Counseling For PArents of children with ADHd and more
Parenting
Healing
Servicing Conway, Myrtle Beach, Surfside, Carolina Forrest, Loris and Aynor in person. Greenville, Charleston and Columbia by Telehealth.
800 Legion St., Suite 200
Conway SC 29526
Call 8432789537
ABOUT
A Day in Your Life
7:00 AM
You're already running late. Your child has screamed, yelled, and whined their way through the morning routine. In the chaos, you forgot their breakfast bar and your coffee. You pull into the school drop-off line just as the bell rings. Another morning you barely survived.
9:00 AM
You planned to work out, but the laundry is piling up and the dishes are overflowing. You tell yourself it's okay to skip today. You'll go tomorrow. It's the fifth day in a row you've made that promise.
11:00 AM
You're supposed to meet your girlfriends for lunch. Instead, you cancel. You're too exhausted to socialize, too drained to explain why, and too overwhelmed to pretend you're okay. You crawl into bed for a nap.
2:00 PM
Your spouse calls and texts, but you don't answer. You don't want to unload another terrible morning on him. You already feel defeated as a parent. And now you're dreading school pickup, wondering which version of your child will get into the car: the sweet, funny one you adore or the one who snaps at everything you say.
4:00 PM
It's homework time. You dread even bringing it up because you know what's coming. Your child melts down, screaming and crying before throwing their snack across the floor. You freeze. You're trying so hard not to lose your temper again.
5:00 PM
Your husband walks through the door. The snack is still on the floor. Your child has been sent to their room after you finally lost your temper. There's no dinner planned. You stand at the sink, pretending to be busy while holding back tears and wondering, What am I doing wrong?
6:00 PM
Dinner arrives in a delivery bag because no one had the energy to figure anything else out. Your husband scrolls on his phone. Homework still isn't done. You bring it up, your child explodes, your husband loses his temper, and then you lose yours with him.
Now everyone is upset, nothing is resolved, and you're left wondering how your family keeps ending up here.
8:00 PM
Homework is finally finished after tears, arguments, and an exhausting battle. You can't wait for your child to go to bed. You feel guilty for thinking it, but you just need a break from being their mom. You hope your husband goes to bed soon, too. You don't have the energy for another conversation that might turn into a fight.
9:00 PM
Your husband goes to bed without saying much. You're left alone with the silence and everything that happened today.
11:00 PM
You're still awake, replaying the day. You wonder if your marriage can be saved. You question where you went wrong with your child. Have you been too lenient? Should you be stricter? Why does nothing seem to work?
And then come the thoughts you're almost too ashamed to admit: Do I even like being a mom anymore?
You love your child. But lately, being their mom feels so hard that you barely recognize yourself. The guilt of even thinking this way makes everything hurt a little more.
12:00 AM
You want to wake your husband and talk, but he has to be up early. Besides, you've talked about this so many times. You're not sure he wants to hear it anymore, and you don't know how to explain what you're feeling without it becoming another argument.
1:00 AM
You finally climb into bed, exhausted but unable to quiet your mind. You replay the moments you wish you could take back and promise yourself tomorrow will be different.
In five hours, the alarm will go off. And you'll do it all again.
And Then Comes Tomorrow.
Your child's report card arrives. All Cs and Ds. There's a note from the teacher asking why homework is so rarely completed.
It's only 10:00 AM, and you already feel defeated.
You're trying everything you know to do. You're reading the books, managing the meltdowns, keeping up with the house, trying to be a good wife, and attempting to hold yourself together.
So why does it still feel like you're failing at everything?
What if you're not failing?
What if you've been trying to solve a problem you were never given the right tools to understand?
When ADHD is part of the picture, the usual advice to stay consistent, set firmer boundaries, or simply try harder may not address what's happening beneath the surface. The constant conflict can leave you overwhelmed, disconnected from your spouse, frustrated with your child, and questioning yourself.
You don't need another list of things you should be doing.
You need a way to understand what's happening, reconnect with yourself, and respond differently without having to fight your own brain every step of the way.
At Tap In Counseling, we help moms move beyond the cycle of frustration, guilt, and self-doubt so they can build a different relationship with themselves, their children, and their spouses.
You don't have to wait until your marriage is falling apart or your child is struggling even more to get support.
You deserve to feel like yourself again. And your family's story can change, starting with you.
Our Process
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Consultation
In the first appointment, we discuss the patient history of the issues and stressors to better align treatment plans in respect to the clients goals.
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Develop Treatment Plan
With respect to the clients goals, I will develop a tailored treatment plan which fits the clients desired outcome.
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EMDR and Talk Based Treatment
Every person is unique and have individual goals. Treatment of the client will be designed specially for their needs and personal goals.
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Adaptive Treatment Perspective
Goals and emotions develop and morph over time. Tap In Counseling’s approach of adaptive treatment ensures the client’s goals, however they change, will be met through clinically proven methodology.
WHAT SETS US APART
Working with parents of children with ADHD isn't just my specialty—it's a calling shaped by both extensive professional study and lived experience. I've devoted more than 1,000 hours to researching ADHD, executive functioning, emotional regulation, parenting, and the latest evidence-based interventions because I know that the traditional advice many parents receive often falls painfully short.
I'm also someone who understands ADHD from the inside. As a late-diagnosed adult with ADHD and the parent of a child who was also diagnosed later in childhood after years of significant oppositional behaviors, I've experienced firsthand the confusion, guilt, frustration, and isolation that can come from trying to parent a child whose brain doesn't respond to conventional strategies. I know what it's feels like to wonder why sticker charts, stricter consequences, or the parenting techniques that seem to work for everyone else only make things worse.
That personal experience doesn't replace my clinical training—it deepens it. It allows me to translate research into practical, compassionate strategies that work in real life. Rather than relying on one-size-fits-all parenting advice, I help parents understand how ADHD affects the brain, emotions, motivation, and behavior so they can respond in ways that reduce conflict, build connection, and create lasting change.
Because children with ADHD don't need parents who try harder—they need parents who understand how their minds work. And when parents are equipped with that understanding, everything begins to change.
LET’S GET STARTED
Imagine responding with confidence instead of exhaustion, connection instead of conflict, and hope instead of overwhelm. When you're ready, We are here.
Brain Based Therapy
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Holistic
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Solving for peace
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Brain Based Therapy · Holistic · Solving for peace ·