Adult ADHD
Emotional Regulation Course

Stop Emotional Spirals Before They Take Over






If your emotions seem to go from manageable to overwhelming in seconds, you are not alone. Many adults with ADHD describe intense emotional reactions, frustration that builds quickly, difficulty calming down once activated and the uncomfortable feeling of knowing they have overreacted only after the moment has passed.

The Adult ADHD Emotional Regulation course is a psychologist-developed, self-paced online program designed to help you understand why emotions can feel so intense with ADHD and build practical strategies to manage them more effectively.

Rather than telling you to “calm down,” “think positively” or simply try harder, this course helps you understand what is happening underneath the emotional reaction and gives you structured tools for responding differently.

You will learn how to recognise emotional overload earlier, regulate your nervous system, reduce impulsive reactions and create more space between what you feel and what you do next.
‍from €297
180 days / 6 months access
8 x lessons | 2.5+ hours of video content | 79-page workbook
‍Online worldwide access. Self-paced educational program. Not therapy.
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Start the Adult ADHD Emotional Regulation Course
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Does ADHD Make Emotional Regulation Harder?

ADHD is usually associated with attention, impulsivity and executive functioning, but many adults also describe significant difficulty regulating emotions.

You may find that frustration escalates very quickly, criticism feels disproportionately painful, small problems become overwhelming or your reaction feels much stronger than you intended. Once emotionally activated, it can also be difficult to shift your attention, think clearly or return to baseline.

Emotional dysregulation is not currently listed as a core diagnostic criterion for ADHD, but research consistently shows that difficulties regulating emotions are common among adults with ADHD and can contribute considerably to everyday impairment (Soler-Gutiérrez et al., 2023).

Understanding this matters because emotional regulation is not simply about having more willpower. It involves learning to notice what is happening earlier and developing strategies that help your brain and nervous system respond more effectively.

Does This Sound Familiar?

You may benefit from the Adult ADHD Emotional Regulation course if you regularly experience emotions that seem to arrive fast and take over before you have time to think.

You might find that frustration escalates into anger, a small mistake ruins the rest of your day or an unexpected change leaves you feeling completely overwhelmed. Perhaps criticism stays with you for hours, you replay conversations repeatedly or you struggle to calm yourself after an argument.

You may know exactly how you wish you had responded once the moment has passed, yet find it incredibly difficult to access that calmer response while you are actually emotionally activated.

For some adults, emotional overload leads to arguments or impulsive reactions. For others, it appears as crying, shutdown, withdrawal, avoidance or needing to escape the situation entirely.

The pattern may look different from person to person, but the common experience is that the emotional response begins controlling what happens next. This course is designed to help you change that relationship with your emotions.


What You Will Learn:






The Adult ADHD Emotional Regulation course helps you understand both why emotional reactions can become so intense and what you can do when they begin.

Across eight structured lessons, you will explore how ADHD can affect emotional regulation and learn practical ways to recognise, understand and manage emotional responses more effectively.

You will develop greater awareness of your personal emotional triggers and the early warning signs that tell you overload is building. Instead of noticing only after you have reached breaking point, you will begin identifying the earlier stages where intervention is easier.

You will also learn strategies for calming physiological activation and reducing the intensity of emotional reactions before trying to problem-solve.The course explores emotional reactivity, overwhelm, anger and frustration, together with practical ways to slow the cycle between trigger, emotion and response.

You will work on distinguishing between the emotion itself and the behaviour that follows it. The aim is not to suppress emotion or become less sensitive. It is to develop more control over what happens after the emotion appears.

You will also learn how thoughts can intensify emotional reactions and how CBT-informed strategies can help you examine interpretations more carefully rather than automatically treating the strongest thought as a fact.

Throughout the course, the focus remains practical: understanding your patterns, recognising them earlier and developing responses you can realistically use in everyday life.

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What ADHD Emotional Dysregulation Can Look Like

ADHD emotional dysregulation does not look the same for everyone.For one person, it may involve anger that seems to appear almost instantly.

For another, it may be anxiety, rejection, crying, irritability, shutdown or becoming overwhelmed by demands that other people seem to manage easily.You may notice patterns such as becoming disproportionately upset by small problems, reacting before you have time to think, struggling to recover after conflict or feeling embarrassed about something you said once you have calmed down.

