ADHD Counselling in Vancouver
Support for attention difficulties, emotional overwhelm, and chronic frustration. Learn to better understand how ADHD affects your nervous system, thinking patterns, and daily life, and develop strategies that actually work for you.
Understanding attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
ADHD is more than difficulty paying attention. It is a difference in how the brain regulates attention, motivation, emotions, and energy. Many adults with ADHD move through life feeling overwhelmed, behind, or constantly “on,” even when they are highly capable and motivated.
For many people, ADHD goes unrecognized for years. Struggles are often labelled as anxiety, burnout, perfectionism, or lack of discipline rather than understood as differences in executive functioning. ADHD can show up in many ways, including inattentive, hyperactive, and combined presentations, and it often affects work, relationships, self-esteem, and emotional regulation.
Some Common Signs of ADHD include:
Difficulty Sustaining Attention: Trouble focusing on tasks that feel boring or overwhelming, while becoming intensely absorbed in things that are interesting.
Emotional Reactivity: Strong emotional responses, frustration, or irritability that can feel sudden or hard to control.
Executive Function Challenges: Difficulty with planning, organization, time management, and following through on tasks.
Chronic Overwhelm: Feeling mentally overloaded by everyday responsibilities, decisions, or transitions.
Low Frustration Tolerance: Becoming easily discouraged, shutting down, or reacting strongly when things do not go as planned.
How we can help: Our Approach to ADHD Support
Understanding your Nervous System
ADHD affects how the nervous system responds to stimulation, stress, and demand. We help you understand these patterns and develop strategies that support regulation rather than relying on willpower alone.
Practical Strategies and Skill Building
Support focuses on realistic tools for daily life, including attention management, task initiation, emotional regulation, and pacing. Strategies are adapted to how your brain works, not how it is “supposed” to work.
Our Therapeutic Approach
We take an ADHD-informed approach that centres on attention regulation, emotional reactivity, and executive functioning. Therapy is collaborative and adapted to your needs, with a focus on practical strategies, emotional support, and reducing shame.
Counselling Fees & Accessibility
We believe everyone should have access to mental health support. We offer two pathways for counselling to ensure financial barriers do not stand in the way of your healing.
Low-cost counselling ($75 – $110 / session)
Work with our skilled practicum student counsellors. These therapists are in the final stages of their graduate training and are closely supervised by highly experienced therapists. Rates are sliding-scale based on your resources.
Full-cost counselling ($160 / session)
Work with our Associate Counsellors. These are fully qualified professionals who have completed their training and bring specialized expertise to the practice.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about ADHD counselling
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No. A formal ADHD diagnosis is not required to attend counselling. Support can still be helpful if you are noticing attention, overwhelm, or emotional regulation difficulties, even without a diagnosis.
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That is very common. Many people are diagnosed in adulthood or recognize ADHD traits without a formal diagnosis. Counselling can still help you understand your patterns and find strategies that work for you.
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Most clients are matched with a therapist within two business days of their intake call, with sessions often starting within one week.
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Yes. ADHD often overlaps with anxiety and burnout, and we regularly work with these concerns together. Counselling can help you understand how they interact and support strategies that address the full picture rather than treating each issue in isolation.
