Person writing in a notebook during a quiet reflective moment.

ADHD Counselling

Practical support for understanding and living with ADHD.

50-minute sessions • $160 • No GP referral required 

Book a counselling session, or start with a free 15-minute phone consultation if you have a few questions first.

In-person sessions in Illawong, Sydney’s Sutherland Shire, and online across Australia.

How ADHD Counselling Can Help

ADHD can affect much more than concentration. It can influence how you manage time, begin and finish tasks, regulate emotions, maintain boundaries and respond to everyday demands.

You may feel exhausted from working harder to keep up, frustrated that strategies never seem to stick, or anxious because your mind rarely switches off. Over time, these experiences can also affect your confidence and the way you see yourself.

Whether you have a diagnosis or are still exploring ADHD, counselling can help you understand your patterns, make sense of your experiences and find practical tools that fit your life.

Understanding how ADHD affects you
We look at how attention, motivation, time, emotions and overwhelm show up in your daily life, not just how ADHD appears on a checklist.
Making sense of a late diagnosis
A diagnosis can bring relief because things finally make sense. It can also bring grief for the understanding and support you did not receive earlier. Counselling gives you space to process both.
Understanding overwhelm and burnout
We explore how constantly compensating, masking, people pleasing or pushing yourself to keep up may be contributing to exhaustion, anxiety and self doubt.
Finding tools that fit your life
Together, we explore practical ways to plan, manage time, break tasks down, regulate emotions, maintain boundaries and follow through without creating another complicated system you will not use.

Common Ways ADHD Can Show Up

Attention and Follow Through
Finding it difficult to get started, stay focused or finish tasks, even when they matter to you.
Time and Organisation
Losing track of time, forgetting things, running late or feeling overwhelmed by planning and everyday responsibilities.
Racing Thoughts and Restlessness
Your mind feels constantly busy or difficult to switch off, even when you are physically exhausted.
Overwhelm and Burnout
Using enormous amounts of energy to stay organised, meet expectations and appear as though you are coping.
Emotions and Anxiety
Feeling easily overwhelmed, frustrated or anxious, and finding it difficult to settle once something affects you.
Self Doubt and People Pleasing
Questioning yourself, feeling you are not good enough or saying yes because you are worried about disappointing people.

ADHD does not always look like being distracted or visibly hyperactive. It can show up as:

My Approach to ADHD Counselling

01
I understand ADHD from more than one angle
I bring relevant lived experience, ADHD focused professional development and experience counselling adults with ADHD.
02
I look at the whole picture
We look at how ADHD may be affecting your attention, emotions, relationships, boundaries, confidence and everyday life.
03
I keep it practical
We find realistic tools for planning, focus, follow through and emotional regulation that you are actually likely to use.
04
I do not just sit back quietly
I listen properly, reflect patterns back, ask honest questions and help you work out what may need to change.

What to Expect in Your First Session

01

Whether you have a diagnosis or are wondering about ADHD

02

What you have been struggling with

03

How ADHD may be affecting your everyday life

04

What you have already tried and what has not worked

05

What you would like to understand or change

You do not need to have a diagnosis or know exactly what to say. The first session is a chance to talk through what you have been noticing, how it is affecting your life and what you want help with. You may want to understand ADHD better, process a diagnosis, consider whether a formal assessment is worth exploring or find practical strategies that fit your life.

Frequently Asked Questions

Related Counselling Services

Book ADHD Counselling

Have another question?

Get in touch.