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ADHD Therapy for Men in Denver

My Denver Therapy provides ADHD therapy for men across the Denver metro, led by John Hague, MA, LPC, an ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider who has spent more than ten years working with men’s mental health.

The diagnosis that hid as a personality

ADHD in boys gets caught in classrooms. ADHD in men hides behind a résumé. You built systems, burned effort to compensate, and collected labels along the way: hot-tempered, scattered, unreliable, “so much potential.” Then something broke the compensation — a bigger job, a marriage, a kid — and the wheels came off in a way caffeine and willpower couldn’t fix.

By the time men reach us, the ADHD is usually buried under its consequences: a temper that ignites over small things, a career that plateaued below the talent, a wife who’s tired of being the household’s project manager, and a private drinking-or-scrolling habit that quiets a loud brain.

Many of the men we treat were diagnosed late or never diagnosed at all, after years of their ADHD being read as anger, laziness, or drinking. Diagnosis support, therapy, and medication management are available under one roof.

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How ADHD shows up differently in men

  • Irritability and a short fuse where you’d expect distraction.
  • Chronic lateness and abandoned projects that read as not caring.
  • Impulsive spending, driving, or decisions that create real fallout.
  • Restlessness treated with alcohol, weed, or endless screens.
  • Rejection sensitivity: criticism that hits with physical force.
  • Shame accumulated over decades of “why can’t you just.”

Is it too late to deal with ADHD at 35 or 45?

No. A late diagnosis rewrites the story backward: the failures had a mechanism, the effort was real, and the label was wrong.

Men often describe the assessment conversation as the first time their history made sense. From there, treatment is unusually productive because you already know exactly which problems you want gone.

What treatment looks like

Therapy for ADHD in adulthood is skills plus repair. The skills side rebuilds how you handle time, initiation, and follow-through, in your actual job and household rather than in theory; our executive functioning work goes deep here. The repair side addresses what decades of undiagnosed ADHD did to your self-story and your relationships, including the anger and the rejection sensitivity.

When medication belongs in the conversation, our psychiatric nurse practitioner handles it inside the same practice, coordinated with your therapist rather than bolted on by a stranger with a fifteen-minute slot.

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Why men bring their ADHD here

An ADHD-certified clinician who specializes in men is rare; one backed by a 20-therapist practice with prescribing capability, four offices from Arvada to Lone Tree, and telehealth across Colorado is rarer. You can be matched with a male therapist if that matters to you, and the first conversation is a free consultation, usually available inside a few days.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need formal testing before starting?

No. A clinical assessment conversation is the starting point, and it’s often sufficient. If full psychological testing would genuinely change the plan, we’ll say so and point you to it.

Medication or therapy?

Frequently both, sometimes one. Medication can turn the volume down; therapy rebuilds the habits and repairs the history. The right mix is a clinical decision made with you, and having both under one roof keeps it honest.

Is this different from regular ADHD treatment?

The mechanics overlap. What differs is the material: anger, career stakes, marriage strain, and shame patterns that show up disproportionately in men, addressed by clinicians who work with men every day.

What if I’ve white-knuckled it this far?

Then you’ve proven the effort was never the problem. Imagine the same effort with the mechanism treated.

Find out what your brain has actually been doing all these years. Call (720) 504-4329 or book a free consultation.

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Other Specialties

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Healing may not be so much about getting better, as about letting go of everything that isn’t you – all of the expectations, all of the beliefs – and becoming who you are.

Rachel Naomi Remen

Sydney Marxer
(MA, LPCC)
Brian Thomas
(MA, LPC)
Dawn Schmidli
(M. Ed, LPC)
Amy Au
(MA, LPCC)
Katy Pelletier
(MS, MFTC)
MacKenzie King
(MS, LPC)
Lance Hill
(MA, LPC)
John Hague
(MA, LPC)
Lindsey Kayne
(MA, LPCC)
Nicole Hunka
(MA, LPC)
Hillary Naef
(MA, LPC)
Nicole Wolf
(MA, LPC)
Aria Kirby 
(MS, LPC)
JJ Hedden
(MA, LPCC, MFTC)
Anne Giles
(MA, LPCC)
Alex Song
(MA, LPC)
Shannon Keane
(MSN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC)
Kelly Albers
(MA, LPC)
Courtneyrose Chung
(MMFT, LMFT, LPC, LAC, NMCF)

 

Meet our therapists

As a therapist-owned practice, we care about helping you heal, grow, and thrive. We take a client-focused approach to counseling and approach each session with a commitment to your progress and growth. 

Availability

We’re always accepting new clients at our conveniently located offices in Denver, Greenwood Village, Lone Tree, and Arvada. All of our therapists can meet with clients online.

We specialize in you 

You are welcome here. Because we have a large team with a wide range of specialties and trainings, we work with clients of all ages, backgrounds, and life stages. 

We can match you with a male or female therapist who matches your goals, location, and schedule. If you have a preference for gender, age, religious background, or a person with a specific type of training or life experience, we can match you with a therapist you feel comfortable with.

Trained in effective therapy modalities

To support your mental health journey, our team is trained in some of the most effective forms of therapy available today, including EMDR, Brainspotting, CBT, DBT, and IFS.

Whether you’re looking for help with anxiety, depression, trauma, or want to better understand your relationship and attachment styles, we can help.

Insurance information

We’re out of network with insurance and Tricare and are unable to take Medicaid or Medicare.

Unlike many Denver therapy practices, we don’t charge separate intake or administration fees or charge more for your first session or specialized therapy methods like EMDR. 

Get matched with a therapist

Contact us today, and one of our therapists will reach out to you directly, usually the same day.

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