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Therapy for ADHD
If you have been diagnosed with ADHD as an adult, or you suspect you have it, therapy with a neurodivergence-affirming practitioner can be a useful part of how you understand and work with your brain. The therapists listed here have specific experience with ADHD.
Therapy will not cure ADHD, because ADHD is not something that needs curing. It is a different way the brain processes attention, motivation and reward. What therapy can do is help you understand how ADHD shapes your life, work with rather than against your brain, and unpack the emotional weight that often comes with growing up undiagnosed.
Many adults with ADHD also live with anxiety, depression, rejection sensitivity or low self-worth, often as a result of years of trying to fit a neurotypical mould. A good ADHD-aware therapist will hold all of this without pathologising the underlying neurotype.
Therapy can work well alongside ADHD medication, ADHD coaching, or on its own. The right combination depends on you.
Approaches that tend to help
- ADHD-informed CBT
- ACT
- Compassion-focused therapy
- Integrative
- Schema therapy
This is a guide, not a prescription. The right approach for you depends on your situation and on the relationship you build with your therapist.