Procrastination and pressure
Tasks may feel impossible to start until urgency creates enough stimulation, leaving you exhausted afterwards.
ADHD therapy for work and burnout
ADHD and Work
Specialist online CBT for adults whose ADHD affects work, deadlines, overwhelm, communication, confidence, masking or workplace burnout.
Work can magnify ADHD demands
Many adults with ADHD can perform well and still feel constantly stretched.
Work may involve competing deadlines, transitions, admin, interruptions, social demands, emotional pressure and long periods of self-management. ADHD can make these demands feel harder to hold, especially when you are also masking, overcompensating or trying to appear fine.
ADHD and work difficulties can include procrastination, task paralysis, lateness, forgetfulness, rejection sensitivity, conflict avoidance, intense bursts of productivity and exhaustion afterwards.
Common patterns
Work stress is often more than time management.
Masking and over-functioning
You may work extra hours, over-prepare or hide difficulties to avoid criticism or being misunderstood.
Workplace burnout
Over time, the cycle of pressure, shame and recovery can lead to avoidance, shutdown or emotional depletion.
How CBT can help
CBT helps connect practical work strategies with emotional regulation.
Therapy can help identify what happens before procrastination, conflict, avoidance, overworking or burnout. Together, we can look at routines, planning, boundaries, communication, perfectionism, self-criticism and the emotional triggers that make work feel harder.
CBT may also help you think through realistic adjustments, sustainable pacing and the link between ADHD burnout, anxiety and self-esteem.
Specialist support
Online CBT therapy across the UK.
Cally Farrer is a BABCP-accredited CBT therapist with 15 years experience in various clinical roles. Therapy is available online across the UK, with limited in-person appointments in Snettisham, Norfolk.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Can ADHD affect work?
Yes. ADHD can affect planning, time management, prioritising, task initiation, emotional regulation, focus, communication and recovery after stress.
What is ADHD workplace burnout?
ADHD workplace burnout can happen when a person masks difficulties, overcompensates, works in high-pressure bursts, struggles to recover and becomes exhausted or avoidant.
Can CBT help ADHD at work?
CBT can help identify work triggers, reduce avoidance, build realistic routines, manage self-criticism and develop practical strategies for tasks, boundaries and emotional regulation.
Do you offer online therapy across the UK?
Yes. Online CBT therapy is available across the UK, with limited in-person therapy in Snettisham, Norfolk.
Free 15-minute consultation
Work does not have to be held together by pressure and self-criticism.
A short consultation can help you decide whether CBT feels like the right next step.