Appletree Psychological Services
Appletree Psychological Services is a private multi-disciplinary mental health clinic. We provide professional mental health services to clients across all ages, sex and gender, ethnic backgrounds, and culture. We value your trust in us. We work together as a team ...
Appletree Psychological Services is a private multi-disciplinary mental health clinic. We provide professional mental health services to clients across all ages, sex and gender, ethnic backgrounds, and culture. We value your trust in us. We work together as a team ...
Connections Family and Behavioral Services
Our mission is to provide top quality evidence based mental health services specializing in individuals with Autism Spectrum, ADHD, developmental and learning disabilities and their families. Our vision is to help individuals experience neurodiversity as a difference, not a deficit, ...
Hosted by Connections Family and Behavioral Services
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Salinas, CA 93901
Our mission is to provide top quality evidence based mental health services specializing in individuals with Autism Spectrum, ADHD, developmental and learning disabilities and their families. Our vision is to help individuals experience neurodiversity as a difference, not a deficit, ...
Women of Wisdom, WOW, a woman's support group.
Living in a mountain community is often isolating, and there is a need for newcomers and old-timers to get together to support one another. The group must be limited to 8 people, since that number works best. Confidentiality will be ...
Hosted by Nancy Lewis Lappen
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CPCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Lake Arrowhead, CA 92352
Living in a mountain community is often isolating, and there is a need for newcomers and old-timers to get together to support one another. The group must be limited to 8 people, since that number works best. Confidentiality will be ...
Tween Social Skills Group
Parent-assisted intervention focusing on teens having difficulty making/keeping friends. 90 minutes each week for 16-weeks. Focuses on skills like having conversations, choosing appropriate friends, handling teasing/bullying and other forms of social rejection, handling arguments and get-togethers. Homework assignments required each ...
Hosted by Social Skills Development Center
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, LPCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Newport Beach, CA 92660
Parent-assisted intervention focusing on teens having difficulty making/keeping friends. 90 minutes each week for 16-weeks. Focuses on skills like having conversations, choosing appropriate friends, handling teasing/bullying and other forms of social rejection, handling arguments and get-togethers. Homework assignments required each ...
Getting Things Done
This online group meets once a month and is designed to help adults with ADD live a better life by building better habits such as: Setting small goals and motivating your self to sty on track and get things done, ...
Hosted by Sherian Lee
Marriage & Family Therapist, Brain, Spotter, Best, Self, Coach
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Altos, CA 94024
This online group meets once a month and is designed to help adults with ADD live a better life by building better habits such as: Setting small goals and motivating your self to sty on track and get things done, ...
Adult ADHD skills and lifestyle group
Join us for an insightful exploration at the ADHD Skills, Lifestyle, and Culture Workshop, where we delve into practical strategies tailored to your unique experiences with ADHD. Gain valuable insights into the biological and social factors influencing your daily challenges, ...
Join us for an insightful exploration at the ADHD Skills, Lifestyle, and Culture Workshop, where we delve into practical strategies tailored to your unique experiences with ADHD. Gain valuable insights into the biological and social factors influencing your daily challenges, ...
Compassionate Solutions
Our team of Educational Psychologists, a Clinical Psychologist, Marriage Family Therapists and Licensed Clinical Social Workers offer assessment and therapy for children, teens, and adults Monday through Saturday. Our offices are located in a house that has been converted to ...
Our team of Educational Psychologists, a Clinical Psychologist, Marriage Family Therapists and Licensed Clinical Social Workers offer assessment and therapy for children, teens, and adults Monday through Saturday. Our offices are located in a house that has been converted to ...
Teen Group: Managing Big Emotions
8-week group. Starts 3/7. 14-18 year olds. This group provides teens with a safe space amongst peers to process big emotions and learn tools for healthy emotional regulation. Great for those experiencing anxiety, depression, ADHD, low tolerance for distress, or ...
