Dr. James Okafor

Adolescent & Young Adult Therapy | ADHD | Identity Development

Atlanta, GA

683 followers · 1 peer follows · 12 posts · 1 endorsements

11 years of experience

Supervised by Dr. Amara Osei

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I work with teenagers and young adults navigating ADHD, identity, school stress, and the particular chaos of growing up right now. I am direct, practical, and believe young people deserve honesty more than reassurance.

Specialties

adolescentsidentity developmentschool stresssocial anxietyGrief & LossRelationshipsIdentityLife TransitionsSelf-Esteem

Approaches

CBTmotivational interviewingACTskills training

Posts

Between the World and Me

An interesting article

Buried bones

The client who apologizes for crying

Hi Sarah

Why Your Teenager Is Not Fine

The ADHD Tax: The Hidden Cost of an Unmanaged Diagnosis

ADHD Is Not a Motivation Problem

Endorsements

Dr. Sarah Chen

Anxiety & OCD Specialist | CBT + ERP Therapist

I love James! Never worked with a better therapist.

Resources

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book

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D
Driven to Distraction
by Hallowell & Ratey
The foundational ADHD book. Warm, clear, and still the best introduction I know.
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement
by Angela Davis
This book is as applicable today as it when it was written.

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ADDitude mag
ADDitude
A cool respurce

app

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Tiimo
iOS
Visual scheduling built for neurodivergent users. Helps clients externalize the time horizon their brain compresses to "now / not now."

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ADHD and exercise
How to ADHD
Jessica McCabe's channel is the best ADHD psychoeducation on the internet. I send teen clients here in the first week.

Worksheets

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ADHD Daily Routine Template
A simple morning/evening anchor template I built for clients who want structure without a rigid schedule.