About Stephanie Green

Registered psychologist · Adult ADHD & AuDHD · Central Coast NSW

“I’m interested in helping people understand themselves and see the strengths they have. Then we work on creating a life that suits them — instead of trying to squish back into a box that was never made for them.”

I work with adults who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or who are hard on themselves — often because their brain works differently from the world around them.

Many of the people I see are navigating ADHD or AuDHD, whether diagnosed late, recently diagnosed, or still figuring it out. My job is to help you make sense of your patterns, identify what's not working, build on what’s already working well, and find ways of living that actually fit you.

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Counselling $220 · ADHD assessment + report $850

How I came to this work

Before I became a psychologist, I worked in human resources, supporting people through really difficult personal situations. I could help in the moment, but it always fell short for me, because I was never able to help support people making lasting change.

That stayed with me and led me to retrain as a psychologist, so I could help people do more than just manage a moment. I wanted to help them understand what was happening, link it back to where those habits and beliefs came from, and find a way of doing things differently.

What I notice in my work

Over time, I found myself drawn to adults whose neurodivergence hadn’t yet been recognised, who were early in their journey, or who were diagnosed at a time when the diagnosis was the end point. Many of my clients are in their 30s, 40s, 50s and even 60s before anyone helps them join the dots.

Often there is more to the picture, like long-term stress or difficult early childhood experiences that shaped how you are in the world. You might look capable on the outside and be exhausted from years of brute forcing it and pushing to stay on top of things, without understanding why it seems harder for you than for friends and colleagues who are no more capable than you are.

How this shapes the way I work

I like to focus on understanding what’s actually happening under the surface. That means looking at:

why things can feel overwhelming all.the.time
patterns of shutting off, shutting down, avoiding or feeling stuck
the constant internal pressure you feel, and what experiences and beliefs drive that pressure

I’m a registered psychologist with 17 years of experience, with training in adult ADHD and Autism, trauma-informed therapy, and EMDR.

A bit more about me

I have ADHD myself, so I know firsthand how these patterns show up and how much effort it takes to manage them day to day, along with the beliefs you develop about yourself over the years.

It also means I’m often off on a side quest. One year I learned to cook the perfect steak. Another year I bored my family to tears about making the best compost. This year it’s bread, and possibly learning to cook fish. I also have mild synaesthesia, so some smells have colours for me.

Like many of the people I work with, I’ve had to learn to manage the less helpful parts of ADHD, like:

taking on too much
pushing into perfectionism
not asking for enough support
experiencing energy crashes or burnout

That learning didn’t happen all at once, and it’s something I stay aware of all the time.

What matters in the work

Warm therapy office with a grey armchair, plants, and soft lamp light

I’m interested in how things actually work for you, not a generic version of how they should work.

That means:

looking closely at patterns, not just symptoms
working at a pace that doesn’t tip you into overwhelm
being practical when it helps
making space for the parts of your experience that haven’t quite made sense before

If you’ve been trying to figure things out for a long time and nothing has quite fit, this is the kind of work I do. Sessions are delivered by video, so you can access support from wherever you are in Australia.