Hi! Welcome to my private practice.

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I’m Kim. I’m a LPCC (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor) and an ATR (Registered Art Therapist). I’m also an adult with ADHD.

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My ADHD makes me who I am. I don’t see it as a “superpower,” a “disorder,” or a “deficit.” It just is. It’s the way my brain makes sense of the world—and it’s also what I specialize in.

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ADHD wasn’t on my radar until I was diagnosed as an adult. I always did well in school, got good grades, and enjoyed social settings. I completed two master’s degrees by the time I was 30, got married in my early 30s, and began working full-time as a mental health therapist. I passed my three licensing exams and started a family. Life was busy!

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Things looked really good on the outside, so no one suggested that I might have ADHD. On the inside, though, I knew I was often restless, distracted, scattered, and that my mind was constantly busy.

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Interestingly, I saw several therapists over the years—while I was in graduate school, as a young adult, and as a new mom—and none of them suggested that I had ADHD. It was missed entirely. That experience is a big part of why I chose to specialize in this area.

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Graduate programs and internships often spend very little time teaching about ADHD and autism—sometimes only a few hours—and when they do, these conditions are often framed primarily as deficits or childhood disorders. There is much less emphasis on ADHD across the lifespan, including how ADHD can present and change as we move into adulthood. There is also very little discussion about the ways hormonal changes, including declining estrogen during perimenopause and menopause, can affect ADHD symptoms.

I don’t want people with ADHD and other forms of neurodivergence to be overlooked. I want them to receive quality care that is well-informed, strengths-based, and grounded in evidence.

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Many of my clients find me after being treated for anxiety, depression, or substance misuse, without anyone recognizing that ADHD or another form of neurodivergence may have been part of the picture. When ADHD is overlooked, treatment may not fully address what is contributing to someone’s struggles. After receiving my own diagnosis in my early 40s, I decided that this was the area where I wanted to focus my practice.

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I’m here to help with ADHD, other forms of neurodivergence, and the many experiences that can come along with them, including:

• Anxiety

• Depression

• Burnout

• Perfectionism

• Executive functioning challenges

• Trauma (trained in EMDR)

• Chronic pain and illness

• Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD)

• “Failure to launch” and school refusal

• Parenting children with additional needs

I’m also trained in Pain Processing Therapy because many people with neurodivergence also experience complex medical conditions, including POTS, migraines, fibromyalgia, and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS).

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In addition to being well-trained, passionate, and committed to this work, clients have described me as warm, creative, and easy to talk to. I approach each session as a conversation designed to help you better understand yourself, identify what is getting in the way, and move toward your goals.

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If you’d like to explore whether we might be a good fit, I offer a free 20-minute consultation call.

You can fill out the form below or email me directly at kim@kimberlygibsoncounseling.com.

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Thanks for being here, 

Kim