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ADHD Treatment in Plano, TX

ADHD care for children, teens, and adults, including the late-diagnosed. Practical strategies that work with your brain, not against it.

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Overview

At Layers Counseling Specialists, we support children, teens, and adults across Collin County in navigating the challenges of ADHD with confidence and clarity. Whether it’s trouble focusing in high-pressure classrooms at Plano ISD, impulsive outbursts during team projects at Frisco High, or daily overwhelm juggling work and home life, our specialized ADHD therapy offers proven, compassionate strategies. Proudly serving Plano, Frisco, and Allen since 2018, we're known for delivering expert care to neurodivergent clients and their families.

Common ADHD Presentations We Treat:

  • Difficulty sustaining attention at school or work
  • Impulsivity or frequent emotional outbursts
  • Chronic disorganization and time blindness
  • Forgetfulness, missed deadlines, and procrastination
  • Co-occurring anxiety, sensory processing issues, or executive functioning struggles
Understanding ADHD

Understanding ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) affects individuals of all ages, and in North Texas, it often shows up in ways that feel overwhelming but hard to name. Many of our Plano-area clients share experiences like:

  • Struggling to focus during long school days or high-pressure meetings
  • Missing assignments or deadlines despite strong intentions
  • Feeling constantly “behind” or disorganized, no matter how hard they try
  • Managing emotional outbursts or anxiety that seem to come out of nowhere

The good news? ADHD is highly treatable. With the right support, clients at our Plano office have learned to work with their brains, not against them, building practical tools, confidence, and emotional balance through evidence-based therapy.

Our approach

We use research-backed methods to help clients better understand their ADHD, develop practical tools, and thrive in everyday life:

1. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT helps clients identify unhelpful thought patterns like “I’m just lazy” and replace them with more accurate, empowering beliefs. It also supports the development of focus, planning, and emotional regulation skills.

2. Executive Function Coaching

Through structured support, we teach skills like time management, task initiation, and organization. Whether it's navigating homework, managing emails, or keeping a calendar, we help build systems that stick.

3. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills

DBT techniques are especially effective for emotional impulsivity and frustration tolerance. Clients learn mindfulness, distress tolerance, and tools for better decision-making under pressure.

What Every ADHD Treatment Plan Includes

✓ Skill-building tailored to age and developmental needs
✓ Parent/caregiver support and collaboration (for kids and teens)
✓ Tools for managing overwhelm, forgetfulness, and disorganization
✓ Psychoeducation around how the ADHD brain works
✓ A strengths-based, neurodiversity-affirming lens

Our integrative approach allows clients to reduce overwhelm, build confidence, and approach life with greater clarity and focus.

Who we help

Who We Help

Who We Help

Children & Teens

We support kids and adolescents in developing better focus, managing emotional ups and downs, and building self-confidence at school, home, and with peers, without shame or blame. Therapy is playful, practical, and personalized.

Adults

Whether you’ve recently been diagnosed or have been navigating ADHD for years, we help adults improve time management, reduce overwhelm, and create systems that actually stick, aligned with your values and lifestyle.

Parents & Caregivers

We work closely with families to improve communication, reduce power struggles, and create supportive routines that set everyone up for success.

Clients with Co-Occurring OCD

OCD and ADHD often overlap. If you’re managing both, our Inference-Based CBT (I-CBT) approach offers OCD support that fits neurodivergent brains, step-by-step and exposure-free.

Why Layers

Why choose our Plano practice

Deep ADHD Expertise

Our team isn’t just ADHD-aware: we’re ADHD-focused. With advanced training in executive functioning, neurodiversity-affirming care, and evidence-based interventions, we offer more than just talk therapy. We provide targeted support that works with the ADHD brain, not against it.

Local Insight, Real-Life Solutions

We understand how ADHD challenges show up right here in North Texas, whether it’s navigating Plano ISD’s academic demands, social overwhelm at Frisco High, or juggling extracurriculars in a fast-paced environment. Therapy here is tailored to your lifestyle, your goals, and your community.

Who you'll work with

ADHD Specialists

The Layers clinicians who treat this. Your first call is free, with the clinician you would actually see.

Jessica Morales, LPC-Associate in Plano, TX | Neurodiversity & Trauma Counselor
Jessica Morales, LPC-Associate

Focused clinician, supervised by Mary Hoofnagle, LPC-S, RPT

Children, teens, and adults

Neurodiversity-affirming therapy for ADHD, autism and trauma, from a therapist with ADHD herself. AutPlay for kids, TF-CBT and DBT skills for everyone, sensory-friendly sessions, and no forced eye contact.

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