ADHD Therapy in Toronto: In-Person & Online Across Ontario
Support built around how your brain actually works, not against it.
If you're looking for ADHD therapy in Toronto, you already know the standard advice (set a reminder, make a list, try harder) hasn't been enough. Hillel Kurlandsky, RP, OCT, ADHD-CCSP, is a Registered Psychotherapist and ADHD Certified Clinical Services Provider who works with children, teens, and adults across the full ADHD lifespan, including adults exploring a late diagnosis in their 40s, 50s, and 60s. Sessions are available in person in North York or virtually anywhere in Ontario, with no referral needed.
Living With ADHD Can Feel Like Swimming Upstream
If ADHD therapy has been on your mind for a while, the exhaustion you're feeling makes sense.
Maybe it's the emotional side: overthinking, rejection sensitivity, or the sense that you're working twice as hard as everyone else just to keep up appearances. For a lot of people, ADHD isn't identified until it's already shaped their relationships, their career, or how they see themselves.
None of this means something is wrong with you. It means your brain is wired differently, and the strategies that work for most people were never built with that wiring in mind. ADHD therapy exists to close that gap.
What ADHD Therapy Actually Involves
It's not the same as general counselling, and it's not diagnosis.
ADHD therapy starts from a strengths-based understanding of your neurodivergent profile, rather than treating ADHD traits as problems to eliminate. From there, sessions focus on building coping tools for executive functioning, emotional regulation, and relationships, so you can work with your brain instead of constantly fighting it.
- Children (6+) and teens: school-related struggles, peer difficulties, behaviour, and family dynamics
- Adults: work performance, relationships, overwhelm, and burnout tied to undiagnosed or unmanaged ADHD
- Late-diagnosis adults (40s–60s): making sense of a new diagnosis and unlearning years of masking or self-blame
Working With an ADHD-CCSP Certified Therapist in Toronto
Hillel brings 15+ years of experience, a rare educational lens, and lived understanding of ADHD to every session.
Hillel Kurlandsky holds the ADHD-CCSP designation, one of the few formal ADHD certifications held by a psychotherapist in the North York area, alongside his credentials as a Registered Psychotherapist (RP) and Ontario Certified Teacher (OCT). Thirteen years in the classroom before moving into psychotherapy give him a practical read on how ADHD shows up in school, at work, and at home, not just in theory.
Hillel also brings a personal understanding of ADHD to this work, having navigated it in his own life and within his own family, which shapes a strengths-based, non-judgmental approach rather than a purely clinical one. In session, he draws on DBT, CBT, and Emotion Focused Therapy, blending them based on what you actually need rather than a one-size-fits-all script.
What to Expect in ADHD Therapy Sessions
A simple, three-part rhythm designed to reduce overwhelm, not add to it.
- Consultation: A free introductory chat to talk through what's going on and see if it's a good fit, no pressure either way.
- Assessment and plan: Early sessions map out your specific ADHD-related challenges (executive function, emotion regulation, relationships) and build a plan around them.
- Ongoing sessions: Weekly to start, moving to every 2–3 weeks once things feel more stable. Sessions run 50, 60, 90, or 120 minutes, depending on what you need.
Book directly online through Jane, in person at the North York office or virtually from anywhere in Ontario, no referral or waitlist required.
Benefits of ADHD Therapy
Realistic changes people describe after sticking with the work:
- A working understanding of your own ADHD profile, separate from the label or diagnosis itself
- Practical executive function tools for starting tasks, following through, and managing time
- Better emotion regulation, including tools for rejection sensitivity and overwhelm
- Stronger relationships, with less friction at home, at school, or at work
- A plan you can actually follow through on, and revisit as things change
Frequently Asked Questions About ADHD Therapy in Toronto
Helpful answers before your first appointment.
No. Hillel is an ADHD-CCSP (ADHD Certified Clinical Services Provider), not a physician, so he doesn't conduct formal ADHD diagnostic assessments. He supports clients both before a diagnosis, if you suspect ADHD and want help figuring out next steps, and after one, when you're ready to build practical coping strategies.
Most Registered Psychotherapy is covered under extended health benefit plans, though it's worth checking your specific policy. You pay for your session and receive a receipt to submit to your insurer for reimbursement.
For most people, yes. Around 90% of Hillel's caseload is virtual across Ontario, alongside in-person sessions in North York. What matters more than the format is the fit between you and your therapist.
Not at all. Hillel works with a growing number of adults receiving an ADHD diagnosis for the first time in their 40s, 50s, and 60s. Late-diagnosis ADHD therapy focuses on making sense of the diagnosis and unlearning years of masking, self-blame, or misdiagnosis.
Yes. Hillel works with children from age 6 and up, as well as teens, on school-related struggles, peer difficulties, behaviour, and family dynamics connected to ADHD, often bringing in family-systems thinking when it helps.
20 De Boers Drive, Suite 138, Toronto, ON M3J 0H1 (North York), with virtual sessions available anywhere in Ontario.
Sessions run 50, 60, 90, or 120 minutes depending on your needs. Most clients start weekly and move to every 2–3 weeks once things feel more manageable, with flexibility to adjust frequency at any time.
You Don't Have to Figure This Out Alone
Start with a free consultation, no pressure, no referral needed.
ADHD therapy works best when it's built around you. Reach out and take the first step, in North York or from anywhere in Ontario.
