You're not lazy, and you're not broken, your brain just works differently than the world expects. We hand-match you with a Canadian therapist who specializes in ADHD, in days, not months*.
ADHD wears a lot of faces. Bouncing-off-the-walls energy for some, a quiet inner restlessness for others, and often something that gets mistaken for anxiety, laziness or burnout. Kids, teens and adults all show up differently. If any of this is just your normal, you're exactly who we work with.
“Later” never quite arrives, then a deadline blindsides you out of nowhere. It's called time blindness, and it's wiring, not carelessness.
You know exactly what to do and still can't make yourself begin. That's ADHD paralysis: executive dysfunction, not laziness.
Criticism or rejection can land like a physical punch. Clinicians call it rejection sensitivity (RSD), and it's exhausting.
The thoughts you outran all day finally catch up the moment your head hits the pillow.
Holding it together in public burns more energy than anyone around you can see, and it leads straight to burnout.
You never stopped trying. You were missing support built for how your brain actually works.
How many hours of ADHD training does a standard therapy degree actually require?
It's not that therapists don't care, ADHD and neurodivergence just aren't part of standard clinical training. So with a general therapist, you're often the one filling the gap. We took the gamble out of it: every helloadhd therapist specializes in ADHD.
Illustrative — most programs include little to no dedicated ADHD training.
No generalists “giving ADHD a go.” Every therapist here genuinely specializes in ADHD, and a real person on our team matches you to the right one. No giant directory to scroll, no guessing, no hoping someone fits.
We only take on therapists with genuine ADHD training and clinical experience, not a checkbox on a profile.
Tell us what's going on and a care coordinator hand-picks your therapist. No cold-calling a list of strangers.
Reminders that actually land, easy rebooking, flexible times, so starting (and staying) is the easy part.
Because we know ADHD inside out, we also support what tends to come with it. You won't need a separate therapist for the anxiety, the burnout, or the shame.
See everything we help withLicensed, carefully vetted, and genuinely fluent in ADHD, so you can skip the part where you teach your therapist what ADHD even is. Here's a glimpse of who you could be matched with.
Your therapist draws on the approaches with the most published evidence for ADHD, then shapes the plan around how your brain actually works, and around your goals, not a script.
No vague talk sessions. Each approach is backed by real research and tailored to how your ADHD brain actually works.
DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) teaches hands-on skills for the moments emotions and impulses hit full volume. In a randomized trial, DBT skills eased ADHD symptoms and emotion regulation.
Randomized controlled trial · Hirvikoski et al., 2011CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) builds practical systems for planning, starting tasks and quieting “I always fail” thinking. It's the most-tested talk therapy for adult ADHD, including one trial in JAMA.
Dozens of trials · Knouse 2017 · Safren 2010 (JAMA)ACT (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy) helps you stop fighting your brain and move toward what matters, even on low-focus days. Early trials link it to more self-acceptance, less self-criticism.
Emerging clinical-trial evidenceNo endless directories, no cold-calling strangers. Tell us a bit about you and we'll connect you with an ADHD specialist who fits, whether you're an adult or a parent looking for your teen.
Fill out a quick questionnaire, about 3 minutes, so we understand what you're navigating and what's feeling hardest right now.
On a free 15-minute call, your care coordinator walks you through which therapists would be a good match and answers any questions you have.
On that same call, you're paired with the right ADHD specialist for you and booked for your first session, no waitlist.
Wherever you are in your ADHD story, we'll match you with a specialist who fits, adults and teens alike.
Diagnosed last week or masked for decades, you deserve a therapist who speaks ADHD fluently and gets it without a translation.
Therapists who genuinely connect with teens, building confidence and real skills, minus the lectures. Parents: we make getting started simple.
helloadhd was founded by Saif Walajahi, a therapist who grew up with undiagnosed ADHD. He trained as a clinician, and saw first-hand how little most therapists are taught about ADHD and neurodivergence. So he built the service he wishes his younger self could have found: specialists only, matched by a human, no waitlist.
Read our storyIllustrative testimonials. Replace with real, consented client stories before launch.
“For the first time, I didn't have to explain what ADHD feels like. She already knew. We just got to work.”
“My daughter actually looks forward to her sessions. Her therapist gets teens with ADHD in a way no one else has.”
“No more ‘just try harder.’ We work on systems that fit how my brain actually works. Huge difference.”
Sessions with our licensed therapists are often reimbursable through Canadian extended health plans. We hand you a proper receipt with the right credentials; you submit it and get money back. Coverage varies by plan, so we'll help you check before you book.
See how coverage works* Coverage depends on your specific plan and your therapist's designation: Psychologist, Registered Psychotherapist (RP), or Registered Social Worker (RSW). Many plans cover some designations but not others, and annual limits vary (commonly anywhere from a few hundred to a couple of thousand dollars per year). We'll help you figure out what's covered before your first session.
Book a free 15-minute call. No pressure, no intake marathon, just a real person who can answer the rest of your questions and match you with someone who gets ADHD.
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