Local ADHD Help in California: Options Compared
If you're in California and a weekly appointment isn't enough, you have four kinds of help: hospital or clinic programs, fixed-length coaching courses, weekly one-on-one coaching, and daily coaching that stays with you through the workday. Below is what we found in California, what each publishes about cost, and when each one fits. Get Up and Flow is the daily option: the same coach every workday for $750 a month.
Local ADHD options in California
| Option | What it is | Cost | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get Up and Flow (Jersey City, NJ) | The same coach every workday, Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm Eastern: a 30-minute Jump Start call each morning, reminders by text before each commitment, Bonus Time (15-minute calls on demand, up to 2 a day) and a 15-minute Retro. Up to 75 minutes of live coach time a day, over Zoom and text, wherever you are in California. | $750 a month, cancel anytime, full refund in your first 7 days | You know what to do; starting and following through each day is the problem |
| UCLA ADHD Clinic (Attention Deficit Disorder Clinic) | University clinic that evaluates and treats children, adolescents and adults with ADHD, with an interdisciplinary team. | Not published | Los Angeles, CA |
| CBT Los Angeles | Doctoral-level psychologists give CBT for adult ADHD, about 12 weekly sessions, plus ADHD testing, in Los Angeles and online across California. | Not published | Los Angeles, CA, both |
| Millennium Medical Associates | Adult ADHD practice on Wilshire Boulevard that offers 60-90 minute evaluations, medication treatment, CBT and telehealth visits. | Not published | Beverly Hills, CA, both |
| LA Integrative Psychiatry | Psychiatry practice that offers ADHD testing in its Los Angeles and Burbank offices, or remotely for adults 18 and over. | Not published | Los Angeles, CA, both |
| Palo Alto ADHD (John Lee, MD) | Board-certified psychiatrist who evaluates adults and older teens for ADHD and manages medication by telehealth for San Francisco patients located in California. | Not published | San Francisco, CA, virtual |
| Focus For Effectiveness | ADHD and executive-function coaching for university students, adults and professionals, in person in San Diego, by phone or on Zoom. | Not published | San Diego, CA, both |
| International Center for ADHD Coaching (Roya Kravetz) | Credentialed coach who offers in-person and virtual ADHD coaching to adults, families and business professionals, in 55-minute sessions. | Not published | San Diego, CA, both |
| ADHD Coaching - Unleash your ADHD Life (Ian) | Coach for adults with ADHD in high-level professions, with one-to-one sessions, walk-and-talk sessions in nature and group sessions in the San Diego area. | Not published | San Diego, CA |
How to choose
Need diagnosis, medication or therapy? Start with a clinic or a psychiatrist; coaching works alongside that care, not instead of it. Want to learn a system over a few months? A 12-week course or weekly coaching fits. Already know what to do and still can't start, switch or finish on an ordinary Tuesday? That is the gap daily coaching fills: someone in your day, not in your week. Read daily vs. weekly ADHD coaching for the full comparison.
What daily coaching looks like in California
Commutes in California metros are mostly by car on freeways in Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County and Sacramento, while the San Francisco Bay Area also has rail lines such as BART and Caltrain. Many office jobs in the state are hybrid or remote, so people often fit coaching, therapy or body-doubling sessions around a mix of home and office days.
Every workday: a 30-minute Jump Start call to plan the day; Transition Support by WhatsApp or SMS before each commitment, with a check-in after; Bonus Time, a 15-minute call on demand when you're stuck, up to 2 a day; and a 15-minute Retro to close the day. Up to 75 minutes of live coach time a day, with the same person all week. A Full Support coach works with no more than 5 clients. See a full day with an ADHD coach.
Cities we coach in California
Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Fresno, Sacramento, Long Beach, Oakland, Bakersfield, Anaheim, Stockton, Riverside, Santa Ana, Irvine, Chula Vista, Fremont.
Coaching, not therapy
Get Up and Flow is coaching. We don't diagnose ADHD, prescribe medicine or provide therapy. If you need a prescriber or a therapist in California, the clinic options above are the place to start, and coaching fits alongside them.
Sources
- UCLA ADHD Clinic (Attention Deficit Disorder Clinic)
- CBT Los Angeles
- Millennium Medical Associates
- LA Integrative Psychiatry
- Palo Alto ADHD (John Lee, MD)
- Focus For Effectiveness
- International Center for ADHD Coaching (Roya Kravetz)
- ADHD Coaching - Unleash your ADHD Life (Ian)
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