“I Can’t Focus, and I Feel Broken”: How Parts Work Therapy Helps Adults with ADHD in Katy, Texas
Living with ADHD often feels like a constant tug-of-war inside your mind. You might be juggling racing thoughts, unfinished tasks, emotional crashes, and a harsh inner voice that never seems to let up. At Changing Tides Counseling in Katy, Texas, we use parts work therapy to help clients with ADHD understand and compassionately connect with their internal experiences—rather than feeling ashamed or out of control.
🧠 What Is Parts Work Therapy?
Parts work is a therapeutic approach that recognizes we all have different “parts” or internal voices—each carrying its own beliefs, emotions, and roles. For those with ADHD, some of these parts might feel like enemies: the part that procrastinates, the part that explodes with frustration, or the part that forgets important tasks.
In reality, these parts aren’t flawed—they’re trying to help you in the only ways they know how.
With parts work therapy (inspired by Internal Family Systems/IFS), we help you:
- Identify the various parts driving ADHD-related behaviors
- Understand their deeper motivations (often protection, fear, or unmet needs)
- Heal inner conflicts that create guilt, shame, or avoidance
- Access your core Self, the calm, curious center that can lead with confidence
💡 Common Internal Parts in ADHD Clients
In sessions, we often uncover internal parts like:
- The Distracted Part that’s always chasing the next thing
- The Hyperfocus Part that loses hours in one task
- The Critical Part that yells when you forget something
- The Avoidant Part that shuts down under pressure
- The People-Pleaser Part that masks the chaos to keep others happy
By giving these parts a voice and a purpose, therapy becomes less about “fixing” you and more about helping your internal system work together in harmony.
🔎 How Parts Work Therapy Supports ADHD Symptoms
Here’s how this approach can transform your experience with ADHD:
- Reduce shame by understanding why certain patterns exist
- Build internal communication to support focus and follow-through
- Calm emotional overwhelm by soothing reactive parts
- Shift from self-criticism to self-compassion
- Reconnect with strengths often hidden beneath stress and survival mode
Unlike rigid behavior management strategies, parts work meets you where you are—with empathy, flexibility, and depth.
🌟 Why Clients with ADHD Choose Changing Tides Counseling in Katy, TX
Our therapists are experienced in supporting adults with ADHD, especially those who also navigate anxiety, low self-esteem, or complex emotional histories. At Changing Tides Counseling, we create a space where your unique brain is understood—not pathologized.
We serve clients throughout Katy, Fulshear, Richmond, and the greater Houston area, with both in-person and online therapy options available.
🗓️ Ready to Stop Battling Yourself?
If you’re tired of feeling stuck, scattered, or not good enough, parts work therapy can help you create a new relationship with your ADHD—one rooted in compassion, not control.
📍 Serving Katy, Fulshear, Richmond, and Houston
📞 832.303.9419
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