Private ADHD Assessment in Bristol

Skip the wait and get clarity. Your journey starts here.

At AuDHD Psychiatry, we offer expert-led, private ADHD assessments in Bristol, designed for adults seeking answers without the long NHS wait. If you’re newly exploring symptoms or seeking a second opinion, our ADHD assessment services in Bristol provide timely, neurodivergent-affirming care that prioritises your needs.

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Why Choose AuDHD Psychiatry in Bristol?

At AuDHD Psychiatry, we provide direct access to experienced private psychiatrists who specialise in diagnosing and treating adult ADHD. Our clinical team supports you through the entire process: from your initial evaluation to long-term care planning.

Our psychiatry services are built on evidence-based approaches and neurodivergent-affirming values. Every assessment is delivered with clarity, compassion, and professionalism.

If medication is part of your treatment plan, our team can manage prescriptions and monitor your progress through structured follow-ups.

If you’re seeking a diagnosis or exploring treatment options, we are here to help you take the next step with confidence.

Private ADHD Assessments for Adults in Bristol

Specialist Testing for Adults Seeking Answers Later in Life

Rapid Access for Adults Seeking Clarity

Skip NHS wait times of up to 3 years. Our adult ADHD clinic in Bristol offers prompt appointments and professional diagnostic support within a week, not months or years.

Specialist Adult ADHD Expertise

Our clinicians specialise in adult ADHD assessment near you, using gold-standard methods tailored to adult symptoms, such as difficulty focusing, emotional regulation challenges, and executive dysfunction.

Complete Adult ADHD Testing

Every ADHD assessment for adults includes clinical interviews, standardised testing, and a review of developmental history, designed to identify how ADHD presents uniquely in adulthood.

Flexible Booking, Your Way

Book your adult ADHD testing at a time that fits your schedule. Evening and remote options available to make assessments accessible and stress-free.

Support Beyond Diagnosis

Get a full post-diagnosis plan, including recommendations for therapy, coaching, medication, or workplace adjustments to help you thrive with ADHD.

Rapid Access for Adults Seeking Clarity

Skip NHS wait times of up to 3 years. Our adult ADHD clinic in Bristol offers prompt appointments and professional diagnostic support within a week, not months or years.

Specialist Adult ADHD Expertise

Our clinicians specialise in adult ADHD assessment near you, using gold-standard methods tailored to adult symptoms, such as difficulty focusing, emotional regulation challenges, and executive dysfunction.

Complete Adult ADHD Testing

Every ADHD assessment for adults includes clinical interviews, standardised testing, and a review of developmental history, designed to identify how ADHD presents uniquely in adulthood.

Flexible Booking, Your Way

Book your adult ADHD testing at a time that fits your schedule. Evening and remote options available to make assessments accessible and stress-free.

Support Beyond Diagnosis

Get a full post-diagnosis plan, including recommendations for therapy, coaching, medication, or workplace adjustments to help you thrive with ADHD.

Private ADHD Assessments for Adults in Bristol

Many adults live with ADHD without knowing. Symptoms often go unnoticed or are mistaken for stress, burnout, or anxiety.

Why ADHD often gets missed:

  • You’ve always been “busy” or “disorganised”
  • You struggle to focus or switch tasks
  • Deadlines, routines, and time management feel overwhelming
  • You mask symptoms to keep up at work or home

You’re not alone, and you’re not imagining it.

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80% Undiagnosed

Many adults don’t realise they have ADHD

NICE-Aligned

100% clinically approved process

Private vs NHS ADHD Testing for Adults

The Differences between Private vs NHS ADHD Assessments

Private ADHD clinics offer faster, more flexible care. NHS services are free but often involve long waits and limited options

What to Expect from an ADHD Assessment in Bristol

Get clarity and confidence with a step-by-step look at your private ADHD assessment.

Here’s what you can expect at AuDHD Psychiatry: from your first click to your personalised support plan.

What to Expect:

Easily schedule via our online booking portal. No GP referral needed. Choose a date and time that fits your lifestyle.

We’ll email you a secure intake questionnaire to gather a detailed picture of your background, symptoms, and developmental history. Please complete this at least 48 hours before your appointment.

You’ll meet with a Chartered Psychologist in a structured consultation lasting around 90–120 minutes. We’ll review your pre-assessment forms and use validated tools such as clinical interviews and symptom questionnaires to build a clear, accurate diagnosis.

