ADHD Therapist in Pasadena, CA

Get help from an ADHD specialist who understands what it’s like to navigate being neurodivergent in a neurotypical world.

  • Do you feel like it’s impossible to get your day started because a million thoughts are swimming around in your head and you don’t know where to start?

  • Do you find yourself looking at the clock and realizing an entire day passed and you weren’t able to get anything done?

  • Do you experience rejection sensitivity and social anxiety causing you to avoid social interactions?

  • Is your life cluttered and you feel like no matter what you do you just can’t get organized?

  • Do you struggle with time management or remembering appointments and commitments until it’s too late? Do you double book yourself or sign up for too many things only to realize it’s too late to reschedule?

  • Do you find it hard to focus during meetings or in conversation with your partner?

  • Do you struggle with bouts of impulsive productivity followed by periods of procrastination?

If any of these scenarios resonate with you, it’s possible that you might be struggling to manage symptoms of ADHD. Therapy for ADHD can help.

Symptoms of Adult ADHD

  • Hyperactivity: hyperactivity in adults is different than what we might see in children. Hyperactivity in adults may look like racing thoughts, agitation, craving excitement or newness, talking excessively, or having trouble sitting still.

  • Impulsivity: This can look like interrupting others frequently, not being patient, having difficulty with self-control and addiction behaviors.

  • Emotional difficulties: This might look like frequent mood swings, emotional dysregulation, outbursts, and low self-esteem.

  • Poor concentration: You might space out in social settings, stare blankly, have trouble following conversations, or easily getting distracted while performing a task.

  • Hyperfocus: You might become so interested in a task or activity that you lose track of time and forget about other responsibilities.

  • Disorganization: This can look like frequent messiness, clutter, and a lack of any organizational system such as a calendar or planner making it difficult to find important everyday items.

  • Executive function difficulties: You might have a hard time developing routines, including personal hygiene tasks like showering, brushing your teeth, and doing laundry regularly resulting in poor self care.

How an ADHD therapist can help:

You might be wondering how therapy for ADHD can really help? As an ADHD Certified Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP) I work with you to manage stress related to the symptoms of ADHD. Together we’ll identify your history with ADHD, the impact it’s had on your life, and how it has impacted you as an adult. Together we’ll work through any feelings of shame, explore rejection sensitivity, and help you process acceptance of this new diagnosis and what it means for you going forward. With deep acceptance comes the possibility to find real solutions. You don’t have to go through this alone.

Want to feel more centered and focused in your relationships? Tired of feeling like you’re always dropping the ball at work? Exhausted from constantly trying to remember that thing you scheduled but forgot to put in your calendar? Done with feeling constant anxiety and avoidance around social events? Therapy for ADHD can help.

Using a combination of mindfulness based therapies (ACT, mindfulness techniques such as deep breathing, box breathing, and meditation), somatic therapy (EMDR) and relational therapy (IFS, psychodynamic therapy) can help you learn essential skills required to work through executive functioning blocks and go deeper to understand yourself with compassion.

Is this work challenging? It can be hard to find acceptance for who we are and what this means for us going forward. For many adults, receiving an ADHD diagnosis can come with feelings of shame or fear. Believe me, I know how tough the work is because I’ve been where you are before. As a neurodivergent adhd therapist, I truly understand what it’s like to realize that you need more help and you can’t live life in this constant cycle of shame and avoidance. Together we will work through the stigma and help you use the positive aspects of ADHD to your advantage.