TELEHEALTH COUNSELING IN CHARLOTTE, NC AND ONLINE COUNSELING SERVING THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
BLOOMING MINDS COUNSELING, PLLC
Alison Bellows, M.Ed, LCMHCA, NCC
Therapy for ADHD in
Charlotte, NC
Healing Begins With Being Understood
Support That Sees
The Whole You
Living with ADHD can feel like you’re constantly trying to keep up. Whether it be with work, responsibilities, relationships, expectations, or even your own thoughts. One moment you feel scattered or overwhelmed and the next you feel hyper-focused and in the zone. You might work incredibly hard, but still feel like you’re “falling behind,” struggling to follow through, or being misunderstood by the people around you.
My work with ADHD clients focuses on the emotional and behavioral side of ADHD: the shame, pressure, burnout, people-pleasing, overthinking, and perfectionism that often come with being neurodivergent. In therapy, we explore how ADHD shows up in your nervous system, relationships, identity, and day to day life. Together we build practical strategies that actually fit you.
What ADHD Can
Feel Like
Everyone experiences ADHD differently, but many of my clients describe things like:
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Difficulty with organization, follow through, and planning; even for things they care about
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Feeling “all or nothing”, either frozen or over-activated
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Emotional overwhelm, rejection sensitivity, or feeling “too much”
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Overthinking, guilt, or self-criticism when things don’t get done
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Masking, people-pleasing, or trying to “hold it all together”
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Feeling misunderstood in relationships or at work
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Burnout from constantly pushing past limits
If some of this resonates with you, know that you’re not broken. Your brain and nervous system simply process the world differently. Therapy can help you understand those patterns with compassion instead of judgment.
Not sure if you have ADHD? Check out this quick ADHD screener questionnaire.
Beyond Attention & Focus
ADHD is not a lack of effort or discipline. Often individuals with ADHD are high functioning, successful people. ADHD is a neurodevelopmental difference that affects:
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Executive functioning (planning, memory, task initiation)
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Emotional regulation and impulse control
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Time perception and motivation
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Sensory and nervous-system responses
These differences can become magnified and effect an individual's view of themselves due to:
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Late or missed diagnosis
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Caregivers not recognizing symptoms
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Chronic misunderstanding from peers authority figures, and support system
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Masking
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Inconsistent performance
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Internalized perfectionism and people-pleasing to fit in
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Repeated experiences of failure or unfinished tasks
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Rejection Sensitivity and Emotional Intensity
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Comparison to Peers or Siblings
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Shame around Executive Functioning challenges
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Trauma or chronic stress
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Lack of emotional validation growing up
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Medical or educational systems only focusing on behavior
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Internalized stigma around ADHD
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Burnout from chronic self monitoring
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