Kate Vessels, LISW-S

Founder & Lead Therapist of Flourish & Focus ADHD Services

“My passion is to empower women with the necessary strategies and healing to thrive with ADHD.”

The rebrand from Nelsen Counseling Services to Flourish & Focus ADHD Services embraces Kate’s heartfelt vision and her passion for empowering ADHD women. Kate has cultivated a space where empowerment, authenticity, and unmasking one’s true self are not just encouraged, but celebrated!

As a practice, we are committed to supporting modern-day ADHD women with compassion, strategies, and unwavering dedication.

I can’t believe that I get to…

  • Help ADHD women accomplish their goals without chronic overwhelm, avoidance, and feelings of failure so that they can live authentically as themselves and feel in control. 

  • Help ADHD women build and maintain successful relationships. My work is focused on increasing your self-esteem, providing ADHD strategies that work, and decreasing moodiness! 

  • Help ADHD women feel whole by processing past traumas, and mistakes, and letting go of what others think.

  • Offer women ADHD testing by an ADHD woman with lived experience.

After earning my master’s in social work from OSU in 2005 and a psychology degree from Ohio University in 2003, I spent years working in various non-profit agencies. Eventually, I decided to pursue private practice to create a better balance for myself and my family. But my journey to understanding myself truly began at age 40 when I was diagnosed with ADHD, inattentive type, after having children.

The diagnosis hit me hard. For years, I had unknowingly masked my symptoms and relied on perfectionism as a shield. Even though I’d been successful in school, work, and social situations, something always felt off. My discovery was both eye-opening and freeing—it helped me embrace my ADHD and better understand myself. Every ADHD woman has her own unique story, and I want to help you uncover and embrace yours.

Today, I’m proud to be an ADHDer, and maybe someday, you will be too. I live in Dublin, Ohio, with my husband, two young children, and our spirited micro Bernedoodle, Miss Stella. As a therapist, I’m not one to sit back and only ask, “How does that make you feel?” I take an active, empathetic role in our sessions, offering validation, practical strategies, insights, and even a little humor. My goal is to create a safe, supportive space where ADHD women feel seen, heard, and empowered to share their experiences and thrive.

Fun Facts

  • Favorite Things: Animals, time with family & friends, traveling, working out, reading

  • Current Addiction: Bravo TV, I can and will talk forever about the Real Housewives and Vanderpump Rules

  • Secret Obsession: Celebrity gossip