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Lara Kennerly, PsyD
Staying organized, finishing tasks, keeping track of things, it can all feel like more effort than it seems to for everyone else.
If your mind is constantly jumping, overwhelmed, or stuck between too many things at once, it can wear you down over time.
Dr. Lara Kennerly provides ADHD therapy for adults in Sacramento, with virtual sessions available across California, offering support that fits into your day to day life.
Adult ADHD Therapy in Sacramento, CA
What Is ADHD?
Understanding ADHD in Adults
ADHD stands for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Despite the name, it is not simply about having a short attention span. Most adults with ADHD can focus deeply on things that genuinely interest them. The real difficulty is regulating attention, meaning directing focus toward what needs to get done rather than what the brain finds stimulating in the moment.
It is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects how the brain manages attention, impulse control, organization, and the ability to follow through on tasks. According to the CDC, an estimated 15.5 million adults in the United States have been diagnosed with ADHD, and research suggests a significant number remain undiagnosed well into adulthood.
For adults, ADHD rarely looks like the restless, disruptive behavior most people associate with it. By adulthood, hyperactivity tends to become more internal. It shows up as racing thoughts, difficulty sitting with tasks that feel tedious, and a constant sense of mental busyness that is hard to quiet.
It also affects people differently. Some adults struggle primarily with focus and organization. Others deal with impulsivity, emotional sensitivity, or difficulty transitioning between tasks. Many experience a combination.
ADHD is not a flaw in character or a lack of effort. It is a difference in how the brain is wired, and it responds well to the right support.
ADHD Therapy for Adults in Sacramento, CA
At Navigating Rough Waters Therapy, Dr. Lara Kennerly provides adult ADHD therapy in Sacramento for adults who are ready to understand how ADHD has been shaping their work, relationships, and daily life. Whether you have a formal diagnosis or are still trying to make sense of lifelong patterns, therapy is a space where that gets taken seriously.
In-person sessions are available for adults living in Sacramento and surrounding communities including Midtown, Natomas, East Sacramento, Elk Grove, Roseville, Folsom, West Sacramento, Citrus Heights and Davis.Online therapy is available for adults across California.
ADHD Therapy for Women
ADHD in women is underdiagnosed far more than most people realise. Many women spend years being told they are anxious or disorganised before anyone connects it to ADHD. Learn more about therapy for women in Sacramento.
ADHD Therapy for High-Achieving Professionals
Intelligence and drive can mask ADHD symptoms for years. But there comes a point where willpower alone stops being enough. Learn more about therapy for high-achieving professionals and how it can help.
Therapy for Late-Diagnosed Adults with ADHD
Finding out you have ADHD as an adult brings up a lot. Relief, frustration, grief. Therapy is a space to work through all of it, not just manage symptoms going forward.
Online ADHD Therapy Across California
Dr. Kennerly offers online ADHD therapy across California for adults anywhere in the state. Everything covered in person, with the flexibility to fit your schedule and location.
How Adult ADHD Therapy Can Help
A lot of adults with ADHD have already tried the planners, the productivity apps, the early mornings and the late nights. Therapy is not another system to follow. It is a space to understand why those things have not worked and what actually will.
Dr. Lara Kennerly works with adults to get underneath the surface of ADHD. That means looking at the patterns, the history, and the emotional experiences that shape how ADHD shows up in your specific life, not just handing you a list of coping strategies and sending you on your way.
What therapy focuses on:
Understanding your own patterns
Before anything changes, you need to understand what is actually happening. Therapy helps you see how ADHD has been showing up in your work, your relationships, and your daily life, often in ways you have never had the language for before.
Addressing the emotional side of ADHD
Years of forgetting things, falling behind, and not meeting your own expectations leave a mark. Shame, frustration, and low self-worth are common in adults with ADHD and therapy addresses these directly, not as side issues but as central ones.
Building approaches that fit how your brain works
Not every strategy works for every brain. Therapy helps you figure out what actually works for you, whether that is how you structure your day, manage transitions, approach tasks you have been avoiding, or communicate with people around you.
Working through a late diagnosis
If you are only now finding out that ADHD has been part of your story, there is often a lot to process. Therapy gives you space to work through the relief, the frustration, and the grief that can come with finally having an explanation.
The goal is not a perfect system or a version of you that never struggles. It is a clearer understanding of how your brain works and a way of moving through life that does not require you to fight yourself every single day.
Meet Your ADHD Therapist in Sacramento
Dr. Lara Kennerly is a licensed psychologist in Sacramento who understands that ADHD in adults is rarely just about focus. It carries years of self-doubt, missed opportunities, and the quiet exhaustion of working harder than everyone else just to keep up.
Her approach is psychodynamic and attachment-based. She looks at how your history, your relationships, and your emotional experiences have shaped the way ADHD shows up for you specifically. That context matters, and it changes what therapy actually addresses.
Serving Sacramento and Surrounding Areas
In-person adult ADHD therapy is available in Sacramento, serving adults across the greater Sacramento region including Natomas, Midtown, Downtown Sacramento, East Sacramento, West Sacramento, Land Park, Curtis Park, Oak Park, Elk Grove, Arden-Arcade, Carmichael, Citrus Heights, Rancho Cordova, Roseville, Folsom and Davis.
For those outside the Sacramento area, virtual sessions are available for adults across California. Whether you are in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, San Jose, Fresno or anywhere else in the state, consistent and quality support is accessible without the commute.
Frequently asked questions
Getting Help Is Not Giving Up. It Is the Opposite.
For a lot of adults with ADHD, reaching out for support is the hardest step. Years of managing alone, pushing through, and telling yourself you should be able to handle it can make asking for help feel like admitting defeat.
It is not. It is the first time you are actually dealing with it.
Dr. Lara Kennerly is currently accepting new clients for in-person therapy in Sacramento and virtual sessions across California.