Specialties · Plano office and Texas telehealth
ADHD support for children, teens, and adults, including the late-diagnosed. Practical strategies that work with your brain.
In person or online
Plano office, Texas telehealth
Evidence-based
research-backed approaches
At a glance
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a difference in how the brain manages attention, energy and emotion. Some people are restless and impulsive. Others are quiet and daydreamy and get overlooked for years, which is especially common in girls and women. Therapy helps people with ADHD build routines that fit their brain, handle big emotions and feel better about themselves.
Typical behavior
Possible ADHD
Drifts during boring tasks and refocuses with a reminder
Loses track again and again, even on tasks they care about
Wiggly at times, can settle when needed
Restless or impulsive in most settings, even when trying hard
Mostly in one setting, like a long car ride
At home, at school and with friends
Frustration that passes
Big emotions that come on fast and take a while to settle
Eases with age and routine
Keeps causing problems with school, friends or self-esteem
See red flags to watch for, and for adults, late-diagnosed ADHD in women.
On this page
Overview
Living with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can mean working twice as hard to keep up and still feeling behind. Maybe homework turns into nightly battles, deadlines slip no matter how much you care, or you only recently learned there was a name for what you’ve been dealing with all along.
At Layers Counseling Specialists, we help children, teens, and adults with ADHD build systems that stick and feel better about themselves along the way. ADHD care at Layers is led by Jessica Morales, LPC-Associate, a therapist with ADHD herself, in Plano and online across Texas.
ADHD is a difference in how the brain manages attention, energy, and emotion. It isn’t laziness or a lack of willpower, and it looks different in every person. Some people are restless and impulsive. Others are quiet, daydreamy, and overlooked for years, which is especially common in girls and women.
Many of our clients describe the same experiences: trying hard and still falling short, feeling constantly behind, or having feelings hit harder and faster than they expected. Hearing “just try harder” for years takes a toll.
With the right support, people with ADHD can build routines that actually work, understand their brain, and lean on the strengths they already have.
We use practical, research-backed methods, adapted to how you think and what you care about.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps you catch unhelpful beliefs like “I’m just lazy” and replace them with kinder, more accurate ones, while building focus and planning skills.
We work on time management, getting started, and staying organized, using tools that fit your interests so they actually stick.
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills give you ways to handle frustration and big feelings before they boil over.
For kids and teens, parents learn strategies that cut down on power struggles and make home routines smoother.
Who it's for
Therapy is playful and practical. We help kids with focus, emotions, and confidence at school, at home, and with friends, without shame or blame.
Whether you were diagnosed as a child or just last month, we help you reduce overwhelm and build systems that fit your life and values.
We help you understand your child’s ADHD, communicate with less conflict, and set up routines that work for everyone.
ADHD and OCD often show up together. Inference-based CBT (I-CBT) is a step-by-step OCD treatment that doesn’t use exposure, which some neurodivergent clients find easier to start with.
We use research-backed methods, adapted to how you think and what you care about.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps you catch beliefs like “I’m just lazy” and replace them with kinder, more accurate ones.
We work on time management, getting started and staying organized, using tools that fit your interests so they actually stick.
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills give you ways to handle frustration and big feelings before they boil over.
Parents learn strategies that cut down on power struggles and make home routines smoother.
ADHD and OCD often show up together. Inference-based CBT (I-CBT) is an OCD treatment without exposure that some neurodivergent clients find easier to start with.
Why Layers
Jessica has ADHD herself. She gets it, and she won’t hand you advice that only works for neurotypical brains.
We focus on strengths as much as struggles, with sensory-friendly sessions and no forced eye contact.
Meet at our Plano office or by secure video from anywhere in Texas.
A 15-minute video call with the therapist. Ask about their approach, scheduling and fees. Most people start within about a week.
Fifty minutes on what a typical day looks like, where things fall apart, and what is already working.
Together you pick one or two routines or skills to start with, built around your interests.
Sessions most weeks. You try the tools between sessions, and we keep what works and change what doesn’t.
Who you'll work with
Read about each therapist’s experience and approach to care.
Jessica, who has ADHD herself, offers neurodiversity-affirming care for ADHD, autism, and trauma, plus AutPlay for kids, in sensory-friendly sessions without forced eye contact.
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Waitlist
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Alesha uses play therapy, AutPlay, and sandtray to help neurodivergent kids and teens handle big feelings, with sensory friendly sessions and parents as partners.
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Accepting new clients
Book a free consultOur therapists don’t prescribe medication. If you or your child take ADHD medication, therapy works alongside your prescriber.
Yes. Whether you were diagnosed as a child or last month, we help you reduce overwhelm and build systems that fit your life. Read about late-diagnosed ADHD in women.
Playful and practical. We help kids with focus, emotions and confidence, and parents learn routines that reduce conflict at home.
Many people are both, sometimes called AuDHD. We work with both at once, in sensory-friendly sessions with no forced eye contact.
Yes. Sessions happen at our Plano office or by secure video from anywhere in Texas.
We are private pay, so nothing goes through your insurance unless you choose to submit it. We can give you a superbill for possible out-of-network reimbursement, and HSA and FSA cards work.
Next step
A free 15-minute video call with the clinician you want to work with. Ask anything about their approach, scheduling, or fees before you commit.
