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In the last few years, many adults have been approaching therapy with questions about ADHD or with a formal diagnosis already in place. Yet adult psychotherapy often misses the lens of neurodivergence. For me, this understanding has felt personal and led to a deeper reflection on my own therapy practice. Earlier in my career, I spent several years working with children and adolescents. During that time, I encountered many clients who had been identified with ADHD early in lif

Why noticing your struggles can lead to insight, not just solutions. A tranquil view of a forest path diverging into two separate trails. Attention-related concerns are now widely reported in clinical settings. Short attention spans, high levels of distractibility, and difficulties focusing or sustaining attention on tasks are problems many people recognize in their daily lives. When we try to make sense of this, the first explanations that often come to mind are our increasi

If you are reading this while trying to make sense of an ADHD diagnosis or even just the possibility of one, I want to begin by saying this: a diagnosis does not change who you are, nor does it make you less capable. What it can offer is a language for experiences you may have been living with for a long time. You may already recognise the unfairness in how the world is designed. It suits some kinds of brains more than others. Punctuality, planning, organisation, and consiste

Are boundaries, as we understand them, isolating us? As mental health has entered everyday conversations, I hear the word ‘boundaries’ used quite frequently in daily interactions. Statements like: “I am learning to set boundaries with my family now.” “I have set boundaries at work with my manager.” “I have told my friend that I do not take any calls on Sundays.” Very often I hear my therapy clients also discuss their attempts at learning how to “build healthy boundaries” with

Sometimes what unsettles us most about life is not what we lose but what others seem to find. We watch things take shape for them while...

Every therapist carries a story. Not the one of the client’s journeys they witness, but the story of how they became a therapist. Our...