ADHD in Adulthood
When focus fades and pressure rises, you're not lazy—you're overloaded.

You’ve always made it work. Until now.

Deadlines used to motivate you. You used to thrive under pressure. But lately, distraction, overthinking, or forgetfulness are getting in the way—at work, in your relationships, or just in your day-to-day life.

You might be wondering if it’s anxiety. Or burnout. Or if something else is going on.

You're not alone—and you’re not imagining it.

Living with adult ADHD can make life a blur

How ADHD Looks in High-Functioning Adults

ADHD doesn’t always show up as hyperactivity or poor grades. Many of the adults I work with are bright, accomplished, and capable—but they’re overwhelmed by:

Chronic procrastination
Forgetting appointments, texts, or even why they walked into a room
Starting lots of projects, but finishing none
“Time blindness”—underestimating how long things take or getting stuck in a time sink
Feeling guilty, ashamed, or like a fraud despite outward success

Often, what looks like anxiety or disorganization is actually undiagnosed ADHD—especially in high performers who have masked symptoms for years.

My Approach

I offer structured, compassionate therapy that helps you understand how ADHD affects your life—and what to do about it.

Together, we focus on:

Building strategies to manage attention and executive function
Reducing the shame spiral that often follows distraction or underperformance
Navigating work and relationships more effectively
Creating routines and systems that actually work for your brain

My style is coaching-informed but clinically grounded. Sessions are collaborative, focused, and built around your goals—not just talk.

Need an ADHD Evaluation?

Some clients come to me already knowing they have ADHD. Others are seeking clarity.

I offer:

Formal ADHD assessments for adults
FAA-approved neuropsychological evaluations for pilots
Written reports suitable for medical, academic, or professional purposes

These evaluations are handled with precision and professionalism, and I’ll walk you through the process from start to finish.

Ready to stop white-knuckling your way through the week?

You don’t have to work twice as hard to “keep up” anymore. Whether you need therapy, assessment, or both—I’m here to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.

📍 Serving adults throughout California and Idaho via telehealth
✈️ In-person FAA assessments available in Newport Beach

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FAQ

How do you diagnose ADHD?

First, I identify if you had symptoms of ADHD in childhood and have symptoms of ADHD now.
Second, I check to see if those symptoms were affecting your function in childhood and are affecting your function now.
I will look at education, work, social life, free time, relationships, and home life.
Third, I rule outs other factors that could explain your symptoms.

If it's not ADHD, what is it?

Some inattention, but not clinically significant
Worry, anxiety, depression
Your personality, perfectionism
Specific learning problems
Normal aging
A significant life event distracting you (pregnancy, bereavement, moving)

I thought ADHD is only diagnosed with cognitive and neuropsychological tests.

Cognitive testing is time consuming and expensive.
If you are going to pay for it, there should be a good reason.
A good reason would be that you need accommodations for the SAT, ACT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, Bar exam, or university.

Wouldn't it be easier to go to an MD? You don't prescribe stimulants.

Not everyone with ADHD wants to take stimulant medication.
Medication does not directly improve the tendency to procrastinate or to become disorganized.
If I recommend that you consider stimulant medication, I will explain why that might make sense for you.
Note that a physician or nurse practitioner can prescribe stimulant medications (Vyvance, Ritalin, Adderall, Concerta, etc.).

What are some recommendations that you might make?

Take more time than you usually do to take breaks and do the activities that you love to do. Many people I see tend to start doing tedious and unrewarding work when they are feeling tired and lousy.
Reduce the number of ADHD tools you use to a minimum. It's hard for anyone to juggle more than one calendar or more than one to-do list.
Build a short list of the three biggest distractors in your life and take steps to reduce their effect on you.

What do those computerized tests show?

Those tests measure your attention. The CPT-III is often used for this purpose.
This can include sustained attention, distractibility, divided attention.
A diagnosis of ADHD is not simply due to impairment in the type of attention evaluated in computerized tests.

ADHD in Adulthood When focus fades and pressure rises, you're not lazy—you're overloaded.