You might also experience emotional flooding when several demands accumulate at once. A noisy environment, unfinished tasks, messages waiting for replies and one unexpected problem can suddenly feel impossible to manage.

These experiences do not mean that you are incapable of managing your emotions. They may mean that you need strategies that take ADHD-related emotional and executive-functioning difficulties into account.

Learn to Recognise Emotional Overload Earlier

One of the biggest difficulties with emotional regulation is noticing what is happening only after the emotion has reached full intensity.By that point, logical thinking becomes harder and the urge to act can feel extremely powerful.Part of emotional regulation is therefore learning to recognise what happens before the emotional explosion, shutdown or spiral.Your early warning signs might include physical tension, speaking more quickly, becoming unusually sensitive to other people's behaviour, repeatedly thinking about the same problem, wanting to escape or noticing that every additional demand suddenly feels intolerable.The course helps you identify your individual patterns so that emotional regulation begins earlier in the cycle.That earlier intervention can make a significant difference.


Manage ADHD Anger and Frustration More Effectively








ADHD anger is a common search because many adults describe frustration that seems to intensify extremely quickly.The issue is not always anger itself.

Anger is a normal human emotion and can communicate that something feels unfair, overwhelming, threatening or outside your control.The difficulty arises when the intensity of the emotion starts determining your behaviour.

You may raise your voice, send a message you later regret, react impulsively, shut down completely or continue an argument long after it has stopped being productive.

The Adult ADHD Emotional Regulation course helps you begin identifying the build-up before the reaction becomes automatic.You will develop practical ways to reduce activation, create psychological space and choose a response that is more consistent with what you actually want to achieve.

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Manage ADHD Overwhelm Before Everything Feels Too Much

Emotional regulation difficulties are not limited to anger.

‍ADHD overwhelm can happen when demands accumulate more quickly than your brain can organise and respond to them.You may cope reasonably well with several tasks and then suddenly reach a point where one additional request feels impossible.

This can result in irritability, avoidance, tears, shutdown or a strong need to escape. The solution is rarely to tell yourself that you should be able to cope.

Instead, it can help to recognise the combination of emotional regulation and executive-functioning demands contributing to the overload. This course helps you recognise those patterns earlier and develop practical strategies for reducing the intensity before overwhelm completely takes over.

Build the Pause Between Emotion and Reaction

A major goal of emotional regulation is not removing strong emotions. It is increasing the amount of choice you have while experiencing them.There is an important difference between:“I feel angry”and“Because I feel angry, I need to act immediately.”The same applies to frustration, rejection, embarrassment, disappointment and anxiety.With practice, you can learn to create more space between the emotional trigger and your response.That pause may initially be very small.Over time, however, that space can become where emotional regulation happens.

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Practical Tools, Not Just Information






Understanding ADHD is useful, but information alone rarely changes a behavioural pattern.That is why the Adult ADHD Emotional Regulation course combines educational content with structured exercises and practical strategies.

Your 79-page workbook gives you space to explore your own patterns rather than simply watching videos and hoping you remember the information later.The workbook supports you to identify triggers, recognise early warning signs, reflect on recurring emotional cycles and practise strategies between lessons.You can return to the material throughout your six months of access as you begin testing what works in your own life.

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What's Included in the Adult ADHD Emotional Regulation Course?

The course includes:
- 8 x structured lessons
- 2.5+ hours of video content
- 79-page structured workbook
- 180 days / 6 months access
- Online worldwide access
- Self-paced learning
- Choose your preferred video playback speed
- Psychologist-developed educational content
- CBT-informed strategies
- Mindfulness-informed approaches
- Practical adaptive tools and exercises
- Completion certificate

‍The program is designed so that you can progress at your own pace rather than having to complete everything within a fixed weekly schedule.

Who Is This Course For?

The Adult ADHD Emotional Regulation course is designed for adults who recognise that intense emotions are affecting everyday life.It may be particularly relevant if you struggle with frustration, emotional overwhelm, anger, emotional reactivity, sensitivity to criticism or difficulty calming down once something has upset you.You may also benefit if emotional reactions affect your relationships, work, parenting, decision-making or confidence.You do not need to experience every difficulty described on this page. The course is designed to help you understand your own emotional patterns and develop strategies that fit those patterns.This course is educational and is not a substitute for individual psychological therapy, psychiatric care or medical treatment.

