ADHD is not caused by trauma, but many adults with ADHD have lived through years of misunderstanding, criticism, masking, rejection, burnout, or high-stress experiences that leave a lasting impact. EMDR can help address the trauma layer underneath emotional reactivity, self-blame, and stuck patterns so therapy feels more targeted and effective.
Private pay only. This service allows for more flexible session structure, including longer sessions when clinically appropriate.
Available via telehealth in Massachusetts.
This specialized ADHD and trauma EMDR service is provided by Cheryl Guerriero, LICSW. Cheryl is trained in EMDR, and this page is specifically for clients who want to work with her using this modality.
Adults with ADHD often spend years trying to function in environments that do not fit how their brains work. Over time, repeated experiences of criticism, failure, rejection, masking, emotional overload, or not being understood can leave behind shame, anxiety, and trauma responses that make everyday life even harder.
That can look like procrastination tied to fear, perfectionism tied to shame, or emotional reactions that feel immediate and difficult to regulate. When trauma is part of the picture, treatment often needs to address more than attention alone.
EMDR therapy helps people process distressing experiences so those memories and beliefs carry less emotional charge. For adults with ADHD, EMDR can be especially helpful when trauma, chronic shame, rejection, anxiety, or past invalidating experiences are intensifying present-day struggles.
This work is not about “fixing” ADHD. It is about identifying the experiences, beliefs, and nervous system patterns that may be keeping you stuck, then helping your brain and body process them in a way that supports more stability, self-trust, and flexibility.
Adults with ADHD often benefit from therapy that is more collaborative, flexible, concrete, and regulation-focused. In our work together, we may put extra attention on pacing, structure, written summaries, preparation, and practical ways to reduce overwhelm between sessions.
The goal is not rigid protocol. The goal is effective, attuned treatment that meets you where you are.
This is a specialized therapy service for adults looking for focused, individualized care without the constraints that often come with insurance-based treatment. Private pay allows for more flexibility in treatment planning, pacing, and session structure so care can be tailored to you rather than shaped around insurance rules and limitations.
For some clients, part of that flexibility includes sessions that are longer than the standard 45 to 60 minute format when clinically appropriate. That can be especially important when ADHD, trauma, emotional flooding, or nervous system dysregulation are all part of the picture and more time helps therapy feel more effective, settled, and usable.
Private pay also makes it easier to provide a more personalized approach without the restrictions that can come with insurance requirements around diagnosis, treatment structure, or session length. If you are looking for specialized care that allows more room for depth, flexibility, and a better clinical fit, this may be the right option.
Sessions are private pay and typically 75 to 90 minutes in length. The fee is $350 per session.
Some clients are interested in a more concentrated format or are also exploring other trauma-focused supports. Depending on fit, you may also want to learn about EMDR Intensives or Ketamine Support services.
EMDR is not a treatment for ADHD itself. It can, however, be very helpful when trauma, shame, rejection, anxiety, or distressing past experiences are making life with ADHD more painful and overwhelming.
Not necessarily in the way people often think about trauma. Many adults with ADHD carry the impact of chronic criticism, exclusion, invalidation, bullying, or repeated experiences of failure and overwhelm, and those experiences can be clinically important.
This service is private pay only.
Not necessarily. Because this service is private pay, treatment can be structured with more flexibility than insurance-based therapy, including longer sessions when clinically appropriate and helpful.
This service is offered via telehealth in Massachusetts.
That depends on your goals, schedule, history, and readiness for focused trauma work. I can help determine the best fit with you during the consultation process.
Telehealth in Massachusetts. Private pay only.
