ONLINE THERAPY
& ADHD Coaching
tailored to you
- ADHD
- Burnout
- Anxiety
- Trauma
- Chronic Stress
Modern city living can feel Exhausting
You might be holding it together on the outside, but inside, it feels like too much.
Racing thoughts. Constant pressure.
Cycles of overwhelm, shutdown, or burnout.
For many people, this isn’t just stress.
It’s your nervous system under strain, often shaped by past experiences, patterns, or ADHD.
But it does not have to be this way
I offer both psychological therapy and ADHD coaching in a trauma-informed and neuroaffirming way, helping you understand yourself with more clarity, self-compassion, and confidence.
Let's find together what works for you.
HOW CAN I HELP? TWO PATHWAYS
Who do I help?
How do we work together?
A Trauma-Informed, Affirmative and Compassionate Approach
Life is complex and can bring many challenges.
Whether you are exploring ADHD, recovering from burnout, navigating a life transition, or carrying the impact of difficult experiences, support should feel collaborative, compassionate, and tailored to your needs.
In helping you, I integrate evidence-based approaches, including:
Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Polyvagal-informed work
But more importantly, I adapt the work to you.
Some people need a space to process. Others need structure and direction.
Most need a combination of both.
I bring my expertise, you bring yours
A specialist space within City Living Psychology for all things ADHD
Why Befriend ADHD
ADHD is often misunderstood.
It’s not just about attention.
It affects motivation, emotion, energy, and how you relate to yourself.
Many people I work with are:
- high functioning, but exhausted
- capable, but inconsistent
- driven, but overwhelmed
Befriend ADHD is an approach that combines:
- practical coaching
- psychological understanding
- nervous system awareness
- self-compassion
So you can move from fighting your brain to working with it
ADHD Group - Starting in December
Compassionate Mind Training - to reduce self-criticism
Training and Workshops
A Simple 3-step Process
Laura Villa Chartered Clinical Psychologist and founder of City Living Psychology
Hi, I’m Laura Villa
Clinical Psychologist, Trauma Therapist, and ADHD Coach
I help people who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or burnt out, often while appearing to cope on the outside.
My work is grounded in psychology, but focused on real life.
I’m particularly interested in how stress, trauma, and ADHD interact beneath the surface.
Rather than treating these as separate problems, I work with the patterns that connect them, helping you find a more stable, sustainable way of living.