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Who Developed the Course?






The Adult ADHD Emotional Regulation course was developed by Elaine Collins, Psychologist (click here to read her profile), drawing on more than 20 years of experience across psychology and health services in Ireland and Australia. Elaine holds a BSc (Hons) in Psychology, a BA (Hons) in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management, and an MSc in Work and Organisational Psychology, and is a member of the Psychological Society of Ireland, British Psychological Society, Australian Psychological Society and Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. Her work has included supporting adults experiencing ADHD-related difficulties and developing structured psychological education designed to make evidence-informed strategies practical, accessible and relevant to everyday life.

The course draws on CBT-informed approaches, mindfulness and practical adaptive behavioural strategies, with a strong emphasis on helping adults understand the patterns that sit underneath emotional overwhelm, impulsive reactions and difficulty recovering after emotionally intense situations.

Elaine’s broader Adult ADHD work focuses on emotional regulation, executive functioning, goal setting, time management and rejection sensitivity, reflecting the way these difficulties often overlap in real life rather than occurring in isolation. The goal is not to overwhelm you with psychological theory or ask you to memorise another list of ADHD tips. The aim is to translate useful psychological concepts into clear, practical strategies that can be understood, practised and applied to everyday life, so you can build a more personalised way of responding to the situations that tend to trigger emotional overload.

(READ MORE ABOUT ELAINE)
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Emotional Regulation Is One Part of the ADHD Picture

Elaine Collins (pictured here) maintains that emotional regulation rarely exists completely separately from other ADHD difficulties.

You may become emotionally overwhelmed because you are running late, have forgotten something important, cannot organise what needs to happen next or have several unfinished tasks competing for your attention.

You may feel intense frustration because you know exactly what you need to do but cannot seem to get started.You may become particularly distressed by criticism or perceived rejection.

This is why the Emotional Regulation course can be purchased individually or accessed as part of the complete Adult ADHD Foundations Program™. You are in control of what you feel you have capacity for.

The Adult ADHD Foundations Program™

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Part 1
Adult ADHD
Emotional Regulation
Stop emotional spirals before they take over
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Online Worldwide Access
(Not Therapy)
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8 Lessons / 2.5 Hours Video Content
Choose your Preferred Playback Speed
Workbook Provided (79 Pages)

This self-paced module supports adults with ADHD to better understand and manage intense emotions using CBT-informed strategies. You will learn how ADHD affects emotional regulation, why emotions can feel sudden or overwhelming, and how to recognise early signs of emotional overload. Through short lessons and a structured workbook, you will practise tools to calm your nervous system, reduce emotional reactivity, manage anger, frustration and overwhelm, and respond with more control instead of regret. This course helps you build emotional awareness, increase self-control, and develop healthier emotional responses in everyday life.

Completion certificate provided.
180 days access to complete.

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Part 2
Adult ADHD
Executive Function
Get organised without burnout
Online Worldwide Access
(Not Therapy)
12 Lessons / 2.25 Hours Video Content
Choose your Preferred Playback Speed
Workbook Provided (95 Pages)

This self-paced module teaches foundational CBT strategies to help adults with ADHD manage executive function challenges. You will learn how ADHD affects inhibition, impulse control, decision-making, working memory, task initiation, planning, prioritising, organisation and self-monitoring. Using practical exercises and step-by-step tools, you will learn how to start tasks more easily, follow through more consistently, organise your environment, improve focus, and reduce procrastination. This module helps you build simple systems that work with your ADHD brain rather than against it.

Completion certificate provided.
180 days access to complete.

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Part 3
Adult ADHD
Goal Setting
Set goals you actually follow through on
Online Worldwide Access
(Not Therapy)
3 Hours 40 minutes Video Content
Choose your Preferred Playback Speed
Workbook Provided (72 Pages)

This self-paced module supports adults with ADHD to set goals they can realistically achieve. You will learn how ADHD affects goal setting, motivation, focus and follow-through. Using the SMART goal-setting method, you will learn how to break goals into manageable steps, plan and prioritise tasks, manage time, overcome obstacles, and track your progress. Through structured workbook activities, templates and tools, you will build a clear system for turning ideas into action and staying consistent over time.

