ADHD Therapy for High-Achieving Women, Moms & Professionals in Minnesota
Ease Executive Dysfunction, Calm Your Nervous System, and Navigate ADHD Burnout Without Apology
When Your Brain Won’t Slow Down and High-Functioning ADHD Takes Over
You’re sitting at your desk or kitchen table, staring at a to-do list that feels a mile long, wondering why starting a basic task feels like trying to move a mountain.
Or maybe you’re home after a long day of masking, holding it together for your career, family, and life—only to collapse from pure exhaustion the second you walk through the door.
You’ve learned how to compensate, hyperfocus, and push through—but that doesn’t mean living with unmanaged ADHD friction hasn't worn you down.
Signs ADHD Executive Dysfunction & Burnout Are Taking an Emotional & Physical Toll
Maybe you find yourself in patterns where you:
Think about your endless tasks, missed details, or time blindness far more than you want to, leaving little mental bandwidth for anything else.
Feel frustrated, dismissed, or exhausted from trying to fit a non-linear brain into a rigid, one-size-fits-all world.
Grieve the version of yourself who could manage daily routines without feeling completely overwhelmed by morning friction or decision fatigue.
Feel a wave of anxiety or shame whenever a deadline sneaks up or when your focus shatters.
Struggle to trust your brain - wondering if you'll follow through on what you set out to do.
Feel isolated, as if the people around you don’t fully understand how much energy it takes just to keep up with everyday life.
And if you’ve experienced chronic stress along the way, you may notice that your nervous system stays stuck in high alert or freeze mode even when you logically know why.
You may simply be tired of masking your ADHD and managing the heavy emotional weight of burnout that comes with it.
An Integrative Approach to ADHD Therapy and Nervous System Support
Therapy starts by slowing down enough to understand the whole picture - not just your diagnosis or executive function hurdles, but how your ADHD interacts with your thoughts, emotions, relationships, identity, and daily life.
Together, we’ll explore:
Life and Routine Shifts: What has changed for you since the demands of career, parenting, or household management outpaced your old coping strategies.
Nervous System Patterns: How overwhelm, chronic masking, or sensory stress affect your body’s sense of safety (leading to ADHD paralysis, anxiety, or emotional shutdown).
Relational Impact: How ADHD-related stress, communication difficulties, or household responsibilities have affected your marriage, family dynamics, and social life.
Self-Expectations: The internal pressure you put on yourself to “just try harder” despite feeling mentally and physically drained.
Mind-Body Connections: The subtle ways sleep, nutrition, environment, and gut-brain health intersect with your focus and emotional regulation.
My specialized training in functional nutrition education gives me a broader lens for understanding the deep connection between energy, emotions, gut-brain function, and mental clarity. Within therapy, this offers a whole-person perspective - incorporating lifestyle and health education without turning clinical therapy into medical or nutritional treatment.
If you’re thinking, “I’ve already tried every planner and productivity hack out there,” I understand.
You don’t have to have your systems figured out before coming to therapy.
We can start simply by making sense of what’s happening in your unique brain and body right now.
Reclaiming Agency Without Forcing a Neurotypical Mold
Working through ADHD in therapy doesn’t mean forcing your brain to operate like everyone else’s, nor does it mean accepting constant burnout as your normal.
It means building a life that actually works for your brain.
After our work together, you can:
Regain Emotional Bandwidth: Create space between sensory overwhelm or task paralysis so panic and shame don’t take over.
Cultivate Self-Compassion: Understand your unique neurodivergent wiring and nervous system reactions with kindness rather than self-blame.
Communicate Needs Confidently: Set clear boundaries and advocate for your support needs with partners, family, and workplaces.
Navigate Momentum with Calm: Build a greater sense of agency and choice when facing transition friction or fluctuating energy levels.
Make Room for Joy: Honor what your brain requires while still building a full, meaningful life focused on what matters most to you.
Your ADHD is part of how you experience the world, but it doesn’t have to dictate your self-worth or drain your joy.
Frequently Asked Questions About ADHD Therapy
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While therapy doesn't change your core neurodivergent wiring, it is vital for dismantling years of masking and shame, untangling executive burnout, and building realistic systems that fit your actual brain. We focus heavily on nervous system regulation so you aren't running on pure adrenaline and survival mode just to get through the day.
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They are distinct scopes working toward the same goal: your whole-person wellbeing. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), our clinical work addresses your emotional health, relational patterns, trauma, and thought loops. My background as a Certified Functional Nutrition Counselor allows me to offer gut-brain health education—helping you understand how sleep, daily rhythms, and physical stress impact your focus and mental energy. It is lifestyle and educational support, not medical treatment or standalone nutrition counseling.
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Your gut and brain are in constant communication via the nervous system and vagus nerve. When you live in chronic burnout or high-stress states, your physical energy, digestion, and focus take a direct hit. By looking at both your mental framework and your physical baseline, we help you get out of the exhaustion cycle so your brain has the reserves it actually needs.
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No. Whether you have an official diagnosis, suspect you might be neurodivergent, or simply feel crushed by executive dysfunction and mental load, you are welcome here. We focus on your lived experience and what you need to feel regulated and capable.