Overwhelm & the everyday
Starting, switching, finishing, time, and the invisible mental load, worked with as a brain-wiring reality, with supports that fit a real ADHD day rather than an idealised one.
ADHD therapy for the whole of it, not just the label.
Beyond eating and the body: support for overwhelm, rejection sensitivity, late diagnosis, identity, relationships and burnout, from a clinician who is neurodivergent too.
Now welcoming new clients
Medicare rebates via Better Access
20-min bulk-billed access option
ANZAED-credentialed ED clinician
Neurodivergent-led
Nedlands + telehealth Australia-wide
Therapy that speaks fluent ADHD.
Support that starts where you actually are.
So much ADHD support stops at the diagnosis, or treats it as a list of symptoms to manage. Real life is bigger than that: the overwhelm that builds when everything is “important”, the feelings that arrive at full volume, the gap between what you’re capable of and what a neurotypical day expects, and the quiet exhaustion of masking it all.
This is support for that whole experience. It’s neurodivergent-led and clinically grounded — therapy with someone who holds the credentials and knows the terrain from the inside — so you don’t have to translate yourself before the real work can start.
It makes room for the other side of ADHD, too: the creativity, the hyperfocus, the pattern-spotting and deep care that, in the right conditions, are genuine strengths. None of this is about fixing you; it’s about the right conditions for the brain you’ve got.
If food, eating or body image is part of what’s going on, that overlap is a particular focus here — start with ADHD & disordered eating. This pathway is for everything else ADHD touches.
Rejection sensitivity
When feedback, or the fear of it, lands hard and fast. A nervous system turned up loud, not “over-sensitivity”, and something that can be named and gently worked with.
General information, not a diagnosis.
You might recognise some of this.
- Everything feels urgent and important, so it’s hard to start, or to stop.
- Feedback or rejection can flatten a whole day, harder than it “should”.
- You’re capable of a lot, and still drowning in the everyday admin of life.
- A late diagnosis reframed your whole story, and that’s equal parts relief and grief.
- You’ve been masking so long you’re not always sure where the mask ends.
- You’ve said yes and people-pleased for years, then paid for it later in burnout.
Any of these? You’re in the right room. You don’t need a tidy explanation, or a formal diagnosis, to begin.
More than a symptom checklist.
Rejection sensitivity & big feelings
For a nervous system turned up loud, rejection sensitivity, emotional intensity and the crash that can follow, held with skills and understanding, not “calm down.”
Late diagnosis & unmasking
Making sense of a life through a new lens: the relief, the grief, the re-meeting of yourself — and slowly letting the mask down where it’s safe to.
Work, relationships & burnout
The gap between capacity and expectation, communication and connection, and the burnout that builds from running a neurodivergent life on neurotypical settings.
Built for your brain, not against it.
Warm, unhurried and shaped around how your brain actually runs: we start with the whole picture, work with the wiring rather than against it — from executive function and rejection sensitivity to burnout and late-diagnosis identity — and move at a pace that fits your capacity. The first step is the same gentle one for everyone. See how it works →
Take a little of this with you.
Our gentle, no-shame starter guide, plus soft notes on the neurodivergent life now and then. Free when you join, and you can leave any time.
Fees & Medicare.
Standard 50-minute session $200. Medicare rebates may be available for eligible clients with the right GP plan. You can start privately with no referral, or we’ll help you sort a plan for rebates.
Questions, answered.
Do I need a formal ADHD diagnosis to come?
No. We support people who are diagnosed, in the process of seeking assessment, or self-identifying. You don’t need a label to start, and you won’t be asked to prove yourself.
Do you do ADHD assessments or diagnosis?
No, as an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, Lauren provides therapy and support, not diagnostic assessment. She works alongside assessment services and can support you before, during or after a diagnosis.
Is this only for ADHD and eating?
No. This pathway is for the wider ADHD and neurodivergent experience. If eating or body image is part of your story, the ADHD & disordered eating pathway goes deeper there.
In person or online?
Both, in person in Nedlands, and by telehealth across Australia where clinically appropriate.
All of it belongs in the room.
we kept one for you.Neurodivergent-led ADHD support in Nedlands and online. If eating or the body is part of it, see ADHD & disordered eating, or meet Lauren.
Other rooms you might need.
ADHD & eating → Autism & ARFID → See all pathways → Just diagnosed? →
This is not a crisis service.
Body Belonging Clinic is not an emergency or crisis service. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 000. For 24/7 support: Lifeline 13 11 14, 13YARN 13 92 76, Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800, or the Butterfly Foundation 1800 33 4673.