ADHD Affirmative Therapy

I offer ADHD-affirmative therapy for adults in New York and California, with a focus on supporting people navigating executive functioning challenges, burnout, relationship issues and self-doubt.

Therapy sessions are available both online and in-person at my Manhattan office in the Flatiron District. The ADHD Skills & Accountability Group is offered online.

Therapy that works with your brain, not against it

Too many neurodivergent people arrive in therapy hoping for help, only to be misunderstood, pathologized, or pushed toward unrealistic expectations. But neurodivergence isn’t a flaw to correct, it’s a difference to understand. A different way of thinking, feeling, relating, and being in the world.

We’ll look at what’s actually difficult, and also what’s been made harder by environments designed for neurotypical norms.

In our work together, we may explore:

  • Unlearning internalized ableism and shame around being “too much” or “not enough”

  • Understanding how traits like impulsivity, hyperfocus, or rejection sensitivity affect your relationships and work

  • Addressing executive functioning challenges like time blindness, task initiation, and follow-through

  • Building sustainable systems for focus, planning, and rest

  • Managing sensory overload, emotional dysregulation, or shutdown

  • Learning to value your strengths, such as creativity, empathy, deep focus, or pattern recognition

Therapy that focuses on what you want

Whether you’re navigating life with an ADHD diagnosis or exploring your neurodivergence for the first time, therapy can offer both practical strategies and deeper emotional support. You might be dealing with work stress, masking fatigue, relationship patterns, or simply the exhaustion of trying to make yourself fit into systems that weren’t designed for you.

Together, we’ll work to clarify what actually works for you, creating a life that fits your brain, instead of trying to force your brain to fit someone else’s model.

Getting Started

Schedule a free 15-minute consultation to see if this approach feels like the right fit for you.

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Additional Reading

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Executive Functioning Strategies
Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Neurodivergence, Professional Stress
Executive Functioning Strategies
Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Neurodivergence, Professional Stress

Executive functions are the mental skills that help us plan, focus, remember, and manage our daily lives. We all have a range of capabilities when it comes to these skills and there may be circumstances that present particular challenges, such when we’re stressed, anxious or depressed, or if we have ADHD.

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Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Neurodivergence, Professional Stress
SMART Goals
Neurodivergence, Professional Stress
SMART Goals
Neurodivergence, Professional Stress

It’s easy to get caught up in a new exciting plan or have a hazy sense of what we’re trying to achieve, but if we want to get something done, we benefit from clarity.

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Neurodivergence, Professional Stress
Grounding Techniques for Trauma and Anxiety: How to Come Back to the Present
Neurodivergence, Anxiety, Trauma
Grounding Techniques for Trauma and Anxiety: How to Come Back to the Present
Neurodivergence, Anxiety, Trauma

Grounding techniques can help bring you back to the here and now. They aren’t a cure for trauma or anxiety, but they are practical tools you can use to steady your nervous system when things start to spiral.

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Neurodivergence, Anxiety, Trauma
Sometimes Surviving Is Enough: Setting the Bar at “Don’t Make It Worse”
Depression, Anxiety, Relational Stress, Trauma, Neurodivergence
Sometimes Surviving Is Enough: Setting the Bar at “Don’t Make It Worse”
Depression, Anxiety, Relational Stress, Trauma, Neurodivergence

There are moments when even basic functioning feels out of reach. And trying to push yourself into a place of thriving can actually make things worse.

Sometimes, the most compassionate thing you can do is to shift the goal entirely. Instead of trying to get better, what if the bar is just: don’t make it worse?

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Depression, Anxiety, Relational Stress, Trauma, Neurodivergence
The Overwhelm Loop: Managing Executive Dysfunction and Anxiety Spirals
Anxiety, Neurodivergence, Professional Stress, Trauma
The Overwhelm Loop: Managing Executive Dysfunction and Anxiety Spirals
Anxiety, Neurodivergence, Professional Stress, Trauma

You know you need to start. You stare at the task, the email, the calendar, the pile. But instead of doing the thing, your mind starts spinning. You feel pressure, dread, and maybe even shame. You try to will yourself into action, but instead you freeze, scroll, or walk away. And then the guilt kicks in.

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Anxiety, Neurodivergence, Professional Stress, Trauma
AuDHD 101: What It Means to Be Both Autistic and Have ADHD
Neurodivergence
AuDHD 101: What It Means to Be Both Autistic and Have ADHD
Neurodivergence

If you’ve ever felt like your brain is doing everything at once and nothing at all, or like your sensitivity and restlessness are constantly at odds, you’re not imagining it. You might be navigating something called AuDHD, a term that describes the overlap between autism and ADHD.

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Neurodivergence