Connections: ADHD Support Group
Supporting and Learning from Each Other
An online ADHD support group for California residents, led by Paula Jones, LCSW.
When:
Feb 5 -March 4, 2024
Mondays, 6 pm to 7 pm Pacific
Where:
This group will be hosted on Zoom.
Who:
Adults with ADHD—California residents only—who have a diagnosis of ADHD and:
want to learn how others are managing the emotional and executive functioning challenges,
want to interact with others who have similar challenges,
and are willing to share their story and listen to others with compassion.
Cost:
$300 for five sessions
About the Group
This online ADHD support group for adults in California is a weekly guided discussion over Zoom, with participants sharing common stressors of ADHD and supporting each other by providing new perspectives on ADHD and talking through different coping skills to meet the challenges.
Although the group discussion will be led and inspired by its participants (rather than a teacher-led lecture format), we will integrate the following themes based on the needs of the group:
Coping with executive functioning challenges
Being judged by loved ones who misinterpret your behaviors
Focusing on strengths
This group is a wonderful opportunity for a weekly dose of what Ned Hallowell calls “Vitamin C: Connection.”
Register Now (California residents only)
Paula Jones, LCSW
About Paula
Paula Jones is a therapist and former special education teacher, who has been working with children and adults with ADHD for over 30 years. She trained with Ned Hallowell, MD, in Boston when he began his coaching program in the 90’s after Driven to Distraction became a best seller.
She recognized her own adult ADHD when her daughter was diagnosed at 6 yrs, and after reading "Driven to Distraction", felt empowered to disclose her own ADHD to her clients. She credits ADHD with her endless energy, creativity, openness to take risks , and living a full and meaningful life, as well as her chronic disorganization.
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She graduated with honors from Indiana University in Education and was awarded a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to pursue her master’s in Social Work. After a successful private practice in Indiana, specializing in children with ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorders, she moved to California and went back to the classroom as a special education teacher.
She has taught in international schools in four different countries, including Kenya, where she started a volunteer service club with the Kenya Autism Support Center, providing socialization opportunities for handicapped children who lived in the slums, and created a scholarship program for indigenous Massai girls, programs which continue to serve children. Returning to California, she worked as a psychiatric social worker at the Veteran’s Administration before joining Hallowell Todaro in 2021.
A life learner, she is trained in evidence-based treatment methods, is certified by the Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy Institute. She provides EMDR for trauma, depression, and anxiety disorders She also utilizes Dialectical Behavior Therapy and recently created a skills-based DBT group focusing on how to apply those strategies to ADHD challenges, and is writing a book on DBT for ADHD. Cognitive Behavior Therapy skills are also integrated into her practice since training with Aaron and Judith Beck at the International Cognitive Behavior Therapy Conference in Copenhagen.
Paula believes the therapeutic relationship forms the foundation for acceptance as well as change. She sees therapy as a process of psychoeducation, inspiration, and learning more effective ways of thinking and coping with life’s inevitable challenges. She enjoys working with individuals and couples, and leading groups for Hallowell Todaro.