Do you struggle to get things accomplished even though you really want to?
Are relationships hard because you blurt things out, or do your emotions seem to change quickly? Do you have trouble with organization and time management?
One possible reason you experience these things is Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects a person’s ability to focus, regulate behavior and emotions and keep on track.
An ADHD assessment can help you know for sure if you have ADHD. If you have read things online that have you considering whether you have ADHD or you’ve received a diagnosis from a doctor, psychiatrist or other professional, a formal diagnosis can provide clarity and open up opportunities for services to help you.
Whether the assessment determines you have ADHD or not, working with a compassionate therapist can help you move out of frustration and self-blame and into a shame free understanding of yourself. You’ll learn the skills you need to be successful in life: either skills to support you in working with ADHD instead of against it OR the skills to cope with other root causes of your symptoms.
After your assessment, you’ll process the results with your therapist who can help you understand what this means for your life going forward. You’ll have the opportunity to begin collaborative therapy, where your therapist will work side by side with you to accept yourself for who you are, find your strengths, and learn new skills to ease the symptoms affecting your life.
Schedule a conversation where we’ll listen to your story, clarify what you want to understand, and create a personalized roadmap for your Deep Insight Process.
Engage in a guided exploration using powerful psychological tools that reveal the deeper forces shaping your thoughts, emotions, and behavior.
Gain profound insight into who you are, release old self-blame, and experience genuine peace, joy, and fulfillment in your daily life.
Rudner DeVera
Postdoctoral Fellow
Psy.D
As psychologists, we’ve noticed that a lot of diagnoses share many of the same symptoms, and sometimes the core issue is not a formal disorder, but trauma, childhood wounds or the stress of your current life experiences. You may be experiencing perfectionism, OCD, anxiety that mimics ADHD. We’re not here to label you or pathologize your behavior, especially if that is something that feels unhelpful or uncomfortable to you.
Our focus is helping people understand themselves in a way that changes everything. That means listening to your story, and offering assessments only when helpful and appropriate.
For a diagnosis of ADHD, a person needs to exhibit six or more symptoms of inattention and/or six or more symptoms of hyperactivity and impulsivity. Here are the symptoms:
Dr. Edward B. Jenny
FOUNDER, CLINICAL DIRECTOR
Psy.D Licensed Psychologist
Research has repeatedly shown that feeling understood by your therapist is the most important element to success in therapy. At Edward Jenny and Associates, we prioritize building that foundation with every client.
It’s about the relationship.
We believe therapy and assessments go hand-in-hand to provide the safest, fastest way to help you move forward.
Problems with attention and impulse control can be caused by a lot of different things, so it is possible for people to struggle with these things and not have ADHD. One of our main goals is to get beyond the symptoms and try and understand why you might be impulsive or inattentive. For example, people with preoccupied attachment styles may have trouble staying focused on one thing. Trauma can also impact an individual’s ability to stay focused, and they may act impulsively to manage feelings from the trauma. For these reasons, it is important to have a thorough assessment that leads to concrete coping strategies.
The best ADHD assessments use interviews, self-reports of symptoms, and performance measures of cognitive skills to determine whether a person has ADHD. Continuous performance measures give an accurate measure of your ability to respond to the right cues accurately while not responding when you shouldn’t. We look at this in visual as well as auditory channels. We also look at personality variables that may be impacting attention and behavior. We take a detailed medical and social history to track when symptoms arise, when they are improved, and they are worse. We also use neuropsychological tests to measure your ability to adjust tactics in response to new information and how well you can access and store memories.
Based on your particular profile, we give you recommendations for how to improve your functioning and help you begin to learn new skills. You can use your evaluation results to request reasonable accommodations or manage your work environment more appropriately.