Hosted by Lindsay Snaer
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Glendale, CA 91208
8-week group. Starts 3/7. 14-18 year olds. This group provides teens with a safe space amongst peers to process big emotions and learn tools for healthy emotional regulation. Great for those experiencing anxiety, depression, ADHD, low tolerance for distress, or ...
Equine Assisted Therapy
Hosted by Nicolas Silva
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Huntington Beach, CA 92648
ADHD
Designed for males between the ages of 6-10, who have been diagnosed or believed to be ADHD per their physician or educational professionals.
Hosted by Adriene Moore Robinson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MS, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Riverside, CA 92507
Designed for males between the ages of 6-10, who have been diagnosed or believed to be ADHD per their physician or educational professionals.
Thriving with ADHD (for Adult Men)
This group provides an empowering space to share experiences, and process unique challenges that adult men (21+) with ADHD face. Through facilitated lessons, discussions, and goal-setting activities, we’ll better understand the root of our ADHD behaviors, and foster support and ...
Hosted by Greg Piken
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Diego, CA 92108
This group provides an empowering space to share experiences, and process unique challenges that adult men (21+) with ADHD face. Through facilitated lessons, discussions, and goal-setting activities, we’ll better understand the root of our ADHD behaviors, and foster support and ...
Teen Group: Managing Big Emotions
8-week group. Starts 3/7. 14-18 year olds. This group provides teens with a safe space amongst peers to process big emotions and learn tools for healthy emotional regulation. Great for those experiencing anxiety, depression, ADHD, low tolerance for distress, or ...
Hosted by Animating Principle's Workshop
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Glendale, CA 91208
8-week group. Starts 3/7. 14-18 year olds. This group provides teens with a safe space amongst peers to process big emotions and learn tools for healthy emotional regulation. Great for those experiencing anxiety, depression, ADHD, low tolerance for distress, or ...
ADHD Executive Skills Groups for 3rd-12th Grades
Organizing, sequencing, multi-tasking, sustaining attention, long-range planning, inhibiting impulsive responses, self-checking, initiating tasks without procrastinating. These are the Executive Skills, essential to overcoming the limitations of ADHD. This interactive group affords adolescents the opportunity to learn and practice the Executive ...
Organizing, sequencing, multi-tasking, sustaining attention, long-range planning, inhibiting impulsive responses, self-checking, initiating tasks without procrastinating. These are the Executive Skills, essential to overcoming the limitations of ADHD. This interactive group affords adolescents the opportunity to learn and practice the Executive ...
Nu Leaf Mental Health Group
Providing Expert and Modern Day Psychiatry Services. Get Online or In-Person care for depression, anxiety, insomnia, PTSD, ADHD, and more. Get diagnostic assessments, medication prescriptions, therapy, counseling, regular follow up visits, and more with a dedicated provider. Nu Leaf: Where ...
Hosted by Alex Sanchez
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP, BC, MSN
Verified Verified
Group meets in Irvine, CA 92612
Providing Expert and Modern Day Psychiatry Services. Get Online or In-Person care for depression, anxiety, insomnia, PTSD, ADHD, and more. Get diagnostic assessments, medication prescriptions, therapy, counseling, regular follow up visits, and more with a dedicated provider. Nu Leaf: Where ...
Social Skills
Social skills group are created based on age, functioning level and social goals of our clients. We specialize in clients who manage Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD and other issues that impact social success. We are Regional Center vendors, and take ...
Hosted by Christopher Charles Jones
Psychologist, CAGS, NCSP, LEP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Valencia, CA 91355
Social skills group are created based on age, functioning level and social goals of our clients. We specialize in clients who manage Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD and other issues that impact social success. We are Regional Center vendors, and take ...
Parent Support Group
6-week small parent support groups for parents of kids, K-8, with learning and behavioral challenges. Beginning Jan. 10, 2018. You are not alone! Learn strategies to manage your child's behavior at home and school; advocate for your child at school; ...
