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Dr. Christie Pickel is a licensed psychologist at Psychology Specialists of Maine. Since beginning her graduate training at Ohio University, Dr. Pickel has dedicated her career to understanding and addressing the unique challenges faced by individuals with ADHD. Living with ADHD herself, she brings both professional expertise and personal insight to her work, helping clients feel seen, understood, and empowered.
Dr. Pickel has extensive experience treating ADHD in adults through individual and group therapy, primarily drawing from acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), and mindfulness-based approaches. She is an active member of the American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders (APSARD) and its Special Interest Group for Women and Girls, where she collaborates to advance knowledge and advocacy for ADHD across the lifespan. She is also a current board member of Southern Maine Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (SMACT) community. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Pickel offers training and consultation for other mental health professionals around evidence-based assessment and treatment of adult ADHD.
Dr. Pickel has extensive experience treating ADHD in adults through individual and group therapy, primarily drawing from acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), and mindfulness-based approaches. She is an active member of the American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders (APSARD) and its Special Interest Group for Women and Girls, where she collaborates to advance knowledge and advocacy for ADHD across the lifespan. She is also a current board member of Southern Maine Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (SMACT) community. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Pickel offers training and consultation for other mental health professionals around evidence-based assessment and treatment of adult ADHD.
TRAINING OVERVIEW
For adults living with ADHD, overcoming the challenges it presents in daily life—procrastination, perfectionism, task paralysis, and forgetfulness—may feel insurmountable. This hands-on workshop will build on your existing clinical experience and skills to help implement compassionate, affirming interventions that help your ADHD clients effectively identify and change unworkable patterns of behavior. Learn how to implement principles from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and cognitive behavioral therapy for ADHD (CBT-EF) to support repeated practice and foster long-term impacts for your clients.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Understand ADHD through a functional lens: Identify what contributes to avoidance and learn how to nonjudgmentally explore and eventually shift unworkable patterns.
- Turn intentions into actions: Learn evidence-based ways to make interventions “sticky” and support repeated practice– a critical ingredient in effective ADHD treatment.
- Build a personalized toolkit — for clients and clinicians alike: Build on your existing clinical framework and skills to help clients develop their own go-to repertoire of strategies, self-coaching mantras, and self-regulation techniques.
Online/Virtual
No
Region
North America
Country
United States
State/Province
Maine
Language
English
Recur Type
Custom/Single Event