Neurodivergent Professionals · Brisbane CBD & Online
Affirming support for neurodivergent professionals.
Evidence-based support for professionals with ADHD and autism — navigating work, identity, and wellbeing.
Registered psychologist providing neuro-affirming support in Brisbane CBD.
Work with your mind, not against it.
Many neurodivergent professionals arrive having spent years working harder, compensating more, or pushing through. Building elaborate systems to stay on top of things. Watching those systems eventually stop working. And quietly wondering why something that seems straightforward for everyone else is so relentlessly effortful for them.
The support I offer is grounded in coaching psychology — a practical, forward-focused approach that works with how your mind actually operates rather than asking you to operate like everyone else. That means building on your genuine strengths, understanding what’s getting in the way, and developing strategies tailored specifically to you.
I enjoy working with professionals who have (or suspect they have) ADHD or autism. They often manage well on the outside but carry a lot internally — cyclical periods of burnout, a nagging sense of always being behind or that nothing they do is ever quite good enough. Often they’re looking for a deeper understanding of their specific challenges, practical solutions that fit how their mind works, and regular support to stay on top of things.
What Neurodivergent professionals Commonly Bring to session
Masking and its cost
The effort of suppressing or adapting neurodivergent traits to appear neurotypical is exhausting — and often so automatic that people don’t recognise they’re doing it. Many neurodivergent professionals describe a chronic tiredness that doesn’t make sense given how well things appear to be going. Masking is often the explanation nobody has named yet.
Burnout and depletion
Neurodivergent professionals are particularly vulnerable to burnout — not just from workload but from the sustained cognitive and social effort of operating in environments not designed for how their minds work. When burnout hits, the compensatory strategies that have worked for years can stop working almost overnight.
Focus and consistency
The gap between what you’re capable of at your best and what you can reliably produce day to day. The inconsistency that others misread as lack of effort or commitment — and that you’ve probably internalised as a character flaw rather than a neurological reality.
Workplace and social dynamics
Navigating unspoken workplace rules, reading social cues, managing relationships with colleagues and managers. These aspects of professional life that others seem to handle effortlessly can take disproportionate energy. The exhaustion of having to consciously work out things that seem to come automatically to everyone else.
Making sense of your experience
Whether you’ve recently received a diagnosis, are exploring whether neurodivergence might explain a lifetime of particular struggles, or have known for years and are still working out what it means — there’s often significant psychological work involved in reframing your history and understanding yourself differently.
Working with your mind
Years of working against your own grain — trying to operate the way neurotypical environments expect — takes a toll that’s hard to quantify. Understanding how your mind actually works, building on your genuine strengths, and finding ways of working that make sense for you can change more than just your productivity.
Many neurodivergent professionals have developed strategies that make their difficulties largely invisible from the outside. The internal experience — the effort, the exhaustion — is often something they’ve never had space to name, or have simply taken for granted as just how life is.
You might also be looking for
If any of these feels more relevant to what you’re experiencing, there’s more specific information available.
Focus & Procrastination
If getting started and follow-through are your primary concern — and you’d like more specific information about the psychological patterns that drive them and how they can be addressed.
Burnout
If the exhaustion has gone beyond manageable or feel like you’re running on empty — and you want to understand what’s driving it and how to recover sustainably.
Relationships & Communication
If navigating workplace dynamics, difficult conversations, or social interactions outside of work — are where you’d most like support.
What we work on together
- Understand what’s actually going on
We explore the specific ways neurodivergent traits are showing up in your work and life to build a clear picture of what’s driving the challenges and what might actually help. - Build strategies that work for your mind
Rather than applying generic productivity or wellbeing advice, we develop approaches tailored to how you actually think and work. Tools and strategies that work with your mind rather than against it. - Address the internal load
The anxiety, self-doubt, exhaustion, and masking can all take a toll. Mindfulness helps you change your relationship with thoughts and emotions so they have less impact. - Work on the practical challenges
Workplace dynamics, social interactions, career direction — the concrete professional challenges that neurodivergent people face that are distinct from what others may experience.
Working with a psychologist who understands professional life.
I’m Adam Sadd, a registered psychologist and the founder of Uplift Psychology. With 17 years of combined experience across psychology, coaching, HR, and leadership, I have a practical understanding of how workplace pressure affects how we think, feel, and perform.
I work with professionals navigating anxiety, burnout, self-doubt, and career challenges — people who take their work seriously and want practical support that’s grounded in psychology. My approach is warm, inclusive, and focused on how you think and work.
Registered
Psychologist (AHPRA)
17+ years
combined experience
Board approved
Supervisor
Background in
Psychology, HR & Leadership
Tailored to How You Think and Work
When working with neurodivergent professionals, I draw on a blend of evidence-based approaches. Here’s some of what you can expect from our sessions.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
A mindfulness-based framework that supports you to manage difficult thoughts and feelings, build psychological flexibility, and take action guided by your values.
Rates and Rebates
Session Type | Fee | After Medicare Rebate** |
|---|---|---|
Initial session (50 min)* | $320 | $218.45 |
Subsequent sessions (50 min) | $275 | $173.45 |
*Initial session includes onboarding, psychological assessment, and developing a customised plan
**Medicare rebate available with a Mental Health Treatment Plan from your GP. Private health insurance rebates may also apply depending on your level of cover — I can process most funds at time of payment.
How You Can Get Started
Step 1
Book a 15-Minute Intake Call
I’ll call you for a relaxed 15-minute conversation. Ask questions, share what you’re looking for, and decide whether Uplift Psychology feels like the right fit for you. There’s no pressure, and no obligation to commit.
Step 2
Begin With a Clear Plan
In your first session, we’ll clarify your goals, explore what’s happening for you, and introduce evidence-informed approaches. Whether short-term or ongoing, your plan will be tailored to how you think and work.
Step 3
Practical, focused sessions
Focused on what’s important to you. Each session is practical, psychology-backed and solutions-oriented. You’ll leave with insight, strategies, and a clear sense of where to direct your energy.
Initial session $320 · Subsequent sessions $275 · Medicare & Private Health Rebates Available
A 15-minute conversation. No obligation.
You’re capable. getting support when you need it doesn’t change that.
A free 15-minute intake call is all it takes to get started. There’s no pressure, and no obligation to commit.
