Counselling that makes room for your mind
If attention, organisation or intense feelings make daily life difficult, I want to understand how that is for you. We can explore the effect on your confidence and relationships, and try practical support that suits the way you think.
What this can feel like
Experiences vary. You may recognise some of these, or your experience may look different.
Difficulty starting or finishing tasks
Overwhelm around planning and priorities
Emotional intensity or rejection sensitivity
Exhaustion from masking or trying to keep up
Relationship strain or misunderstandings
Self-criticism built from years of feeling different
A pattern of effort and self-judgement
When everyday tasks require extra effort, repeated frustration can become a story about character or failure. We can separate practical difficulties from the shame that may have grown around them.
Talk with Richard →How therapy can help
We can look at your strengths as well as the things you find difficult. I will work with you to find practical approaches that fit your life, rather than expect one system to suit everyone.
Understand your context
Explore strengths, needs, routines and the environments that help or hinder you.
Work with emotion
Make space for frustration, overwhelm, self-esteem and relationship experiences.
Build useful supports
Experiment with approaches that fit you rather than expecting one system to work for everyone.
Understanding your experience
More than a symptom
Counselling is not a diagnostic assessment. If you are seeking an ADHD assessment, we can discuss appropriate routes while working with the impact of your experiences now.
What change might look like
Change may mean more self-understanding, less blame and practical adjustments that support your life and relationships.
The aim is to understand your needs and find support that works for you.
Related areas
Anxiety & OCD → Relationships & Intimacy → Self-esteem & Shame →
For general information about counselling and accessing support, see the resources page.
More ways to explore
Explore what else may be involved
Difficulty starting a task can involve executive-function barriers as well as perfectionism or overload. Sustained demands can also contribute to exhaustion. The linked pages explore these differences and include autistic burnout where relevant.
You can ask for help before you have the answers.
If you would like to talk this through, you are welcome to get in touch. We can discuss your questions before you decide whether to begin.
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