ADHD Testing, Therapy, Treatment & Counseling in Florida: Clarity for Busy, Brilliant Minds

ADHD, Explained in Plain Language

ADHD is not a shortage of intelligence or willpower. It is a difference in how the brain manages attention, activity level and the machinery of getting things started and finished. Many people with ADHD can focus intensely on something that fascinates them and still struggle to open an email that matters.

Because that pattern looks inconsistent from the outside, people with ADHD often hear that they simply need to try harder. Understanding what is really happening is usually the moment shame begins to ease and workable strategies begin to appear.

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Experiences People Often Bring to a First Conversation

These are conversation starters, not a diagnosis. Many overlap with anxiety, trauma, sleep problems, learning differences and autism, which is why a careful evaluation matters.

Children

• Difficulty staying seated, waiting a turn, or finishing homework
• Losing belongings and forgetting multi-step directions
• Big feelings that arrive fast and fade just as quickly

Teens

• Grades that do not match ability, or work done but never turned in
• Procrastination, late-night cramming and a messy backpack or room
• Frustration, low confidence or risk-taking in the search for stimulation

Adults

• Starting many projects and struggling to close them
• Missed bills, appointments or deadlines despite real effort
• Years of being told you are capable, but also “scattered” or “lazy”
• Adults, and many women in particular, who coped well enough that ADHD was never considered

How ADHD Testing Works Here

A good evaluation is thorough without being exhausting. Here is the typical path.

✅ Important ConsiderationAttention problems have many possible causes. The evaluation looks at ADHD alongside anxiety, trauma-related concerns, learning differences and autism so the plan fits the whole person.

ADHD Therapy and Counseling

Insight helps, but skills and support change daily life. Therapy here is trauma-informed and strengths-based, with sessions paced to your energy and attention. We focus on what is actually happening in your week, not on generic advice.

What Counseling Goals Can Look Like

• “I begin my most important task before noon, not after midnight.”
• “Our evenings run on a plan, not on arguments.”
• “I can pause before I react and choose a response.”
• “I stop calling myself lazy.”

Treatment Planning: Skills, Structure and Coordination

Treatment for ADHD often works best as a combination of strategies. After an evaluation, we help you build a plan around your goals and revisit it as life changes.

• Executive functioning systems for planning, prioritizing and time awareness
• Routines and environment changes that reduce friction at home, school and work
• Emotional regulation skills for frustration, stress and rejection sensitivity
• Accommodation requests for school and workplace, backed by documentation
• Coordination with your physician or prescriber when medication is part of your care

💡 About MedicationPsychologists do not prescribe medication in Florida. If medication is something you want to explore, we can share our findings with your prescribing provider so everyone works from the same information.

Florida Schools, Workplaces and Telehealth

In Florida, schools use the Exceptional Student Education (ESE) process to determine services, and many families also work with 504 or IEP plans. A private evaluation can give those teams clearer information, and we help families prepare organized, specific notes for meetings. Adults can use findings to prepare workplace accommodation requests.

Telehealth is available to Florida residents and follows the clinician’s licensure and Florida telehealth rules, which we confirm at intake.

Florida Cities Where We Provide ADHD Counseling and Treatment

We offer ADHD testing, counseling and treatment planning to families and adults in these Florida cities through secure telehealth and in person at our Sunny Isles Beach office.

• Aventura
• North Miami Beach
• Miami Beach
• Miami Gardens
• Hialeah
• Miami
• Hollywood
• Fort Lauderdale
• Miramar
• Pembroke Pines
• Hallandale Beach
• North Miami
• Dania Beach
• Miami Lakes
• Cooper City
• Davie
• Oakland Park
• Plantation
• Sunrise
• Pompano Beach
• Doral
• Coral Springs
• Wilton Manors
• Lauderhill
• Tamarac
• North Lauderdale
• Margate
• Lighthouse Point
• Deerfield Beach
• Coconut Creek
• Weston
• Sweetwater
• Cutler Bay
• Boca Raton

Should You Start With Testing or Counseling?

Not sure? The free consultation is the easiest place to decide together.

Fees, Insurance and Superbills

Sessions start at $129 for 30 minutes. Holistic Resources Clinic is an out-of-network provider, and a superbill is available on request for possible reimbursement from your insurer. Review your plan’s out-of-network mental health benefits and deductible before you begin.

💡 Expert TipAsk your insurer whether you have out-of-network mental health coverage and what percentage is reimbursed once your deductible is met.

Meet Your Psychologist

Dr. Christina Stai, Psy.D.

Licensed Psychologist · NPI 1992052179 · FL TLHT Psychologist TPPY3136 · IA #079618 · CA #PSY27110

Dr. Stai leads Holistic Resources Clinic, a boutique practice offering evaluations and therapy for neurodivergent children, teens, adults and families. Her approach is warm, collaborative, trauma-informed and strengths-based.

Clients can expect clear explanations, respect for their pace, and practical tools they can use the same week.

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