Completion certificate provided.
180 days access to complete.





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Part 4
Adult ADHD
Time Management
Take control of time without pressure
Online Worldwide Access
(Not Therapy)
3 Hours in Duration
Choose your Preferred Playback Speed
Workbook Provided (73 Pages)

This self-paced course is designed to help adults with ADHD manage time with clarity and control using CBT, mindfulness and practical adaptive strategies. You will learn how ADHD affects your perception of time, identify your personal time-management blocks, and apply ADHD-friendly SMART goals for planning. You will practise prioritising, structuring your days, reducing overwhelm, building routines, strengthening focus, and managing procrastination and perfectionism. This module is not about doing more. It is about creating a time system that works with your ADHD brain.

Completion certificate provided.
180 days access to complete.




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Part 5
Adult ADHD Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD)
Stop criticism from crushing you
Online Worldwide Access
(Not Therapy)
4 Hours in Duration
Choose your Preferred Playback Speed
Workbook Provided (163 Pages)

This self-paced module helps adults with ADHD understand and manage Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria using clear psychoeducation and practical CBT strategies. You will learn what RSD is, why it happens, and how it shows up through people pleasing, avoidance, shutdown, defensiveness and perfectionism. Through guided reflections and structured workbook activities, you will identify your personal RSD patterns, recognise triggers, challenge unhelpful thinking, regulate emotional intensity and build healthier responses. This module supports you to reduce people pleasing, prevent emotional shutdown, strengthen self-esteem, increase self-efficacy and create a personalised long-term RSD management plan.

Completion certificate provided.
180 days access to complete.


Choose How You Want to Start

OPTION 1: 

individual MODULE
(1 X module)
Adult ADHD Emotional Regulation
Stop emotional spirals before they take over
€297
/ per module
Get started today with immediate online worldwide access.

‍If intense emotions, frustration, overwhelm or emotional reactivity are the main difficulties you want to work on right now, you can access the Adult ADHD Emotional Regulation module on its own.

This psychologist-developed, self-paced program helps you understand why emotions can feel so intense with ADHD and gives you practical, CBT-informed strategies for recognising emotional overload earlier, calming your nervous system and responding with greater control.

You will learn how to identify your emotional triggers and early warning signs, understand the cycle between thoughts, feelings and reactions, manage anger and frustration more effectively and develop practical strategies for recovering when emotions become overwhelming.

8 x structured lessons
2.5 hours+ of content
1 x 79 page structured workbook
Psychologist-developed, evidence-informed content
CBT-informed material incorporating mindfulness and practical adaptive strategies
Exercises, tools and strategies to apply what you learn
‍
2.5 hours+ of content
1 x 79 page structured workbook
Psychologist-developed, evidence-informed content
CBT-informed material incorporating mindfulness and practical adaptive strategies
Exercises, tools and strategies to apply what you learn
‍
Choose your preferred playback speed
Completion certificate provided

‍Self-paced educational program. Not therapy.

Suited for:

Someone who knows that emotional regulation is the area they want to work on first and wants focused, practical support without purchasing the complete five-module program.

ACCESS NOW
OPTION 2:

CORE Program
(5 X modules)
The Adult ADHD Foundations Program™
Build the skills that make daily life easier
€749
/ pay only €149 per module
(Valued at €1635, save €886)
This is the strongest place for most people to begin.

This is not just a course. It is a structured, psychologist-developed system designed to help you build the core skills required to manage ADHD in everyday life.
5 core modules
13+ hours of content
5 x large structured workbooks
Psychologist developed content (evidence-based)
CBT informed material, incorporating mindfulness and practical adaptive strategies
Exercises, tools and templates to track your progress
This program focuses on the five core areas that most commonly impact daily life with ADHD:
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Emotional Regulation
Executive Function
Goal Setting
Time Management
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria

Suited for:

Someone who struggles with emotions, focus, time, goal follow-through, and sensitivity to criticism, and wants a complete foundation rather than fixing one problem at a time.

