Heads Together Therapy offers online, person-centred counselling for adults in the UK who are exploring ADHD, adjusting to a late diagnosis, or making sense of masking, burnout, shame, rejection sensitivity, and self-understanding. Sessions are neurodiversity-affirming, collaborative, and shaped around what feels most important to you.
Support after an adult ADHD diagnosis
Receiving an ADHD diagnosis later in life can bring relief, confusion, grief and a new understanding of the past. You may be making sense of years of masking, burnout, shame, or long held beliefs about yourself.
I offer a warm, non‑judgemental space where you can explore your diagnosis at your own pace, make sense of your story, and build a kinder, more accurate understanding of who you are.
My own lived experience of late diagnosis helps me support adults who feel overwhelmed or unsure where to begin, especially when they’re trying to rewrite long-held beliefs about themselves.
Living with ADHD can feel exhausting, confusing, and overwhelming, especially if you weren’t diagnosed until adulthood. Many people spend years masking, pushing through burnout, or feeling both “too much” and “not enough”. You might have carried shame, self‑criticism, or a sense of being fundamentally different without knowing why.
You are not broken. Your brain is not a problem to be fixed. And you don’t need to explain or justify your way of being here.
I offer a calm, steady, neurodiversity‑affirming space where you can explore your experiences at your own pace and begin to understand yourself more kindly.
What ADHD can look like
ADHD shows up differently for everyone. You might recognise yourself in some of these experiences:
- difficulty starting tasks, even ones you care about
- losing focus or drifting during conversations
- feeling overstimulated or overwhelmed
- struggling with organisation or planning
- intense emotions or rejection sensitivity
- masking your struggles to appear “fine”
- burnout from years of pushing yourself
- feeling misunderstood or “too much”
None of these traits make you lazy, careless, or incapable. They are part of a neurotype — not a personal failing.
How Counselling can help
Counselling offers a space where you can talk openly about your experiences without judgement or pressure. Together, we can explore:
- the emotional impact of late diagnosis
- masking, burnout, and self‑criticism
- identity shifts and self‑understanding
- relationships, boundaries, and communication
- shame, overwhelm, and rejection sensitivity
- how ADHD can interact with chronic illness, anxiety, or exhaustion or other parts of your life
Therapy can help you make sense of your story, reconnect with your strengths, and build a kinder relationship with yourself.
Online ADHD Therapy for Adults in the UK
I offer online counselling for adults of all genders, whether formally diagnosed, self-identified, exploring ADHD, or waiting for an assessment. I do not provide diagnostic assessments but I can still offer a space to explore what the process brings up emotionally.
My Approach
My approach is:
Person-Centred
You set the pace and agenda. Therapy is about what matters to you — not ticking off a treatment checklist.
Lived Experience-Informed
As someone with ADHD, I know first-hand how layered and misunderstood it can be. You won’t need to explain or justify your way of being here.
Neurodiversity-Affirming
We’ll work with your brain, not against it — supporting your strengths while gently exploring the challenges.
Emotionally Safe and Non-Judgemental
Therapy is a place where you’re listened to, not pathologised — even if your experiences haven’t been believed elsewhere.
My lived experience
I have lived experience of ADHD myself, including receiving my diagnosis later in life. I understand the mix of relief, grief, clarity, and confusion that can come with suddenly seeing your past through a new lens. The years of masking. The burnout. The “why didn’t anyone notice?” The slow, steady work of rebuilding your sense of self.
This experience helps me offer grounded, compassionate support for adults who feel overwhelmed, misunderstood, or unsure where to begin.
FAQs about ADHD counselling
Do I need an ADHD diagnosis to start counselling?
No. You do not need a formal ADHD diagnosis to start counselling with me. Some people come after a late diagnosis, while others are self-identified, waiting for assessment, or simply wondering whether ADHD might explain parts of their experience. Counselling can offer a gentle space to explore what ADHD means for you, without needing to prove or justify anything.
Is it normal to feel overwhelmed after a late ADHD diagnosis?
Yes. A late ADHD diagnosis can bring relief, but it can also bring grief, anger, confusion, and exhaustion. You may find yourself rethinking school, work, relationships, masking, burnout, and the times you blamed yourself for struggling. You do not have to make sense of everything at once; counselling can help you explore these feelings at your own pace.
Can counselling help with ADHD masking, burnout, and shame?
Counselling can offer space to understand how masking developed, what it has cost you, and what you may need now. Together, we can explore burnout, self-criticism, rejection sensitivity, boundaries, relationships, and the emotional impact of trying to appear “fine” for a long time. The aim is not to fix who you are, but to support a kinder and more sustainable relationship with yourself.
How is ADHD counselling different from advice or coaching?
ADHD counselling is not about giving instructions, productivity hacks, or a one-size-fits-all plan. It offers space to explore the emotional impact of ADHD, including shame, overwhelm, identity, relationships, masking, and burnout. Rather than telling you what to do, counselling supports you to understand yourself more kindly and find ways forward that feel realistic and sustainable for you.
tbc can I from ADHD counselling sessions?
Sessions last 50 minutes and are shaped around what feels most important to you. I won’t give advice, tell you what to do, or expect you to follow a set programme. Instead, I offer a warm, steady space where you can explore your thoughts, feelings, and experiences safely and honestly.
You won’t need to mask, you won’t need to perform or have everything neatly explained. You can simply be yourself.
Your next step
You area welcome to reach out for a complimentary introductory consultation. It is a chance to talk about what has brought you here, ask any questions, and get a feel for whether online counselling with me feels right for you.
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There is no pressure to have everything worked out before you get in touch. We can begin with where you are now and explore what support might feel right for you.
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