ADHD Therapists in Saint Paul, MN
I also have ADHD, which helps me understand my clients.
I provide in-person and virtual therapy. I gather information from clients and their loved ones about their strengths, challenges, and goals. Afterwards, we set up a plan on how to "calm the chaos" in their lives. I help clients empower themselves through a range of science-based strategies, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy and mindfulness.
I also have ADHD, which helps me understand my clients.
I provide in-person and virtual therapy. I gather information from clients and their loved ones about their strengths, challenges, and goals. Afterwards, we set up a plan on how to "calm the chaos" in their lives. I help clients empower themselves through a range of science-based strategies, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy and mindfulness.
Hello and welcome! I'm excited to be a part of your therapeutic journey. Creating a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental environment is at the heart of my approach. I specialize in helping older teens and young adults navigate life's ups and downs. My passion is empowering clients to overcome obstacles and reach their full potential. Whether you're facing a specific challenge or seeking general support, I'm here to help you find clarity, build resilience, and build a brighter future.
Hello and welcome! I'm excited to be a part of your therapeutic journey. Creating a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental environment is at the heart of my approach. I specialize in helping older teens and young adults navigate life's ups and downs. My passion is empowering clients to overcome obstacles and reach their full potential. Whether you're facing a specific challenge or seeking general support, I'm here to help you find clarity, build resilience, and build a brighter future.
Some of the issues I work with include anxiety, depression, anger, lack of motivation, career and financial stress, relationship and family issues, racial and cultural oppression, sex and gender-related issues, and addiction. I work to create an environment that feels supportive, respectful, and collaborative. We will explore and figure out ways to make the changes you want to make in your life.
Some of the issues I work with include anxiety, depression, anger, lack of motivation, career and financial stress, relationship and family issues, racial and cultural oppression, sex and gender-related issues, and addiction. I work to create an environment that feels supportive, respectful, and collaborative. We will explore and figure out ways to make the changes you want to make in your life.
Brynn Smith, LICSW, supports individuals, couples, and families across Minnesota in navigating life’s challenges with compassion, skill, and a deep commitment to holistic mental health care. Practicing at LifeStance Health, she offers therapy for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors, tailoring her approach to meet the unique needs of each stage of life. Whether addressing long-standing patterns or helping clients through acute distress, Brynn provides a safe, welcoming space for growth and healing. Her practice focuses on evidence-based therapy that promotes both emotional resilience and practical coping skills.
Brynn Smith, LICSW, supports individuals, couples, and families across Minnesota in navigating life’s challenges with compassion, skill, and a deep commitment to holistic mental health care. Practicing at LifeStance Health, she offers therapy for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors, tailoring her approach to meet the unique needs of each stage of life. Whether addressing long-standing patterns or helping clients through acute distress, Brynn provides a safe, welcoming space for growth and healing. Her practice focuses on evidence-based therapy that promotes both emotional resilience and practical coping skills.
My work at Brainsight centers around helping people learn more effectively, whether they are children or adolescents in a school setting or adults in the workplace. I specialize in the identification and treatment of problems with attention, learning, and memory. The ability to pay attention and remember things is integral to learning and working. If you are easily distracted, have difficulty focusing your attention, suffer from a poor memory, or struggle to learn new things, you may benefit from an evaluation. Some individuals also benefit from counseling or coaching, and others benefit from training programs for memory or executive functions.
My work at Brainsight centers around helping people learn more effectively, whether they are children or adolescents in a school setting or adults in the workplace. I specialize in the identification and treatment of problems with attention, learning, and memory. The ability to pay attention and remember things is integral to learning and working. If you are easily distracted, have difficulty focusing your attention, suffer from a poor memory, or struggle to learn new things, you may benefit from an evaluation. Some individuals also benefit from counseling or coaching, and others benefit from training programs for memory or executive functions.
Our team of psychiatrists, therapists, psychologists, and advanced practice nurses specializes in treating in a wide range of mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, addiction, trauma, PTSD, and more.
