Zoe Plant - Counselling, Coaching & Supervision, Maidstone

08/12/2025

05/12/2025

I am offering 6 people a free Supervision session as part of my qualification as an online supervisor. Please DM me if you are interested.

04/12/2025

https://the-coachellor-method.kit.com/7d041171b0

I offer reflective, collaborative supervision from my practice in Maidstone and online UK-wide. My approach is trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming, and shaped around your real needs, not a one-size-fits-all model.

04/12/2025

Women with ADHD: Let’s Talk About Overeating and Binge Intuitive Eating

For many women with ADHD, food isn’t just about nutrition, it’s about soothing, stimulation, and sometimes simply trying to feel “normal” in a world that rarely understands our wiring. Hormonal shifts, emotional intensity, and the relentless mental chatter of ADHD can make it all too easy to reach for food as comfort or escape.

Binge eating and overeating aren’t about lack of willpower. They’re often about seeking relief from overwhelm, trying to fill an emotional gap, or coping with the stress of masking and managing daily life. For ADHD women, impulsivity, difficulty with self-regulation, and sensory seeking can make these patterns even more challenging to break.

If you find yourself caught in cycles of overeating or binge eating, please know you’re not alone, and you’re not broken. Your brain is wired for stimulation and novelty, and food can become a quick fix when life feels too much (or not enough).

Here’s what I want you to know:

Your struggles with food are not a character flaw, they’re a response to real, unmet needs.
Self-compassion and curiosity are far more powerful than shame or self-criticism.
There are strategies and supports that work with your unique brain, not against it.

If you’re ready to talk about this openly, or want support in finding healthier ways to cope, my inbox is open.

Let’s break the silence and create a kinder conversation for women with ADHD.

https://zoeplant.carrd.co/

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What does Zoe Plant Counselling do?

01/12/2025

Join my Skool community

A group for perimenopausal or menopausal women navigating ADHD and life, diagnosed, undiagnosed, or simply curious. All welcome.

01/12/2025

https://the-coachellor-method.kit.com/7d041171b0

24/11/2025

This afternoon's client decided to nap.

24/11/2025

ADHD coaching for women is not about “fixing” you or turning you into a perfectly organised robot.

It is about understanding how your brain actually works – and then building a life that fits that, instead of constantly trying to squeeze yourself into everyone else’s mould.

For many women, ADHD doesn’t look like the stereotype. It can look like:

Overthinking and anxiety that never switch off
Being “the responsible one” on the outside and burnt out on the inside
Emotional overwhelm, shame and people-pleasing
Cycles of hyperfocus → exhaustion → shutdown
Impulse spending, overcommitting, then feeling like you’ve let everyone down

Add hormones, perimenopause or menopause into the mix, and the volume often gets turned up even higher. Brain fog, memory issues, mood swings and sensory overload can suddenly feel unmanageable.

This is where ADHD coaching can help.

In my work as a counsellor, somatic coach and ADHD Coachellor, I support women to:

Make sense of their patterns without shame
Understand how ADHD and hormones interact for them
Work with their nervous system, not against it
Create small, realistic changes that fit their actual life
Build self-compassion instead of constant self-criticism

It’s not about another planner, another system, or “trying harder”. It’s about designing support, routines and expectations that are actually sustainable for your brain and body.

If you’re a woman who suspects ADHD, is waiting for assessment, or already has a diagnosis and feels like things are getting harder (especially around perimenopause or menopause), ADHD coaching can give you a space to be fully yourself, be believed, and start again from a kinder place.

If this resonates, feel free to connect or message me, I’m always happy to talk about what support could look like for you.

21/11/2025

Is this my intuition… or just my ADHD brain being dramatic again?

If you’ve ever asked yourself that, you’re not alone.

Intrusive thoughts are:

Unwanted, random, often upsetting thoughts or images
Loud, urgent and sticky
Fuelled by anxiety, shame and “what if…?”

They can sound like:

“What if I mess everything up?”
“They definitely hate me now.”
“What if I lose control and do something awful?”

They feel intense in the body (racing heart, tight chest, knot in the stomach). They push you to react quickly, fix, apologise, over-explain, or avoid.

Intuition is different. It’s usually:

Quieter and more grounded
A gentle sense of “this feels right/wrong for me”
Less dramatic, more steady

It might show up as:

A calm knowing that a situation isn’t safe or aligned
A soft pull towards or away from something
A sense of “this doesn’t sit well with me”, without panic

A quick check-in you can use:

Does this feel like a scream or a whisper?
Is my body in full alarm (panic, urgency), or is this a calmer, deeper sense?
Am I reacting from fear and old wounds, or from a place that feels more solid?

If it’s loud, catastrophic and urgent, it’s more likely an intrusive thought / anxiety / RSD.

If it’s quieter, consistent and not fuelled by panic, it’s more likely intuition.

You are not a bad person for having intrusive thoughts. They are a brain glitch, not a moral verdict.

If any of this resonates and you want someone to speak to to decipher the messages, then contact me for an informal conversation.

21/11/2025

21/11/2025

Are any other ADHD’ers struggling with impulse buying right now? I'm the main gift buyer of our house and this time of year especially… people ask what you’d like, I open my phone to “have a quick look” and suddenly I’m scrolling, hyperfocused, lost in a sea of tabs and “must haves”.

Before I know it, I’ve convinced myself I need that thing right now. Not next month. Not “after I’ve thought about it”. Not as a lovely gift from so and so. Now.

For many of us with ADHD, it is not about being careless or greedy. It is:
- dopamine hunting
- decision fatigue
- overwhelm from too much choice
- the pressure of “picking the right thing” when people are asking what we want

I’m starting to:
- add everything to a 24 hour “cool off” basket/list instead of buying
- ask for experiences or vouchers rather than specific items
- notice the urge and name it: “this is my brain looking for relief, not a real emergency Zoe”

If you’re an ADHD’er who impulse buys, you’re not alone. Your brain is doing its best to cope in a very noisy, very sales driven season.

What (if anything) helps you pause before you click “buy now”?