Therapy for Adult ADHD in Surrey

Therapy That Understands the ADHD Brain

Adult ADHD is about more than just distraction. It affects how you think, relate, plan, and navigate daily life. If you feel constantly overwhelmed, chronically forgetful, or like you're working twice as hard to keep up, you’re not alone.

At Tidal Trauma Centre, we offer therapy for adult ADHD that goes beyond tips and tricks. Our trauma-informed approach supports emotional regulation, executive functioning, and self-worth, so you can live with more clarity and self-trust. Whether you're seeking therapy in Surrey or online across British Columbia, our ADHD-informed therapists are here to help.

What Adult ADHD Can Look Like

ADHD in adults often presents differently than in children. You may not be hyperactive, but you might feel:

  • Easily overwhelmed or overstimulated

  • Disorganized or forgetful

  • Struggling with time, tasks, and transitions

  • Prone to impulsive decisions or emotional outbursts

  • Constantly behind despite best intentions

  • Distracted, anxious, or burnt out

Many adults don’t receive a diagnosis until later in life. If you’ve spent years feeling like something was off but couldn’t name it, therapy can help you understand your brain and work with it, not against it.

You may have developed elaborate coping systems to mask symptoms. You might find yourself hyper focusing on the wrong things or spinning in mental loops trying to catch up. ADHD doesn't just affect attention, it impacts self-esteem, relationships, and your sense of possibility. Recognizing the pattern is the first step toward shifting it.

Person with adult ADHD using mindfulness and focus strategies during online therapy session in BC

How Therapy Can Help with ADHD

While medication may be one part of treatment, therapy provides tools and support that go beyond symptom relief. We help you:

  • Understand how ADHD affects your nervous system and emotions

  • Build practical skills for focus, planning, and follow-through

  • Explore and shift internal narratives of shame, failure, or inadequacy

  • Navigate relationships, work, and stress with greater confidence

  • Reclaim parts of yourself that may have felt too chaotic, too sensitive, or too much

Adult ADHD therapy session in Surrey with trauma-informed therapist and client

Depending on your goals, your therapist may integrate:

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to challenge unhelpful patterns and build sustainable routines for time, task, and attention management

Psychoeducation to help you understand how your brain works, why certain tasks feel impossible, and how to support yourself compassionately

Skill-Building Strategies to support time management, organization, boundary-setting, and emotional regulation using practical, personalized tools

Mindfulness and Nervous System Regulation to reduce overstimulation, improve present-moment focus, and shift out of freeze or overwhelm

Trauma-Informed Approaches (IFS, EMDR, Somatic Therapy) to address the deeper emotional patterns—like people-pleasing, perfectionism, or shutdown—that often accompany ADHD

Signs That ADHD Therapy Might Help

You may benefit from ADHD-focused therapy if:

  • You feel stuck, scattered, or always behind

  • You have difficulty managing time or completing tasks

  • You procrastinate even on things you care about

  • You swing between hyperfocus and shutdown

  • You feel shame, self-doubt, or emotional dysregulation

  • You’ve been masking for years and it’s exhausting

Therapy is a place to drop the mask, slow down, and rebuild patterns that actually work for you. You don’t need to wait until burnout. Support can start now, gently and respectfully.

Comfort items used to create a grounding space for virtual therapy at home

In-Person or Online: Choose What Works

Both formats are equally effective. Choose what best suits your lifestyle, environment, and capacity.

In-Person ADHD Therapy in Surrey

  • Located in Cloverdale with free parking

  • Ideal for clients in Surrey, Langley, White Rock, and Delta

  • A quiet, private space designed for safety, structure, and focus

Online ADHD Therapy Across BC

  • Available province-wide, including Vancouver, Victoria, Kelowna, and rural communities

  • Great for clients who prefer privacy, flexibility, or live with chronic health conditions

  • Attend from home, work, or a calming space of your choice

Whether you prefer in-person grounding or online accessibility, our ADHD therapists will meet you where you are.

Next Steps

Fill out a New Client Form and we’ll match you with one or more counsellors who specialize in ADHD therapy.

Book a free consult or appointment using our secure online platform, whenever you’re ready.

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FAQs About ADHD Therapy

  • No. You don’t need a formal diagnosis to benefit from therapy. If the symptoms resonate, we can help.

  • We don’t prescribe, but we can collaborate with your doctor if medication is part of your care.

  • Yes. Therapy can support you in developing long-term skills, emotional awareness, and systems that meds alone don’t address.

  • Many of our therapists specialize in complex presentations. You don’t need to pick one issue to focus on. We honour the full picture.