Understanding Your ADHD Experience
Your Brain Isn't "Broken" — It Just Operates Differently
ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is a neurodevelopmental condition affecting over 15.5 million adults in the U.S. alone—with millions more remaining undiagnosed. Many high-achieving adults, women, and parents go years without a diagnosis, quietly blaming themselves for struggles with executive function, emotional intensity, or chronic burnout.
You try your absolute best, yet it feels like you’re working twice as hard just to stay at baseline. You know what you’re “supposed” to be doing, but translating intention into execution feels like wading through wet cement. Sound familiar?
At Fava Counseling Associates, we help you understand your unique neurodivergent profile and build practical, sustainable strategies tailored to how your brain actually works.
Common ADHD Struggles We Support
How ADHD Shows Up in Daily Life
ADHD impacts far more than focus. We work with clients navigating:
- Time Blindness: Underestimating or overestimating how long tasks take, chronic lateness, or the constant feeling of racing against the clock.
- Hyperfocus & Burnout: Binge-working for hours without taking breaks, followed by days of intense depletion and non-responsiveness.
- Overwhelm & Decision Paralysis: Getting stuck analyzing choices—from what to eat for dinner to major professional decisions—until your brain completely shuts down.
- Rejection Sensitivity (RSD): Experiencing minor conflict, constructive feedback, or perceived failure as intensely painful or overwhelming.
- Executive Dysfunction: Wanting to start a task, but feeling physically or mentally unable to initiate action, no matter how urgent or important it is.
- Masking & Perfectionism: Overcompensating for internal struggles by overworking, over-preparing, or constantly trying to appear organized to avoid judgment.
Individual ADHD Therapy & Executive Skill Building
A Tailored Approach to Adult ADHD Management
Our clinical approach includes:
- Time & Energy Management: Realistic frameworks to prioritize tasks, combat procrastination, and manage daily transitions.
- Emotional Regulation & Self-Compassion: Unpacking years of self-criticism, managing rejection sensitivity, and navigating anxiety spirals.
- Cycle Breaking: Interrupting the pattern of hyperfocus burnout avoidance panic through proven CBT strategies.
- Relational Support: Helping partners and families understand neurodivergent dynamics to reduce conflict and build mutual empathy.
ADHD in the School System & Academic Advocacy
Navigating School Systems for ADHD Students
School environments are rarely built for neurodivergent brains—but with the right accommodations and support, ADHD students and teens can truly excel. Whether you are a student yourself or a parent advocating for your child, we provide knowledgeable guidance through academic hurdles.
Common School Challenges:
- Struggling to initiate or complete homework, even when the material is fully understood.
- Hyperfocusing on non-academic interests while struggling to engage with core subjects.
- Forgetting deadlines, misplacing materials, or missing crucial instructions.
- Impulsive blurting, fidgeting, or social missteps with peers.
How We Help Families & Students:
- School Accommodation Advocacy: Guidance on setting up and optimizing 504 Plans and IEPs.
- Teacher & Parent Alignment: Translating clinical insights into actionable classroom strategies.
- Executive Function Coaching: Student-focused tools for organization, study habits, and self-advocacy.
ADHD Parent Support, Coaching & Group Cohorts
Targeted ADHD Support for Parents: Individual Guidance & Group Cohorts
Parenting a child with ADHD requires a completely different playbook. Your child is full of creativity, passion, and brilliance—but daily life can also be fraught with meltdowns, routine battles, and intense emotional swings.
You don’t have to navigate parental burnout alone. Through our dedicated Parenting Support Therapy, we offer dual pathways to support your family’s unique needs:
Pathway 1: 1-on-1 Parent Coaching & Advocacy
Work individually with an ADHD specialist therapist to unpack your child’s emotional triggers, de-escalate power struggles at home, and establish morning and bedtime routines that actually work.
- Customized behavioral frameworks for home and school transitions
- Targeted sensory and routine management tools
- Direct guidance on navigating 504 Plan and IEP advocacy
- Dedicated support to alleviate parental burnout and overwhelm
Pathway 2: Online ADHD Parenting Groups & Cohorts
Connect with a supportive community of parents who understand exactly what you are going through. Led by certified clinicians, our virtual Online ADHD Parenting Group focuses on practical parenting strategies, emotional coregulation, and advocate training—all within a structured telehealth format accessible anywhere in Georgia.
