Riding the Emotional Wave and Doing What Matters: A Toolkit for Handling Big Emotions (NJ)

Finding Your People: Friendship Skills for Neurodivergent Young Adults and Adults

Hosted by Bergen County (NJ) CHADD

Date: June 1, 2026

Time: 8:00pm–9:15pm ET (5pm PT / 6pm MT / 7pm CT)

Audience: Adults with ADHD, Parents/Caregivers, Educators, Professionals/Healthcare Providers

Big emotions can make it hard to think clearly, stay grounded, or follow through on what matters most. In these moments, many people either try to shut emotions down completely or become overwhelmed by them. This workshop offers practical, evidence-based tools for navigating emotional highs and lows without losing yourself in the process. Participants will learn skills for noticing difficult emotions, calming the nervous system, responding instead of reacting, and staying connected to personal values even when emotions run high. Join CHADD of Bergen County in this workshop focused on building the ability to carry emotions more flexibly while continuing to move forward in a meaningful life.

LeAnn Levering, LCSW, MSW, MBA, specializes in ADHD-informed therapy and evidence-based skills training for adults. Diagnosed with ADHD in her 40s after years in high-pressure tech industry roles, she brings both clinical expertise as a therapist and lived experience as a late-diagnosed adult with ADHD to everything she does. LeAnn provides individual psychotherapy and has developed a comprehensive twelve-week ADHD skills curriculum synthesizing Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, executive function coaching, and motivation science. She trains fellow clinicians and develops evidence-based interventions for adults with ADHD. Her professional mission centers on helping adults with ADHD gain agency and well-being through direct clinical work, professional training, and building tools that meet the ADHD brain where it is.

Price: Free / Open to all

Language: English

CHADD does not endorse products, services, publications, medications, or treatments, including those advertised in any CHADD publications, webinars, or podcasts. CHADD and its local chapters do not provide medical advice or treatment. Speakers may share general ADHD information, but it’s not a substitute for professional guidance.