This month, The Conative Group turns 10. Ten years. Even now, it is a little amazing to write those words. A lot has happened since we opened our doors in August 2016. We have grown our team, expanded our services, created programs we never could have imagined at the beginning, trained future clinicians, partnered with schools, navigated a pandemic and more than a few Houston weather events, and had the privilege of becoming part of the lives of so many children, teens, young

“ADHD didn’t exist when I was a kid.” How many of you have heard this before? ADHD is not some new condition invented in the 21st century, but rather it is something that went unrecognized, misunderstood, and often would be labeled as lacking motivation, lacking discipline, or being lazy.

Modern life is often defined by an abundance of screen time, packed schedules, and long hours spent indoors.

When people come to therapy, they often carry quiet doubts about whether they are healing in the “right” way. Many of those doubts come from cultural messages, social media, or well-meaning but misinformed advice.

When asked about future goals, many people state that they "just want to be happy." Heck, I used to be one of them!