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"Succeeding With Adult ADHD: Daily Strategies to Help You Achieve Your Goals and Manage Your Life" is now available for Pre-Order! www.apa.org/pubs/books ISBN 978-1-4338-1125-8 Item # 4441017 In easy-to-master lessons, ADHD specialists Abigail Levrini and Frances Prevatt offer realistic, proven, and unique daily strategies to help you succeed with adult ADHD. Each chapter contains checklists, worksheets, and Start Reading/Stop Reading reminders to help you break down large jobs, such as... Read Full Story

Often, students with ADHD are often seen as a problem to be fixed, rather than the problem lying within the learning environment. However, despite problems in academia for some students with ADHD, it does not appear that individuals with ADHD lack the intellectual ability to learn. Studies show that students with ADHD to be of average to above average intelligence. These students are smart, but in ways not typically demonstrated in schools. They often demonstrate cognitive abilities that are... Read Full Story

Here is a first look at the cover art for the new book! It will hit the shelves February 15, 2012. Copyright APA 2012. Don't forget to check out PsychEd Coaches website: http://www.psychedcoaches.com Read Full Story

Growing up, I decided that I wanted to be a counseling psychologist at an early age. What I didn’t know, even after I accepted an offer with FSU’s doctoral program in psychology, was that I would become impassioned about counseling (and coaching) individuals with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in particular, and even more specifically, adults with ADHD. Through my early experiences as a budding professional I, like many people, thought of ADHD as a childhood issue. This idea... Read Full Story

Presentation at Commonwealth Academy - Tools for Managing Adult AD/HD: 10 Strategies for Simple Living Sponsored by CHADD, Northern Virginia Chapter Abigail Levrini, PhD, Psych Ed Coaches Wednesday, March 16, 7:30–9:00 p.m. For more information visit: http://www.commonwealthacademy.org/speakers/ Overview: Dr. Abigail Levrini, founder of the washington area's leading ADHD coaching practice Psych Ed Coaches, PLLC, will outline 10 proven strategies for adults with ADHD. These tools, including... Read Full Story

With "coaching" still being a relatively new phenomenon, many of you may be confused about what exactly Ad/hd Coaching is, and how it is different from therapy. This answer can vary widely, depending on who your coach is and what credentials he or she has. In the DC area alone I know coaches who range from Ph.D.'s to professional MOM's. Furthermore, their approaches range from one like my own, which has a lot in common with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and one's that rank closer to that of a... Read Full Story

"In this two part video, Dr. Abigail Levrini, a licensed clinical psychologist and owner of Psych Ed Coaches (www.psychedcoaches.com) offers a peak at two actual AD/HD Coaching sessions. Created as a training tool for the 2009 International CHADD (Children and Adults with ADHD) Convention, this video is a valuable resource for current and future coaches, as well as potential clients interested in coaching. Operated by Ph.D. and Master's level clinician's, Psych Ed Coaches, is the Washington... Read Full Story

"In this two part video, Dr. Abigail Levrini, a licensed clinical psychologist and owner of Psych Ed Coaches (www.psychedcoaches.com) offers a peak at two actual AD/HD Coaching sessions. Created as a training tool for the 2009 International CHADD (Children and Adults with ADHD) Convention, this video is a valuable resource for current and future coaches, as well as potential clients interested in coaching. Operated by Ph.D. and Master's level clinician's, Psych Ed Coaches, is the Washington... Read Full Story

The following is an article from the "Cleveland Plan Dealer" about the upcoming CHADD Convention...three days until my presentation, "AD/HD Coaching and College Students"! http://www.cleveland.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2009/10/adhd_conference_comes_to_cleve.html Don't forget to check out PsychEd Coaches website: http://www.psychedcoaches.com Read Full Story

The idea that makes my heart sink the most when it comes to individuals with AD/HD, or mental health disorders in general, is that these people could overcome problems with motivation if they just mustered up enough "willpower". Ugh. Even with all of our knowledge, I continuously hear reports from parents, teachers, spouses...even my clients themselves...saying, "I have seen them do it before so I know they can if they really want to." If only it were that simple. Remember the commercial for... Read Full Story