ADHD Therapy in NYC and NC
Has ADHD Become Too Much Of A Burden For You?
Have you been diagnosed or suspect you may have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)?
Do your symptoms impact your daily routine and enjoyment in life?
Have issues with your executive functioning kept you from living the organized and confident life you’ve always dreamed of?
Living with ADHD can make it feel like your brain is working against you, and you probably wonder how you can manage your symptoms and get your life back on track. Therapy is available for ADHD to help you understand yourself better, learn the skills to function at your best, and live life on your terms again.
ADHD Can Cause Cognitive And Emotional Symptoms That Disrupt Your Daily Routine
ADHD can impact your working memory—the short-term memory we need to stay on task and focus. Your sense of time and urgency might feel disordered, as well as your ability to follow directions. You might feel like you are drowning with responsibilities because when you perceive them all from a wide view without the confidence or ability to manage them, they are all-encompassing and overwhelming.
You may also notice you have trouble regulating your feelings, as ADHD can create emotional dysregulation issues. The challenges of having ADHD are not only due to the symptoms but also the resulting shame and guilt you may feel as a consequence of not being able to follow through with things. The people closest to you in your life might feel frustration toward you as well, complicating your personal and professional relationships.
Quite often, people with ADHD experience co-occurring issues like depression and anxiety due to these persistent struggles. No matter how you are feeling and what you’ve been through regarding your attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, therapy can help you gain compassion for yourself, learn skills to manage your symptoms, and build the life you wish to live.
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ADHD Is Common And Poses Unique Challenges In Our Society
Managing ADHD symptoms can be hard enough, but we happen to live in a fast-paced and individualized culture in the US that doesn’t make it easy to feel insufficient or unproductive. This mindset can keep those with ADHD feeling down and depressed about their struggles when counseling could help them if they manage to take that leap of faith and reach out for support.
ADHD is often inherited, just like if someone inherits diabetes or blood pressure issues from a family member. If you’re diagnosed, you probably have a close relative with the same condition.
Our society makes it easy to compare oneself to others through social media, further compounding living with symptoms of ADHD. Neurodivergent people typically use social media for the quick dopamine delivery it can provide, and people with ADHD tend to overindulge because they are low in dopamine. Just as too much sugar is bad for anyone, too much sugar for someone with diabetes is a much bigger problem. Similarly, relying on dopamine-specific activities can make ADHD feel worse.
ADHD Is Commonly Diagnosed In The US
While ADHD is often diagnosed in childhood, it can continue through adolescence and into adulthood, with 8.7 percent of adolescents ages 13-18 and 4.4 percent of adults in the United States being diagnosed.* Treatment can consist of therapy and medication, but both may not be necessary to manage symptoms. Quite often, medication is given to children, adolescents, and adults with ADHD who would benefit more from learning executive functioning skills that therapy could provide.
Kind Mind Therapy can help you get to the core of your issues and develop a plan for creating a life that works for you, despite how out of control your brain makes you feel due to ADHD.
ADHD Therapy Can Provide You With Understanding, Compassion, and Life Skills To Move Forward With Confidence
Together we will explore how ADHD negatively impacts your day-to-day life and choose counseling methods to alleviate your biggest struggles. In addition to helping you with time management and focusing through executive function skills, your ADHD therapist can help you with emotional regulation, learning stress reduction techniques, or even processing painful memories that have contributed to possible low self-esteem.
At Kind Mind Therapy, we have a background in most evidence-based practices for ADHD, so not only do we have a therapist to match your needs, but the training in specific modalities that will help you with your unique set of circumstances. We offer therapy and executive function coaching for ADHD—meaning we provide solution-oriented-skill building resources, but also long-term care related to the emotional effects of ADHD.
We Offer Modalities At the Forefront Of Evidence-Based ADHD Treatment
While individual plans vary, we may incorporate one of these modalities in treatment.
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) - When you have lived with ADHD, you are bound to have established patterns of negative thoughts about daily activities, your workplace relationships, and other areas of life. CBT provides a chance to pinpoint and reconsider those negative thought patterns with more compassion for yourself and your abilities.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) - If intense emotions are a struggle for you, this treatment can help you learn to calm your nervous system and refrain from acting on distressing impulses and behaviors like recklessness. This form of counseling also incorporates mindfulness and acceptance strategies for adolescents and adults with ADHD that can provide powerful relief. We also have a fully comprehensive DBT program at Kind Mind Therapy with group meetings which you can learn more about if interested.
Executive Function Coaching can help you take on the daily challenges of life at home, work, or school with the peace of mind that you are capable of doing what you need to do despite your ADHD. Your executive functioning coach can work with you to explore your strengths and weaknesses, building a plan that will help you with the areas of your life that need it the most. You will learn and consistently practice skills like organizing, time management, planning, staying focused, and working efficiently, among others.
ADHD is a common diagnosis, and there have been advances in both screening for and treatment of it in recent decades. Therapy doesn’t always have to incorporate medication, as the therapeutic modalities often utilized in ADHD treatment effectively help manage the effects of ADHD. No matter how long ADHD has kept you feeling out of control, with help and support, you can build a life that feels positive and confident, is in line with your values, and inspires hope for your future.
You Might Still Have Questions Or Concerns About ADHD Therapy…
Kind Mind Therapy intends to provide accessible mental health care for all who seek treatment. We accept a variety of insurances and have both a sliding scale as well as reduced rate options for those who seek ADHD therapy.
Please contact us for more information about our rates.
It’s common for people to feel overwhelmed with the prospect of making time for therapy. However, you will actually end up gaining more time back as you get better at your executive functioning skills for ADHD. Therapy can also be thought of as an essential part of your self-care routine, similar to going to the doctor or the gym, the benefits of which are noticeable in your overall health.
We have training in many of the evidence-based strategies that have been proven to work through the research on ADHD, including Executive Function coaching, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, as well as Dialectical Behavior therapy, to name a few modalities. More and more people today have an understanding that therapy is effective for a lot of different things, and ADHD is one of them.
Maybe you’ve had a poor experience with a counselor in the past, but taking that next step and beginning ADHD therapy at our practice is the only way to receive the benefits of our program.
A Life Without ADHD Running The Show Is Possible
Kind Mind Therapy can provide ADHD treatment that helps you understand yourself better, gain some compassion for your experiences, learn the skills to live your best life, and find hope for a future where you are thriving.
For more information or to schedule an appointment with one of our therapists, please contact us.
Please visit our Podcast Page to listen to Dr. Monica Johnson speak about some surprising facts about ADHD as well as how therapy can help.
*https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd
