ADHD
The systems around you weren't built for how your brain works. The gap between what you're capable of and what you can execute is exhausting, and we work with the way your brain does operate.
ADHD is a brain-wiring difference
ADHD affects executive function, the brain systems that manage attention, planning, starting tasks, managing time, regulating emotions, and following through. These are neurological differences.
Years of being told you're lazy, disorganised, too much, or not enough take a psychological toll. Many people with ADHD, particularly those diagnosed as adults or those who were diagnosed but unsupported, carry significant shame and a battered sense of self.
We work on both sides: practical strategies for a world built around neurotypical brains, and the emotional work of rewriting a narrative that was never accurate to begin with.
What ADHD sessions cover
Executive function strategies
Working with how your brain initiates, plans, and follows through. Strategies built for your profile, including time blindness, task initiation blocks, and hyperfocus management.
In practice: Building a personalised task-initiation system that works with your ADHD, including external cues, body doubling options, and reward structures.
Emotional dysregulation and RSD
ADHD comes with intense emotions and often Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, a profound, painful sensitivity to perceived rejection or criticism. We work on understanding and managing both.
In practice: Mapping your emotional intensity patterns and building a "what to do when" guide for different emotional states, so you have a plan before it hits.
ADHD shame and self-worth
Years of falling short of what you were capable of builds a particular kind of shame. We work on understanding what was neurology and what was circumstance, and rebuilding a more accurate sense of yourself.
In practice: Separating "I can't do this" from "my brain needs a different approach for this," then recalibrating self-talk based on what's accurate.
ADHD and relationships
ADHD affects communication, emotional regulation, follow-through, and presence, all things that matter in relationships. We work on how it shows up for you and your people, and what helps.
In practice: Identifying how ADHD-related patterns, like forgetting, interrupting, or distraction, affect your relationships, and developing specific workarounds together.
ADHD at work and study
We work on handling environments built for neurotypical brains, managing disclosure, advocating for adjustments and developing sustainable systems for work and study.
In practice: Drafting a disclosure plan and a written adjustments request for your manager or institution, then setting up a deadline system that fits how you work.
ADHD in women and non-binary people
ADHD presents differently in people who weren't the screaming boy in the classroom. Many women and non-binary people are diagnosed late after years of internalising symptoms as personal failure. We work with this specific experience.
In practice: Looking back over school, work and relationships to spot where ADHD traits were read as laziness or sensitivity, then rewriting those stories with the new understanding.
Who this is for
- Adults with an ADHD diagnosis or suspected ADHD
- People with a late diagnosis
- Anyone struggling with executive function, RSD, or emotional dysregulation
- Women and non-binary people whose ADHD was missed or dismissed
- People with ADHD and co-occurring anxiety or depression
- Anyone who's tired of trying to be someone their brain won't let them be
Get support that suits how your brain works.
Book a free chat and we'll work out what helps. NDIS & fee-for-service.
Book a free chatCost, eligibility & getting started
What it costs
Pricing for ADHD-informed counselling follows the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits. What you pay depends on the session type and whether it's a weekday, evening, or weekend appointment. If NDIS funding doesn't apply to you, private and self-funded sessions are available. Cost is always confirmed with you in writing before anything starts.
Am I eligible?
Support for ADHD is usually accessed through NDIS Capacity Building funding, typically Improved Daily Living. If your plan includes it, a support coordinator or plan manager can help confirm the details. Private and self-funded access is available too. You don't need a formal ADHD diagnosis before reaching out. Plenty of people we support are somewhere in the process of finding out, or exploring whether an assessment is right for them.
Where we work
We're based in Thomastown and work across Greater Melbourne, the northern, western, and eastern suburbs. Online and telehealth sessions are available too, and some of our support extends into regional Victoria.
How to start
Reach out by phone, our contact form, or email. The first conversation is about what you're looking for. From there, we match you with a practitioner who works well with ADHD brains. A first session is usually booked within a few business days.