https://www.kestrelpsychotherapy.com/kestrel-blog daily 0.75 2026-04-01 https://www.kestrelpsychotherapy.com/kestrel-blog/finding-a-therapist-harder-than-anyone-tells-you monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6745e4129cfdfe41e76b8412/1775072926548-L0FEGUGNHH4HEAUMOSBX/unsplash-image-6bVUK_8ZJzM.jpg All Blog Posts - Finding a Therapist Is Harder Than Anyone Tells You. Even for Therapists. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6745e4129cfdfe41e76b8412/1775073108845-5RJR610DSW53O7FA0E72/unsplash-image-eA16vFCnd-w.jpg All Blog Posts - Finding a Therapist Is Harder Than Anyone Tells You. Even for Therapists. Before telehealth, geography made the decision for you. Now you have far more choice. But more choice means more decisions, often made with less certainty and fewer resources than you would like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6745e4129cfdfe41e76b8412/1775073373878-HCDJP4WEA02XOXVTPSHT/unsplash-image-AnG9sri3WdI.jpg All Blog Posts - Finding a Therapist Is Harder Than Anyone Tells You. Even for Therapists. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6745e4129cfdfe41e76b8412/1775074711403-904VUX1Q9Z0HX0UF6T5X/unsplash-image-GFmfwbSYFgw.jpg All Blog Posts - Finding a Therapist Is Harder Than Anyone Tells You. Even for Therapists. A referral from someone who knows you carries more information than a profile ever will. It is not a perfect system. But it is a more human one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6745e4129cfdfe41e76b8412/1775073836483-851D8B6EMLIHWC5TUVPQ/unsplash-image-tVIv23vcuz4.jpg All Blog Posts - Finding a Therapist Is Harder Than Anyone Tells You. Even for Therapists. TL:DR ADHD evolves as life evolves. As stress accumulates, as roles change, as the nervous system tries to adapt, different aspects become more visible. Understanding ADHD rarely ends with a diagnosis. If anything, that is often the beginning of a longer process. https://www.kestrelpsychotherapy.com/kestrel-blog/adult-adhd-across-lifespan monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6745e4129cfdfe41e76b8412/1772334797497-S840NMO71WXP76L9ZRT6/unsplash-image-2AHyyl2RSb4.jpg All Blog Posts - ADHD Is More Than You Were Probably Told TL;DR ADHD is not just hyperactivity or lack of focus. It shifts across childhood, adolescence, adulthood, parenting, and career transitions. 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If anything, that is often the beginning of a longer process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6745e4129cfdfe41e76b8412/1772335182918-RF92GZBLOY25QJMIM34J/unsplash-image-P2THWHdRFqA.jpg All Blog Posts - ADHD Is More Than You Were Probably Told Is ADHD All Bad? https://www.kestrelpsychotherapy.com/kestrel-blog/collective-trauma-adhd-clinicians-ethical-care monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6745e4129cfdfe41e76b8412/d9ac040e-7720-4cad-be5f-ab08cb25317d/unsplash-image-oA7TbAa2aNE.jpg All Blog Posts - Collective Trauma and the Clinician With ADHD We are living in prolonged collective trauma while being expected to function as if we are not. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6745e4129cfdfe41e76b8412/1770163406757-6MT5158YC89367LI8YC8/unsplash-image-IX2-LBZqmYk.jpg All Blog Posts - Collective Trauma and the Clinician With ADHD TL;DR We are living through ongoing collective trauma while being required to function as if we are not. Clinicians are carrying ethical strain, emotional overload, and mounting cognitive fatigue. For clinicians with ADHD, these pressures often collide with emotional intensity, executive functioning challenges, and guilt about not doing enough. These reactions reflect prolonged stress, moral injury, and systemic harm. Ethical care right now depends on naming reality, resisting simplification, and finding ways to live and work that do not require denial or result in collapse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6745e4129cfdfe41e76b8412/4c49ed0f-0c2c-4b59-8477-628e1e6a6ea2/unsplash-image-iuqxv7kFj64.jpg All Blog Posts - Collective Trauma and the Clinician With ADHD - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6745e4129cfdfe41e76b8412/1770164333482-43XTL3T0QAZY07IZ8ZNG/unsplash-image-JdanBXuv5n4.jpg All Blog Posts - Collective Trauma and the Clinician With ADHD Why does executive functioning become so unreliable during prolonged periods of stress and uncertainty? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6745e4129cfdfe41e76b8412/1770164620858-YC216TGJ08QBHYPKZ59A/unsplash-image-InqlRTumhYA.jpg All Blog Posts - Collective Trauma and the Clinician With ADHD - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.kestrelpsychotherapy.com/kestrel-blog/you-made-it-through-the-holidays monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6745e4129cfdfe41e76b8412/1767151818787-EAB818DBCAR4D183R6TF/unsplash-image-f6epg1gZmxU.jpg All Blog Posts - You Made It Through the Holidays Whatever the year held for you, the holidays usually bring their own layer of pressure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6745e4129cfdfe41e76b8412/1767152419119-QW4IWX1Q20EK2FGH5PFV/unsplash-image-CyZqHgOoebg.jpg All Blog Posts - You Made It Through the Holidays Not as a judgment. Not as a demand. Just as information. https://www.kestrelpsychotherapy.com/kestrel-blog/when-plans-meet-real-life monthly 0.5 2026-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6745e4129cfdfe41e76b8412/1732633625862-OCAEQIWRERFWJE1CXNFN/East+BG+1.1.jpg All Blog Posts - When Plans Meet Real Life Much of the year went by without a blog post. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6745e4129cfdfe41e76b8412/ffac8458-afe0-48b7-8184-55c6ee36b1b8/IMG_0768.jpg All Blog Posts - When Plans Meet Real Life And then November came. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6745e4129cfdfe41e76b8412/1732633633718-T50LZASQI4031W5EVSOB/East+Accent+2.5.jpg All Blog Posts - When Plans Meet Real Life - I would encourage my clients, and the therapists I support, to listen to their bodies. To rest when rest is needed. https://www.kestrelpsychotherapy.com/kestrel-blog/october-adhd-awareness-month monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6745e4129cfdfe41e76b8412/afa5a50a-b3fa-412c-ba82-468eeea7f20c/floralbrain.jpg All Blog Posts - October is ADHD Awareness Month - TL;DR ADHD has many faces, and every one of them deserves compassion. From kids to adults to clinicians, support starts with understanding that ADHD isn’t about trying harder, it’s about being seen and supported. 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Girls may internalize pain, turning frustration inward, or focusing their energy on perfectionism to mask their ADHD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6745e4129cfdfe41e76b8412/1761927195441-X5ZIQ2Z5305KD01V12SK/unsplash-image-wuo8KnyCm4I.jpg All Blog Posts - October is ADHD Awareness Month Parents carry invisible weight. Sleepless nights worrying about their child’s future, frequent advocacy with schools, managing therapy and medication schedules, and navigating judgment from others who “don’t get it.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6745e4129cfdfe41e76b8412/1761928197095-E9N746WGIJIMGILYK98R/unsplash-image-_rmULTYorYQ.jpg All Blog Posts - October is ADHD Awareness Month Clinicians have ADHD, too. We’re not immune to executive dysfunction, time blindness, or intense emotions. We just tend to hide it better. Many therapists with ADHD describe feeling “good in session” but lost outside of it. They pour energy into clients but struggle with notes, emails, or time management. They question their professionalism when the real issue is a system not designed for neurodivergent brains. And yet, clinicians with ADHD often bring something remarkable to their work: empathy that feels deep and intuitive, creativity in problem-solving, and an ability to sit comfortably in the complexity others might avoid. Our lived experience with ADHD doesn’t disqualify us, it strengthens our knowledge. As clinicians, supervisors, and helpers, we deserve support, too. ADHD-informed supervision, consultation, and therapy spaces help us show up fully, both as professionals and humans. https://www.kestrelpsychotherapy.com/kestrel-blog/suicide-awareness-in-adhd monthly 0.5 2025-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6745e4129cfdfe41e76b8412/1a015a4a-9c04-4e94-ae30-67866e933ee6/marco-bianchetti-ZfeEdY1k1tE-unsplash.jpg All Blog Posts - ADHD, Shame, and Suicide Risk: What We Need to Talk About - TL;DR ADHD raises suicide risk, not just from impulsivity but also stigma, shame, executive dysfunction, trauma, and masking. Protective factors—like diagnosis, safe connections, and ADHD-informed care—can shift the story from survival to healing and hope. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6745e4129cfdfe41e76b8412/9f7ee063-6518-495c-b086-cb5b36f87514/masking.jpg All Blog Posts - ADHD, Shame, and Suicide Risk: What We Need to Talk About When you search for “depression” or “suicide,” you’ll often find stock photos of someone sitting quietly, staring out a window (believe me, I’ve been searching all month). But for many ADHDers, the outside doesn’t look like that. On the outside, someone may seem lively, cheerful, or even charismatic. Inside, though, the pain can be immense. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6745e4129cfdfe41e76b8412/d92a3702-da7a-419b-a8bc-d1dd3190969e/wrongtog-yFOe0ngS-8M-unsplash.jpg All Blog Posts - ADHD, Shame, and Suicide Risk: What We Need to Talk About The result? Self-doubt, self-blame, and painful questions: Will it ever get better? 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