Making your first appointment can be one of the most challenging steps in your mental health journey. At LifeStance, we make it simple by offering both online and in-person therapy and psychiatry services, covered by major insurance plans.
Our team of psychiatrists, therapists, psychologists, and advanced practice nurses specializes in treating in a wide range of mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, addiction, trauma, PTSD, and more.
Making your first appointment can be one of the most challenging steps in your mental health journey. At LifeStance, we make it simple by offering both online and in-person therapy and psychiatry services, covered by major insurance plans.
Brenden Ormsby
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
1 Endorsed
Saint Paul, MN 55104
Waitlist for new clients
If you have struggled to find effective therapy and regulate your emotions I may be the therapist for you. I have a strong passion for intersectionality, trauma, minority experience, and people underserved or poorly served by our mental health systems. I often work with folks at one of the intersections of LGBTQIA+ identity, neurodivergence, and trauma providing respectful, culturally humble and non-judgmental care. I also work with a wide range of mental health issues where emotions cause havoc in people's lives.
If you have struggled to find effective therapy and regulate your emotions I may be the therapist for you. I have a strong passion for intersectionality, trauma, minority experience, and people underserved or poorly served by our mental health systems. I often work with folks at one of the intersections of LGBTQIA+ identity, neurodivergence, and trauma providing respectful, culturally humble and non-judgmental care. I also work with a wide range of mental health issues where emotions cause havoc in people's lives.
Our team of psychiatrists, therapists, psychologists, and advanced practice nurses specializes in treating in a wide range of mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, addiction, trauma, PTSD, and more.
Making your first appointment can be one of the most challenging steps in your mental health journey. At LifeStance, we make it simple by offering both online and in-person therapy and psychiatry services, covered by major insurance plans.
Our team of psychiatrists, therapists, psychologists, and advanced practice nurses specializes in treating in a wide range of mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, addiction, trauma, PTSD, and more.
Making your first appointment can be one of the most challenging steps in your mental health journey. At LifeStance, we make it simple by offering both online and in-person therapy and psychiatry services, covered by major insurance plans.
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“The man in the arena… who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” T. Roosevelt
I learned early on that difficult moments hold the potential for growth. Those experiences shaped my belief that courage is not the absence of fear, but the willingness to step into the arena anyway.
In my work, I strive to create a compassionate and emotionally safe space for individuals and families. Together, we explore coping strategies to help you navigate life’s challenges, anxiety and trauma.
ADHD Family Couples Anxiety
“The man in the arena… who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” T. Roosevelt
I learned early on that difficult moments hold the potential for growth. Those experiences shaped my belief that courage is not the absence of fear, but the willingness to step into the arena anyway.
In my work, I strive to create a compassionate and emotionally safe space for individuals and families. Together, we explore coping strategies to help you navigate life’s challenges, anxiety and trauma.
Paula enjoys working with people making life changes, getting free from substance use, repairing relationships (couples), and finding themselves in a new or unexpected life position. Many of her clients have been stalled by grief or trauma. Paula is a champion of recognizing and appreciating the trauma and grief of people in later life and believes society has ignored our elders’ mental health.
Outside of work, Paula’s dogs are a big part of her life, she enjoys attending training classes and exercising them. She practices and attends Tai Chi classes at her local dojo. She loves to garden and do home improvement projects.
Paula enjoys working with people making life changes, getting free from substance use, repairing relationships (couples), and finding themselves in a new or unexpected life position. Many of her clients have been stalled by grief or trauma. Paula is a champion of recognizing and appreciating the trauma and grief of people in later life and believes society has ignored our elders’ mental health.
Outside of work, Paula’s dogs are a big part of her life, she enjoys attending training classes and exercising them. She practices and attends Tai Chi classes at her local dojo. She loves to garden and do home improvement projects.
You might wonder if ADHD or Autism is part of the picture or if you’re just burned out from juggling too much for too long.
I specialize in helping overwhelmed adults untangle the stress, shame, and emotional intensity that often come with ADHD, autism, anxiety, and people-pleasing. Whether you're navigating executive dysfunction, parenting while neurodivergent, or just trying to feel like yourself.
