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ADHD & Executive Functioning

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ADHS & Executive Functionsing

ADHD doesn’t have to dictate your potential. We provide the neuro-affirming tools you need to organize your mind, master your time, and navigate daily life with renewed confidence and control.

When Staying on Track Feels Impossible

It’s normal to get distracted sometimes. But if your mind feels like a browser with 50 tabs open, or you find yourself constantly playing catch-up despite your best efforts, you are not alone. Many adults in Arvada and across the Front Range live with undiagnosed or unmanaged ADHD that makes daily life feel like an uphill battle.

The good news? Your brain isn’t broken; it just works differently. With the right support, you can stop fighting against your nature and start working with it.

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Masking: The Hidden Impact of ADHD

One of the most exhausting parts of ADHD is masking—the effort required to hide your struggles to fit in.
You may:

  • Overcompensate by working late hours to make up for “unproductive” time.

  • Suppress your natural need to move or fidget, leaving you drained.

  • Say “yes” to everything to avoid disappointing others, which can lead to burnout.

These behaviors might help you “pass” in the workplace or at home—but over time, they erode your self-esteem and energy. Therapy helps you drop the mask and build sustainable systems in its place.

Common ADHD & Executive Function Symptoms

Executive & Cognitive

  • Time Blindness: Consistently running late or losing track of hours.Analysis Paralysis: Getting stuck on where to start a task.Working Memory Issues: Walking into a room and forgetting why.

    Focus Fluctuations: Hyperfocusing on interests but unable to focus on routine tasks.

Emotional Symptoms

  • Rejection Sensitivity (RSD): Intense emotional pain from perceived criticism.Overwhelm: Shutting down when there is too much sensory input.Irritability: Quick flashes of frustration or impatience.

    Chronic Guilt: Feeling like you are constantly letting others down.

Behavioral Symptoms

    • Impulsivity: interrupting others or making hasty decisions.Doom Piling: creating stacks of papers or clutter “to deal with later.”Incompletion: Starting many hobby projects but finishing few.

      Restlessness: Difficulty sitting still or needing constant stimulation.

Work With Your Brain, Not Against It

    • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to challenge negative self-talk (like “I’m just lazy”) and break the cycle of shame.

    • Neurofeedback to train your brain for sustained focus, impulse control, and emotional regulation without medication.

    • Executive Function Strategies to help you build practical, realistic systems for time management and organization.

    • Relational Support to improve communication with partners or family members who may not understand how your brain works.

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