ADHD Counselling Cottesloe
As awareness and understanding of ADHD continues to grow, we're seeing more clients receive their ADHD diagnoses in adulthood and are looking to gain deeper self-understanding with a knowledgeable ADHD therapist, which we're delighted to offer at our Cottesloe practice.
Whether you were diagnosed as a child or have only recently discovered this aspect of yourself, navigating this new understanding of your identity can feel overwhelming and isolating without proper support or connection with people who truly get it.
As seasoned therapists in Cottesloe, we provide a warm, empathetic environment where you can explore what living with ADHD means for you, embracing both the challenges and strengths, the struggles and gifts, while working together to help you discover and celebrate your distinctive brilliance.
Our counsellors utilise proven, evidence-based techniques to help you understand and navigate symptoms affecting your daily life, strengthen your relationships and cultivate greater confidence across both personal and professional spheres.
Understanding ADHD Counselling
ADHD therapy focuses on exploring how ADHD influences a person's thinking patterns, emotional responses, and daily actions. A qualified counsellor supports clients in building effective management tools, including organisational strategies, ways to navigate emotions, and cultivating self-kindness. Sessions often delve into deeper emotional struggles, such as worry, confidence concerns, and interpersonal challenges. The aim is to develop a personalised pathway that enables clients to flourish.
Inside an ADHD Counselling Session
ADHD therapy appointments generally run for 60 minutes and are customised to suit each person's particular circumstances. Your counsellor will collaborate with you to pinpoint specific difficulties and present effective tools to enhance concentration, structure, and self-understanding. Sessions might incorporate objective planning, evidence-based therapeutic approaches, grounding exercises, and compassionate emotional guidance. The duration of therapy varies based on personal development and the outcomes you're working towards.
We see your challenges and we’d love to help you.
ADHD shows up differently in women, often more quietly, more inwardly — and that can lead to years of feeling misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or simply exhausted. Counselling can be a turning point.
Here are the most common challenges women with ADHD face, and how counselling can help you navigate and ease them:
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You might feel like your brain never shuts off, juggling tasks, to-dos, emotions, and expectations all at once. ADHD counselling helps you untangle that mental mess, find systems that work for your brain, and breathe again.
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Struggling to sense how time passes? Always running late or underestimating how long things take? Together, we’ll explore tools and strategies to improve your time awareness and build more reliable routines, without the shame spiral.
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Do your emotions sometimes feel too much, like they take over your whole system? You’re not “too sensitive.” ADHD often heightens emotional responses. Counselling can help you understand your emotional patterns and regulate them in healthier ways.
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That voice that says, “If I can’t do it perfectly, why bother?” That’s ADHD and self-pressure colliding. In therapy, we’ll work on realistic standards, self-compassion, and learning how to move forward, even imperfectly.
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When you’ve masked your symptoms to fit in or keep the peace for years, it’s easy to lose sight of who you are. Counselling helps you peel back those layers and reconnect with your authentic self, without apology.
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Your home, your workspace, your digital life, if it all feels chaotic, it’s not a personal failing. It’s a symptom. Together, we’ll develop a structure that supports you, not systems that shame you.
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Many women with ADHD are high-functioning on the outside and utterly depleted on the inside. Therapy offers a space to pause, unload the invisible burdens, and redefine what it means to be “enough.”
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Saying yes when you want to say no, and then resenting it, is a common experience. In counselling, we’ll work on boundaries that are clear, kind, and sustainable, so you can protect your energy and your peace.
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You may carry shame about things others take for granted. forgetting appointments, losing things, interrupting, struggling to stay organised or focused. That shame can run deep, especially if you’ve been masking it for years. In therapy, we gently untangle that shame and replace it with self-understanding, healing, and genuine self-worth.
You’re one of a kind, let’s show the world your magic with counsellors who have ADHD themselves, and thrive.
Finding Support Through ADHD Counselling
ADHD counselling is beneficial for people across all life stages who are looking for guidance in navigating ADHD experiences. Our Cottesloe practice supports:
Teenagers and adults with an ADHD diagnosis, those who recognise they may have ADHD or identify as neurodivergent but aren't ready to pursue formal assessment at this stage.
People who find difficulties with concentration, impulse control, or managing their emotions
Individuals experiencing worry, self-doubt, or overwhelm stemming from ADHD-related struggles
Family members or partners seeking to deepen their understanding and provide meaningful support to someone they love who has ADHD
Understanding the Limits of ADHD Counselling
ADHD counselling may not be the most appropriate support for clients who are currently managing:
Urgent mental health concerns that require immediate attention and should be addressed first.
Current substance dependency requiring specialised treatment.
Applying proven modalities to ADHD counselling with therapists who truly get it.
Our counsellors are well-trained in a variety of evidence-based modalities that they will apply to your unique experiences.
Neuro-affirming counselling will adapt, adjust and integrate awareness of ADHD into how the counsellor supports you and the diversity of ADHD presentations and symptoms.
Our counselling will give you the insight, tools and confidence to manage your symptoms and flourish in life.
Frequently Asked Questions
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You can expect a safe, structured, and supportive environment where your therapist will help you explore ADHD-related challenges and develop personalised strategies for improvement. Sessions focus on practical skills, emotional support, and long-term strategies for managing ADHD effectively.
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ADHD counselling can benefit many individuals who desire to learn more about themselves and how they can find ways to adapt and thrive in a neurotypical world. Clients who desire support outside of, or in addition to, medication could greatly benefit from ADHD counselling.
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ADHD counselling can assist with time management, organisation, emotional regulation, impulsivity, self-esteem, and relationship difficulties. It provides tools to manage daily challenges and improve overall well-being. Our counsellors also help clients navigate and process the diagnosis journey, which often brings up strong feelings that can be confronting, and our therapists can support you through.
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While medication can help manage ADHD symptoms, counselling addresses the emotional, behavioural, and practical challenges associated with ADHD. Many individuals find a combination of therapy and medication to be the most effective approach.
Our ADHD Informed Therapists in Cottesloe
Relationship counselling for partners with ADHD.
Identity and self-compassion counselling for a person with ADHD.
Skills-based counselling to improve functioning and self-understanding once diagnosed.
Emotional regulation and reactivity support.
Support for partners/family members living with a person with ADHD.
Processing Diagnosis/medication suggestions.
Physical aspects of ADHD.
Strategies, habits, goals and progress check-ins
Registered Counsellor
Justyna Ptak-Broers
Britt Tyrrell
Helping clients understand and soothe emotional and physical overwhelm.
Building ADHD-friendly systems to manage time, tasks, and mental clutter.
Addressing inner criticism, letting go of people-pleasing, and developing kind, clear boundaries.
Reconnecting with your authentic self.
Supporting connection, intimacy, conflict resolution, and self-advocacy in the context of ADHD.
Training attention, calming the mind, and tuning into the body’s wisdom.
Registered Counsellor
Re-learn who you are through the lens of ADHD.
Access your innate strengths to thrive and function optimally.
Embrace and nurture your creative, non-linear brain.
Release shame and build a kinder inner dialogue
Communicate your uniqueness and needs to create safer connections.
Understand how your brain works differently.Own your ADHD, your uniqueness is your strength.
Use mindfulness, acceptance, and compassion to support everyday life.
Registered Counsellor
Martina | Associate
Book an ADHD Counselling Appointment
Contact Gabriella to discuss working together. I’ll guide you to which therapist is most suitable for you and your needs.
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