ADHD
ADHD is often framed purely as a deficit of attention, but for many, the reality is a life of "intense cycles"—periods of profound hyperfocus followed by debilitating burnout, or a constant "inner noise" that makes the simplest tasks feel like climbing a mountain. In a world designed for linear processing, having an ADHD brain can lead to a deeply ingrained "inner story" of being lazy, inconsistent, or "too much." My practice moves away from simply "managing symptoms" toward understanding the unique architecture of your mind and reclaiming your agency.
Navigating the ADHD Experience
ADHD rarely exists in a vacuum. It impacts your relationships, your career, and your physical wellbeing. I provide specialist support for the complexities that often accompany neurodivergence:
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Executive Function & "The Wall": Breaking through the paralysis that occurs when starting tasks, pivoting between projects, or managing the demands of daily life.
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Emotional Regulation: Understanding the intensity of "rejection sensitive dysphoria" (RSD) and the rapid shifts in mood that can feel overwhelming.
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The Masking Exhaustion: Addressing the profound fatigue that comes from trying to "act neurotypical" in professional or social high-performance environments.
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The ADHD-ED Connection: Exploring the specific links between ADHD impulsivity, sensory processing, and disordered eating patterns.
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Burnout & Sensory Overload: Developing strategies to regulate a nervous system that is often stuck in a state of high-alert or total shutdown.
My Approach to ADHD
ADHD deeply influences the "inner story" you tell about yourself. If your early experiences involved being labelled as "lazy," "inconsistent," or "too much," those stories can harden into a fixed sense of low self-worth. These narratives make it incredibly difficult to recognise your actual strengths - your resilience, your lateral thinking, and your unique perspective. Major life transitions - starting a new role, navigating relationships, or moving into higher-pressure environments - often test these fragile structures, leading you to question who you are beneath the labels and expectations. Our Work Together I don’t view ADHD as a disorder to be "fixed," but as a fundamental way of being that needs to be understood and supported. Our work is a collaborative process of:
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Unmasking & Compassion: Safely exploring the layers of "performance" you’ve built up and addressing the shame that often sits underneath.
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Practical Integration: Identifying personalised, sustainable strategies that actually fit your style of thinking, rather than trying to force you into "neurotypical" systems that have already failed you.
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Identity Reclamation: Shifting your inner narrative from one of "deficit" to one of "agency," helping you find balance between your performance demands and your overall wellbeing.
By understanding the human behind the ADHD, we can move away from short-term survival and toward a life where you are no longer just "getting by," but truly thriving.
“I just want to say thank you. I don’t think I would be able to be where I am right now without your help and guidance, you’ve really helped me improve so much over the last few months, I could have never imagined for me to be where I am now this time last year. You’ve given me the push I needed to change my lifestyle and ways so thank you so much again.”
Fees and Availability
I offer a dedicated space for neurodivergent individuals to explore their world without the need to "mask" or conform.
Session Fee: £100 per hour
Format: Online or in-person.
Initial Consultation: A 15-minute call to see if our styles align before committing to a full session.