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Mariah Spradlin

Mariah Spradlin

Licensed Clinical Social Worker and ADHD therapist & coach; co-author of "The DBT Skills Workbook for Adult ADHD"; works at NorthStar Therapy in Wichita, Kansas

Jun 1, 2026

2:28
So let's start off by what does a therapist do? And then what does an ADHD coach do in everyday terms?
2:36
Sure.
2:36
Okay.
2:37
Well, that's a really good question.
2:40
And there are quite a bit of a confusion between, you know, what therapists do and then coaches do.
2:45
There are some overlapping though, you know, because they both support individual with ADHD, right? You know, whether that's through planning, that's through structuring, that's through goal setting, they do serve, you know, very helpful support system for ADHD, you know, individual.
3:04
So, Very basic, very just kind of in a clear line is that, first of all, education requirements, training requirements, and licensure requirements are different.

18 MINS LATER

20:47
So would we be interacting with a therapist differently than if we're dealing with a coach as a client or a patient?

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