ADHD Blog

Welcome to the Collins Psychology ADHD Blog

Your trusted resource for navigating the complexities of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in adults. Brought to you by our experienced Psychology Team, who offer intervention therapy programs for ADHD, this blog offers practical insights, strategies, and support tailored to the unique challenges faced by individuals across Ireland.

Our services include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Programs which also holistically integrate Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), ADHD Coaching, Psychoeducation and Behavioural Therapy skills designed to address core ADHD symptoms such as emotional regulation, executive functioning, goal setting, time management, rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD), parenting challenges as a parent with ADHD and fitness and focus issues.

We are committed to providing evidence-based services to support your journey with ADHD, to empower you with practical tools and up-to-date information to enhance daily functioning and overall well-being. Explore our articles to gain deeper understanding and discover strategies that may resonate with your unique experience of ADHD.

Begin your journey toward improved focus and quality of life today.

Latest blog posts

Adult ADHD and Auditory Processing Disorder (APD)

Elaine Collins, Psychologist I Collins Psychology

Auditory Processing Disorder and ADHD often overlap in adults. Learn symptoms, practical supports, and CBT strategies from Collins Psychology modules.

Adult ADHD and Depersonalisation

Elaine Collins, Psychologist

Learn how depersonalisation presents in adults with ADHD and how CBT based strategies from Collins Psychology modules can support grounding and emotional regulation.

Working From Home With ADHD: How to Maintain Focus, Motivation, and Performance

Elaine Collins, Psychologist

This article explores why working from home can be especially challenging for adults with ADHD, including difficulties with focus, motivation, and task initiation. Written by Irish Psychologist Elaine Collins, it outlines practical, CBT-based strategies to support productivity, emotional regulation, and sustainable performance when working remotely.

Understanding Adult ADHD: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Elaine Collins, Psychlogist

Understand adult ADHD, including inattentive and combined types, symptoms, diagnosis, and evidence based treatment options such as CBT, written by an Irish psychologist.

Is Adult ADHD Really a Superpower? A Hard Look at Emotional Regulation and the Path to Control

Elaine Collins, Psychologist

Adult ADHD is more than a superpower. Explore emotional regulation in adult ADHD and how CBT helps reduce overwhelm, manage reactivity, and build control in everyday life.

Effective Treatment Strategies for Adult ADHD: Exploring CBT and Support Options in Ireland

Elaine Collins, Psychologist

Adult ADHD can affect emotional regulation, organisation, self esteem and daily functioning. This article explores evidence based CBT treatment options and ADHD supports available in Ireland

Reframing Your Life Story: Validation for Adults with ADHD Following a Late Diagnosis

Elaine Collins, Psychologist

When Should Adults with ADHD Disclose Their Condition to Their Employer?

Elaine Collins, Psychologist

This article explores the considerations for adults with ADHD when deciding whether to disclose their condition to their employer, including legal protections, potential benefits, and risks. It also outlines strategies for disclosure, workplace accommodations, and how employers can support ADHD employees, including access to self-paced online CBT programs.

How to Stop Being Manipulated: A Practical Guide for Adults with ADHD

Elaine Collins, Pyschologist

This article was written to help adults with ADHD understand why they may be more vulnerable to emotional manipulation and how they can protect themselves through greater self-awareness, boundary setting, and emotional regulation. It outlines seven practical strategies that ADHD adults can use to stop repeating unhealthy patterns in relationships and build stronger emotional intelligence. The article also promotes the benefits of tailored psychological and psychoeducational support, such as the CBT for Adult ADHD program, to empower individuals with ADHD to navigate relationships with confidence and clarity.

Emotional Intelligence and ADHD: Why It Matters and How to Build It

By Elaine Collins, Psychologist

If you’re an adult with ADHD, chances are you’ve struggled with emotional overwhelm, misunderstood reactions, or repeating the same frustrating relationship patterns. This article introduces the five core components of emotional intelligence (EQ) and explains why they’re essential for emotional regulation, boundary-setting, and building healthy self-worth—especially if you live with ADHD. By the end of this article, you’ll have ADHD-friendly tools and reflection prompts to help you improve your EQ and break free from patterns that no longer serve you.

Why Adults with ADHD Need to Build Distress Tolerance

By Elaine Collins, Psychologist

This article explores the importance of distress tolerance for adults with ADHD, highlighting how emotional sensitivity, impulsivity, and burnout can undermine well-being without proper coping strategies. It explains how distress tolerance helps ADHD adults pause before reacting, regulate emotions more effectively, and build resilience in the face of everyday stressors. Backed by psychological research, the article offers practical tools, including mindful breathing, grounding, self-soothing, and reframing self-criticism to support emotional regulation and reduce overwhelm.

Unlocking Your Potential: How CBT Can Transform Life with Adult ADHD

Elaine Collins, Psychologist

This article written by Elaine Collins, Psychologist at Collins Psychology integrates evidence-based research and clinical insights to educate and empower adults with ADHD by explaining how Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) can help manage common challenges like procrastination, emotional overwhelm, and low self-esteem. It promotes Collins Psychology's ia’s Online CBT for Adult ADHD course as one practical, evidence-based solution available to attending clients. The purpose of this article is to: raise awareness about the ongoing impact of adult ADHD; offer hope by highlighting effective, research-backed treatment' encourage action, guiding readers toward a structured, supportive program; bridge the gap between psychological science and everyday life. This article focus is ultimately about helping adults with ADHD take back control and thrive with the right tools and support.

20 Self-Care Strategies for Adults with ADHD: Embrace Your Self-Care and Well-Being

Elaine Collins, Psychologist

In this article Psychologist Elaine Collins integrates evidence-based research and clinical insights to provide adults with ADHD practical self-care strategies to help manage their symptoms and improve overall well-being. Elaine recognises that self-care can be challenging for individuals with ADHD due to difficulties with time management, inconsistency, and sensory overload. By offering 20 actionable strategies, such as mindfulness, physical activity, and creative expression, the article aims to empower individuals with ADHD to incorporate self-care into their daily lives, enhancing focus, emotional regulation, and mental health. Elaine wrote this article to help readers understand the importance of self-care and how simple, consistent habits can significantly improve their quality of life.

How Adults with ADHD Can Manage Christmas Stress and Practice Self-Care

Elaine Collins, Psychologist

This article shares practical self care strategies for adults with ADHD to support wellbeing during the holiday season. It explains why Christmas can feel more overwhelming for ADHD brains and outlines ten simple ways to reduce stress, manage sensory overload, set healthy boundaries, protect sleep, support emotional regulation and let go of perfectionism. The focus is on realistic, compassionate care that fits real life, helping you move through the festive season with greater calm, confidence and balance.

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