Individual ADHD Therapy for Adults in Chicago & Across Illinois
If you’ve spent years feeling “too sensitive,” “too scattered,” “too emotional,” or like you’re always a few steps behind, you’re not alone. ADHD in adulthood often hides under shame, perfectionism, burnout, and the belief that you should be handling life better.
Individual therapy is where we slow down, make sense of your patterns, and finally understand your brain — without judgment, without pressure, and definitely without performing for the therapist.
I help adults across Illinois (including late-diagnosed millennials) regulate emotions, unlearn shame, navigate relationships, and build a life that actually fits their neurodivergent nervous system.
What
Individual
ADHD Therapy
Can Help With
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Those “big feelings out of nowhere”? They aren’t character flaws — they’re part of ADHD’s relationship with your nervous system.
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The “who even am I now?” spiral is real. ADHD therapy helps you rewrite the story you were handed.
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Especially for adults who’ve been masking for decades or carrying the mental load in their families.
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Not laziness. Not lack of motivation. A brain that’s been using the wrong tools.
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Many adults discover their ADHD was exacerbated by childhood chaos, unmet needs, or environments that weren’t safe for their brain.
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ADHD impacts communication, emotion processing, conflict, and connection — especially with non-ADHD partners.
WHY NEURODIVERGENT-AFFIRMING THERAPY MATTERS
WHY NEURODIVERGENT-AFFIRMING THERAPY MATTERS
You don’t need to come to therapy for your ADHD for it to impact everything—how you relate, how you process emotions, how you experience shame, how you show up in the world.
Late diagnosed ADHD—especially for women and AFAB folks—often comes with years of masking, people pleasing, burnout, and feeling “too much” or “not enough.” If a therapist doesn’t understand that? You might find yourself explaining, defending, or even doubting your own experience in the therapy room.
This is why neurodivergent-affirming therapy isn’t just a bonus—it’s essential.
Here, your brain doesn’t need to be justified. You won’t be pathologized for needing tools that work differently. Whether you’re navigating relationships, anxiety, parenting, identity, or just trying to feel like yourself again—this space is designed to meet all of you, not just the parts that mask well.
Less judgement, more understanding: Therapy that meets your brain where it’s at.
Shame-sensitive: Because “try harder” never worked.
Affirming, not pathologizing: ADHD isn’t brokenness, it’s a difference.
Room to unmask: A space where your real self is safe to take up space.
(BECAUSE YOU MATTER)
What Therapy Looks Like With Me
Warm, collaborative, validating, and deeply neurodivergent-affirming.
I use approaches like:
IFS-informed work (parts, shame healing, nervous system understanding)
ADHD-informed emotional regulation tools
Trauma-aware interventions
Real-world skill-building that actually works for ADHD brains
Neurodivergent-affirming strategies
No worksheets you’ll forget to fill out.
No “just try harder.”
No pressure to be a different version of yourself.
This is therapy that gets your brain — and supports the parts of you that are exhausted from trying to keep up.
How Individual Therapy Works
(Practical Details)
Sessions & Format
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50-minute sessions offered online across Illinois
Who I Work With
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Adults 18+ with ADHD, suspected ADHD, emotional dysregulation, trauma histories, burnout, perfectionism, and chronic overwhelm.
Frequency
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Most clients start weekly or biweekly; we adjust as needed.
Fees & Insurance
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I’m in-network with BCBS, UHC, Aetna, and Cigna.
I also accept out-of-network plans, provide superbills, and offer self-pay.
Reach out if you feel ready.
But if you need a little more time, that's okay too. Take a deep breath, bookmark this page, and come back when it feels right.