Move past your past.

Therapy in San Francisco Bay Area & throughout California

You’re tired of trying to please everyone.

It’s like you can never feel competent…

Struggling with motivation? Expecting to fail? Worrying whether you are saying or doing the ‘right’ thing ? Afraid you will let people down? Struggle with saying ‘No.’

Remembering those times when you were cast out, bullied, lonely.

Being an adult but feeling like those childhood memories are ruling your decisions now?

Having ADHD can result in these experiences but relief is possible!

Sound like you?

Thinking there is something wrong with you.

Assuming you will fail.

Feeling awkward in social situations.

Seems like you cannot keep up with all you need to get done.

Here’s what we’ll do together

Therapy can help you heal from the past

ADHD is not the sole reason for those challenges. Taking in other people’s perceptions of you as truth contributes to those challenges. For example, if a person was bullied in middle school, and/or was told they were “dumb” and “weird” and “lazy,” they may believe those things about themselves now.

A common experience of folks with ADHD is negative messages about their school performance or simply a sense of failure. Now we now that accommodations in school for folks with ADHD/ADD is important and that we all learn in different ways.

AND… life can be hard sometimes. In response to difficult time, a person with ADHD, a person may punish themselves, “I’m flawed, I’m a bad friend, I’m not good at….such and such.”

Dealing with ADHD can also contribute to analyzing everything and being paralyzed with fear of not doing things correctly or not being good enough.

In therapy areas that can be addressed are:

  • accepting your feelings (‘good’ and ‘bad’)

  • recognizing when you are judging yourself harshly

  • learning and practicing how to regulate your emotions

  • getting support for everyday life challenges

  • using organizational tools that help you

  • accepting that you may need more time to complete tasks

  • looking at patterns in your relationships

At the end of the day, I want you to know:

Past experiences don’t have to continue holding you back.

What we’ll work on

Imagine a life where…

  • Your relationships feel harmonious and reciprocal.

  • Work doesn’t feel overwhelming.

  • You’re connected to yourself and feel free to be you.

  • Your past no longer keeps you stuck.

Change is possible.

Change is possible.

Questions?

FAQs

  • I offer organizational coaching as part of therapy if clients request it. Some examples include prioritizing together based on short term and long term goals.