I’m new here ☺️ live in Williamsburg, VA w/roots in central California, Denver, CO, Phoenix, AZ & Portland, OR. I went back to school in 2004 & graduated w/both by bachelors & masters in social work w/a focus in Adult Mental Health & Addiction. W/o knowing I had ADHD & an out of the box thinker…. It’s a hoot to look back on! I’m a therapist now & really enjoy what I do & the clients I work with. I’m the mother of an amazing 31 y/o daughter who got my ADHD genes w/the H being Hyper thinking, worry & anxiety. She lives in Portland, OR and is a therapist as well. I was dx at 48 which explained A LOT about the struggles & difficulties that comes with/Female ADHD. As a nearly 60 y/o gal …… I’m filled w/lots of wisdom from learning lessons the hard way as an experiential learner lol. I was a competitive swimmer for 30+ years to include triathlons in my 40’s. I’m in my 2nd marriage & picked a much better partner than I did 40 years ago 🤡. I’m one of those people who is filled w/curiosity & a passion to help shorten the leaning curve for others struggling to connect the dots on how/why life has/is often difficult to navigate.

I too am positively impacted by the work Jill has put into her work. As a LCSW who’s been dx w/ADHD at 48 y/o w/the H being hyper THINKING-WORRYING that morphed into people pleasing, low self worth, rejection sensitivity, fear of abandonment AND fear of success & failure at early ages w/out knowing why or able to articulate it. So at nearly 60, I have a thriving psychotherapy business based on the hard work I put into the past 12 years. I’ve made/used infographics to help my clients & they have blossomed w/adding so much to understanding themselves & connecting the dots. When I found Jill via infographics she was sharing….. my thoughts flooded knowing she’s like me but OVER THE MOON BETTER in linking the dots for people that help reduce shame, guilt & the isolation of thinking it’s just us who’s a hot mess… broken….less than & all the other negative thoughts we bully ourselves with. So Jill is unknowingly helping my current & past clients reframe, normalize & learn how to behave their way through past issues hijacking us or putting us on paths w/a zillion switchbacks/detours while simply trying to adult lol. So that’s why I’m here!! Also PSYCHOLOGY TODAY ASSESSMENTS page has over 80 mental, emotional & personality assessments for free! I have clients play in there to see which ones catch their eye to do, ones I suggest they do to rule in/out their concerns or just to see what the questions may be for issues others may have to increase their own self awareness.