ADHD Therapy
The Anti-Fix Alignment Approach
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An ADHD-affirming therapy approach focused on understanding yourself and designing a life that fits
Who is this for?
This approach is designed for women with ADHD or AuDHD (diagnosed or self-identified) who are at one of two key stages:
1. Newly diagnosed and wondering what’s next
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you’ve recently learned you have ADHD (formally or informally)
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this understanding has felt like an 'aha' moment
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and now you'd like some guidance on next steps
This work is a great place to start, offering direction and support.
2. Diagnosed a while ago, but sensing there’s more
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you have a growing understanding of how ADHD shows up for you
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you’re functioning, but it doesn't feel as sustainable or spacious as you'd like
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you sense that your life doesn’t yet fully reflect your potential
This work gives you a clear framework, essential ADHD self-knowledge, and a step-by-step process to align key areas of your life.
This work also often resonates if you've been socialised (ie by parents, partners, or wider society) to disconnect from yourself - your needs, preferences, feelings, or inner signals - and you are now wanting to rediscover and reconnect with yourself.
The Anti-Fix Alignment Process
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How may this help?
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Understand your ADHD-related needs, patterns, beliefs, and strengths, so you have a clearer foundation for designing a life that fits you
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Make sense of why some areas of life feel harder than they “should”, including overwhelm, burnout, or feeling constantly behind, without self-blame
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Understand why advice or strategies haven’t stuck in the past, when the expectations, timing, or environment weren’t aligned with how you function
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Learn how your energy, nervous system, emotions, and environment interact, and how this shapes your capacity
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Notice recurring patterns in work, home, and relationships, including where things feel draining or more supportive
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Move from reacting and coping to making more intentional, informed choices about how you structure your life and supports
Why work with me?
I genuinely want to get to know you - where you’ve been, what’s shaped you, and what you want - so we can work together to design a life that fits.
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I am AuDHD - so I get it!
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Women's ADHD specialist
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24 years experience in psychology
Neurodiversity affirming, strengths-focused, and tailored to you
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Holistic approach (blending cutting-edge, evidence-based and ancient wisdom)
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Research background, neurodivergent pattern recognition and decades of experience mean I’m very good at recognising your patterns and what may be most helpful
I can also support you with:
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Life Path & Major Life Decisions
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Life Purpose Discovery & Sustainability
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Overcoming Fears, Blocks & Self-Sabotage
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Conscious Relationships
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Conscious Parenting
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Stress, Anxiety, Depression
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Self-Esteem & Self-Love
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High Sensitivity & Empathic Ability
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Spirituality exploration
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and lots more...
How to work together
1. Book a free 20-minute connection call to ask your questions and see if we're a good fit.
2. Intake form emailed to help me understand you before we meet
3. Initial session using the Alignment Snapshot to give your clarity and a plan
No lock-in: short- or longer-term, depending on your needs
Pace and focus decided together
Investment: $275 per session.
This includes: 60 minute session, interpretation of forms and questionnaires, a concise session summary sent via SMS, access to my Therapy Continuity System - planned mini-tasks and scheduled SMS reminders that support continuity and momentum between sessions, plus a weekly ADHD coaching text.
Private Health Fund Rebates: As a registered psychologist, most private health funds offer rebates. Depending on your extras cover, rebates are usually $60–70 per session, with top-level cover up to $110.
Who this work may not be for This approach is gentle, reflective, and focused on fit rather than force. It’s not designed for quick fixes, rigid systems, or being pushed harder. Change can happen quickly when things finally make sense. Sometimes it’s gradual. Both are valid here. This work works best if you’re open to reflection and gentle experimentation. If that doesn’t feel right for you at the moment, this may not be the best support right now. If you’re in active crisis, feeling unsafe, or experiencing suicidal thoughts, this isn’t the right support at this moment. You deserve immediate, specialised care.
The Aligned Ecology Model
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The Aligned Ecology Model shows how wellbeing is shaped by alignment within each area of your life, and between your inner and outer worlds.
At the centre is Alignment.
Alignment isn’t about perfection or productivity - it’s about fit. It’s a direction rather than a destination, something you return to and refine as your life changes.
Supporting alignment are two foundations:
Self-Awareness - understanding your needs, patterns, limits, values, and inner signals.
Self-Relationship - how you relate to yourself day to day, including how you listen inward, make decisions, and respond with trust, compassion, humour, and respect.
These foundations support your Inner Ecology - your mind, body, emotions, and energy - reflecting what’s happening inside you.
Your Outer Ecology reflects what’s happening around you: relationships, home, work and purpose, and finances. These are your Good-Fit Environments - conditions that can either support or drain your inner system.
Encircling everything is Wellbeing, experienced through Ease, Joy, and Fulfilment. These aren’t goals to chase - they’re signals that alignment is increasing.
When there’s misalignment, life feels effortful, even when you’re capable and insightful. As alignment grows, life doesn’t become perfect - but it can become easier. Energy lasts longer. Capacity shows up more consistently.
This model isn’t about fixing yourself. It’s about understanding where things fit, where they don’t, and redesigning from there.
The Anti-Fix Approach
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The Aligned Ecology Model is the map. The Anti-Fix Approach is the process. We apply the Anti-Fix Approach in each area of your life. There are 4 stages.
The What - We slow down and notice what’s actually happening, inside you and around you. We pay attention to friction and flow, energy, emotions, body signals, and patterns - without judgement or trying to fix anything yet.
The Why - We explore why certain areas feel hard or draining, and why others flow more easily. This might involve inner patterns or parts, past experiences, beliefs, or outer factors like systems, relationships, or environments. Often it’s a mix of both.
The How - Based on what you now understand, we explore what could work better. This is a creative, pressure-free stage where we design options that reduce friction and support more ease, both internally and externally
The Lived Practice - You gently bring these designs into real life, noticing what supports flow and what doesn’t. Alignment acts like a compass, not a destination - helping you orient, adjust, and realign as life changes.
Foundations of the Anti-Fix Alignment Approach
This approach draws on over 24 years of combined clinical and research experience in psychology, alongside formal training, lived experience, and a dedicated focus on supporting women with ADHD.
You don’t need to read this to get started - it’s here for those who enjoy understanding the theory behind how things work Systems & Ecological Psychology Understanding wellbeing as emerging from the interaction between individuals and their environments - inner and outer ecologies, fit and misfit, and dynamic systems rather than isolated problems. Neurodiversity-Affirming & ADHD Psychology Grounded in contemporary ADHD research and the neurodiversity paradigm, focusing on strengths, needs, context, executive functioning, and sustainable supports rather than deficit or compliance models. Nervous System & Somatic Awareness Informed by trauma-aware, nervous-system-informed, and somatic approaches that recognise the impact of chronic stress, masking, and misfit environments on regulation, energy, and capacity. Parts-Based & Pattern-Oriented Approaches Drawing on parts-informed and schema-aware models to understand protective patterns, habits, and inner dynamics with curiosity and compassion rather than judgement. Cognitive, Behavioural & Narrative Models Integrating evidence-based cognitive, behavioural, and constructivist approaches to support awareness, meaning-making, small experiments, and real-world change. Values, Meaning & Existential Psychology Informed by humanistic, existential, and values-based frameworks that support identity, purpose, contribution, and fulfilment - especially during periods of transition or realignment. Behaviour Change & Self-Regulation Research Grounded in research on habit formation, self-monitoring, feedback loops, and implementation intentions, supporting realistic, low-pressure change over time. Integrative & Contextual Practice An integrative, evidence-based approach that draws selectively from multiple psychological traditions, applied within each person’s lived context rather than as a one-size-fits-all method.