Therapy for ADHD and Neurodivergent Professionals in Chicago
Chicago is full of highly capable professionals whose brains work differently than the systems around them. Many are entrepreneurs, creatives, executives, and high-achievers who built successful careers on their ability to hyperfocus, think laterally, and take risks — while quietly struggling with organization, emotional regulation, time management, and the exhaustion of constantly compensating for the ways standard work structures don't fit how they think.
Many Chicago adults with ADHD were never diagnosed as children, or were diagnosed but never received support that actually addressed how ADHD shows up in adult professional life. Others suspect they are neurodivergent but have never had it formally identified. What they share is the experience of a brain that works differently — and the fatigue that comes from spending years pretending otherwise.
Both Sue Shekut, LCPC, SEP and Erin Braden, LCPC provide telehealth therapy for adults with ADHD and neurodivergent professionals throughout Chicago and Illinois. Together they bring experience supporting ADHD in entrepreneurs, creatives, executives, and high-achieving professionals across a wide range of industries and career paths.
Who we work with in Chicago:
- Adults with ADHD diagnosed at any age
- Adults who suspect ADHD but have no formal diagnosis
- Neurodivergent professionals including autistic adults
- Creative professionals with ADHD
- Entrepreneurs and founders with ADHD
- Executives managing ADHD in leadership roles
- Adults experiencing burnout from years of masking
Common reasons Chicago professionals seek ADHD therapy:
- Difficulty organizing and prioritizing despite strong ability
- Hyperfocus and burnout cycles
- Time blindness and inconsistent productivity
- Emotional dysregulation and rejection sensitivity
- Masking exhaustion in professional and social settings
- Relationship strain related to ADHD patterns
- Late diagnosis and the identity questions that come with it
- Shame from years of criticism or misunderstanding
Therapy at RTPC does not treat neurodivergence as a problem to fix. The work focuses on helping you understand how your brain actually functions, reduce the shame that accumulates from years of feeling like you should be doing better, and build ways of working and living that support rather than fight against your neurology.
Sue Shekut is licensed in Illinois. Erin Braden is licensed in Illinois (LPC #178.016397). Both accept clients throughout Chicago, Evanston, Oak Park, Naperville, Skokie, and across Illinois via telehealth.