You might wonder if ADHD or Autism is part of the picture or if you’re just burned out from juggling too much for too long.
I specialize in helping overwhelmed adults untangle the stress, shame, and emotional intensity that often come with ADHD, autism, anxiety, and people-pleasing. Whether you're navigating executive dysfunction, parenting while neurodivergent, or just trying to feel like yourself.
Lindsay Ramirez
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Saint Paul, MN 55102
Waitlist for new clients
I specialize and also enjoy in working with adults with ADHD, chronic pain and illness, anxiety, and other mood disorders.
Congratulations on taking the first steps towards better mental health. I have over 16 years of experience helping individuals living with mental health disorders develop coping strategies, find balance, and experience peace. I look forward to supporting you in creating lasting and effective change. My practice emphasizes dignity and self determination for every individual seeking recovery, balance, and well being.
I specialize and also enjoy in working with adults with ADHD, chronic pain and illness, anxiety, and other mood disorders.
Congratulations on taking the first steps towards better mental health. I have over 16 years of experience helping individuals living with mental health disorders develop coping strategies, find balance, and experience peace. I look forward to supporting you in creating lasting and effective change. My practice emphasizes dignity and self determination for every individual seeking recovery, balance, and well being.
In hopes of assisting you with tapping into your own inner wisdom of what works best for you, I introduce well-researched ideas to treat symptoms of ADHD, depression, anxiety, cutting behaviors, making life transitions, trauma, and processing grief around death and losses.
I have received positive feedback and witnessed improvement in clients while providing Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for clients experiencing high anxiety and having a history of trauma.
In hopes of assisting you with tapping into your own inner wisdom of what works best for you, I introduce well-researched ideas to treat symptoms of ADHD, depression, anxiety, cutting behaviors, making life transitions, trauma, and processing grief around death and losses.
I have received positive feedback and witnessed improvement in clients while providing Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for clients experiencing high anxiety and having a history of trauma.
My clients are typically folks who identify as marginalized in some way, especially folks who identify as queer, neurodivergent, and/or disabled. I specialize in supporting folks who are chronically ill. I love working with folks with "scary" or stigmatized diagnoses, including borderline personality disorder. Although I am now proud to live in Minnesota, I am originally from Massachusetts, which comes out in my directness and my humor, both of which are tools I like to use to support clients.
I became a therapist because I love people, and I am motivated by my values of inclusivity and equity to find ways to make therapy accessible
My clients are typically folks who identify as marginalized in some way, especially folks who identify as queer, neurodivergent, and/or disabled. I specialize in supporting folks who are chronically ill. I love working with folks with "scary" or stigmatized diagnoses, including borderline personality disorder. Although I am now proud to live in Minnesota, I am originally from Massachusetts, which comes out in my directness and my humor, both of which are tools I like to use to support clients.
I became a therapist because I love people, and I am motivated by my values of inclusivity and equity to find ways to make therapy accessible
You've probably been told to "think positive". You've heard you shouldn't be so hard on yourself. You've heard you should smile more and stop dwelling on the past, or calm down and stop worrying about the future. You've tried your best, but it seems like no one can tell you how to actually do these things. You want to live a full, rich, and meaningful life, to feel good at what you do, to belong in community, to love and be loved— but all of this seems like it has to wait until you've solved your current problems. Here's my radical suggestion: you already have what you need to thrive. And I'd like to help you discover it.
You've probably been told to "think positive". You've heard you shouldn't be so hard on yourself. You've heard you should smile more and stop dwelling on the past, or calm down and stop worrying about the future. You've tried your best, but it seems like no one can tell you how to actually do these things. You want to live a full, rich, and meaningful life, to feel good at what you do, to belong in community, to love and be loved— but all of this seems like it has to wait until you've solved your current problems. Here's my radical suggestion: you already have what you need to thrive. And I'd like to help you discover it.
