ADHD and Trauma: Insights and Strategies with Dr. Kara Davey

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Discover an eye-opening conversation with Dr. Kara Davey, a clinical psychologist and ADHD coach, who shares her heartfelt journey through ADHD and perinatal trauma. Dr Davey opens up about her own experiences with perinatal loss and the profound ways these events magnified her ADHD symptoms, ultimately inspiring her to establish two businesses dedicated to trauma support and ADHD coaching. Her unique perspective, grounded in both professional expertise and personal experience, underscores the profound value of empathetic, relatable support from someone who truly understands what you're going through.
The episode also sheds light on broader issues, such as the disparities in psychological support for men following perinatal loss and the pressing need for better support systems in healthcare. Dr Davey touches on the heavy emotional toll faced by midwives and mental health professionals in perinatal loss services, highlighting the critical need for comprehensive psychological support to prevent burnout.
This is a must-listen for anyone seeking more profound understanding and practical tools for navigating the intersection of ADHD and trauma.
Dr. Kara Davey
About Kara

Dr Kara Davey is a clinical psychologist passionate about helping adults with ADHD. Kara is a trauma specialist with extensive perinatal training who understands how ADHD presents in both men and women, including how hormones, difficult life events and times of transition impact ADHD symptoms across the lifespan. Kara has ADHD herself, diagnosed after the traumatic stillbirth of her middle child, she also two has children with ADHD traits too. So, she knows the impact of ADHD on everyday life personally, too.

Kara understands that most adults with ADHD have never been taught the skills to thrive in a neurotypical world and is passionate about sharing the tools she has learnt personally and professionally to help other people benefit from them, too. Kara uses a wide range of evidence-based strategies to treat all factors contributing to a person’s challenges while also maximising the person’s strengths to help them improve both functioning and quality of life.

Some of the approaches Kara draws from to increase coaching effectiveness include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR), Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).

Services

Kara provides a range of ADHD services, including-

• NICE compliant ADHD assessments for adults,
• ADHD coaching to improve executive functioning; coping skills; communication skills; emotional regulation and/or productivity.
• Executive coaching for Senior Leaders
• Business coaching for ADHD entrepreneurs.
• Therapy, specifically tailored for adults with ADHD, including EMDR (trauma therapy), which can be exceptionally effective at improving emotional wellbeing and mental health given that so many ADHD’ers experience trauma in their lifetimes.
• Corporate Webinars
• Line Manager Training
• Consultation with HR professionals, managers and/or individuals wanting support to implement reasonable adjustments in the workplace.

Kara accepts Access to Work funding and is registered with insurance companies to provide both ADHD assessments, therapy adapted for ADHD, ADHD Coaching and coping skills training.

Links to find out more and access my free resources

ADHD Linktree: https://linktr.ee/drdaveyADHDcoaching

Baby loss and infertility Linktree- https://linktr.ee/alwaysinmyheart

Chapters

1. ADHD and Trauma: Insights and Strategies with Dr. Kara Davey (00:00:00)

2. ADHD and Perinatal Trauma Support (00:01:48)

3. ADHD, Trauma, and Coping Strategies (00:15:55)

4. Strategies for Coping With Trauma (00:21:42)

5. Support for Men and Trauma Awareness (00:33:47)

6. Supporting Midwives' Well-Being in Healthcare (00:40:59)

7. Improving Communication With Healthcare Providers (00:52:27)