Prebook / SEND REQUEST to JOIN THE WAITLIST
Inside the Adult ADHD Emotional Regulation Course





The 8 video lessons and 79-page structured workbook take you from understanding how ADHD can affect emotional regulation to building your own practical plan for managing emotions in everyday life.The workbook is organised across eight structured sections, with practical exercises throughout:
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1. ADHD and Emotional Regulation
Understand how ADHD can affect emotional regulation and begin identifying how these difficulties show up in your own life.You will also complete an Emotional Regulation Assessment to help identify your current patterns and areas you want to work on.
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2. Understanding and Identifying Emotions
Build greater emotional awareness by learning to recognise emotions, understand what may be triggering them and notice patterns in how you respond.You will use a Daily Emotion Journal to begin tracking your own emotional experiences rather than relying on memory after the moment has passed.
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3. Techniques for Managing Emotions
‍Learn practical strategies for coping with emotional intensity and impulsivity, including techniques designed to help reduce activation before emotions take over.This section includes practical deep breathing and relaxation exercises that you can practise and return to when needed.

4. Mindfulness and Resilience
Explore mindfulness as a practical emotional-regulation skill rather than simply trying to “clear your mind.”You will learn how to use present-moment awareness and complete a guided Body Scan exercise to strengthen awareness of physical and emotional responses.

5. Lifestyle and Emotional Stability
Explore how your wider lifestyle can influence emotional regulation, including the everyday factors that can increase or reduce your capacity to cope.You will complete a Healthy Lifestyle Plan to identify realistic changes that may support greater emotional stability.

6. Communication and Relationships
Understand how emotional intensity can affect communication, relationships and the way you express what you are feeling.You will explore ways to improve emotional communication and use role-playing exercises to practise responding differently in challenging interactions.

7. Create Your Personal Emotional Regulation Plan
Bring everything together into your own Personalised Emotional Regulation Plan.You will identify your emotional patterns, triggers and strategies and create a practical plan you can continue using after you finish the course.

8. Moving Forward
The final section helps you consolidate what you have learned and consider how you will continue applying your emotional-regulation skills in everyday life.

More Than a Workbook to Read
The workbook is designed to be used, not simply read.Throughout the 79 pages, you will complete practical exercises including:
An Emotional Regulation Assessment
A Daily Emotion Journal
Deep Breathing and Relaxation exercises
A Body Scan
A Healthy Lifestyle Plan
Role-playing exercises for emotional communication
Your Personalised Emotional Regulation Plan

Together with the video lessons, these activities help you move from understanding emotional regulation intellectually to recognising and working with your own patterns in real life.
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What You Can Work Towards

The aim of the Adult ADHD Emotional Regulation course is not to stop you feeling strong emotions. Anger, frustration, disappointment, anxiety, sadness and overwhelm are normal human experiences.The difference is developing more awareness of what is happening before the emotion completely determines what you do next.

Through the course and workbook exercises, you can work towards recognising your emotional triggers earlier, identifying the physical and mental warning signs that tell you your emotional intensity is increasing and understanding the patterns that tend to appear before an impulsive reaction, shutdown or emotional spiral.You can also develop a broader set of strategies for managing emotional activation, communicating more effectively and recovering after difficult situations rather than allowing one moment to shape the rest of your day.

For some people, progress might mean noticing frustration before it becomes an argument. For someone else, it may mean recognising overwhelm before reaching shutdown, taking time before sending a reactive message or being able to express what they are feeling more clearly.The goal is not emotional perfection. It is greater awareness, more choice and a more intentional response.

Turn What You Learn Into a Personal Emotional Regulation Plan

One of the most important parts of the course is bringing the different strategies together in a way that actually makes sense for you.Towards the end of the workbook, you will create your own Personalised Emotional Regulation Plan. This allows you to identify the situations that tend to trigger strong emotional responses, recognise your early warning signs and decide which strategies are most useful at different points in the emotional cycle.

Instead of trying to remember everything you have learned in the middle of an overwhelming moment, you will have a clearer framework to return to.Your plan is designed to help you answer practical questions such as: What usually triggers me? How do I know I am becoming emotionally overloaded? What helps when I first notice it? What can I do when the intensity is already high? What helps me recover afterwards?

‍This gives you something you can continue refining and using after you have completed the course.

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Learn at Your Own Pace






The Adult ADHD Emotional Regulation course is completely self-paced, so there are no weekly classes or deadlines to keep up with.You receive 180 days / 6 months access, giving you time to work through the video lessons, complete the workbook exercises and return to sections that are particularly relevant to you.

