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Understanding Instincts: An ADHD Therapist’s Perspective

So… should I actually trust my gut? That’s a solid question! As a mental health therapist, I rely on my instincts during the sessions I have with clients. It is imperative that I trust what I have to say; but it is even more imperative that I LISTEN to what they say, because listening toContinue reading “Understanding Instincts: An ADHD Therapist’s Perspective”

Mental Health and ADHD

Do you enjoy your job? I love my job. I’ve been trained as a mental health therapist since 1995, and have been with the private practice I’m with since 2020. I did a lot of non-profit work between ‘95 and 2018, and enjoyed lots of pieces of that as well. It has always been importantContinue reading “Mental Health and ADHD”

Changing and Staying the Same

Here’s an article about how anxiety can affect us at this time of year, and a trip to Indiana to celebrate a law school graduation.

ADHD Summit #adhd2022 #dallastx

Here at the ADHD Summit, where one of the trainings of the day was cancelled. We’re sitting around a round table talking about psycho-pharmacology, experiences we teach and utilize with coping skills, and making connections. So far, this conference is everything I have hoped for

After the Pandemic: Mental Health, School Effects and Affects in Development

I’ve been writing about the pandemic off and on since 2020. I was a sociology minor at Indiana University, and the study of groups is pretty fascinating to me. I live in Texas, and was recently in Indiana for just over a week. I was in a hospital setting for much of that time, andContinue reading “After the Pandemic: Mental Health, School Effects and Affects in Development”