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What Do I Mean By “Shiny”?
Surely any adult can learn to tolerate boredom? Well, yes, and often, we don’t have choice–to some extent, we can’t be productive members of society without a tolerance for boredom. Much of ADHD therapy and coaching has to do with strategies to get us through the boring parts.
Hey there!
I’m James Ochoa.
I’m a native Texan and Licensed Professional Counselor, a therapist, writer and speaker. I am constantly investigating the conundrums, challenges and rewards of adult ADHD—all of which I’ve experienced first-hand, being a diagnosed “ADHD-er” myself.
My personal brand of therapy is uniquely empathetic and often transformative for my clients who I see in group and private sessions and offers trainings for my peers in the mental health world.
Hey there!
I’m James Ochoa.
I’m a native Texan and Licensed Professional Counselor, a therapist, writer and speaker. I am constantly investigating the conundrums, challenges and rewards of adult ADHD—all of which I’ve experienced first-hand, being a diagnosed “ADHD-er” myself.
My personal brand of therapy is uniquely empathetic and often transformative for my clients who I see in group and private sessions and offers trainings for my peers in the mental health world.
Focused Forward gets it! If you or someone you care about has the adult version of ADHD, read this book. Written by a man who’s worked in the trenches his whole career, this book is full of practical tips as well as a deep understanding for what this widely misunderstood condition is truly like. A hugely valuable contribution to the treatment of adult ADHD.
Edward M. Hallowell, M.D.
New York Times–bestselling author of Driven to Distraction
Focused Forward gets it! If you or someone you care about has the adult version of ADHD, read this book. Written by a man who’s worked in the trenches his whole career, this book is full of practical tips as well as a deep understanding for what this widely misunderstood condition is truly like. A hugely valuable contribution to the treatment of adult ADHD.
Edward M. Hallowell, M.D.
New York Times–bestselling author of Driven to Distraction
Some Other Shiny Things From James
The Complex | Seasons 1 & 2
Written by Robin Chotzinoff and Jules Ochoa Produced by Jules Ochoa/Jerryrigged Studio
The Complex is a genre-bending audio drama set in an apartment building full of fictional adults with ADHD — all of them in therapy with the very real ADHD therapist James Ochoa — who plays himself. Voiced by some of the finest actors in Austin, Texas, The Complex features captivating, creative storylines as well as “afterthoughts” episodes, in which Ochoa and his son Jules discuss aspects of ADHD in depth.
Tune in for the drama, stay for the ADHD insight!
Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean or Stitcher
Informed and inspired by Focused Forward.
ADHD Town Hall | Virtual Meetings
Let’s say you’re a citizen of adult ADHD Town. Maybe you’ve read Focused Forward or listened to The Complex, and now you have questions. Maybe you’re ready to take your journey a step further, but time and/or money are in short supply. Or maybe you’re ready to spend quality time with your peers — in a space where everyone’s the weird one. Well, citizen, the ADHD Town Hall was designed for you!
It’s a virtual Q&A/salon/brainstorming session, hosted by James Ochoa, open to anyone with ADHD or maybe you are living an ADHD-Adjacent life with family/friends or are a professional working with ADHD clients. . .you know who you are, right?