You're the one people count on. You manage your responsibilities, show up for the people you love, and find a way to get things done. From the outside, you might look like you have it all together. But behind the scenes, you're struggling to stay organized, putting off tasks you genuinely want to finish, or spending an exhausting amount of energy trying to keep up.
Maybe you've always been a little scattered, or maybe things became harder as your responsibilities grew. You've wondered why everyday tasks seem to require so much effort, even when you're trying your best.
For many women, ADHD isn't something they considered growing up. You may have done well in school, developed ways to compensate for your struggles, or learned to work twice as hard to keep up. As life gets more demanding, those strategies may no longer be enough.
If you're wondering whether ADHD could explain some of your experiences, an adult ADHD assessment can help you get a clearer picture. Here's what the process looks like at Tria Corda Counseling.
Step 1: Your Free Consultation
Before beginning an assessment, we'll meet for a complimentary 15-minute consultation. We'll talk about what's bringing you in, what you've been struggling with, and what you're hoping to understand. I'll explain the process and help you determine whether an ADHD evaluation is an appropriate next step.
You don't need to know whether you have ADHD before reaching out. We can start with what's been feeling difficult.
What you might notice: You may begin putting words to experiences you've struggled to explain, with a chance to ask questions before committing to the process.
Step 2: Your First Assessment Session
Our first appointment is dedicated to understanding you and your history. Much like a traditional therapy intake, we'll discuss your background, current concerns, and relevant experiences throughout your life.
We'll also explore executive functioning, including attention, organization, planning, time management, and follow-through, and how these areas affect your work, relationships, and everyday responsibilities.
For women who've spent years compensating for their challenges, it's important to look beyond what's happening on the surface. Maybe you meet every deadline, but only after a stressful last-minute push. Maybe you've developed elaborate systems to stay organized, yet still feel like you're constantly falling behind.
We'll look at both the difficulties you've experienced and the strategies you've developed to manage them.
What you might notice: You may begin connecting experiences that previously seemed unrelated and recognizing how much effort it takes to keep everything running.
Step 3: Your Second Assessment Session
During our second appointment, we'll continue the evaluation using structured clinical interviews and assessment measures selected to explore ADHD. These tools help us examine your symptoms, their history and impact, and whether your experiences are consistent with ADHD. We'll also consider other factors that may contribute to similar difficulties.
You don't need to fit a particular stereotype of ADHD or have struggled in every area of your life for an assessment to be worthwhile. Your individual experiences and history matter.
What you might notice: You may gain a clearer understanding of your patterns and begin to see how different parts of your experience fit together.
Step 4: Reviewing Your Results and Planning Next Steps
Between your assessment sessions and our follow-up appointment, I'll analyze the information gathered and prepare your assessment report. Depending on the package you select, you'll receive either a brief report or a more comprehensive report with additional detail. You can explore the options on my Adult ADHD Assessments page.
At our follow-up appointment, we'll review the results, answer your questions, and make a plan for what comes next. If the findings support an ADHD diagnosis, we'll discuss how ADHD may affect your daily life and what support could help. If they don't, we'll explore what the findings suggest and whether other explanations or further evaluation may be worth considering.
Your next steps might include continuing therapy with me, returning to your current therapist, connecting with another therapist, or exploring resources and practical supports outside of therapy.
What you might notice: You may feel relieved, surprised, emotional, or simply curious about what you've learned. You'll have time to process the results and consider your options.
Understanding Yourself Is a Starting Point
For many women, exploring ADHD is about more than getting a diagnosis. It's about understanding why certain parts of life have felt so difficult, even when they've been trying their best.
Maybe you've spent years criticizing yourself for being disorganized or inconsistent. Maybe you can manage complex projects at work but struggle with everyday tasks at home. Understanding what's contributing to these patterns can help you make decisions based on what you actually need, rather than assuming you simply need more discipline.
An assessment doesn't guarantee that ADHD will be the conclusion, but it can provide valuable information about your experiences and help you identify appropriate next steps.
Let's Talk About What's Keeping You Stuck
If you've spent years wondering why everyday tasks seem to require so much effort, you don't have to keep guessing or assume you just need to try harder.
At Tria Corda Counseling, I offer adult ADHD assessments for women who want to better understand their attention, executive functioning, and the challenges they've struggled to explain. My goal is to help you understand your experiences more clearly and identify meaningful next steps.
You can schedule a complimentary 15-minute consultation to share what you've been experiencing, ask questions, and see whether we're a good fit. When you reach out, I'll respond with information about next steps so you know what to expect.
You don't need to have everything figured out before we talk.