You can choose your preferred video playback speed and move through the material in a way that fits your concentration, energy and available time.

You do not need to complete the course quickly for it to be useful. In fact, allowing time between sections gives you an opportunity to practise the strategies and notice how they work in everyday situations.
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Who Is This Course Best Suited For?

The Adult ADHD Emotional Regulation course may be a good fit if strong emotions regularly interfere with your everyday life and you want a structured way to understand and work with those patterns.

You may recognise frustration that escalates quickly, emotional overwhelm, impulsive reactions, crying, irritability, shutdown, sensitivity to criticism or difficulty returning to baseline after something has upset you.

You may also find that emotional reactions affect your relationships, work, parenting, decision-making or confidence, even though you often know exactly how you wish you had responded once the moment has passed.You do not need to experience every difficulty described on this page. The course is designed to help you explore your individual patterns and develop strategies that are relevant to them.

When an Educational Course May Not Be Enough

This course is an educational program rather than individual psychological treatment.If you are experiencing severe or rapidly worsening mental health symptoms, significant trauma-related difficulties, persistent depression or anxiety, frequent loss of behavioural control, thoughts of harming yourself or another person, or difficulties that are substantially affecting your safety or ability to function, individual professional support may be more appropriate.A GP, psychologist, psychiatrist or another appropriately qualified health professional can help you determine what kind of support best fits your circumstances.


Ready to Get Started?



Choose the option that best matches what you need right now.

If emotional regulation is the main area you want to work on, you can start immediately with the standalone Adult ADHD Emotional Regulation course for €297 and receive six months of access to the full video program and 79-page workbook.

If emotional regulation is part of a wider pattern involving executive function, goal follow-through, time management or rejection sensitivity, the Adult ADHD Foundations Program™ brings all five core modules together for €749 with 12 months of access and a payment-plan option.

Your access options are outlined below:
OPTION 1: 

individual MODULE
(1 X module)
Adult ADHD Emotional Regulation
Stop emotional spirals before they take over
€297
/ per module
Get started today with immediate online access.

‍If intense emotions, frustration, overwhelm or emotional reactivity are the main difficulties you want to work on right now, you can access the Adult ADHD Emotional Regulation module on its own.

This psychologist-developed, self-paced program helps you understand why emotions can feel so intense with ADHD and gives you practical, CBT-informed strategies for recognising emotional overload earlier, calming your nervous system and responding with greater control.

You will learn how to identify your emotional triggers and early warning signs, understand the cycle between thoughts, feelings and reactions, manage anger and frustration more effectively and develop practical strategies for recovering when emotions become overwhelming.

8 structured lessons
2.5 hours+ of content
1 x 79 page structured workbook
Psychologist-developed, evidence-informed content
CBT-informed material incorporating mindfulness and practical adaptive strategies
Exercises, tools and strategies to apply what you learn
‍
2.5 hours+ of content
1 x 79 page structured workbook
Psychologist-developed, evidence-informed content
CBT-informed material incorporating mindfulness and practical adaptive strategies
Exercises, tools and strategies to apply what you learn
‍
Choose your preferred playback speed
Completion certificate provided
180 days / 6 months access
Online worldwide access

‍Self-paced educational program. Not therapy.

Suited for:

Someone who knows that emotional regulation is the area they want to work on first and wants focused, practical support without purchasing the complete five-module program.

ACCESS NOW
OPTION 2:

CORE Program
(5 X modules)
The Adult ADHD Foundations Program™
Build the skills that make daily life easier
€749
/ pay only €149 per module
(Valued at €1635, save €886)
This is the strongest place for most people to begin.

This is not just a course. It is a structured, psychologist-developed system designed to help you build the core skills required to manage ADHD in everyday life.
5 core modules
13+ hours of content
5 x large structured workbooks
Psychologist developed content (evidence-based)
CBT informed material, incorporating mindfulness and practical adaptive strategies
Exercises, tools and templates to track your progress
This program focuses on the five core areas that most commonly impact daily life with ADHD:
‍
Emotional Regulation
Executive Function
Goal Setting
Time Management
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria

Suited for:

Someone who struggles with emotions, focus, time, goal follow-through, and sensitivity to criticism, and wants a complete foundation rather than fixing one problem at a time.

