ADHD Therapists in Washington, DC
Limitless Possibilities provide clients the respect, privacy, and confidentiality that every human being deserves. We seek to create a safe and nurturing environment, free of judgment and criticism. We provide a safe atmosphere where one can search within themselves to find answers through greater self-awareness and self-directed growth.The goal is to empower our clients to work towards improving their decision-making skills and practices through reflection, targeted insight, and strategic goal setting. We are excited to assist our clients with taking the next steps in finding their way towards healing, and peace.
Limitless Possibilities provide clients the respect, privacy, and confidentiality that every human being deserves. We seek to create a safe and nurturing environment, free of judgment and criticism. We provide a safe atmosphere where one can search within themselves to find answers through greater self-awareness and self-directed growth.The goal is to empower our clients to work towards improving their decision-making skills and practices through reflection, targeted insight, and strategic goal setting. We are excited to assist our clients with taking the next steps in finding their way towards healing, and peace.
Catie Ehrler
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LCPC
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
I specialize in ADHD, eating disorders, body image, LGBTQIA+, relational trauma, and interpersonal violence/domestic violence survivors.
As a therapist, I pride myself on being approachable and genuinely engaged in the therapeutic relationship. I strive to offer a nurturing space filled with acceptance, collaboration, and humor that is safe for all gender, sexual and cultural identities. My practice is oriented in Relational-Cultural Theory (RCT), which believes that individuals grow through connectedness, to ourselves and our community. RCT is an Intersectional Feminist approach that allows me to bring social justice and multiculturalism in all forms into my work with clients. I also work within the Health and Every Size (HAES) and body neutrality models.
I specialize in ADHD, eating disorders, body image, LGBTQIA+, relational trauma, and interpersonal violence/domestic violence survivors.
As a therapist, I pride myself on being approachable and genuinely engaged in the therapeutic relationship. I strive to offer a nurturing space filled with acceptance, collaboration, and humor that is safe for all gender, sexual and cultural identities. My practice is oriented in Relational-Cultural Theory (RCT), which believes that individuals grow through connectedness, to ourselves and our community. RCT is an Intersectional Feminist approach that allows me to bring social justice and multiculturalism in all forms into my work with clients. I also work within the Health and Every Size (HAES) and body neutrality models.
Those challenges may be acute crisis, anxiety, depression, ADHD and other executive functioning difficulties, & peak performers - neurofeedback assists the brain to be more efficient no matter what the challenge.
Recognizing that each client is a unique and creative individual who deserves the opportunity to be happy, successful, and fulfilled, I offer a caring and nurturing therapeutic approach. Serving the Washington, D.C. area, my clinical practice is grounded in a strengths-based perspective that empowers individuals by drawing on their personal assets to support recovery and growth. My approach fosters hope by exploring previous successes and using them as building blocks for meaningful change. By integrating neurofeedback, my clinical services aim to deepen insight, create learning opportunities, and support well-being.
Those challenges may be acute crisis, anxiety, depression, ADHD and other executive functioning difficulties, & peak performers - neurofeedback assists the brain to be more efficient no matter what the challenge.
Recognizing that each client is a unique and creative individual who deserves the opportunity to be happy, successful, and fulfilled, I offer a caring and nurturing therapeutic approach. Serving the Washington, D.C. area, my clinical practice is grounded in a strengths-based perspective that empowers individuals by drawing on their personal assets to support recovery and growth. My approach fosters hope by exploring previous successes and using them as building blocks for meaningful change. By integrating neurofeedback, my clinical services aim to deepen insight, create learning opportunities, and support well-being.
I help driven professionals manage anxiety, ADHD, depression, and relationship stress.
My therapy style is insight-oriented and practical, helping you understand your past patterns and take intentional steps forward. My approach draws from research-proven, evidence-based treatments, combined with a warm and collaborative style. I help you build insight, gain skills, and create lasting change with greater confidence in where you’re headed next.
I help driven professionals manage anxiety, ADHD, depression, and relationship stress.
My therapy style is insight-oriented and practical, helping you understand your past patterns and take intentional steps forward. My approach draws from research-proven, evidence-based treatments, combined with a warm and collaborative style. I help you build insight, gain skills, and create lasting change with greater confidence in where you’re headed next.
Are you feeling stuck or overwhelmed and are ready to have more ease in your life? Are you looking for a supportive, space to help figure out what's getting in the way of having a life that feels more like you? I focus on helping you to explore the thoughts and feelings that are creating frustration, sadness, overwhelm, or resentment and to help you get back in touch with a version of you where your best qualities. With a compassionate ear, therapy can help you let go of whatever is weighing you down so you can feel like your best self.
