At ST&A Psychology, we can provide ADHD counselling & treatment for children, adolescents and adults. Many of our Manly Psychologists and Psychologists in North Sydney are highly skilled and experienced in treating ADHD. ADHD affects a person’s behaviour, social interaction, learning ability, and can put a strain on others in the family. It is natural for young children to have a short attention span and to act on impulses. ADHD represents attentional and behavioural symptoms and issues that can benefit from counselling and other treatments.
If you think you have ADHD, or you have a child with ADHD, you are probably feeling a range of emotions about it, including anger, frustration, guilt, sadness, and exhaustion. However overwhelmed you feel, remember that many children who have been diagnosed with ADHD have responded positively with treatment and gone on to become successful, happy adults. Adults with ADHD can also be helped effectively. Effectively managing ADHD requires a well-rounded approach that often combines education and mindset changes, learning and applying new psychological skills, Mindfulness, medication, behavioural modifications, improving/strengthening weaker cognitive skills, and lifestyle changes. By addressing the disorder on multiple fronts, individuals can better manage their impulsivity and hyperactivity, and significantly improve their focus, attention, short term working memory, executive functions, organisation and planning skills, productivity, self esteem, mood, and overall mental well-being.