ADHD-informed therapy that looks beyond productivity

ADHD isn’t just about focus or impulsivity—it affects the ability to regulate emotions, self-worth, relationships, and energy. Many adults with ADHD carry years of shame from being misunderstood or mislabeled as “lazy,” “unmotivated,” or “incompetent”. Feeling pressured to conform to a specific way to feel, think, or act, rather than honour who they are and understand the neurobiological way they are wired.

Struggles and Barriers with ADHD may look like:

  • Difficulty with focus or follow-through

  • Feelings of Underachievement

  • Emotional intensity or overwhelm

  • Procrastination and burnout

  • Shame or self-criticism - distorted negative self-image

  • Struggles with structure, planning, and organization

  • Refusal of help from others

  • Restlessness, impulsiveness, or impatience

  • Difficulty making or maintaining interpersonal relationships

  • Sensitivity to criticism or rejection

At Akin, ADHD therapy is affirming, compassionate, and provides flexibility to find approaches that not only work on executive skill, but most importantly understanding the complex nature of ADHD and how to embrace these traits through proper management.

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“It is neither entirely a disorder nor entirely an asset. It is an array of traits specific to a unique kind of mind.”

‍ ‍-Edward M. Hallowell & John J. Ratey

Learn to embrace the differences that make you who you are.

Therapy can help you:

  • Understand the inner workings of your brain with compassion and empathy while explore new and on-going neuro-scientific evidence based research

  • Reduce shame and self-blame

  • Develop supportive strategies for executive skills

  • Improve emotional regulation skills

  • Build systems that are sustainable, maintainable that work uniquely for you.

  • Explore systemic barriers present in society for neurodivergent individuals

Akin Approaches to ADHD Therapy

Understanding your brain can be part of the work. Understanding the person who has spent a lifetime within it matters too.

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  • We will identify the abilities, interests, resourcefulness, values, and resiliences that are already inherent within you so we can explore strategies and supports that require patience and practice.

  • Experience with ADHD can often come with feeling “behind”, “laziness”, or even “not good enough”. Addressing these feelings of shame and self-criticism while developing a kinder self-narrative can help you recognize your needs and limits and responding to them supportively fostering long-lasting growth and change.

  • EFT will provide the opportunity to understand your own process. Emotional awareness while adressing or initiating taks can help create more adaptive ways of responding to what and how you feel about a task or about yourself.

“Your brain is not broken. It’s doing exactly what it was designed to do.”

- Emily Nagoski

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