Are you feeling stuck or overwhelmed and are ready to have more ease in your life? Are you looking for a supportive, space to help figure out what's getting in the way of having a life that feels more like you? I focus on helping you to explore the thoughts and feelings that are creating frustration, sadness, overwhelm, or resentment and to help you get back in touch with a version of you where your best qualities. With a compassionate ear, therapy can help you let go of whatever is weighing you down so you can feel like your best self.
Ready for less surviving and more flourishing? Less chaos and more ease? You feel like a hot mess, pouring so much energy into getting by. You want success at school or work, better connections with your partner, friends, and family, and a satisfying sex life. You wish you could have more fun. But past failures, disappointments, heartbreak, or regrets keep haunting you. It feels like the pandemic reinforced these mental and emotional shackles.
Ready for less surviving and more flourishing? Less chaos and more ease? You feel like a hot mess, pouring so much energy into getting by. You want success at school or work, better connections with your partner, friends, and family, and a satisfying sex life. You wish you could have more fun. But past failures, disappointments, heartbreak, or regrets keep haunting you. It feels like the pandemic reinforced these mental and emotional shackles.
I offer a range of assessment services including ADHD evaluation, adoption readiness evaluation, disability opinions, and immigration evaluations.
I use an active, serious, and friendly approach to help you figure out where you are right now and how to move forward. Talking with a professional psychologist can organize your thinking and transform your outlook on life. You can move past issues such as anxiety, fearfulness, low mood, activated trauma, career concerns, dating troubles, family problems and more when you overcome emotional roadblocks. Problem-solve for 1-2 sessions or take a deeper look at your underlying thoughts and habits. When you deepen your understanding of yourself you can take action to make your life better.
I offer a range of assessment services including ADHD evaluation, adoption readiness evaluation, disability opinions, and immigration evaluations.
I use an active, serious, and friendly approach to help you figure out where you are right now and how to move forward. Talking with a professional psychologist can organize your thinking and transform your outlook on life. You can move past issues such as anxiety, fearfulness, low mood, activated trauma, career concerns, dating troubles, family problems and more when you overcome emotional roadblocks. Problem-solve for 1-2 sessions or take a deeper look at your underlying thoughts and habits. When you deepen your understanding of yourself you can take action to make your life better.
Thriveworks Counseling &Psychiatry Washington,D.C.
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Washington, DC 20045
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
Many of my clients are thoughtful and self-aware but still feel stuck, even when they know what should help I work with individuals dealing with anxiety, burnout, ADHD, autism, and life transitions like career shifts, relationship changes, and self-esteem.
Here's how it works: we talk, I listen for patterns, and we figure out what's getting in the way. I'll share resources, book recommendations, and approaches other client have found hepful. I'll ask real questions and push back when it's useful. I draw primarily on ACT, Motivational Interviewing, CBT, and mindfulness-based research.
Many of my clients are thoughtful and self-aware but still feel stuck, even when they know what should help I work with individuals dealing with anxiety, burnout, ADHD, autism, and life transitions like career shifts, relationship changes, and self-esteem.
Here's how it works: we talk, I listen for patterns, and we figure out what's getting in the way. I'll share resources, book recommendations, and approaches other client have found hepful. I'll ask real questions and push back when it's useful. I draw primarily on ACT, Motivational Interviewing, CBT, and mindfulness-based research.
My specialty and passion is working with adolescents: teenagers, college students, and young adults; especially around anxiety and ADHD.
I view therapy as an opportunity for every person to have a confidential, supportive, and guided experience towards personal growth and facing life’s unending challenges. My style of therapy is very much like my personality: down to earth, humble, funny, compassionate, slightly sarcastic, direct, and blunt in a loving way. I have a sense of humor about myself, and I encourage my clients to adopt the same attitude. Each client who walks into my office comes with a unique history of experiences. To personalize treatment I use a combination of evidence-based therapeutic techniques to best support, explore, interpret, and solve.
My specialty and passion is working with adolescents: teenagers, college students, and young adults; especially around anxiety and ADHD.
I view therapy as an opportunity for every person to have a confidential, supportive, and guided experience towards personal growth and facing life’s unending challenges. My style of therapy is very much like my personality: down to earth, humble, funny, compassionate, slightly sarcastic, direct, and blunt in a loving way. I have a sense of humor about myself, and I encourage my clients to adopt the same attitude. Each client who walks into my office comes with a unique history of experiences. To personalize treatment I use a combination of evidence-based therapeutic techniques to best support, explore, interpret, and solve.
Navigating your 20s and 30s while grappling with your identity and societal expectations can stir up a whirlwind of emotions. You might feel like you’re being pulled in different directions making it difficult to understand who you are and where you fit in. Maybe you feel like you don’t belong anywhere—like you're "too much" of one thing or "not enough" of another. As a second-generation Liberian immigrant, I get the struggle of balancing cultural identity, family expectations, and your own dreams. I am here to support you in honoring your roots while empowering you to carve out your own path and define who you truly are.
