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ADHD Therapy Insights & Strategies

The document outlines key insights from expert discussions on the role of therapy for individuals with ADHD, emphasizing the importance of therapy in addressing emotional regulation, trauma, and self-identity. It highlights the need for therapists to understand ADHD-specific challenges and the distinction between therapy and coaching in personal development. Additionally, it provides guidance on identifying effective therapists through red and green flags related to their approach and understanding of ADHD.

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ADHD Therapy Insights & Strategies

The document outlines key insights from expert discussions on the role of therapy for individuals with ADHD, emphasizing the importance of therapy in addressing emotional regulation, trauma, and self-identity. It highlights the need for therapists to understand ADHD-specific challenges and the distinction between therapy and coaching in personal development. Additionally, it provides guidance on identifying effective therapists through red and green flags related to their approach and understanding of ADHD.

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APRIL 2025

Unfiltered & Neurodiverse

ADHD TALKS
6 Expert-Led Discussions
12 Powerful Voices
1 Transformative Event

Nayak Singh
a al
Son
Barkh
UNFILTERED & NEURODIVERSE ADHD TALKS

ADHD & ROLE OF


THERAPY
KEY TAKEAWAYS & EXPERT INSIGHTS

It's about making ADHD work for you, not just understanding it.
Therapy helps individuals do the deeper internal work: identifying core patterns, trauma,
limiting beliefs, and emotional blocks.
Therapy provides a space for ADHD clients to feel seen, heard, and accepted, which can open
up deeper work.
Therapy is like laying the foundation of a house — solid, underground, but essential. Once that
foundation is set, coaching can build upon it.
Therapy is deep diving in your emotions and being aware of it and coaching is moving forward
after the awareness.
Therapy can be beneficial for individuals with ADHD, particularly in areas like emotional
regulation, developing a stable sense of self, overcoming perfectionism and shame, and
increasing frustration tolerance.
It’s important to develop the ADHD lens as a therapist to really serve clients with ADHD.
Emotional regulation is an area that medication alone can’t cover.
Rejection sensitivity and Social injustice are common to most ADHers.
Empathy is a key factor for any therapist when dealing with any client.
Depression, anxiety ,trauma etc must be addressed along with ADHD, and these can be
addressed in the therapy space.
ADHD clients often drop out, sometimes disappearing from therapy or coaching spaces
without notice. This is not due to laziness or lack of interest, but often shame, executive
dysfunction, or feeling overwhelmed.
A good therapist assumes inconsistency as part of ADHD and plans accordingly. Uses a
structured model for managing ADHD clients.
A fine therapist leaves clients with cliffhangers at the end of sessions for example: “Is this belief
even healthy? Let's find out next session.” Encourages curiosity and investment in progress.
Coaching helps individuals move forward, especially in specific areas like productivity, success,
or life design.
From “here” to “there” = therapy. From “there” to “beyond” = coaching.
While looking for a therapist always go with your gut, but also do check with your fellow
ADHDers for recommendations.
Red Flags in a therapist to look for are dismissiveness towards ADHD behaviours or symptoms,
overly rigid structures or non-consensual goal-setting, lack of understanding of how execution
dysfunction works.
Green Flags in a therapist to look for therapist honors client intuition - “I feel safe with them”
matters, therapist clearly explains their process and structure, the client feels heard and
understood without judgement.

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