Virtual ADHD Support Group for Moms and Kids (CA)
Join our weekly virtual weekend 1 hour drop in support group. Moms are always wearing different hats, shifting gears, multi-tasking. For moms with ADHD and/or moms parenting kids with ADHD, we don’t need to figure it out all by ourselves. ...
Join our weekly virtual weekend 1 hour drop in support group. Moms are always wearing different hats, shifting gears, multi-tasking. For moms with ADHD and/or moms parenting kids with ADHD, we don’t need to figure it out all by ourselves. ...
Zen Kids-A Emotional Regulation Group For Children
Kids will learn to increase emotional awareness, identify trigger moments, self-monitor feelings, and create a tool box of coping strategies to manage life's challenges.
Hosted by Melissa Pinn
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Diego, CA 92111
Kids will learn to increase emotional awareness, identify trigger moments, self-monitor feelings, and create a tool box of coping strategies to manage life's challenges.
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 ...
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 ...
Nu Leaf Mental Health Group
Top Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic in Southern California. Offering in-person and telemedicine visits.
Hosted by Katie Han
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP, BC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Irvine, CA 92612
Top Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic in Southern California. Offering in-person and telemedicine visits.
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; ...
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 ...
Aspire Neuropsychological Services
Welcome to Aspire where we are committed to helping you aspire to lead an emotionally healthy life. Our mission is to create a safe, relaxing, environment for those who walk into our practice. It can be incredibly difficult and uncomfortable ...
Hosted by Dr. Keiko Y. Miller
Psychologist, PsyD, MSCP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Welcome to Aspire where we are committed to helping you aspire to lead an emotionally healthy life. Our mission is to create a safe, relaxing, environment for those who walk into our practice. It can be incredibly difficult and uncomfortable ...
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, ...
Parenting Bootcamp - California
In our "Parenting Bootcamp" parents meet online weekly to learn the play therapy skills and behavior therapy skills to manage disruptive behaviors of children ages 1-10 in a support group atmosphere that is fun and interactive. Child participation is optional ...
Hosted by Hamilton Family Counseling
LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
In our "Parenting Bootcamp" parents meet online weekly to learn the play therapy skills and behavior therapy skills to manage disruptive behaviors of children ages 1-10 in a support group atmosphere that is fun and interactive. Child participation is optional ...
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, ...
Filizetti Psychological Services
We are a person centered group focused on providing therapy and psychological evaluations to patients residing in California. We offer both in-person and telehealth services based on the patient's needs. Psychological Testing is available for ages 6 and older and ...
Hosted by Kirstin Filizetti, Ph.D.
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Diego, CA 92108
We are a person centered group focused on providing therapy and psychological evaluations to patients residing in California. We offer both in-person and telehealth services based on the patient's needs. Psychological Testing is available for ages 6 and older and ...
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Before COVID-19, I ran a successful Healing From Trauma group for over a year. I love the energy of people coming together to process their issues and for a common good--e
specially when that common good involves improving mental health outcomes. ...
Hosted by Stara Shakti
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90025
Before COVID-19, I ran a successful Healing From Trauma group for over a year. I love the energy of people coming together to process their issues and for a common good--e
specially when that common good involves improving mental health outcomes. ...
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 ...
Neurospicy Community Support Group
An affirming group for neurodivergent (autistic or ADHD) adults to find support and build community among like-minded peers. This group includes aspects of a traditional process group, with added emphasis on creating and sustaining relationships and finding support. Additionally, this ...
Hosted by Amaya Tueller ADHD and Autism Therapist
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Diego, CA 92102
An affirming group for neurodivergent (autistic or ADHD) adults to find support and build community among like-minded peers. This group includes aspects of a traditional process group, with added emphasis on creating and sustaining relationships and finding support. Additionally, this ...
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 Skills Workshop
This is a 10-week workshop to help adults with ADHD master their symptoms. Each session focuses on common difficulties (e.g. organization, tackling difficult tasks, improving time management, emotion regulation) and covers specific strategies to make life easier. An official diagnosis ...
This is a 10-week workshop to help adults with ADHD master their symptoms. Each session focuses on common difficulties (e.g. organization, tackling difficult tasks, improving time management, emotion regulation) and covers specific strategies to make life easier. An official diagnosis ...
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.
Fusion Care Group
Our hope is to provide a place to help our clients achieve their life goals, explore life-circumstances, move through difficult life transitions, repair injured relationships, develop a better understanding of themselves or a family member, decrease destructive behaviors, and move ...
Our hope is to provide a place to help our clients achieve their life goals, explore life-circumstances, move through difficult life transitions, repair injured relationships, develop a better understanding of themselves or a family member, decrease destructive behaviors, and move ...
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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.