Navigating your 20s and 30s while grappling with your identity and societal expectations can stir up a whirlwind of emotions. You might feel like you’re being pulled in different directions making it difficult to understand who you are and where you fit in. Maybe you feel like you don’t belong anywhere—like you're "too much" of one thing or "not enough" of another. As a second-generation Liberian immigrant, I get the struggle of balancing cultural identity, family expectations, and your own dreams. I am here to support you in honoring your roots while empowering you to carve out your own path and define who you truly are.
My approach to psychotherapy focuses on helping clients gain an awareness that they are the agents of change in their lives. Therapy can help increase their response-ability, taking responsibility for the elements that drive behaviors that are not fully in awareness.
In therapy, through looking at the events and the thoughts and feelings associated with how they have come to the current predicament, clients can come that they are the ones living in the lives they inhabit, and through this insight, they can implement the changes they want to see.
Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is one way of fostering awareness.
My approach to psychotherapy focuses on helping clients gain an awareness that they are the agents of change in their lives. Therapy can help increase their response-ability, taking responsibility for the elements that drive behaviors that are not fully in awareness.
In therapy, through looking at the events and the thoughts and feelings associated with how they have come to the current predicament, clients can come that they are the ones living in the lives they inhabit, and through this insight, they can implement the changes they want to see.
Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is one way of fostering awareness.
The DC Center for Neurocognitive Excellence
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, LCSW-C, LCSW, BCD, BCN
8 Endorsed
Washington, DC 20006
We are experts at assessing and treating ADD/ ADHD, PTSD, and trauma symptoms.
The Center for Neurocognitive Excellence integrates assessments, counseling, and neurofeedback to best identify the source of your stress and effectively treat it so that we can reduce the intensity, duration, and frequency of your most stressful moments. We are experts at integrating approaches to best suit your needs. Listening and working with you is a huge source of joy!
We are experts at assessing and treating ADD/ ADHD, PTSD, and trauma symptoms.
The Center for Neurocognitive Excellence integrates assessments, counseling, and neurofeedback to best identify the source of your stress and effectively treat it so that we can reduce the intensity, duration, and frequency of your most stressful moments. We are experts at integrating approaches to best suit your needs. Listening and working with you is a huge source of joy!
I have experience working with children, adults, and the LGBTQIA+ community. Supporting people to reach their goals whether they are dealing with depression, anxiety, ADHD, relationships, and/or family dynamics. My goal is to support and help you reach your goals. I use a multidisciplinary approach that is based on your needs.
I have experience working with children, adults, and the LGBTQIA+ community. Supporting people to reach their goals whether they are dealing with depression, anxiety, ADHD, relationships, and/or family dynamics. My goal is to support and help you reach your goals. I use a multidisciplinary approach that is based on your needs.
I have worked extensively with individuals and families struggling with trauma, anxiety, depression, and ADHD/ ADD.
Throughout my career as a therapist, I have worked with individuals, families, and couples to navigate through difficult times. With compassion and understanding, I work to create a warm and safe environment so that each individual can build upon their strengths in order to attain the personal growth that they are committed to accomplishing in their lives. In a collaborative environment, support and practical feedback will be offered that effectively addresses personal life challenges. I incorporate complimentary techniques to offer a tailored approach that is personalized to each client.
I have worked extensively with individuals and families struggling with trauma, anxiety, depression, and ADHD/ ADD.
Throughout my career as a therapist, I have worked with individuals, families, and couples to navigate through difficult times. With compassion and understanding, I work to create a warm and safe environment so that each individual can build upon their strengths in order to attain the personal growth that they are committed to accomplishing in their lives. In a collaborative environment, support and practical feedback will be offered that effectively addresses personal life challenges. I incorporate complimentary techniques to offer a tailored approach that is personalized to each client.
My clients are often facing a full range of personal and professional challenges - I offer them a space for processing with dignity, strength and maturity. I bring to my clients objectivity, insight, candor, resourcefulness, commitment and compassion so that they work safely to relieve anxiety or stress, improve mood and physical health, re-examine career goals, enhance personal relationships, address and heal from trauma injuries, resolve serious impairment of work performance and emotional stability from addictive behaviors, strengthen personal interests and reengage in life.
My clients are often facing a full range of personal and professional challenges - I offer them a space for processing with dignity, strength and maturity. I bring to my clients objectivity, insight, candor, resourcefulness, commitment and compassion so that they work safely to relieve anxiety or stress, improve mood and physical health, re-examine career goals, enhance personal relationships, address and heal from trauma injuries, resolve serious impairment of work performance and emotional stability from addictive behaviors, strengthen personal interests and reengage in life.
I have expertise in autism, ADHD, anxiety, and depression, as well as neuropsychological assessment.
