No. You do not need an existing ADHD diagnosis to reach out for therapy.

Many teens and adults seek support because they're struggling with attention, organization, procrastination, emotional regulation, or feeling overwhelmed, even if they've never been formally diagnosed.

Therapy can help you explore these concerns, better understand your experiences, and develop strategies to manage everyday challenges.

During your initial assessment, we'll discuss your symptoms, history, and treatment goals to determine whether our services are a good fit. If additional ADHD evaluation or specialized testing is appropriate, we can discuss referral options.

Getting an ADHD diagnosis typically involves a comprehensive clinical evaluation rather than one simple test.

Here are the general steps:

1. Recognize your concerns. You may notice ongoing difficulties with attention, organization, impulsivity, restlessness, or managing daily responsibilities.

2. Contact a qualified healthcare professional. A primary care provider, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other appropriately qualified clinician can help you begin the evaluation process.

3. Complete an assessment. This may include clinical interviews, symptom questionnaires, developmental history, and reviewing how symptoms affect school, work, relationships, and everyday life.

4. Consider other explanations. Anxiety, depression, sleep difficulties, trauma-related symptoms, and certain medical conditions can sometimes resemble or occur alongside ADHD.

5. Discuss your results and recommendations. Your provider will explain whether diagnostic criteria are met and discuss appropriate treatment options.

Not everyone needs extensive neuropsychological testing to receive an ADHD diagnosis. The type of evaluation depends on your symptoms, history, and individual needs.

Yes. ADHD can go unrecognized until adolescence or adulthood.

Some individuals perform well academically but experience significant struggles with procrastination, organization, emotional regulation, time management, or the effort required to maintain their performance.

Others develop coping strategies that help them manage their symptoms until adulthood brings increased responsibilities.

Although ADHD symptoms must have been present during childhood to meet diagnostic criteria, receiving your diagnosis later in life is possible.

Executive functioning skills are the mental processes that help us plan, organize, manage time, regulate emotions, remember information, and follow through on tasks.

Common executive functioning challenges include:

• Knowing what needs to be done but struggling to get started.

• Feeling overwhelmed by tasks with multiple steps.

• Frequently forgetting appointments, deadlines, or responsibilities.

• Struggling to estimate how long something will take.

• Having difficulty transitioning between activities.

• Experiencing frustration or emotional overwhelm when plans change.

ADHD can affect these skills, but executive functioning difficulties can also occur for other reasons.

Therapy and ADHD coaching may help individuals develop practical strategies, improve self-awareness, and create systems that better support their everyday functioning.

Yes. We currently take MOST major insurances. We currently take the following:

• BCBS

• Cigna

• Aetna

• United Health

• Optum

• Oscar

If you do not see your insurance please give us a call at 205-538-3766, and we can discuss a private pay option.

Yes. ADHD and anxiety frequently occur together, and their symptoms can sometimes overlap. Challenges with time management, organization, emotional regulation, and completing responsibilities may contribute to anxiety and stress.

At Resonate Empowerment Solutions, therapy can address both ADHD-related difficulties and anxiety through an individualized treatment approach that may include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness, emotional regulation strategies, and practical coping skills.

Although both can support individuals with ADHD, they serve different purposes.

ADHD therapy is a clinical mental health service that may address anxiety, emotional regulation, self-esteem, relationship difficulties, past experiences, and other concerns affecting psychological well-being.

ADHD coaching is generally more focused on practical skills such as organization, planning, time management, accountability, and following through on goals.

Some people benefit from one approach, while others find that both are helpful.

At Resonate Empowerment Solutions, we can discuss your concerns and help you determine which service best aligns with your needs.

Brainspotting is a therapeutic approach that uses focused attention and eye positioning to help individuals explore and process distressing emotions and experiences.

During a session, your therapist may help you identify an eye position associated with an emotional or physical response while guiding you to observe what comes up internally.

Brainspotting is often used as part of trauma-focused therapy. Research on its effectiveness is still developing, and it may be incorporated alongside other established therapeutic approaches.

At Resonate Empowerment Solutions, Brainspotting is tailored to your individual needs, comfort level, and treatment goals.

Brainspotting may be considered for individuals experiencing:

• Trauma-related distress or difficult past experiences.

• Emotional overwhelm.

• Anxiety or stress-related concerns.

• Painful relationship experiences.

• Persistent emotional responses connected to past events.

• Difficulty processing certain experiences through conversation alone.

Brainspotting is not appropriate for every person or situation. A clinical assessment can help determine whether this approach may be suitable for your treatment needs.

Not necessarily.

One aspect of Brainspotting is that the process can involve focused attention on emotions, sensations, or internal experiences without requiring you to describe every detail of a painful event.

You remain involved in determining what you're comfortable sharing, and your therapist will work collaboratively with you throughout the process.

Your sense of safety, readiness, and individual needs help guide the session.

Traditional talk therapy often involves discussing thoughts, feelings, behaviors, relationships, and life experiences to build understanding and develop coping strategies.

Brainspotting incorporates focused visual attention and awareness of internal emotional and physical experiences.

The approaches do not have to be mutually exclusive. Brainspotting may be integrated into a broader therapy plan alongside approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, or other clinically appropriate interventions.

Clients are permitted to cancel sessions without penalty if they provide at least 24 hours' notice. Late cancellations (less than 24 hours' notice) will incur a fee of 100% of the session. If a client accumulates more than two late cancellations in the same calendar month, provider reserves the right to terminate services.

Emergency cancellations will be considered on a case-by-case basis. No-shows will be billed the full session fee. The provider may also reschedule sessions, subject to availability, upon request with advance notice.

A teenager may benefit from an ADHD-focused assessment or therapy when challenges with attention, organization, impulsivity, emotional regulation, or daily responsibilities are affecting school, relationships, or emotional well-being.

Therapy can help teens better understand their challenges, build coping skills, strengthen communication, and develop practical strategies for everyday situations.

An initial clinical assessment can help determine whether ADHD-focused therapy or additional evaluation is appropriate.

Yes. Some people with ADHD experience difficulty managing frustration, irritability, emotional reactions, and feeling overwhelmed.

Therapy can help individuals recognize emotional triggers, understand patterns, practice regulation strategies, and develop healthier responses to stressful situations.

At Resonate Empowerment Solutions, emotional regulation is an important part of our ADHD-focused treatment approach.

Yes. Trauma-related stress and ADHD can both involve difficulties with concentration, emotional regulation, memory, and executive functioning.

However, they are different conditions, and it is possible for someone to experience both.

A comprehensive clinical assessment can help explore how these symptoms developed and what type of support may be appropriate.