ADHD Therapist in Chicago
For the late-diagnosed adults who already know what they're supposed to do.
Virtual therapy for adults across Illinois. Shame-first. Skills second. No worksheets.
WHO FINDS THERE WAY TO MEWho I Work With
Mostly: Adults who got diagnosed late and are still putting the pieces together. People who have read the books, downloaded the apps, bought the planners, tried the systems. People who are good at their jobs and exhausted by them. People who are tired of being told they're sensitive, scattered, dramatic, or lazy.
My clients live in Chicago and across the surrounding suburbs. Some are in the loop. Some are in Oak Park, Elmhurst, Evanston, Naperville. Some are downstate. All of it works because the sessions are virtual.
The common thread isn't a zip code. It's the feeling of having spent years trying to fix the wrong thing.
What we actually work on
The shame underneath the executive dysfunction. The rejection sensitivity that runs every conversation. The burnout that doesn't go away on weekends. The masking that costs more than you've been telling yourself. The relationship patterns that finally make sense once someone names what your nervous system has been doing your whole life.
More on how I think about shame as the operating system here.
WHY A GENERALIST HASN'T BEEN ENOUGHWhy an ADHD Specialist Matters
There are a lot of therapists in Chicago. Most of them are good at what they do. Very few of them actually specialize in ADHD, and almost none of them lead with shame work as the primary clinical target.
If you've been in therapy for anxiety or depression for years and the underlying thing never got named, you're not broken and your therapist wasn't bad. They were trained to treat what they were trained to treat. ADHD wasn't on the menu in most graduate programs. For a lot of late-diagnosed women in particular, it still isn't.
What changes when you work with someone who already knows the terrain: you stop spending session time educating your therapist. You stop bracing for the moment they say "you don't seem like you have ADHD." You get to skip the part where you justify your own experience and get to the actual work.
Therapist, coach, or prescriber: what you actually need
These three get used interchangeably and they are not interchangeable.
Here is the honest version, including the parts where I am not the right call.
Most adults with ADHD end up with some combination.
Psychiatry or a prescriber
A physician or nurse practitioner who can evaluate and prescribe. If you want a formal diagnosis or you want to try medication, this is the door, and it is not the door I am. I do not prescribe but I will coordinate with whoever does.
ADHD therapy
A licensed clinician. We work on the emotional architecture: the shame, the rejection sensitivity, the burnout, the masking, and the relationship patterns that formed while you were compensating for something nobody had named yet. Covered by insurance. This is my lane.
ADHD coaching
Typically not a licensed mental health provider, and not a lesser option. A coach builds systems with you: planning, accountability, follow-through, the actual mechanics of getting through a week. Not typically covered by insurance. If the shame piece is already handled and what you want is structure, a coach may serve you better than I would.
CONSULT CALLSix questions to ask on a consult call
"Roughly what percentage of your adult caseload has ADHD?"
"How do you handle the emotional side of a late diagnosis?"
"What does the first month actually look like?"
"Do you work with rejection sensitivity?"
"Will you coordinate with my prescriber?"
"What is your fee, do you take my insurance, and are you taking new clients right now?"
The Practical Stuff
Sessions & Format
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50-minute sessions, virtual only, anywhere in Illinois. Same platform every week, no commute, no waiting room.
Who I Work With
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Adults 18+ in Illinois with ADHD, suspected ADHD, late-diagnosed, or AuDHD. You don't need a formal diagnosis to start.
Frequency
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Most clients start weekly or biweekly. We adjust as the work shifts.
Fees & Insurance
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I’m in-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS PPO), United Healthcare (UHC), Aetna, and Cigna for Illinois adults.
Self-pay rate: $160 per session.
Superbills available at request for out-of-network reimbursement if your plan covers it.
Ready When You Are
You don’t have to have it together to reach out.