Acacia Collaborative Psychological Services:
A Holistic Approach To ADHD Therapy in North Carolina
ADHD Assessment & Treatment
Our expertise includes assessment designed to answer questions related to school performance, including Early Entry to Kindergarten, ADD/ADHD, and learning differences. We utilize assessments approved by North Carolina school systems and our reports can be used to contribute to the development of Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and support ideas for academic accommodations.
ADHD Specialists
While ADHD is one of the most common mental health conditions, that does not mean you need to suffer like so many others. ADHD is managable and our experienced experts are prepared and ready to help you do so. Get started today to take the first step towards achieving a life you feel proud of.
In-Person & Online Sessions Available
The offices of Acacia Collaborative are warm and welcoming. Decorated professionally, our spaces allow people to relax into therapy sessions and speak their minds freely. Our online therapy portals provide extreme convenience to any North Carolinian wanting to access an ADHD specialist from anywhere they feel most comfortable.
Making Getting Started Easy
Unfortunately, dealing with mental health issues can make it hard to seek help for those issues. To help people from staying stuck in a loop of suffering, Acacia makes getting started as easy as possible. You can talk with your therapist in a free 15-minute consultation before you ever have your first session, to ensure you and your therapist are a good match.
Quick Facts
- Who it’s for: Children, teens, and adults in North Carolina experiencing ADHD symptoms such as inattention, impulsivity, emotional dysregulation, executive functioning difficulties, or overwhelm
- Conditions treated: ADHD, executive dysfunction, emotional regulation challenges, focus and concentration difficulties, procrastination, burnout, low self-esteem, and co-occurring anxiety or depression
- Modalities offered: Evidence-based ADHD therapy including CBT, DBT-informed skills, executive functioning support, mindfulness techniques, behavioral strategies, and strengths-based therapy
- Supportive approach: Therapy focuses on building practical tools for organization, emotional regulation, communication, confidence, and daily functioning without shame or judgment
- Telehealth: Online ADHD therapy available statewide across North Carolina
- Insurance: Select insurance plans accepted including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, NC State Health Plan, and some Medicaid plans; private pay and out-of-network superbills available
Does ADHD therapy help with emotional regulation?
Absolutely. ADHD often affects emotional regulation, making it harder to manage frustration, rejection sensitivity, anxiety, or overwhelm.Therapy helps clients develop tools to better understand and manage emotional responses.
About Acacia Collaborative
If you are experiencing pain or discomfort, you don't have to continue suffering forever or find solutions alone. We understand the confusion and pain that come along with life's challenges and have the knowledge to help you. Together, we can find a new way of living that brings you more consistent comfort and peace.
Pursuing therapy can be challening, especially when mental suffering can make it hard to do anything at all. Our team makes it simple. Our collaborative & supportive approach to therapy begins before you ever have your first appointment. At Acacia you can speak with our providers prior to even conducting your first appointment to see if they're the right personal fit for you. Our team also assists you in communicating with your insurance company. Now accepting North Carolina State Health Plan, Aetna & Blue Cross Blue Shield (not UNC Health Alliance).
Contact us to discuss how Acacia Collaborative can help you today.
Getting Started is Easy
1. Contact Us
At any point in your decision to pursue therapy or assessment, feel free to contact us with questions. We will gladly talk with you over the phone to determine if one of us will be a good fit. Visit our Contact Page.
2. Intake
Once you have scheduled an appointment, you will be emailed forms to complete electronically prior to your first appointment. If you have Aetna, Blue Cross, or State Health Plan insurance benefits will be processed.
3. First Session
Your first appointment will be 60 minutes. In this first appointment, we will discuss what brought you in, your history, and will develop a “game plan” with you to work toward your goals.
Do I need a formal ADHD diagnosis to start therapy?
No. You do not need a formal diagnosis to begin therapy. If attention challenges, emotional dysregulation, or executive functioning difficulties are impacting your life, therapy can still provide meaningful support.
How ADHD Therapy Works
1. Reach Out: Call or email at any point in your decision to begin therapy. A free consultation may be available to answer questions, discuss symptoms, and determine whether ADHD therapy feels like the right fit for you or your child.
2. Intake: Once an appointment is scheduled, electronic forms are completed before your first session. During this stage, your therapist gathers information about attention challenges, emotional experiences, behavioral patterns, and daily functioning.
