Diana van Walsum

Hi! I'm Diana, a native English-speaking Registered Counsellor (BACP) in Europe, providing counselling & coaching for ADHD adults looking for practical, collaborative support to help them manage day-to-day life with ADHD and reach their personal or professional goals.

I also offer ADHD Parent Coaching.

As an ADHD adult and a parent, I understand the day-to-day challenges and also the upsides of living life with ADHD.

My biggest "why" is helping you find out what helps *you* (individually) function at your best, so you can:
> stop being thrown off course by daily stressors
> operate from a foundation of calm and self-knowledge
> achieve your most deeply-held goals
> and live according to the values that matter to you.

I have worked with ADHD adults for the past 7 years, and have up-to-date training in ADHD, neurodiversity, and ADHD Parent Coaching.

I am a Registered Counsellor with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and a Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society (BPS). (Please note that as a Registered Counsellor and not a Psychologist, I do not provide diagnoses or provide support for high-needs mental health conditions).

Based in Rome, I also see (expat) clients online in Berlin, Amsterdam, the UK, and Hong Kong, among others.

From a mixed international background (Dutch and Malaysian-Chinese), I grew up in several different countries on three continents, and am a mum to two primary-school-aged children.

My counselling style is open-minded, flexible, collaborative, and supportive. I also have a warm sense of humour.

We might be a good fit if you are looking for:
- A collaborative, action-focused, practical approach (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)
- A down-to-earth, 'human-to-human' style, rather than a very formal or clinical style
- A neurodiversity-affirmative approach, supporting you in identifying and taking care of your unique needs, challenges, strengths and ways of being
- A focus on shaping your life and building skills and strategies that take advantage of your natural tendencies and strengths.

My current type of service may *not* be a good fit if:
- You are experiencing high levels of distress or are struggling with a high-needs mental health situation
- You are looking for therapy for deep emotional processing (of course we may at times if relevant look at past/childhood factors that may influence the present, but this would be mainly in an informative rather than a deeply therapeutic sense).

If this sounds like a good fit, please feel free to get in touch for an intro call, or to ask me any questions you may have.