Prebook / SEND REQUEST to JOIN THE WAITLIST
Frequently Asked Questions About the Adult ADHD Emotional Regulation Course







What Is ADHD Emotional Dysregulation?
Emotional dysregulation refers to difficulty managing the intensity, duration or expression of emotions.For some adults with ADHD, this may involve frustration that escalates very quickly, feeling overwhelmed by relatively small demands, reacting impulsively or finding it difficult to return to baseline after an upsetting experience.Emotional dysregulation is not currently one of the core diagnostic criteria for ADHD, but research indicates that difficulties regulating emotions are common among adults with ADHD and can contribute significantly to everyday impairment (American Psychiatric Association, 2022; Soler-Gutiérrez et al., 2023).Experiencing emotional dysregulation does not, by itself, mean that somebody has ADHD because emotional-regulation difficulties can occur in a range of psychological and medical contexts.

Is Emotional Dysregulation a Symptom of ADHD?
Emotional dysregulation is not currently listed as one of the core diagnostic criteria used to diagnose ADHD (American Psychiatric Association, 2022).Research does, however, consistently identify emotional-regulation difficulties among adults with ADHD (Soler-Gutiérrez et al., 2023). It is therefore more accurate to describe emotional dysregulation as commonly associated with ADHD rather than as a required diagnostic symptom.

Why Can Emotions Feel So Intense With ADHD?
There is unlikely to be one explanation that applies to everyone.For some adults with ADHD, difficulties with attention regulation, impulsivity and executive functioning may interact with emotional processes. Once an emotional response has been triggered, it may also be difficult to shift attention away from the situation or regain a calmer perspective.Stress, sleep, overload, relationships, previous experiences and other psychological factors can also influence emotional intensity. This is why the course looks at emotional regulation from several different angles rather than assuming every strong emotional response has one cause.

Can ADHD Cause Anger Problems?
ADHD does not automatically cause anger problems, but emotional-regulation difficulties, impulsivity and frustration may affect the way some adults experience and respond to anger.It can be more useful to consider how quickly anger escalates, how intense it becomes, what happens when you are angry and how easily you are able to return to baseline.The course addresses anger and frustration as part of the wider process of understanding and managing emotional intensity.

Is This an Anger Management Course?
No. Anger and frustration are included because they can form part of emotional dysregulation, but this is not specifically an anger-management course.The program looks more broadly at emotional awareness, emotional intensity and impulsivity, mindfulness and resilience, lifestyle influences, communication and relationships, and the development of a personalised Emotional Regulation Plan.

Can the Course Help With ADHD Overwhelm?
The course explores emotional overload and helps you recognise the signs that you may be approaching overwhelm.You will examine patterns that can contribute to escalation and practise strategies for recognising and responding to those patterns earlier.Overwhelm can have many possible causes, however, so persistent or severe symptoms may also benefit from individual assessment.

What Exercises Are Included in the Workbook?
The 79-page workbook contains structured activities designed to help you apply the course material to your own life.Exercises include an Emotional Regulation Assessment, a Daily Emotion Journal, Deep Breathing and Relaxation Techniques, a Body Scan, a Healthy Lifestyle Plan, role-playing activities for emotional communication and the development of your own Personalised Emotional Regulation Plan.The workbook is designed to be worked through alongside the video content rather than simply read from beginning to end.

Will This Course Stop Me Feeling Strong Emotions?
No, and that is not the aim.Healthy emotional regulation does not mean suppressing emotion or becoming emotionally flat. The aim is to understand what you are feeling, recognise escalation earlier and increase your ability to choose how you respond when emotions become intense.

Is the Course Therapy?
No. The Adult ADHD Emotional Regulation course is a self-paced educational program and is not psychotherapy, counselling or individual psychological treatment.It does not provide individual assessment, diagnosis or personalised mental health treatment.

Do I Need an ADHD Diagnosis to Take the Course?
‍The course is designed around difficulties commonly experienced by adults with ADHD, but it is educational rather than diagnostic.It cannot determine whether you have ADHD. If you are unsure whether your difficulties relate to ADHD or another psychological or medical issue, consider discussing your symptoms with an appropriately qualified health professional.