3. First Session: Your first appointment focuses on understanding symptoms, strengths, stressors, routines, and goals for therapy. Together, you and your therapist begin creating a personalized treatment plan.
4. Understanding ADHD Patterns: Therapy explores how ADHD impacts focus, organization, relationships, emotional regulation, motivation, school, work, or self-esteem.
5. Building Practical Skills: Using evidence-based approaches such as CBT, DBT-informed tools, mindfulness, and executive functioning support, therapy focuses on building strategies for time management, emotional regulation, communication, and daily structure.
6. Strengthening Confidence & Self-Understanding: As therapy progresses, clients work toward reducing shame and frustration while developing healthier ways to navigate challenges and recognize personal strengths.
7. Ongoing Support: Therapy continues at a pace that supports long-term growth and sustainable coping strategies, with flexible scheduling available through telehealth across North Carolina and in-person sessions depending on provider availability.
Sources:Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) – ADHD education, treatment, and support resources
https://chadd.org
More About Acacia Collaborative
“There’s A Lot In A Name” – Shakespeare
Why did we choose the name Acacia? The Acacia tree (pronounced Ah-KAY-shah) is a medicinal tree that looks quite different depending on the environment in which it has grown; leafy in more nutrient-rich environments and thorny in less supportive ones. This represents how people develop ways of coping with their circumstances or finding ways to overcome adversity in their lives.
Sometimes we may continue to think, feel, and behave in ways that once worked for us but now no longer provide the desired result. This is where Acacia Collaborative comes in. We can help you identify what may be causing more pain than joy in your life, introduce to you other, more effective options, and help eliminate roadblocks that are preventing you from experiencing a more fulfilled life. We chose a full leafy tree as our logo to convey the growth and enrichment possible through therapy.
Learn even more about us, our in-network insurances, fees, and more below!
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where are you located?
Acacia Collaborative Psychological Services provides in-person therapy in the triangle at our offices in Cary & Durham. We also provide online therapy to all residents and locations of North Carolina.
Cary Office Address:
570 New Waverly Pl #210, Cary, NC. 27518
NEW Durham Office Address:
3710 University Drive, Suite 302, Durham, NC. 27707
Are you in-network with my insurance?
We are in-network with Aetna, the North Carolina State Health Plan & Blue Cross Blue Shield (not UNC Health Alliance). We are credentialed with the following Medicaid plans: Healthy Blue, Carolina Complete, and Wellcare.
In addtion to those in-network partners, all of the providers at Acacia Collaborative are qualified as out-of-network providers for all major insurance carriers in the Triangle area; with the exception of Cigna and Tricare who do NOT qualify associate-licensed clinicians, . Most of our clients use their insurance benefits to be reimbursed a percentage of treatment fees (this percentage varies based on your plan’s benefits.) We provide everything you need to easily file with your insurance, including an insurance “super bill” or statement of services and a link to your claim form. We are also happy to reach out to your insurance company, with your permission, if you would find that helpful.
What are the session fees?
Session fees range from $115 to $185 based on provider and length of session. We also offer a limited number of reduced fee spots.
There are some things that are bothering me, but also some things I specifically don't want to talk about. Is that ok?
Absolutely. At Acacia Collaborative, we “meet you where you are.” This means that we do not force you to talk about topics you are not ready to discuss or do not feel are relevant. We are trained at various levels of “depth” of treatment and believe there is no one “right” way to be in therapy.
While most people do choose to have weekly sessions for the first few months, we are flexible about how often and how long you would like your sessions to be. We will offer suggestions, but ultimately, it is your decision about what you would like to get out of therapy.
I’m in the process of shopping for a therapist, is there a way for me to speak with one of you to see if we are a good fit before committing to working with you?
Yes! “Fit” with your therapist is the most important element that makes therapy work ( according to studies, even more important than training or length of experience!). Thus, we prioritize making this part very easy for you. Our providers are happy to speak with you over the phone prior to making an appointment (you can schedule a phone call HERE). Our providers can answer your questions and address specific conerns you have, all while getting to know each other a bit and getting a feel for what it is like to work with us.
In addition, we also offer a no-risk first appointment. If you do not feel like it is a good fit after your first appointment and do not wish to continue working with that provider, there is no charge for that appointment.