Supporting young people with ADHD often means navigating big emotions, rejection sensitivity, and moments when everything escalates quickly.

Small corrections can suddenly turn into big reactions.
Feedback can feel like rejection.
Caregivers sometimes find themselves walking on eggshells, unsure when the next explosion might happen.

In the classroom, dysregulation may appear as frustration, disengagement, or shutdown - moments when emotional overwhelm takes up the brain resources students need for attention, memory, and flexible thinking. 

Many caregivers and educators experience a powerful shift when they realize:

From that place of understanding, we can stay grounded, support regulation, and return to problem-solving once everyone is calm.

When the nervous system is overwhelmed, the brain loses access to the executive functioning skills that support learning and collaboration.

When regulation is restored, those skills come back online.

This workshop explores how caregivers and educators can support that shift.

• the nervous system behind emotional reactions
• rejection sensitivity and shame loops
• co-regulation in challenging moments
• repairing relationships after conflict
• helping young people understand their emotional intensity

Dr. Tamara Rosier
Dr. Dan Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson
Dr. Mona Delahooke
Dr. Meghan Anna Neff
Ross Greene

we explore research-informed perspectives and practical ways to support regulation and connection.

4 live online sessions via Google Meet (75 minutes each)
Tuesday, March 24 + 31
Tuesday, April 14 + 21
at 7 pm (Pacific Time)

• guided exploration
• small-group discussion
• shared reflections and take-aways
 • time for questions and integration

Participants are invited to observe patterns between sessions, experiment with small shifts, and return with reflections.

Optional in-person integration circles in Soquel offer additional space for conversation and connection.

Caregivers and educators supporting young people with ADHD (elementary through young adulthood) who want to:

• better understand emotional intensity
 • respond to dysregulation with more confidence
 • reduce shame and power struggles
 • strengthen connection at home or in the classroom

Participants are invited to explore and leave with:

• new insight into emotional intensity in ADHD
• practical ideas to experiment with between sessions
• language that reduces shame and supports connection
• greater confidence navigating challenging moments
• more compassion for themselves and the young people they support

If this resonates with you, you’re warmly invited to join us.

When we understand what’s happening beneath big emotions, we can respond with calm, curiosity, and connection.

Group size is intentionally limited to allow for discussion, reflection, and real-life integration.