My therapy practice is ideal for children and adults wanting support and guidance as they navigate general life stressors. I work with neurotypical, neurodivergent, and LGBTQ+ clients alike who are wrestling with clinical concerns as well, including depressive symptoms, anxiety, and executive functioning differences. Clients struggling to build self-confidence, develop their identity, achieve consistency in pursuit of their goals, and manage their emotional wellness are met with compassion, patience, solutions, and integrated strategies backed by research. Contact me for more information about in-person neuropsychological testing.
I have expertise in autism, ADHD, anxiety, and depression, as well as neuropsychological assessment.
My therapy practice is ideal for children and adults wanting support and guidance as they navigate general life stressors. I work with neurotypical, neurodivergent, and LGBTQ+ clients alike who are wrestling with clinical concerns as well, including depressive symptoms, anxiety, and executive functioning differences. Clients struggling to build self-confidence, develop their identity, achieve consistency in pursuit of their goals, and manage their emotional wellness are met with compassion, patience, solutions, and integrated strategies backed by research. Contact me for more information about in-person neuropsychological testing.
I have worked with individuals who experience ADHD, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, anger outbursts, and stage of life transitions.
The treatment modalities I commonly work from include: Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma Informed Care, Strengths Based Approach, Play Based Therapy, Art Based Therapy and Mindfulness.
I have worked with individuals who experience ADHD, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, anger outbursts, and stage of life transitions.
The treatment modalities I commonly work from include: Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma Informed Care, Strengths Based Approach, Play Based Therapy, Art Based Therapy and Mindfulness.
I have experience supporting clients with anxiety, depression, ADHD, personality disorders, trauma, grief, relationship challenges, family conflict, suicidal ideations, self esteem, & life’s ups and downs.
In therapy, there’s no “one-size-fits-all” approach because people aren’t one-size-fits-all. I draw from a range of evidence-based modalities to meet each client’s unique needs, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), play-based therapy, relational therapy, solution-focused therapy, and psychodynamic therapy.
I have experience supporting clients with anxiety, depression, ADHD, personality disorders, trauma, grief, relationship challenges, family conflict, suicidal ideations, self esteem, & life’s ups and downs.
In therapy, there’s no “one-size-fits-all” approach because people aren’t one-size-fits-all. I draw from a range of evidence-based modalities to meet each client’s unique needs, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), play-based therapy, relational therapy, solution-focused therapy, and psychodynamic therapy.
All of us create patterns of behavior in our formative years to help us survive real and perceived dangers. What are those patterns? How have those patterns constricted our lives today? My approach to therapy is interpersonal. I integrate elements of family systems theory, attachment theory, existential theory, and psychodynamic theory, among others in my work. I believe real change occurs through the collaborative, moment-to-moment interactions between therapist and client in an honest and compassionate space.
All of us create patterns of behavior in our formative years to help us survive real and perceived dangers. What are those patterns? How have those patterns constricted our lives today? My approach to therapy is interpersonal. I integrate elements of family systems theory, attachment theory, existential theory, and psychodynamic theory, among others in my work. I believe real change occurs through the collaborative, moment-to-moment interactions between therapist and client in an honest and compassionate space.
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ADHD Therapists
When should I seek treatment for ADHD?
You should seek treatment for ADHD if you consistently have difficulty with attention, hyperactivity, or impulsivity that interferes with your daily life. Symptoms of ADHD include the inability to sustain attention during tasks, difficulty organizing tasks and activities, being easily distracted, frequent fidgeting or squirming, and talking or interrupting excessively. If these symptoms interfere with your career, academics, or relationships—for example, consistently failing to complete professional projects on time—you should seek an evaluation for ADHD.
How does treatment for ADHD work?
Effective treatment for ADHD often consists of medication, behavioral therapy, and lifestyle changes. Stimulant medications such as Adderall and Ritalin work by altering levels of neurotransmitters in the brain; higher levels of dopamine and norepinephrine are known to improve attention and focus. Therapy works by helping people with ADHD understand the condition, discuss their areas of difficulty, and develop behavioral strategies to manage their symptoms. In some cases, modifying one’s diet and exercise can also help improve symptoms.
Are there specific medications for ADHD?
Medications to treat ADHD are generally stimulants, the most common are Adderall and Ritalin. There are two categories of stimulants: Amphetamines include Adderall, Dyanavel, Vyvanse, and Dexedrine, and methylphenidates include Ritalin, Concerta, Daytrana, Focalin, Quillichew, Quillivant, and Metadate. Non-stimulants and antidepressants may be used as an alternative if stimulants aren’t effective or viable for a particular patient.
How long does treatment for ADHD take?
It’s tough to give an exact time frame because everyone varies. In terms of medications, stimulants begin to work very soon after you take them, generally within the hour. It may take time to identify the right medication and dosage, but the medication itself is fast-acting. In terms of therapy, it takes time to develop skills and put them into practice, but you will likely see improvements within a few weeks or months.