Helping high-achieving women navigate ADHD, anxiety, overwhelm, perfectionism, and burnout — without feeling like they have to hold it all together alone.
ADHD & Anxiety Therapy for Women in Chicago and Seattle
You Look Like You Have It Together. Internally, It Feels Much Different.
You’re successful on paper.
But behind the scenes, everything feels harder than it should.
You overthink texts and conversations.
You procrastinate until the pressure becomes unbearable.
You constantly feel behind, overwhelmed, or emotionally exhausted.
You wonder why other people seem able to keep up with life more easily than you can.
Maybe you’ve always been called:
sensitive
anxious
disorganized
“too much”
high-strung
lazy
dramatic
Or maybe you became the person who over-functions for everyone else while quietly burning out.
For many women, ADHD and anxiety don’t look obvious from the outside.
They look like:
perfectionism
people pleasing
masking
overachievement
chronic overwhelm
emotional exhaustion
You don’t have to keep living in survival mode.
Therapy can help you better understand your brain, reduce anxiety, improve emotional regulation, and feel more grounded in your daily life.
Helping 100+ women across Illinois, Washington, and Idaho navigate ADHD, anxiety, burnout, and overwhelm.
Client Testimonials
“Shannon has been absolutely wonderful. She is caring and understanding of my needs. I enjoy meeting with her and have confidence she will continue to help me. I am so appreciative of her honesty and willingness to listen to me while providing excellent feedback. She is a true professional.”
— ZocDoc Review
“Before therapy, I thought I was just bad at life. I constantly felt overwhelmed and emotionally exhausted. Working with Shannon helped me finally understand how ADHD was showing up in my life and gave me tools that actually worked for my brain.”
— Goggle Review
“Shannon's therapy style allows you to reflect and talk through items with her which allows the patient to come to conclusions on their own rather than being told the answer. She provides simple tasks to work on each week which have had drastic positive impacts on my mental health. Overall, one of the best therapists I have ever been to and definitely recommend!”
— ZocDoc Review
Areas of Focus
Anxiety & Stress Therapy for Overwhelmed Women
You look like you’re holding it together. Internally, your mind never fully shuts off.
You may constantly overthink, feel emotionally exhausted, struggle to relax, or feel overwhelmed by the pressure to keep up with everything.
Many women dealing with anxiety also carry perfectionism, people pleasing, burnout, and chronic stress — often without realizing how deeply it’s affecting their daily lives.
Therapy can help you feel calmer, more grounded, and more connected to yourself again.
Relationship Therapy & Communication Support
Relationships can feel exhausting when you constantly overthink conversations, struggle to communicate your needs, or feel responsible for everyone else’s emotions.
Anxiety, ADHD, perfectionism, and emotional burnout can all impact the way we connect with others.
Therapy can help you better understand your relationship patterns, improve communication, strengthen boundaries, and build healthier, more secure relationships.
ADHD Therapy for Women
ADHD in women is often misunderstood — especially in high-achieving women who appear successful on the outside while struggling internally with overwhelm, burnout, emotional exhaustion, and self-doubt.
You may struggle with procrastination, masking, perfectionism, emotional overwhelm, time blindness, or feeling constantly “behind.”
At Changing Course Therapy, our ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Providers help women better understand their brains while building practical strategies that actually work for their lives.
Parenthood Support for Overwhelmed Moms
Parenthood can be deeply meaningful and incredibly overwhelming at the same time.
Many mothers silently carry the mental load of trying to meet everyone’s needs while feeling anxious, overstimulated, emotionally drained, or disconnected from themselves.
Therapy offers support, practical tools, and space to care for yourself, too.
Resources for Women Navigating ADHD, Anxiety & Burnout
Many women with ADHD cope by overfunctioning—managing the mental load, anticipating needs, and taking on excessive responsibility to avoid mistakes or criticism. While this pattern can look like competence, it often leads to burnout and resentment. Learn why overfunctioning happens and how women with ADHD can build more sustainable, supportive systems.