Our program serves LGBTQ+ adults across Los Angeles and Chicago. That focus is not a marketing line. Our founders, our medical director, and our program leadership are part of the community we serve, which means you are not spending your first three sessions explaining your life before the work can start.
Care is delivered across our full range of treatment programs, so the level of support can match what is actually happening in your life rather than forcing you into a single format.
The American Psychological Association notes that adults with ADHD often build elaborate coping systems that mask the condition for years, which is part of why diagnosis arrives so late for so many people.
Care begins with a genuine assessment rather than a rushed intake. Our medical director is a psychiatrist, and evaluation considers the full picture, including anything else that may be contributing or overlapping.
From there, treatment typically combines therapy with medication management where it is clinically appropriate. Cognitive behavioral therapy is often central, because it addresses the practical mechanics of planning and follow-through alongside the beliefs people build about themselves after years of falling short. Individual therapy gives room to work through the shame that so often accompanies a late diagnosis, and group therapy puts you alongside people who recognize the experience immediately.
ADHD and substance use overlap often enough to name directly. NIDA research on comorbidity describes the well-documented relationship between mental health conditions and substance use disorders, and ADHD sits squarely in that picture. Stimulants, alcohol, and cannabis can all feel like they are solving something in the short term, whether that is focus, sleep, or the noise of a restless mind.
If both are present, both need treatment. Addressing one while ignoring the other tends to produce a cycle rather than a recovery. Our dual diagnosis program is built for exactly this situation, and moving between mental health care and co-occurring care does not mean starting over with a new team.
No. Many people arrive suspecting ADHD without ever having been formally assessed. Evaluation is part of the process.
Yes. We admit and treat clients whose primary concern is mental health.
Both are treated together. See our dual diagnosis page for how co-occurring care works.
No. Medication is one option among several, discussed with your prescriber, and the decision is yours.
Yes. We have a Chicago location, and our virtual program reaches people who cannot attend in person.
ADHD is not a character flaw and it is not something to manage alone through willpower. With accurate assessment and the right support, the gap between effort and outcome closes.
We provide LGBTQ+ affirming mental health care in Los Angeles and Chicago for adults who are tired of being misunderstood by the people meant to be helping them.
