Psychotherapy for the Inattentive brain. by Sandra Holloway, LPC.
Some clients diagnosed with inattentive-type ADHD have a daily battle with their brain, to resist its natural tendency to AVOID FOCUSING their attention. This is because many of the demands of the neurotypical work landscape, require attentional focus.
Even more challenging is the fact that: when these clients reach out to us for help, we offer therapy skills: most of which require the ability to focus in order to: talk about challenges-, learn new coping skills-, and apply coping skills!
How can clients accept their brains and move forward, if we do not (yet) approach therapy with inattention in mind?
I have been developing ways to modify MY practices to better help my clients. In the meantime, I ran across this article. It’s a great beginning, I believe.
https://medium.com/illumination/unfocus-your-mind-2e06fcc5bdb6