Within a few days, you’ll get a professional report summarising your ADHD evaluation, findings, diagnosis (if criteria are met), and personalised recommendations like treatment options, workplace or academic adjustments, and coaching pathways.

If appropriate, we arrange follow-up medication sessions or discussion of coaching, therapy, or shared care plans. We’ll help you prepare the information your GP needs for ongoing support.

Supporting Services: Coaching, Counselling, and More

Supporting your brain with the right tools.

Medication is one of the most researched and effective treatment options for ADHD, especially when paired with psychological support.

At AuDHD Psychiatry, we offer private ADHD medication services to adults seeking clarity, consistency, and control in their daily lives. Whether you’re newly diagnosed or already undertaking shared care, our clinicians provide safe and professional guidance tailored to your specific needs.

What to Expect:

We begin with a thorough ADHD consultation, followed by a medical review to determine whether medication is an appropriate next step. You can also request responses in writing if you prefer clear documentation of recommendations and treatment details.

For many adults, stimulant or non-stimulant medication can significantly reduce symptoms like:

  • inattention
  • restlessness
  • task paralysis
  • emotional overwhelm

These improvements often make it easier to engage with work, relationships, and therapy, especially for those navigating attention difficulties that affect daily functioning.

Your Safety Comes First:

If medication is prescribed, we’ll carefully monitor your response and make adjustments as needed.

We follow titration protocols to ensure safety and effectiveness at every stage. You’ll also receive a detailed treatment plan that outlines:

  • side effects
  • benefits
  • lifestyle considerations

This gives you the clarity and confidence to make informed choices while developing a treatment plan that fits your lifestyle.

Shared Care Support:

  • Our clinicians also facilitate shared care for eligible patients, coordinating with GPs to ensure continuity of treatment once stability is achieved.
  • benefits
  • This is particularly helpful if you’re looking for long-term ADHD medication management without always relying on private follow-ups.

We can support clients already undertaking shared care or help establish arrangements under the right to choose providers framework where applicable.

Whether you’ve tried ADHD medication before or are exploring it for the first time, our goal is to empower you with options, understanding, and professional care.

Many clients come to us after years of uncertainty or unsuccessful NHS referrals, and we’re here to help you move forward with compassion and clinical clarity.

Emotional support to help you thrive.

ADHD doesn’t just affect focus and productivity. It often impacts how you feel, how you relate to others, and how you see yourself. That’s why many adults benefit from professional counselling as part of their long-term ADHD care plan.

At AuDHD Psychiatry, we help connect clients with ADHD counselling services tailored to the emotional and behavioural challenges that often follow a diagnosis.
This support is especially useful for adults who have spent years misunderstood or undiagnosed.

What ADHD Counselling Can Help With:

  • Managing emotional dysregulation, rejection sensitivity, and frustration
  • Processing long-term feelings of shame, low self-esteem, or internalised criticism
  • Learning strategies to navigate impulsive reactions, anxiety, burnout
  • Working through strained relationships or social isolation due to undiagnosed symptoms
  • Making sense of co-occurring mental health conditions, like depression or generalised anxiety

Why It Matters Post-Diagnosis:

Receiving an ADHD diagnosis can be a major turning point, but it also comes with questions, grief, or uncertainty. Counselling offers a supportive and private setting where you can work through emotions and gain clarity about your path forward.

It can also support behavioural interventions by helping you understand why certain challenges keep recurring, even with medication or structure in place.

Integrated, Flexible Support:

  • Counselling can take place alongside medication or ADHD coaching.
  • For clients already undertaking shared care, we can help you integrate therapy into your ongoing plan.
  • Sessions may be offered online or in person, depending on your preferences.

Long-Term Benefits:

With the right support, many clients report improved mood, stronger relationships, and a better ability to manage challenging behaviour not through willpower, but through understanding, self-compassion, and evidence-based tools.

Counselling is about healing, learning, and moving forward with a clearer sense of your neurological profile.

Practical tools for daily life, built around your brain.

ADHD coaching is a forward-focused, action-oriented support service that helps you work with your brain, and not against it.

It’s not therapy, and it’s not a substitute for medication. Instead, it’s a hands-on way to improve your day-to-day life using personalised strategies.

At AuDHD Psychiatry, our ADHD coaches specialise in adult neurodivergence.

If you’re newly diagnosed or already undertaking shared care, coaching can help you build structure and confidence in areas where ADHD tends to create challenges.

