Healthy relationships are built on genuine connection — what psychologists call emotional attunement. Learn what attunement looks like, why its absence can feel so painful, and how therapy can help you build more secure, supportive relationships.
ADHD AND BURNOUT: WHY YOU'RE STUCK IN THE BOOM-AND-BUST CYCLE
If you’re someone who’s driven, hardworking, and deeply invested in doing well — at work, in your relationships, in life — it can be incredibly frustrating to find yourself burned out or stuck.
You might be moving at full speed for days or weeks at a time, crossing things off your list, running on adrenaline, doing more than most people can keep up with — and then suddenly, you hit a wall. Your energy crashes. You can’t concentrate. You feel tired, unmotivated, and emotionally overwhelmed.
This experience is more common than you might think, especially among high-achieving professionals and individuals with ADHD. It’s known as the boom-and-bust cycle — and if this sounds familiar, you’re not alone.
HOW TO GET GOOD THERAPY
Getting quality health care “should” be your right, unfortunately, in our current healthcare systems that can be challenging if not impossible at times.
A good place to start is by reflecting on your own needs. Answer the questions below and think about how important each one is to you. While it would be wonderful to get ALL your needs met, you might have to make some compromises (or spend a lot of time, energy, and money looking).
WHAT MAKES A GOOD THERAPIST?
I wish all clients got quality care by all therapists in all types of treatment. Unfortunately, all therapy is not equal.
Let me preface this article by stating that there will never be one type of treatment or one therapist who is a good fit for everyone. We all have different needs, goals, personalities, experiences, and preferences.
However, it’s important to realize for yourself, as an individual, that just because you are meeting with a therapist, does not mean that you are receiving quality care or the type of treatment that will work best for you. It also doesn’t mean that there isn’t someone out there who can absolutely support you in just the way you need.
