ADHD Treatment

❋ About ADHD

❋ What We Offer

Dr. Steph draws on CBT, ACT, and skills-based approaches to treat ADHD in people across the lifespan. For younger children and their caregivers, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) techniques and family-based behavioral interventions are often woven in.

Sessions often focus on building executive functioning skills, emotional regulation, and self-understanding, while also addressing the anxiety and low self-esteem that frequently travel alongside ADHD.

ADHD carries a lot of misconceptions. Because it affects things like follow-through, organization, and consistency, it's easy for others to mistake it for a lack of effort or ambition. Many people with ADHD grow up hearing that they're lazy, scattered, or not living up to their potential. After years of hearing that, it becomes hard not to believe it, and many people with ADHD also struggle with self-esteem as a result.

But ADHD is not a character flaw. It is a neurological difference that comes in three presentations:

  • Inattentive type (zoning out, disorganization, difficulty following through)

  • Hyperactive-impulsive type (restlessness, impulsivity, difficulty sitting still)

  • Combined type, which includes symptoms from both of the above types

Dr. Steph works with children, teens, and adults with ADHD. This also includes parents navigating what ADHD means for their child and parenting style.

ADHD looks different at every age and therapy is tailored accordingly. For younger kids, that often means working closely with parents on strategies for home and school. For teens, it's about building skills while also making space for the frustration and self-doubt that often come with years of struggling. For adults, it's about understanding how ADHD shows up in your life at work, in relationships, or in the routines that never quite "stick.”

FAQs

  • This is a really common starting point. Many clients come to Evergrow with a suspicion that they (or their child) may have ADHD but don't have a formal diagnosis.

    The diagnostic process depends on the person. In some cases, Dr. Steph can determine a diagnosis by evaluating and gathering specific information in therapy. Other times, she may refer you to another trusted psychologist for a more comprehensive assessment to get a clearer picture. You can learn more about evaluations here.

    And for those who suspect ADHD but don't want or need a formal diagnosis, therapy can still help. A diagnostic label isn't a requirement for effective treatment.

  • Evidence shows that therapy and medication together can work better than either alone for ADHD.

    If you're already working with a prescriber, Dr. Steph can coordinate with them as needed. She can also connect you with her trusted, local referral sources that she has built connections with.

    The choice to take medication or not is a personal one, and you’ll be supported no matter your decision. Regardless of medication, therapy builds the life skills and self-awareness that medication alone doesn't address. You don't need to take medication to benefit from therapy here.

    Also, while Dr. Steph can refer you to psychiatric prescribers, she does not personally prescribe any medication since she is a clinical psychologist. So, it won’t impact the care you receive at Evergrow and is always your call to make.

  • This speaks to a common misunderstanding about ADHD. ADHD isn't an inability to pay attention. Instead, it's difficulty regulating where attention goes.

    The ability to “hyperfocus” on high-stimulation, rewarding activities is actually a common trait in ADHD.

  • This is one of the most common questions people with undiagnosed ADHD ask themselves. ADHD is not a lack of motivation or effort. It is a neurological difference that affects how the brain regulates attention, impulse control, and executive functioning.

    Many people with ADHD work twice as hard just to keep up.

  • Yes, many other diagnoses (e.g., anxiety, depression, learning disorders, etc.) also because executive dysfunction that can mimic (or co-occur with) ADHD.

    That’s one of the reasons it's important to work with a psychologist who has specific ADHD expertise.

  • Absolutely! However, they're diagnosed far less often. Girls and women are more likely to mask, internalize, and compensate in ways that fly under the radar.

    If you’re a parent of a daughter who seems like she's holding it together but is exhausted by it, or if you’re a woman who has spent years wondering why things feel harder than they should, it's worth exploring potential ADHD.

  • To put it simply, no. Treatment will not “cure” ADHD, and that’s also not necessarily the goal.

    ADHD is a neurological difference, not a problem to be fixed. While treatment can’t rewire your brain, it can make an enormous difference in how you function, how you feel about yourself, and how much ADHD interferes with your daily life.

    Treatment often focuses on learning to work with your ADHD, as well to appreciate the ways that ADHD makes you who you are.

  • Some people (especially women and high achievers) slip through the cracks because they found ways to compensate early on. It is not uncommon to make it to adolescence or adulthood before the demands of life outpace those coping strategies and symptoms become harder to ignore.

  • Yes. ADHD can show up in relationships as forgetfulness, difficulty listening, impulsivity, or emotional sensitivity. Understanding your ADHD can be a turning point not just for you, but for the people closest to you.

  • One of the most underappreciated parts of ADHD is the emotional piece. Rejection sensitivity, low frustration tolerance, and mood swings are part of the picture for many people.

    Mood issues and low self-esteem frequently travel alongside ADHD too, often as a result of years of struggling or feeling like something is fundamentally “wrong” with you.

  • Not at all. While ADHD comes with real challenges, it also comes with strengths that often go unrecognized. Many people with ADHD are creative, intuitive, energetic, and able to think outside the box in ways others can't. The hyperfocus that makes it hard to switch tasks can also make you exceptionally good at the things you care about.

    At Evergrow, we take a strengths-based approach to ADHD because understanding the full picture means recognizing what makes you who you are, not just what makes things hard.