- Structured 6-to-8-week virtual cohorts
- Shared peer support to reduce parenting isolation
- Actionable executive functioning and emotion regulation skills
- Facilitated directly by experienced ADHD therapists
Limited group sizes for active participation • Next cohort enrolling now
Meet Our Atlanta ADHD Therapists
Compassionate, Specialized ADHD Care in Atlanta & Across Georgia
Our clinical team offers individual counseling, parent coaching, family therapy, and group workshops tailored to neurodivergent needs.
Kristen provides individual therapy to adults, adolescents, and children, and couples and family therapy to adults. She also provides parenting support groups, and premarital workshops and groups.
Her session rate is $150 per 50 minute session.
She’s accepting new clients for in person and virtual sessions.
Kristen Sessoms, LPC
ADHD & Executive Functioning Coach | Adolescent, Adult & Parent Group Lead
Serena provides individual therapy, including counseling for anxiety, depression, trauma, and interpersonal issues. She also conducts psychoeducational workshops and groups.
Her session rate is $150 per 50-minute session
She’s accepting new clients for in-person and virtual sessions.
Serena Johnson, LPC
CBT, Anxiety & High-Masking Adult ADHD Therapist
Therapy Intern Team
Affordable, supervised ADHD care ($100–$120/session)
Frequently Asked Questions
What does ADHD Therapy look like at Fava Counseling?
ADHD therapy is tailored to your specific stage of life and goals. For adults, it often involves a blend of executive functioning skill development, emotional regulation, and working through late-diagnosis grief or masking. For children and adolescents, it may involve play/talk therapy alongside 1-on-1 parent coaching sessions.
How much does ADHD therapy cost?
Session rates at Fava Counseling Associates are based on each clinician’s licensure level and clinical experience:
- Student Interns: $100 (Individual) | $120 (Couples/Family)
- Associate Licensed Clinicians: $150 (Individual) | $170 (Couples/Family)
- Fully Licensed Clinicians: $160 (Individual) | $180 (Couples/Family)
- Doctoral & Licensed Clinicians: $170 (Individual) | $190 (Couples/Family)
- Clinical Director (Liz Fava): $200 (Individual) | $220 (Couples/Family)
Group cohorts and workshops are priced separately per series. We are an out-of-network provider and provide monthly superbills for insurance reimbursement. Learn more on our Affording Counseling page.
What is the difference between 1-on-1 parent coaching and an ADHD parenting group?
Individual parent coaching focuses deeply on your family’s unique home environment, school advocacy needs, and specific parent-child dynamics. Parenting groups like our Online ADHD Parenting Group are structured, multi-week cohorts where parents learn shared behavioral tools, IEP/504 navigation strategies, and gain peer community to reduce parenting isolation.
Do you provide formal ADHD testing or medical evaluations?
We provide informal clinical assessments, executive functioning coaching, emotional regulation support, and ongoing therapy for ADHD. If you require formal psychological/neuropsychological testing for academic testing accommodations or medical/psychiatric evaluation for medication management, we collaborate closely with trusted local Atlanta specialists and can make referrals for you to ensure coordinated care.
How do I know if I (or my child) am high-masking?
High-masking adults and children often perform well on paper—earning good grades or succeeding at work—while privately feeling exhausted, anxious, and perpetually close to burnout. If you’ve been told “you can’t have ADHD because you’re successful,” but you constantly struggle with internal overwhelm, therapy can help. Read our guide on understanding complex ADHD diagnoses to explore high-masking dynamics further.
Ready to Stop Fighting Your Brain and Start Working With It?
Gain the clarity, tools, and support you need to navigate ADHD with confidence. Contact Fava Counseling Associates today to schedule your intake call.
Serving Buckhead, Sandy Springs, Chastain Park, Greater Atlanta, and Statewide Georgia via Telehealth.