ADHD Therapy in Kernersville, NC
You're not lazy. You're not difficult. You have ADHD. And there's a difference.
You're Not Lazy. You're Not Difficult. You Have ADHD.
And there's a difference.
ADHD isn't a character flaw or a lack of willpower. It's a neurological difference in how the brain manages attention, impulse control, and emotional regulation. It's real, it's diagnosable, and it responds to treatment.
What it doesn't respond to is trying harder the same way you've always tried. Or being told you just need to focus. Or feeling like you or your child are always behind, always in trouble, always too much.
At JPB Counseling, we work with children, teens, and adults navigating ADHD in Kernersville, NC and across the Piedmont Triad. We take it seriously as a clinical issue because that's exactly what it is.
ADHD Looks Different at Every Age
One of the reasons ADHD gets missed, misunderstood, or mishandled is that it doesn't look the same in a seven-year-old, a sixteen-year-old, and a thirty-five-year-old. The brain is the same. The way it shows up in daily life is completely different.
In children, ADHD often looks like:
Constant movement, difficulty sitting still, or getting into everything
Emotional outbursts that seem out of proportion
Difficulty following multi-step instructions
Struggles with homework, transitions, and waiting their turn
Teachers reporting that your child has so much potential but...
A child who genuinely wants to do well and genuinely can't figure out why they keep getting it wrong
In teens, ADHD often looks like:
Falling behind in school despite being smart enough to do the work
Chronic disorganization, lost assignments, missed deadlines
Emotional reactivity, conflict at home, feeling misunderstood
Impulsive decisions that they regret almost immediately
Exhaustion from masking all day at school and falling apart at home
In adults, ADHD often looks like:
Starting ten projects and finishing none of them
Chronic lateness, missed appointments, forgotten responsibilities
Relationship tension because you keep dropping the ball
A career that doesn't match your actual ability because you can't get out of your own way
A brain that won't quiet down at night, even when your body is exhausted
A lifetime of being told you're not living up to your potential
Sound familiar? You're not alone. And you're not broken.
What We Offer at JPB Counseling
As therapists, we can't prescribe medication, but therapy for ADHD isn't about fixing you. It's about understanding how your brain works and building strategies that work with it, not against it.
For children, therapy focuses on emotional regulation, building coping skills, helping kids understand themselves without shame, and working with parents so that what happens in the therapy room connects to what happens at home.
For teens and adults, therapy focuses on practical skill building, understanding the patterns that ADHD creates, emotional regulation, and addressing the anxiety, depression, or low self-worth that often develops alongside ADHD after years of struggling.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) adapted for ADHD targets the thought patterns and avoidance behaviors that keep the cycle going and builds real, concrete strategies for managing daily life.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and impulsivity. Particularly useful for teens and adults whose ADHD comes with big emotional responses.
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for ADHD that overlaps with OCD-like patterns of avoidance or rigidity.
Trauma-informed approaches for clients whose ADHD has been compounded by years of criticism, academic failure, relationship strain, or the chronic stress of feeling like you never measure up.
What About Medication?
Medication is one of the most effective tools available for managing ADHD, and we're fully supportive of clients who want to explore it or are already using it.
As therapists, we can't prescribe medication, but that's where collaboration comes in. We work closely with your child's pediatrician or your primary care provider to make sure therapy and medication are working together toward the same goals. If you don't have a prescriber yet or need a referral to someone who specializes in ADHD, we can help connect you with the right people in the Piedmont Triad.
The research is clear that therapy and medication together tend to produce better outcomes than either one alone. We're glad to be part of that team.
Our ADHD Therapists
Josh May, LCSW specializes in ADHD, trauma, and PTSD for teens (12 and up) and adults. He brings a trauma-informed lens to ADHD work because the two are often deeply connected. If your teen or you as an adult has spent years being told to just try harder, Josh understands what that does to a person and works from there. He is currently accepting new clients in-person and via telehealth.
Jenn Fuqua, LCSW works with children, teens, and adults navigating ADHD alongside anxiety, mood challenges, and emotional regulation difficulties. She provides neurodivergent-affirming care and brings over 13 years of clinical experience across some of the most complex settings in mental health. Jenn is currently accepting new clients and is in-network with BCBS, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, and Medcost.
Our broader team, including Jessica Beckman, Mette Finn, and John Adkins, also has experience working with clients whose ADHD intersects with anxiety, depression, substance use, and trauma.
Insurance and Investment
We accept Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS), UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, and Medcost. Self-pay options are also available. For more information on rates visit our Investment page.
It's Not About Trying Harder.
It never was. The people who love you most have probably said some version of you just need to apply yourself more times than you can count. And you probably believed them, and tried, and came up short again, and felt worse about yourself each time.
That cycle has a name. And it has a treatment.
We're located at 1617 NC Highway 66 S, Suite 103, Kernersville, NC 27284, serving clients from Kernersville, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High Point, and surrounding communities, in-person and via telehealth across North Carolina.
Does my child need a formal ADHD diagnosis before starting therapy?
No. A diagnosis can be helpful for understanding what's going on and for accessing certain school accommodations, but you don't need one to start therapy. Many families come in while the evaluation process is still happening, and therapy can be useful at every stage.
How is ADHD therapy different from regular therapy?
A good therapist adapts their approach to how ADHD actually works. That means shorter feedback loops, more concrete skill-building, less open-ended reflection and more structured practice, and an understanding that motivation, initiation, and follow-through work differently in an ADHD brain. Not every therapist has that training. Ours do.
My child has been diagnosed with ADHD but I think there might be something else going on too.
That's very common. ADHD frequently co-occurs with anxiety, depression, learning differences, ODD, and trauma. Our clinicians are trained to work with the whole picture, not just the diagnosis on the referral form.
Can therapy help with ADHD in adults, or is it mostly for kids?
Absolutely. Adult ADHD is significantly underdiagnosed, particularly in women, and the impact on careers, relationships, and self-esteem can be substantial. Therapy for adult ADHD is one of the most evidence-based interventions available.
We've tried therapy before and it didn't help. Why would this be different?
That's worth talking about. What didn't work, what felt off, what you were hoping for. ADHD therapy done well looks different from general talk therapy, and if the previous experience didn't account for how ADHD actually affects engagement with the therapeutic process, that matters. Tell us what happened. It helps us do it differently.
Do you work with the whole family, or just the child?
Individual therapy is our primary offering, but we work collaboratively with parents throughout the process when a child or teen is in treatment. Understanding what's happening in therapy, and how to support it at home, is a meaningful part of the work.
What about medication for ADHD?
We're fully supportive of medication as part of ADHD treatment. As therapists we can't prescribe, but we work collaboratively with your prescriber or pediatrician, and can help connect you with specialists in the Piedmont Triad if you need a referral.