I specialize in working with adults navigating life transitions, identity shifts, trauma, neurodivergence (especially ADHD), and grief that accompanies outgrowing old versions of yourself.
In our work together, we’ll use creative expression, metaphor, and symbol as doorways into your story, not just to understand your past, but to ignite new ways of seeing, choosing, and becoming. I practice from a feminist relational lens, with cultural humility at the core of everything I do.
I specialize in working with adults navigating life transitions, identity shifts, trauma, neurodivergence (especially ADHD), and grief that accompanies outgrowing old versions of yourself.
In our work together, we’ll use creative expression, metaphor, and symbol as doorways into your story, not just to understand your past, but to ignite new ways of seeing, choosing, and becoming. I practice from a feminist relational lens, with cultural humility at the core of everything I do.
Jonathan is passionate about addressing ADHD, chronic pain, and PTSD/trauma.
Diagnosed with ADHD himself after age 45, he understands the unique challenges associated with neurodivergent processing. He has completed specialized training through the Adler Institute to work with families, adolescents, and adults dealing with ADHD.
Jonathan is passionate about addressing ADHD, chronic pain, and PTSD/trauma.
Diagnosed with ADHD himself after age 45, he understands the unique challenges associated with neurodivergent processing. He has completed specialized training through the Adler Institute to work with families, adolescents, and adults dealing with ADHD.
I support people with anxiety, ADHD, autism, self-harm, social concerns, trauma, executive dysfunction, family distress, identity questions, and grief.
Humans often endure complicated transitions and unexpected challenges while learning to navigate the world. I especially enjoy working with people during dynamic times of life like middle school, high school, and college. I also specialize in work with creative individuals and artists. Clients are warmly accepted in my practice for who they are today. I help clients better understand their brain and their body's responses. My goal is to provide a stable environment that is both supportive and challenging. Together, we explore what that person values, where they want to go, what they would like to change, and who they want to become.
I support people with anxiety, ADHD, autism, self-harm, social concerns, trauma, executive dysfunction, family distress, identity questions, and grief.
Humans often endure complicated transitions and unexpected challenges while learning to navigate the world. I especially enjoy working with people during dynamic times of life like middle school, high school, and college. I also specialize in work with creative individuals and artists. Clients are warmly accepted in my practice for who they are today. I help clients better understand their brain and their body's responses. My goal is to provide a stable environment that is both supportive and challenging. Together, we explore what that person values, where they want to go, what they would like to change, and who they want to become.
The men I work with care deeply about their relationships. They want to be steady, reliable, emotionally present partners. But no one ever taught them how to do that. They were raised to provide, protect, and stay composed. Now they’re being asked for emotional openness, honest communication, and vulnerability—and they’re trying to figure out how to meet those expectations without shutting down or getting angry.
If you’ve ever thought, I want to be a better partner, but I don’t know where to start, you’re in the right place.
The men I work with care deeply about their relationships. They want to be steady, reliable, emotionally present partners. But no one ever taught them how to do that. They were raised to provide, protect, and stay composed. Now they’re being asked for emotional openness, honest communication, and vulnerability—and they’re trying to figure out how to meet those expectations without shutting down or getting angry.
If you’ve ever thought, I want to be a better partner, but I don’t know where to start, you’re in the right place.
Therapy only works when there is strong trust, and I work to foster a space that honors clients' experiences, pacing, and personal needs. I strive to help clients make forward movement through deep work because therapy is more than just a place to vent. My style is warm, candid, and when appropriate, fairly humorous; therapy is work, but can also be playful! I work hard to create a space where clients feel free of judgment, while still gently challenging people to do (or feel or think about) ) things that may be uncomfortable.
Therapy only works when there is strong trust, and I work to foster a space that honors clients' experiences, pacing, and personal needs. I strive to help clients make forward movement through deep work because therapy is more than just a place to vent. My style is warm, candid, and when appropriate, fairly humorous; therapy is work, but can also be playful! I work hard to create a space where clients feel free of judgment, while still gently challenging people to do (or feel or think about) ) things that may be uncomfortable.
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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.