What ADHD Coaching Can Support:

  • Time management and prioritisation
  • Task initiation and follow-through
  • Managing distractions and overwhelm
  • Creating sustainable routines
  • Setting goals and staying accountable
  • Navigating work, study, or home responsibilities with less stress

How Coaching Works:

Sessions are collaborative. You and your coach work together to understand your unique patterns and develop solutions that suit your real life. That might include breaking down complex projects, creating visual reminders, or developing body-doubling routines.

Unlike general life coaching, ADHD coaching is grounded in an understanding of executive function. Your coach recognises that forgetfulness, lateness, or “inconsistency” are not moral failings. They’re symptoms that need structure, not shame.

Why Choose Coaching Post-Diagnosis:

Many adults seek ADHD coaching after starting medication or therapy and finding they still need help making everyday tasks manageable.

Coaching helps fill that gap with practical tools, especially if you’re dealing with challenging behaviour like procrastination, impulsivity, or difficulty planning ahead.

Integrated Support:

  • Coaching can complement counselling, behavioural interventions, or shared care plans
  • It’s suitable for clients managing work, education, or parenting challenges
  • Managing distractions and overwhelm
  • Sessions are often remote and can be scheduled flexibly around your needs

ADHD coaching empowers you to build systems that support your version of success, with compassion, accountability, and expert guidance.

Emotional tools to understand and manage your experience.

ADHD therapy focuses on the emotional and psychological side of living with ADHD. While medication may help with concentration and impulsivity, therapy addresses how ADHD affects your mood, relationships, self-image, and daily coping.

At AuDHD Psychiatry, we can refer clients to trusted therapists who specialise in ADHD and neurodivergent needs. These professionals offer support that’s grounded in lived experience and evidence-based techniques.

Consider ADHD therapy if:

  • You’re struggling with low self-esteem, anxiety, or emotional overwhelm
  • You’ve experienced rejection sensitivity or burnout from masking
  • You want help navigating relationships, work, or identity post-diagnosis
  • You have challenging behaviour patterns like emotional outbursts or shutdowns
  • You want to explore how past trauma or late diagnosis has impacted your mental health

Types of therapy that may help:

  • CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy): Focuses on managing negative thought patterns and building coping strategies
  • DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy): Helps with emotional regulation and impulsivity
  • ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy): Supports mindfulness, values-based living, and self-acceptance
  • Psychodynamic therapy: Explores deeper patterns, identity, and life history in a supportive space

What to Expect:

Therapy is designed to align with your goals. Some people focus on practical coping, while others explore longer-term emotional healing.

Integrated Support:

  • Therapy can complement ADHD medication, coaching, or behavioural interventions
  • It’s often key for clients already undertaking shared care
  • Therapists can also help facilitate shared care plans if emotional symptoms impact treatment

We’ll provide therapeutic support that understands your brain, not just your symptoms.

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Our ADHD Specialist Team

  • Dr. Darren O’Reilly

    DPsych, CPsychol, HCPC Registered, Consultant Psychologist

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  • Angela Thompson

    Nurse Practitioner, Non-Medical Prescriber, Clinical Researcher Specialist

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  • Naseera Gani

    Naseera Gani

    Pharmacist Clinician, ADHD Specialist Practitioner

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  • Isma Yaqoob

    Senior Clinical Pharmacist

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  • Dr Jess

    Jess Sweet

    ADHD/ASC Coach, Therapist, Integrative Nutrition & Health Coach

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  • Monday to Friday: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
  • Saturday & Sunday: Closed

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    FAQs on Bristol Private ADHD Assessment

    You can book directly through our website. At AuDHD Psychiatry, we offer streamlined online booking with no need for a GP referral. Simply choose a consultation slot that works for you and begin the process toward clarity and personalised support.

    Our assessments include a pre-screening questionnaire, a detailed clinical consultation with a Chartered Psychologist, and gold-standard diagnostic tools aligned with NICE guidelines. After your assessment, you’ll receive a comprehensive report and tailored recommendations for treatment and support.

    With AuDHD Psychiatry, most clients receive their full report and diagnostic outcome within 2–3 weeks of their assessment. This is significantly faster than NHS routes, which can involve wait times of several months or longer.

    Yes, we specialise in adult ADHD and autism assessments. When you go to our booking page, you’ll have the option to choose the type of assessment.

    Private ADHD diagnoses from AuDHD Psychiatry are delivered by registered professionals and include all documentation needed for treatment. We can also help facilitate shared care agreements with your GP, where appropriate, for ongoing medication management.

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