ADHD Family Support and Somatic Therapy
In Person Services in the West Kootenays - Nelson, Castlegar, Rossland, Trail
Virtually throughout BC and Internationally
ADHD Family Support & Parent Coaching
Supporting Families Navigating ADHD Through Secure Attachment & Nervous System Healing
If you're exhausted from battling ADHD behaviors, if traditional approaches haven't worked, or if you sense your child needs something deeper than symptom management - you're in the right place.
Based in Nelson, BC, I serve families locally throughout the Kootenays—including Castlegar, Trail, Rossland, Kaslo, Slocan, and Salmo—as well as virtually throughout British Columbia and internationally. Whether you're looking for in-person support in the Nelson area or virtual sessions from anywhere, I'm here to help your family move from surviving to thriving.
A Different Approach to ADHD
At Securely Thriving, we understand ADHD not just as a neurological difference, but as an expression of nervous system sensitivity that responds profoundly to relational support and secure attachment. My approach integrates attachment theory with polyvagal science and somatic therapy to help your family move beyond managing symptoms toward genuine thriving.
When children with ADHD receive the relational attunement and nervous system support they need, we see profound shifts in regulation, behavior, and family wellbeing. This isn't about fixing your child - it's about understanding their sensitive nervous system and building the secure attachment foundation that allows them to flourish.
What ADHD Family Support Looks Like
Understand Your Child's Nervous System
You'll learn to see challenging behaviors through a new lens - not as defiance or laziness, but as your child's nervous system communicating its needs. We explore what's happening beneath the surface: the dysregulation, the overwhelm, the activation patterns that drive the behaviors you see.
Build Co-Regulation Skills
Before your child can self-regulate, they need you to co-regulate with them. I'll help you develop practical nervous system tools to stay regulated yourself (even when things are intense) and provide the calm, attuned presence your child's system needs to settle.
Respond With Attunement Instead of Frustration
When you understand what your child's nervous system actually needs, your responses naturally shift. The power struggles ease. The disconnection repairs. You'll learn to meet intensity with groundedness and meltdowns with compassionate presence.
Heal Your Own Patterns
Many parents discover their own ADHD or attachment wounds through parenting. We create space to tend to your own nervous system, heal patterns from your own childhood, and build the regulation capacity that allows you to be the parent you want to be.
Who This Is For
ADHD family support is for you if:
You're tired of approaches that only focus on compliance and symptom management
You sense your child's behaviors are communicating something deeper
Traditional behavioral strategies haven't created lasting change
You feel disconnected from your child and want to rebuild that bond
You're overwhelmed, exhausted, or experiencing parental burnout
You have ADHD yourself and are navigating parenting with your own dysregulation
You want practical tools alongside deeper understanding
You're ready to approach your family's ADHD journey from a place of compassion rather than control
What We Work On Together
Parenting Challenges:
Understanding and responding to meltdowns, shutdowns, and dysregulation
Reducing family conflict and power struggles
Building cooperation without coercion
Managing mornings, transitions, homework, and bedtime
Supporting executive function development
Navigating sibling dynamics in ADHD households
Your Nervous System:
Developing your own regulation capacity
Healing triggers and reactive patterns
Building co-regulation skills
Managing parental stress and overwhelm
Addressing your own ADHD if present
Creating sustainable self-care practices
Family System:
Strengthening secure attachment bonds
Creating nervous system-friendly routines and environments
Helping partners/co-parents get on the same page
Understanding medication decisions through a holistic lens
Building family rituals that support regulation
Reducing the stress that exacerbates ADHD symptoms
My Background & Approach
I bring over 20 years of experience in child and youth care, early childhood education, and therapeutic practice. My background includes operating the Hearty Roots early childhood center, working as an education assistant at Nelson Waldorf School, and extensive training in attachment-based, somatic approaches.
I also received my own ADHD diagnosis at age 38, which brought profound personal insight that deepens my professional understanding. I know first-hand what it's like to suddenly see patterns differently, to grieve what wasn't understood earlier, and to build new capacity for regulation and thriving.
As a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (RTC), Child and Youth Care practitioner (CYC), and Early Childhood Educator (ECCE), I integrate multiple evidence-based frameworks including attachment theory, polyvagal science, somatic therapy, and a developmental-relational understanding of ADHD.
How We Work Together
Individual Parent Coaching
One-on-one sessions where we focus specifically on you - your nervous system, your parenting responses, your own healing, and building your capacity to support your child.
Family Sessions
Working with the whole family system to understand patterns, build connection, and create new ways of being together that support everyone's nervous system.
The Thriving Together Program
An 8-week structured program that takes families through a comprehensive journey of understanding ADHD, building nervous system skills, and creating lasting change. This program combines education, skill-building, and personalized support.
What Parents Say
"For the first time, someone helped me understand what my son actually needs instead of just giving me another behavior chart that doesn't work. Our whole family dynamic has shifted."
"I finally stopped feeling like I was failing as a parent. Understanding the nervous system piece changed everything."
"Working with Ari helped me see my own ADHD patterns and how they were contributing to our family struggles. Now we're all healing together."
Investment in Your Family
Individual sessions and program details available upon consultation. I offer a limited number of sliding scale spots for local families and work with families both locally in Nelson and internationally through virtual sessions.
Getting Started
The first step is reaching out. We'll schedule a free 20-minute consultation to discuss your family's needs and whether we're a good fit to work together.
You don't have to keep struggling alone. There is a path to thriving - for your child, for you, and for your whole family.
Questions? Email me at [email protected]
About Securely Thriving
Securely Thriving, is founded out of both lived experience and professional conviction: that meaningful support for ADHD must go deeper than behavior—and begin with connection, safety, and relationship. As a parent, educator, and somatic therapist, I’ve seen how nervous system regulation, attachment, and practical tools can transform not just a moment, but a whole family or classroom culture. This isn’t about perfection—it’s about creating the conditions where adults and children can feel safe enough to grow. Securely Thriving exists to walk alongside families, educators, and communities doing this brave, beautiful, often overwhelming work—with clarity, care, and compassion.
Find Your Ground
Compassionate Support for Families and Schools Cultivating Clear-Loving Boundaries, Thriving Relationships, and ADHD Empowerment.
Build Clarity, Connection, and Calm - one step at a time.
Securely Thriving
Nelson, BC V1L 4H6
Email: [email protected]
