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Digital Seminar

ADHD and the Mindful Path

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What do you do when medication and traditional therapies stop working for your clients struggling with ADHD? Utilizing the practice of mindfulness and specific exercises based in neuroscience can help you break through your roadblocks and help clients regain their focus. This session will give you an in-depth look at the truths and misconceptions of using mindfulness to help treat ADHD, as well as the neuroscience that informs the practice and the evidence-based treatments that are available for your clients, from children to adults and even parents.

Here's What You'll Learn


The Mindful ADHD Clinician
  • Understanding symptoms of ADHD
  • How is it diagnosed?
  • What is executive functioning?
The Neuroscience of ADHD and Mindfulness Explained
  • Why the brain does what it does
  • What we need it to do
  • Why mindfulness works for ADHD
Differentiate fact from fiction
  • Common myths about ADHD
  • Assessing for co-occurring disorders and other causes
  • Client misconceptions regarding mindfulness for ADHD
Understand the impact of ADHD on children, adults and parents
  • Are you treating ADHD or its emotional impact?
The Mindful Treatment of ADHD
  • Medication Options
  • Evidence-based treatment for ADHD
  • Evidence-based efficacy of alternative approaches
Mindfulness Psychoeducation for ADHD
  • Making mindfulness accessible
  • Differentiating between mindfulness and meditation
  • Explaining the benefits of mindfulness for ADHD
Mindfulness-based Tools for the Clinician
  • Exercises to:
    • Increase attention and impulse control
    • Calm the mind, body and emotions
    • Increase organization, memory and planning
    • Manage Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria
    • Increase self-compassion
    • Reduce ADHD-related anxiety
    • Increase emotional regulation ability
Mindful Parent-Behavior Therapy for ADHD
  • Why we treat the parent and not the child
  • Essential elements of Parent-behavior Therapy
Appropriate Referrals for the child or adult with ADHD

Everything You're Getting


  • More than 1 hour of video content
  • Up to 1.25 CE credits
  • Certificate of completion
  • Handouts and resources

Meet Your Experts


Merriam Sarcia Saunders, LMFT, ADHD-CCSP

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Merriam Sarcia Saunders, LMFT, ADHD-CCSP, is a licensed marriage and family therapist and Certified Clinical Services Provider with deep clinical experience supporting people with ADHD and neurodivergence across the lifespan. She brings over 15 years of practice in private, school, and community settings, with specialized expertise in ADHD, autism, and ADHD coaching.

Merriam is widely recognized for her work translating complex ADHD research into practical, compassionate strategies. She is the author of ADHD-focused children’s books such as My Whirling, Twirling Motor and My Wandering, Dreaming Mind, as well as adult non-fiction including Divorce and the ADHD, Autistic, Anxious Child and Mindfulness Meditation for ADHD, which reflects her commitment to strength-based, mindful approaches for neurodivergent brains.

In addition to her books, Merriam co-founded A Novel Mind, a widely used database and resource hub for neurodiversity-affirming literature, and serves as an adjunct professor of psychology, bringing evidence-informed practice into both clinical and educational spaces.

Known for blending mindfulness, behaviorally grounded support, and real-world insight, she teaches clinicians how to help clients and families build self-regulation, resilience, and effective routines that honor the unique strengths and challenges of ADHD.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Merriam Saunders maintains a private practice and has employment relationships with Superior Court of California, Dominican University, Marin County Office of Education, Centene Corporation MHN/Healthnet, and the Ansel Adams Trust. She receives royalties as a published author. Merriam Saunders receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Merriam Saunders has no relevant non-financial relationships.

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Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Product Code:
POS059318
Duration:
1 hour, 29 minutes
Copyright:
Mar 09, 2023
Closed Captions:
Available
Format:
Audio and Video

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