How Long Do I Have Access?
The individual Adult ADHD Emotional Regulation course includes 180 days / 6 months access.If you access Emotional Regulation through the complete Adult ADHD Foundations Program™, you receive 365 days / 12 months access to all five core modules.

How Much Does the Emotional Regulation Course Cost?
The standalone Adult ADHD Emotional Regulation course is €297 and includes six months of access.The complete Adult ADHD Foundations Program™ includes all five core modules for €749, equivalent to approximately €149 per module within the complete program, with twelve months of access and a payment-plan option.

Can I Start With Emotional Regulation and Buy Other Modules Later?
Yes. If Emotional Regulation is the area you want to work on now, you can purchase the standalone module and start immediately.The other core modules focus on Executive Function, Goal Setting, Time Management and Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria. You can choose another individual program later or select the full Foundations Program if you already know that several of these areas affect you.
References
American Psychiatric Association. (2022). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed., text rev.). American Psychiatric Association Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425787

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Optional Add-on Modules
(coming mid 2027)

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Adult ADHD
Better Sleep
Sleep without battling your brain
Online Worldwide Access
2 Hours in Duration
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Workbook Provided (31 Pages)

This self-paced module provides a step-by-step guide to improving sleep using CBT, mindfulness and adaptive behavioural strategies. You will learn how ADHD affects sleep, build effective bedtime routines, practise evidence-based sleep hygiene, and use relaxation techniques to calm a busy mind. You will also learn how to manage insomnia, delayed sleep phase, night waking, and develop sleep strategies that fit your ADHD brain. This module helps you create a sleep system that works with you, not against you.

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Adult ADHD
Fitness and Focus
Use movement to calm your mind
Online Worldwide Access
2 Hours in Duration
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Workbook Provided (23 Pages)

This self-paced module helps adults with ADHD improve focus, mood and energy through nutrition and movement. You will learn how food affects attention and emotional regulation, plan ADHD-friendly meals, reduce decision fatigue, and build simple eating routines. You will explore how exercise supports ADHD, identify the types of movement that suit you, and build realistic routines that last. This module is about creating sustainable habits that support your brain, not perfection.

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Adult ADHD
Mastering Parenthood
Parent with less guilt and more calm
Online Worldwide Access
2 Hours in Duration
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Workbook Provided (29 Pages)

This self-paced module supports adults with ADHD to manage family life with more confidence and less overwhelm. You will learn how ADHD affects parenting, how to organise your home, build flexible routines, manage time and reduce stress. You will practise communication skills, stress-reduction techniques, and strategies for school mornings, homework, transitions and bedtime. This module helps you create a calmer family rhythm that supports both you and your children.

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Adult ADHD
Understand Late Diagnosis
Make sense of your past
Online Worldwide Access
2.5 Hours in Duration
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Workbook Provided (48 Pages)

This module guides adults through understanding ADHD, neurodiversity and late diagnosis using CBT-informed strategies. You will learn what ADHD is, how it shows up differently across people, and how to make sense of being diagnosed later in life. You will reframe ADHD through a neurodiversity lens, identify strengths alongside challenges, and learn practical strategies for executive function, emotional regulation, sleep and procrastination. This module helps you rebuild your self-story with understanding, clarity and compassion.

Participant Reviews

"I learned strategies to manage my emotions better. I now feel more calm during stressful situations."

Carol. H. Sunshine Coast
CBT For Adult ADHD Emotional Regulation
Participant Reviews

"Improved Decision-Making. My decision-making skills have improved. I feel more confident in my choices, thanks to the executive functioning exercises."

Ray. D., NSW
CBT for Adult ADHD Emotional Regulation
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"Improved Decision-Making. My decision-making skills have improved. I feel more confident in my choices, thanks to the executive functioning exercises."

Sam R., Albany WA
CBT for Adult ADHD Executive Functioning
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"The thing I've noticed the most is my task prioritisation.  I’ve become better at prioritising tasks, which has reduced my feeling of being overwhelmed."

Corey S., Perth, WA
CBT for Adult ADHD Executive Functioning
Participant Reviews

"I don't usually leave reviews but I really enjoyed this entire course and found it helpful, and it has actually made a difference to my life, made me more aware "

Jay S. VIC
CBT for Adult ADHD Program

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