Beyond Masking
You are probably the most capable person in the room. And also the most exhausted.
Built for the brain you actually have.
Beyond Masking is a 6-week small-group coaching program for late-diagnosed ADHD adults who are ready to stop all the faking and start understanding their brain, their strengths, and their limitations in a whole new way.
WHO THIS IS FOR
You won't start something because you know you won't be able to do it the way it needs to turn out right.
You've been chasing stability but end up switching jobs and relationships, stuck in the same patterns.
You feel scattered and overwhelmed, and it's taking a toll on your work and relationships.
You got the diagnosis and felt both things at once: relief that it finally explained everything, and grief for the years spent working twice as hard to seem half as effortless.
You are high-functioning and capable. But you've been running on a version of yourself built to pass, not to thrive.
Because lies and bad reactions cast long shadows. And it took too long to get an answer. And it cost too much along the way.
Beyond Masking is for people ready to close that gap.
What it is
Six weeks. A small group of like-brained people. A clinician who has spent 25 years sitting across from people exactly like you.
This is not a productivity hack or a system-optimization program. It is about understanding how your brain actually works, because the same thing that drives your creativity and imagination can also fuel your anxiety and your most negative thoughts. That is not a character flaw. It is neurology.
This program was designed around exactly what ADHD brains need: novelty, motivation, and structure. Every element is there on purpose. We use assessment to help you break free from black-and-white thinking and understand your specific profile of strengths and challenges — not compared to others, but on your own terms.
ABOUT PATRICIA
I'm Patricia O'Laughlin, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 25 years of clinical experience, specialized ADHD training, and coaching certification in executive functioning.
I work with people who are brilliant and struggling, often at the same time. I know what late diagnosis means emotionally, professionally, and relationally. I know that being validated is not the same as being excused. Real change, the kind that actually holds, requires both understanding and accountability.
A reformed perfectionist who has learned to run failable experiments. That is what this program is built on.
What’s Included
Every week includes a 90-minute group session exploring themes that shift how you understand yourself and your brain.
Founding member rate: $1,500
(Future full program cost $2,500.)
Week 1 — Your Brain Isn't Broken
Week 2 — The Anxiety Loop
Week 3 — Who Are You Without the Mask?
Week 4 — Your Brain's Operating System
Week 5 — Grief and Self-Advocacy
Week 6 — Beyond the Mask
Also included in the program, and running alongside the sessions:
Body Doubling
One hour per week.
Work alongside others.
The focus is built in.
Art and Writing Reset
One hour per week.
Analog, pen-to-paper reflection in a supported space.
A chance to complete the thinking you never had room for.
Accountability Buddies
Small groups of 3 to 4. People who hold the vision of you that you haven't claimed yet.
Other ADHDers who understand both the challenge of holding yourself accountable and the power of getting things done when someone is paying attention.
After 6 weeks, you take your accountability buddies with you — connected independence, not dependency.
Validated But Not Excused
Six weeks from now, stuck is no longer your default
FOUNDING MEMBER OFFER
The first cohort of Beyond Masking begins in August 2026.
I am looking for 6 to 8 founding members, people ready to do this work and willing to share honest feedback that shapes the program for everyone who comes after. Joining a founding cohort takes a little bravery. The people who do it tend to get the most out of it.
By joining now, you get:
Six weekly group sessions built on clinical insight and real self-discovery
Body doubling, art and writing reset, and accountability buddy groups running alongside every session
Assessment tools that help you understand your specific strengths — not just your deficits
People who hold the vision of you that you haven't claimed yet
Founding member rate: $1,500 (Future full program cost $2,500.)