How I Became an ADHD Specialist
My journey toward becoming a therapist began with my own search for understanding, healing, and identity.
Today, I use that lived experience to support individuals, couples, and families across Wisconsin who are ready to create meaningful change.
Why I Specialize in ADHD Therapy
In 1998, I founded an expatriate homeschooling community in Beijing and designed a project-based, interdisciplinary curriculum for my son, who has ADHD. That experience deepened my understanding of neurodiversity and family dynamicsāknowledge that continues to shape my work with families today.
My writings have appeared in several publications, including an essay titled āPath to Parenthoodā in Beyond Cultural Anxieties: Ingredients of Fear, Tests of Character (2004), as well as numerous articles on ADHD coaching and a book chapter in Coaching Perspectives (2014).
āWhen we understand our pain, we begin to understand our power.ā
From ADHD Coach to ADHD Therapist
Nearly 30 years after creating a homeschooling program for my son, I continue to serve individuals, couples, and families across Wisconsin through a secure telehealth practice. My earlier work as a Life Coach and ADHD Coach helped shape the foundation of the clinical work I do today. My clinical work is grounded in the neurobiology of ADHD, executive functioning, and relational dynamics across the lifespan. While the format of my work has evolved over the years, my commitment to helping people better understand themselves, strengthen relationships, and create meaningful change has remained constant.
Outside of clinical work, I enjoy long walks with my two Bichons and remain deeply engaged in the ongoing study of ADHD neuroscience and clinical research.
My Philosophy
Healing begins with understanding. Many of the individuals, couples, and families I work with have spent years blaming themselves for struggles that make perfect sense when viewed through the lens of ADHD, life experiences, relationship patterns, and family dynamics. Understanding the "why" behind our challenges is often the first step toward meaningful change.
My approach combines compassion with practical strategies. Insight is important, but lasting change also requires tools, structure, accountability, and support. Whether I am helping someone navigate ADHD, improve communication in a relationship, strengthen family connections, or work through long-standing emotional patterns, my goal is to help people move toward greater clarity, confidence, and self-understanding.
I believe meaningful change becomes more possible when people better understand themselves, their relationships, and the patterns that shape their lives. With that foundation, people are often better able to develop new skills, strengthen relationships, and move toward the goals that matter most to them.
Step into your power and schedule your first appointment today.
Telehealth sessions are available for residents of Wisconsin.
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My mission is to offer accessible, compassionate, and results-driven therapy, while also being committed to providing the education, tools, accountability, and strategies people need to change their lives.
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