ADHD Summer Skills Group for Young Adults
What is ADHD?
ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. It's a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects both children and adults and is characterized by persistent patterns of inattention, impulsivity, and/or hyperactivity that interfere with daily functioning and development.
How does ADHD show up?
ADHD symptoms often begin in childhood and can persist into adolescence and adulthood. A combination of genetic, environmental, and neurobiological factors impact ADHD.
ADHD may present itself in 3 different subtypes: inattentive presentation, hyperactive impulsive presentation, and combined (both inattentive and hyperactive) presentation.
Young adults who have ADHD may struggle with time management, time blindness (difficulty perceiving or keeping track of time), difficulty focusing or sustaining attention, forgetfulness, distraction, losing things, impulsivity, difficulty staying present, among other symptoms.
How can the ADHD Summer Skills Group help?
The ADHD Summer Skills Group is a 5-week psychoeducational coaching group series offered by Child Haven Counseling (CHC), a counseling and coaching practice that serves children, teens and young adults. In this group, the therapist facilitator will teach skills on how to cope with symptoms of ADHD.
This summer you will have the space & support in the group to learn the following coping skills:
- Coping skills for hyperactivity
- Coping skills for impulsivity & executive functioning
- Coping skills for time management, time blindness and procrastination
- Coping skills for organization, concentration and forgetfulness
- Coping skills to process shame & self-esteem impact of having ADHD
After this group, you will walk away with an array of coping strategies to add to your skills tool box as well as the powerful support of your fellow group members. Being part of a group, can make a person feel seen, heard and supported. These skills can help you prepare for a busy season in the Fall whether it is a college Fall semester or a new job or internship in the Fall . And what a better time to prepare for this than this Summer!
Skills Group Logistics:
The ADHD Summer Skills Group is a 5-week skills series that is slated to begin the week of August 5 and will run through the week of September 2
It will take place via a secure virtual platform. We strongly encourage group members to attend every group session to maintain group cohesion and to get the most of the group experience.
This group is NOT a psychotherapy group; it is a psychoeducational skills group and this type of group is for educational and skill development purposes. This group is not to replace therapy, and you are encouraged to consult with your therapist for ongoing care if needed.
This is a private pay group. The fee per session is $100 or a package of $450 when you pay the package at once. With the package, you can save $50 on the entire package or $10 off a session.
The group can be offered in both English and Spanish.
About the therapist facilitator:
Katie Piura, LCSW-C, LICSW is the founder of CHC and also the therapist facilitating the group. Katie has many years of experience working with young adults in both university and private practice settings. Her experience includes both individual and group counseling. Katie has run skills groups before and uses a skills-based approach in her work. Katie's areas of experience include helping individuals who struggle with ADHD and has had success in seeing her clients make life changes that improve their way of life in managing ADHD. You can learn more about her here https://childhavencounseling.com/staff/katie-piura
To sign up for the group, please enter your information on the contact box here, and we will be contacting you.