Are you asking this question - is it coming up for you, is it takin space in your brain.
Centaur Counselling can support you in exploring an ADHD diagnosis in a number of meaningful and person-centred ways. Here's how:
1. Providing a Safe, Non-Judgemental Space
Counselling offers a confidential and supportive environment to:
Talk openly about your experiences, challenges, and suspicions.
Explore how ADHD traits may be showing up in your life (e.g., difficulties with focus, time management, emotional regulation).
Make sense of past experiences that might now look different through the lens of ADHD.
2. Helping You Understand ADHD
Your counsellor can support you to:
Explore what ADHD is and how it presents differently in adults, children, or across genders.
Unpack how ADHD-related traits (like hyperfocus or distractibility) may have influenced your self-esteem, relationships, or work/study life.
Understand the emotional impact of living with undiagnosed ADHD, such as feelings of frustration, shame, or confusion.
3. Supporting the Diagnostic Process (If You Choose It)
While counsellors don’t diagnose, they can:
Help you prepare to seek a formal diagnosis (e.g., identifying relevant experiences to share with a GP or specialist).
Explore the pros and cons of pursuing a diagnosis, based on your personal context.
Offer ongoing emotional support throughout the process, which can feel overwhelming or bring up old wounds.
4. Working With Self-Acceptance and Identity
A potential ADHD diagnosis can shake how you see yourself. Counselling can help you:
Reframe your past with greater compassion (e.g., “I wasn’t lazy—I was struggling with executive function”).
Rebuild your sense of self with a deeper understanding of your brain’s unique wiring.
Address internalised stigma and develop a strengths-based view of ADHD.
5. Developing Coping Strategies
If ADHD traits are impacting daily life, counselling can offer space to:
Identify your unique challenges and strengths.
Collaboratively explore strategies to support attention, time management, emotional regulation, etc.
Integrate practical tools from approaches like CBT (if appropriate) while keeping the focus on your personal experience.
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