Sabi Chahal
Senior Accredited Psychotherapist & ADHD Specialist
Therapy and coaching - ADHD, BURNOUT AND WORK-RELATED CHALLENGES (UK & INTERNATIONAL)
ADHD Burnout and Trauma Therapy (Adults)
You may be feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, or finding it harder to stay on top of daily life.
In my experience, ADHD and trauma often sit alongside each other, and I also see how burnout can build over time when you’ve been pushing through for a long time. I work with many adults who are coming to understand their ADHD later in life, sometimes after years of feeling that things were harder than they should be.
This can affect focus, energy, sleep, relationships, and how you experience yourself day to day. Things can start to feel harder to manage, even when you are doing your best to keep going.
You might recognise that sense of pushing through, while also feeling misunderstood, different, or not quite yourself. At times, this can bring a sense of disconnection — from yourself, from others, or from how life used to feel.
I often hear people say they can’t quite make sense of their reactions, or why certain patterns keep repeating, even when they want things to change.
Therapeutic ADHD Coaching (Access to Work and Workplace Support)
At times, work and daily life can begin to feel more difficult to manage, even when you are capable and experienced.
I often meet people who are holding a lot, balancing responsibilities, expectations and pressure, while also finding that focus, organisation or follow-through can be harder to sustain. Over time, this can lead to a sense of overwhelm or things feeling less manageable than they once did.
Coaching offers space to step back and look at what is happening in your day-to-day work, in a way that feels thoughtful and contained.
Together, we clarify what you need and explore ways of working that feel more manageable and better suited to how you think and process, while supporting you to navigate the demands of your role.
The work is structured, while remaining flexible, supporting steady and sustainable change over time.
If you are applying for, or have received Access to Work funding, I provide ADHD coaching that can be shaped around your role and what you need to feel more supported at work.
Where deeper emotional work is needed, particularly in relation to trauma, therapy sessions provide space for this. Coaching remains more focused on practical support in navigating daily life.
Working with insurance, workplaces and organisations
I regularly support clients through health insurance and workplace-funded support. I am a recognised provider with Healix Health Services and have experience working with insurer-funded clients within structured, time-limited frameworks. This work is practical, structured, and grounded in real workplace demands, with a particular understanding of ADHD, neurodiversity, health conditions, and how these intersect within the realities of working life.
I work with organisations, insurers and case managers who are looking to better understand and support individuals navigating ADHD, health conditions or neurological changes, such as returning to work after a stroke or brain injury, and the impact this can have in the workplace.
This may include helping to think through what adjustments may be needed, and how these can be put in place in a way that feels manageable and supportive in practice.
This often includes situations where:
• An employee has been recently diagnosed with ADHD and is unsure how to manage their role or ask for support
• An individual is returning to work following illness, burnout or a health-related absence, and adjusting often after a significant absence from work
• There is uncertainty around what reasonable adjustments look like, or how to implement them in a meaningful way
• Managers or HR are trying to support an employee but are unsure how best to approach this
• An employee is struggling with focus, organisation or workload, despite trying to keep up
• There is a gap in understanding, leaving both the individual and the workplace feeling stuck
My psychotherapy and coaching experience, alongside over 24 years of trauma-informed work, allow me to recognise and work across different layers of a situation, supporting both the emotional impact and the practical realities of working life.
Alongside this, I work with organisations in a consultative capacity, helping them better understand and respond to ADHD, neurodiversity, and the impact of health and neurological conditions in the workplace, while supporting both the individual and the wider system.
This includes supporting a clearer understanding of stroke recovery and its impact at work, including fatigue, changes in energy and confidence, and both visible and less visible challenges, helping shape adjustments and expectations that feel realistic and sustainable.
If Access to Work funding is in place, I support both the individual and the workplace in understanding how to use this effectively, helping translate recommendations into practical, workable support that feels manageable and sustainable.
If you’d like to discuss how I can support you, your employee, or your organisation, you’re welcome to get in touch to arrange an initial conversation.
Therapy and Coaching for Neurological Conditions and Health Changes (Adults)
Living with a neurological condition, stroke, or a change in health can affect far more than physical symptoms.
What is often less visible is the emotional impact of living with a health condition. Conditions such as stroke can leave you feeling shock, grief, frustration, a loss of confidence, or a sense of grief for a life that no longer feels familiar.
The focus can become getting through and surviving, while the emotional impact has had little space to be understood.
manage daily life or work. For some, this can feel even harder when others do not fully see or understand what has changed on an emotional level.
I bring both professional and lived understanding of what it can feel like to navigate the emotional impact of stroke and neurological change, before, during and after recovery.
This is a space to speak about the less visible parts of recovery and adjustment, including the emotional impact of what has happened, and gently rebuilding trust within yourself and in your relationships, creating a sense of clarity.
We work at a pace that feels manageable, with support that recognises both the personal and practical impact of change, including disability, work, adjustments, relationships, and returning to work after ill health.
AXA Health, Aviva, Healix Health (corporate) , WPA and Cigna insurance recognised therapist
