ADHD & Trauma Therapy in NY & NJ

Merle Maynard, LMFT, offers ADHD and trauma therapy for adults in New York and New Jersey via telehealth. This work is neurodiversity-affirming and trauma-informed, supporting people who live at the intersection of ADHD and complex trauma.

Many people who identify with ADHD have spent years adapting to environments that weren't designed with their minds in mind. Constant criticism, masking, unmet support needs, and repeated experiences of "not measuring up" can leave lasting emotional wounds.

At the same time, trauma can shape how we relate to our attention, our bodies, our emotions, and ourselves. It isn't always helpful—or even possible—to separate where neurodivergence ends and trauma begins.

Therapy doesn't have to start by untangling diagnoses.

It can start by making sense of your experience.

You don’t have to untangle every thread before therapy can help.

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You may be looking for support if you...

  • Feel overwhelmed by everyday responsibilities.

  • Struggle with shame or chronic self-criticism.

  • Experience emotional intensity or rejection sensitivity.

  • Find yourself stuck in cycles of burnout.

  • Have difficulty trusting yourself or your decisions.

  • Notice that past experiences continue to shape your present relationships.

  • Feel like you're constantly trying harder but never feeling "caught up."

ADHD and Trauma Therapy:
The Approach

Merle Maynard, LMFT, provides neurodiversity-affirming, trauma-informed therapy for adults with ADHD in New York and New Jersey. Rather than viewing ADHD as a deficit to overcome, this approach understands attention, executive functioning, and sensory differences as natural forms of human diversity that develop within social, relational, and cultural contexts.

Together, we'll explore how your nervous system has adapted to survive, what environments allow you to thrive, and which expectations are worth questioning. The work focuses on reducing shame, strengthening self-understanding, and building a life that fits your brain instead of asking your brain to fit someone else's expectations.

You don't need to have everything figured out before therapy can help. Whether you have an ADHD diagnosis, are questioning whether ADHD describes your experience, or simply recognize yourself in these patterns, we'll begin with curiosity rather than correction.

Serving adults throughout New York and New Jersey via telehealth.