports that actually work. This might include breaking tasks into smaller steps, simplifying your to-do list, using external reminders, building flexible routines, or finding ways to make less engaging tasks easier to start.
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ADHD isn’t just about attention and productivity. It can also affect how you experience frustration, disappointment, and emotionally intense situations. You might feel overwhelmed by small setbacks, react strongly in the moment, or spend hours replaying a conversation afterward.
Therapy can help you recognize emotional patterns, identify triggers, develop regulation and distress-tolerance skills, and respond to difficult moments with greater self-awareness. We can also explore experiences sometimes described as rejection sensitivity, without assuming that every painful reaction has the same cause.
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When you've spent years hearing that you're lazy, scattered, careless, or “not living up to your potential”, it's easy to start believing those messages. You might blame yourself for difficulties that you've never fully understood.
Therapy offers an opportunity to approach those patterns with curiosity instead of judgment. We'll explore how your experiences have shaped your self-image, recognize your strengths, and develop a more balanced and honest understanding of yourself.
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ADHD can affect relationships through forgetfulness, misunderstandings, impulsive reactions, inconsistent follow-through, or differences in how people organize and manage responsibilities.
We can work on communicating your needs, navigating frustration, repairing misunderstandings, and developing realistic strategies for everyday relationship challenges. The goal isn't perfection; it's building more understanding and connection.
What ADHD Can Look Like in Adults
ADHD doesn't look the same for everyone. You might be outwardly successful while privately struggling to keep up with responsibilities, manage your time, or follow through on things you genuinely want to do. You might have developed workarounds that help you get by, but they require so much effort that you're exhausted.
ADHD can affect executive functioning: the mental skills involved in planning, prioritizing, organizing, starting tasks, managing time, and following through.
You might recognize yourself in experiences like:
Procrastination and task initiation: Knowing what needs to get done but feeling stuck when it's time to start, even when the task matters to you.
Time management: Underestimating how long things take, losing track of time, running late, or struggling to balance competing priorities.
Organization and follow-through: Misplacing things, forgetting commitments, losing track of details, or starting projects without finishing them.
Motivation and consistency: Finding it difficult to begin routine tasks without urgency, novelty, interest, or an approaching deadline.
Overwhelm and emotional regulation: Becoming easily frustrated, feeling flooded by emotions, or struggling to recover when plans change or something goes wrong.
Self-esteem and relationships: Feeling guilty about unfinished tasks, worrying that you're letting others down, or internalizing messages that you're lazy, careless, or not living up to your potential.
You don't have to experience all of these challenges to benefit from support. And having some of these experiences doesn't automatically mean you have ADHD.
What matters is understanding your individual patterns and how they're affecting your life.
What to Expect From ADHD Therapy With Me
We'll start by exploring what's bringing you to therapy, what feels most challenging, and what you'd
like to change. You don't need to arrive with a perfectly organized list of goals or know exactly where to begin.
We'll look at patterns that may be keeping you stuck, consider what's worked or hasn't worked in the past, and identify manageable next steps.
Depending on your needs, sessions might involve exploring self-critical thoughts, practicing emotional regulation skills, troubleshooting a routine that isn't working, or developing a practical approach to a task you've been avoiding.
Rather than focusing on what you “should" be doing, we'll build on what's already working and find ways to make everyday life feel more manageable.
We'll also pay attention to what works for you. A strategy that looks good on paper isn't helpful if it doesn't fit your energy, priorities, or daily life. We'll adjust as needed rather than treating difficulty following a strategy as another reason to blame yourself.
Together we will create sustainable systems that actually work. We will find ways to take what feels like your weakness, and turn it into your super power.
My goal is to help you spend less time feeling overwhelmed or frustrated and more time feeling confident and capable in your daily life.
Work With Your Brain, Not Against It
You don't need to become a completely different person to manage your ADHD.
Therapy can help you understand what your brain needs, find strategies that fit your life, and build a life that works with the way you're wired—not one that requires you to constantly fight against yourself.
ADHD-CCSP: Specialized Training in ADHD
I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Florida and an ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP). This credential reflects specialized training in ADHD-related clinical care and informs my work with clients navigating attention, executive functioning, and the broader emotional impact of ADHD.
I bring this training into a compassionate, practical approach that recognizes both the challenges and strengths associated with ADHD. We'll work to understand your individual experiences without reducing you to a diagnosis or expecting one set of strategies to work for everyone.
I take a strength-based, solution-focused, neurodiversity-affirming approach to therapy, helping clients better understand how their brains work. Together, we'll explore how ADHD affects your life, identify what's getting in the way, and develop practical strategies that fit your own unique circumstances and needs.
My Approach
My approach is strength-based and solution-focused, with an emphasis on understanding yourself, building practical skills, and making changes that feel sustainable. Therapy isn't about changing who you are; it's about helping you navigate life with greater clarity and confidence.
ADHD and anxiety can overlap, and they can occur together. Sometimes, the two can even reinforce each other. If you've ever wondered whether your difficulty concentrating comes from a busy mind, worry, or something else, you're not alone.
Understanding the difference can help you identify what kind of support may be useful
Frequently Asked Questions About ADHD Therapy
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Yes, absolutely. Therapy can help you develop practical strategies, strengthen executive functioning skills, navigate emotions, and address challenges with self-esteem and relationships. Therapy and medication are different forms of support, and you can discuss your options with an appropriate healthcare professional.
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You can seek therapy to explore challenges with focus, organization, motivation, and overwhelm even if you don't have a diagnosis. These experiences can have multiple causes, so we'll explore your concerns and discuss whether further assessment may be helpful.
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Yes. I provide individual therapy for adults, young adults, and teens ages 15 and older.
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Yes. I offer in-person therapy in the St. Petersburg area and virtual sessions for clients located throughout Florida.
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No, you can start with questions about focus, overwhelm, or procrastination!
I can also help you decide whether an evaluation makes sense and point you to where to get one.
Ready to Get Started?
You don't have to keep figuring everything out on your own. If you're ready to better understand your brain and find strategies that work for you, I'd be happy to help.
Let's start with a conversation about what you're experiencing and what you'd like support with.
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