Hosted by Dr. Jessica (Jesse) Aldrich Strassman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, DSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Rafael, CA 94901
6-week small parent support groups for parents of kids, K-8, with learning and behavioral challenges. Beginning Jan. 10, 2018. You are not alone! Learn strategies to manage your child's behavior at home and school; advocate for your child at school; ...
Adult ADHD Process and Support Group
This Group is for Adults who experience ADHD symptoms (diagnosed or undiagnosed) who want to find connection and learn/build new skills to help manage ADHD symptoms. This is a virtual group that will meet for 12 weeks at a time. ...
Hosted by Josh Manney
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Ventura, CA 93003
This Group is for Adults who experience ADHD symptoms (diagnosed or undiagnosed) who want to find connection and learn/build new skills to help manage ADHD symptoms. This is a virtual group that will meet for 12 weeks at a time. ...
ADDvantage: Women w ADHD (not currently running)
Harness your inner creativity and strengths by learning the skills and information to take you from feeling disorganized to thriving in your life. During this 6 week group you will learn to: develop self-compassion, use meditation to focus your attention, ...
Hosted by Dr. Dana Blu Cohen
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94102
Harness your inner creativity and strengths by learning the skills and information to take you from feeling disorganized to thriving in your life. During this 6 week group you will learn to: develop self-compassion, use meditation to focus your attention, ...
Adult ADHD Coping Skills
Adults with ADHD have a variety of challenges to productivity and interpersonal relationships. Past failures may have lead to low self esteem and shame. In this group you will learn more about ADHD, learn to accept your neurodiverse brain and ...
Hosted by Paula A Jones
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Santa Monica, CA 90403
Adults with ADHD have a variety of challenges to productivity and interpersonal relationships. Past failures may have lead to low self esteem and shame. In this group you will learn more about ADHD, learn to accept your neurodiverse brain and ...
ADHD Support Groups
Our groups are supportive, collaborative spaces for adults to find community concerning ADHD and RSD struggles. In our ADHD support group, we discuss Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria and what that really looks like in daily life. Our therapists will provide education ...
Hosted by Cecilia (Ceci) Walken
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94122
Our groups are supportive, collaborative spaces for adults to find community concerning ADHD and RSD struggles. In our ADHD support group, we discuss Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria and what that really looks like in daily life. Our therapists will provide education ...
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ADHD Support Groups
When should I seek treatment for ADHD?
You should seek treatment for ADHD if you consistently have difficulty with attention, hyperactivity, or impulsivity that interferes with your daily life. Symptoms of ADHD include the inability to sustain attention during tasks, difficulty organizing tasks and activities, being easily distracted, frequent fidgeting or squirming, and talking or interrupting excessively. If these symptoms interfere with your career, academics, or relationships—for example, consistently failing to complete professional projects on time—you should seek an evaluation for ADHD.
How does treatment for ADHD work?
Effective treatment for ADHD often consists of medication, behavioral therapy, and lifestyle changes. Stimulant medications such as Adderall and Ritalin work by altering levels of neurotransmitters in the brain; higher levels of dopamine and norepinephrine are known to improve attention and focus. Therapy works by helping people with ADHD understand the condition, discuss their areas of difficulty, and develop behavioral strategies to manage their symptoms. In some cases, modifying one’s diet and exercise can also help improve symptoms.
Are there specific medications for ADHD?
Medications to treat ADHD are generally stimulants, the most common are Adderall and Ritalin. There are two categories of stimulants: Amphetamines include Adderall, Dyanavel, Vyvanse, and Dexedrine, and methylphenidates include Ritalin, Concerta, Daytrana, Focalin, Quillichew, Quillivant, and Metadate. Non-stimulants and antidepressants may be used as an alternative if stimulants aren’t effective or viable for a particular patient.
How long does treatment for ADHD take?
It’s tough to give an exact time frame because everyone varies. In terms of medications, stimulants begin to work very soon after you take them, generally within the hour. It may take time to identify the right medication and dosage, but the medication itself is fast-acting. In terms of therapy, it takes time to develop skills and put them into practice, but you will likely see improvements within a few weeks or months.