Therapy for ADHD
How ADHD Affects You
Living with ADHD can be exhausting and frustrating, but it doesn’t have to define you. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, struggling to stay on top of responsibilities, or battling self-doubt, you’re not alone—and therapy can help.
You struggle with:
– Prioritization
– Organization
– Initiating and switching between tasks
– Remembering and remembering to remember
– Regulating motivation
– Sustaining effort on a tasks
– Paying attention to the right things at the right time
– Inhibiting your response to unimportant things
– Maintaining energy levels for the tasks at hand
– Controlling the projection of emotions
– Controlling impulses
– Managing time
– Monitoring yourself and adjusting behavior
This causes you:
– Difficulty in keeping focused or completing tasks
– Regret from making impulsive decisions
– Disorganization at home, school, or work
– Emotional reactivity or mood swings
– Feeling constantly “behind” or overwhelmed
– Depressive symptoms from shame
– Anxious symptoms from using fear as a motivator
– Strained relationships from forgetfulness
– Trouble with following through on commitments
– Burnout from overcompensating for symptoms
– Lower self-esteem from repeated setbacks
Benefits of Therapy for ADHD
Therapy helps improve focus, follow-through, and confidence with strategies tailored for ADHD. It builds a healthier self-image while reducing feelings of shame and addresses anxiety and fear that develop as maladaptive coping behaviors by replacing them with constructive skills. At Podera Therapy, we use practical, evidence-based strategies to help you reach your goals, manage symptoms, and thrive.
How ADHD Therapy Works at Podera
Assessment
We start by understanding your unique ADHD profile, strengths, and challenges so we can target what matters most to you.
Collaborative Goal Setting
Together, we create specific, realistic goals that guide our sessions.
Skills Training & Strategy Building
We learn and practice techniques for externalization, time management, accountability and responsibility, emotional regulation, and healthy coping.
Ongoing Support & Adjustment
As your needs evolve, we adapt strategies to ensure they continue working in real life—not just in session.