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Something to use this week
CBT and solution-focused work, so sessions end with a concrete step rather than a general principle.
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ADHD Therapy in North York
A new term at York or Seneca, a new route on Line 6, and the same trouble getting started. ADHD therapy for adults in North York, online, in English or Farsi.
Tina Abadi
Registered Psychotherapist
RP, MACP · CRPO #13777
Ghazal Sheikhtaheri
Founder & Clinical Director
RP (Qualifying) · CRPO #21300
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Some people want tools for this week. Others want to trace a pattern to its root. Both are good therapy. Ghazal is currently booking by waitlist (3–4 weeks).
What This Actually Is
When the problem was never effort
Most adults arrive at this conversation having already tried harder. Harder is not the missing ingredient, and it has usually been the only advice on offer for twenty years. What is actually difficult is a specific set of things: starting, sequencing, holding information in place while you use it, and switching between one mode and the next.
(This page is general information, not an assessment. A Registered Psychotherapist does not diagnose ADHD or prescribe medication, and you do not need a diagnosis for this work to be useful.)
- Knowing exactly what to do and being unable to start it.
- A week that goes to whatever was loudest rather than whatever mattered.
- Losing the thread mid-task, mid-sentence, mid-errand.
- Deep focus on what interests you, and none at all for what doesn't.
- Time that behaves strangely: an hour that vanishes, ten minutes that won't pass.
- The shame layered on top of all of it, usually the oldest part.
The Approach
Practical, and aimed at where the day actually breaks
Tina works in cognitive behavioural and solution-focused approaches, which in practice means sessions are structured without being rigid. You name what you want to be different, the two of you work out what is holding it in place, and you leave with something to try before the next one.
The systems are deliberately small. An elaborate one built on a good week will not survive a bad one, and every abandoned system becomes further evidence for a story you have been telling yourself for a long time. That story is the second half of the work, and for most people it turns out to be the half that was costing more.
Why NoorMinds
Four reasons clients choose this practice
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A Registered Psychotherapist
Tina Abadi, RP, CRPO #13777, with a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology.
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English or Farsi
Including the part of this that was never only about focus. Sessions in either language.
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Online across Ontario
No commute and no waiting room, so the trip to an appointment is one less thing to manage.
Fees
Straightforward and stated upfront
Free15-min consultation
$180Individual · 60 min
Insurance receipts provided after every session. Tina is a fully Registered Psychotherapist, so psychotherapy with an RP is commonly covered; please confirm the details with your insurer.
Questions
Common questions
I'm a mature student at York or Seneca and ADHD is catching up with me. Can I see a therapist as well as using campus services?
Yes. Campus counselling and accessibility services and private therapy can run side by side. Tina Abadi, RP (CRPO #13777), works in cognitive behavioural and solution-focused approaches on the practical side, such as starting assignments, planning a week and keeping up with readings, and on the self-criticism that tends to come with it. Sessions are online, in English or Farsi.
In my family, difficulty with focus was treated as laziness. Can we talk about that in Farsi?
Yes. Tina Abadi, RP, works in English and Farsi, and that history, where trouble with focus was understood as a question of discipline or respect, is part of the work rather than a detour from it. Sessions are online across Ontario.
My class and work schedule changes every term. Do online sessions make that easier?
Sessions are online, so there is no travel to plan around classes or shifts, and you can look for times that fit each term in Jane. There is no minimum commitment, so the schedule can be revisited each term.
Can a psychotherapist diagnose ADHD?
No. A Registered Psychotherapist does not diagnose medical conditions or prescribe medication, and this page is general information rather than an assessment. What therapy does is work on the difficulties themselves: starting, sequencing, remembering, and the shame that usually accompanies them. If you want a formal assessment, that is a conversation for your physician.
What kind of therapy do you use for ADHD?
Primarily cognitive behavioural and solution-focused work, which means sessions are structured and tend to end with something specific to try before the next one. Where there is trauma or long-standing self-criticism in the picture, the work is trauma-informed and paced to you.
Is online therapy effective for this kind of work?
Yes. Research finds video-delivered therapy comparable to in-person work for the concerns treated here, and executive-function strategies translate without loss. For many adults with ADHD, removing the trip to an appointment also removes one of the more common reasons appointments get missed.
Do I need a referral to start?
No referral is needed to begin psychotherapy with a Registered Psychotherapist. A free 15-minute consultation is the usual starting point, to talk about what is bringing you here and whether working together feels right.
What does it cost, and is it covered?
Individual sessions are $180 for 60 minutes, with a free 15-minute consultation to start. Receipts are provided after every session. Tina Abadi is a fully Registered Psychotherapist, so psychotherapy with an RP is commonly covered for her sessions; it is still worth confirming the details with your insurer.
Next Step
Start with something small and real
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NoorMinds offers online ADHD therapy to adults in North York, from Willowdale and Don Mills to Downsview and the York University area, and across Toronto and the rest of Ontario.
ADHD Therapy Across Ontario
NoorMinds provides virtual ADHD therapy for adults throughout Ontario. Select your city to learn more:
North York
ADHD Therapy for North York adults
North York is full of adult learners. York University's Keele Campus serves more than 52,000 students, and Seneca Polytechnic's Newnham Campus sits on Finch Avenue East near Highway 404. University or college is often where ADHD first becomes hard to miss: the structure of high school falls away, deadlines move weeks apart, and a student who got through on last-minute effort meets reading loads that effort can no longer cover. Mature students returning to study while working or parenting feel it twice over, and many assume the problem is age or motivation rather than attention.
If you are a student, campus counselling and accessibility services are worth using, and therapy can run alongside them rather than instead of them. What matters in therapy is where your days actually break down, and what has been tried there already. For many adults the turning point is a graduate program, a professional certification or a return to school after years at work, the moment when strategies that carried them this far quietly stop working.
Getting around North York has changed as well. Line 6 Finch West opened in December 2025 and Line 5 Eglinton, along the district's southern edge, in February 2026. New routes mean new estimates of how long everything takes, which is exactly the calculation ADHD makes unreliable, and online sessions remove one trip from the week. The work itself is cognitive behavioural and practical: finding the point where the day breaks, building small systems that survive a bad week, and easing the self-criticism that follows every missed start. For some people that history, of focus treated at home as a question of discipline, is easier to talk about in the language it happened in. Tina Abadi, RP, works in English and Farsi (فارسی), online across Ontario.
Local support in North York
Independent organizations, not affiliated with NoorMinds, that adults in North York may find useful alongside or between sessions.
- York University Student Counselling, Health & Well-being: counselling and wellness services for York students.
- Seneca Polytechnic Counselling and Accessibility Services: counselling and accessibility services for Seneca students, including at the Newnham Campus.
- CMHA Toronto: community mental health programs across Toronto, including North York.