Meet Kristen Baird-Goldman

Kristen is both clinician and advocate. In the Los Angeles region and through telehealth, she directs the practice Baird Integrated Therapy—an integrative, ADHD-informed, neuro-affirming center dedicated to treating the whole person: mind, brain, body, environment.

Her philosophy centers on strengths, resiliency and discovery: rather than focusing solely on deficits, she guides clients to uncover what they do have—creativity, adaptability, neuro¬divergent gifts—and uses that as the catalyst for change. She integrates modalities such as Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Brainspotting and trauma-informed care, art therapy, and neurofeedback to support clients across the lifespan—from adolescence through adulthood. (executivefunctionsummit.com)
A key tenet of her work is the interplay of nature (genetics/neurology) and nurture (environment/lifestyle): though we cannot change our neurological or genetic wiring, Kristen teaches that we can change how our brains respond, how our nervous systems regulate, and how the environments (physical, relational, sensory) support us.

Her integrative model emphasizes that mental health cannot be isolated from body and brain: she offers neurofeedback, therapy and coaching in one unified vision of optimal wellbeing.

• Adult & adolescent ADHD: Kristen is an ADHD-certified clinical specialist (ADHD-CCSP) and a member of the CHADD Board CA, with extensive expertise in neurodiversity among youth and adults—especially those who are twice-exceptional, gifted, or women with under-recognized ADHD. (Psychology Today)
• Art therapy + creative expression: As an ATR, Kristen uses the creative process as a vehicle to uncover implicit thought patterns, self-criticism, and sensory/emotional experience—especially valuable for clients for whom words alone fall short. (TherapyDen)
• Neurofeedback & integrative brain-body work: Certified in the use of the NeurOptimal system and the Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP), Kristen offers resilient-building biofeedback therapies alongside talk therapy, empowering clients to enhance nervous-system flexibility and coping capacity. (kbgintegratedmind.com)
• Women’s health, hormones & neurodiversity: Kristen has publicly addressed the intersection of hormones, mid-life transitions, and ADHD—especially for women over 40 whose symptoms are often misattributed to “just getting older”. (New York Weekly)
• Anxiety, trauma, sensory processing, 2e (twice-exceptional) populations: Her broad lens includes adult and teen anxiety, postpartum mood issues, sensory/processing challenges, and gifted/neurodivergent clients who often fly under the diagnostic radar. (Psychology Today)

• Book: The CBT Workbook for Adult ADHD: Evidence Based Exercises to Improve Your Focus, Productivity, and Well Being (September 2022). This practical workbook offers a clear overview of how ADHD presents in adults, followed by CBT-based exercises and exercises designed by a therapist who lives with ADHD herself. (Amazon)
• Article: “Kristen Baird Goldman Sheds Light on the Hidden Collision Between Hormones and ADHD in Women Over 40,” NY Weekly, Sept 4 2025. In this piece, Kristen shares her own mid-life ADHD/hormonal journey and makes a compelling public case for hormone-informed ADHD care. (New York Weekly)
• Article: The Missing Link: Kristen Baird-Goldman Highlights Hormones as a Key Driver of ADHD Challenges in Women Over 40 – New York Wire September 15, 2025 (New York Wire)
• Article “The MindBody Dialogue: Redefining Therapy Through Gut Health and Creativity,” HuffMag, Oct 17 2025. Kristen advocates for a whole-system approach, pointing to gut-brain connection, lifestyle, and creativity as vital adjuncts to traditional therapy for neurodiverse clients. (HUFFMAG)
• Recent Webinar, Conference & Podcast Appearances:
  • Featured speaker at the TEFOS (The Executive Function Online Summit) ’25 on the topic “ADHD is Neurobiological: Simple Ways to Effectively Manage Your Brain & Body.” (executivefunctionsummit.com)
  • Featured speaker for CHADD on the “CBT, Perfectionism, and Learning to Lean In” on January 12, 2025, discussing what actually works for adult ADHD. (please add links to CHADD presentations here)
  • Additional media interviews and presentations advancing the public conversation on ADHD, neurodiversity, and integrative brain health.
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1. First-hand insight + clinical mastery: Kristen’s own lifelong navigation of undiagnosed ADHD gives her rare empathy and credibility. As critics have noted, she doesn’t just talk the talk—she walks it. (Fable)
2. Multimodal integrative approach: Few clinicians combine traditional psychotherapy with art therapy, neurofeedback, and lifestyle/brain-health work. Kristen’s integrated clinic model emphasizes collaboration with other health professionals and attention to physical, nervous-system and sensory dimensions. (Baird Integrated)
3. Neuro-affirming and ADHD-informed: Her practice is explicitly designed around neurodiverse clients—not just accommodations, but affirming strengths and reframing ADHD through a resilience and creativity lens.
4. Women, hormones, mid-life focus: Kristen addresses a critically underserved population: women over 40 whose ADHD and hormonal transitions intersect. Her public voice in this space sets her apart. (New York Weekly)
5. Thought-leader, educator, speaker: She speaks to organizations of professionals, educators, parents and industry conferences—bringing complex neuroscience, live-brain work, and creativity/lifestyle integration into accessible presentation. (theadhdconference.org)
6. Practical, workbook-based client support: Her published book gives clients take-away tools and self-help strategies aligned with her therapeutic philosophy, powerfully bridging self-help and in-therapy work.

Kristen works with:

• Individuals (adolescence through adulthood) navigating ADHD, anxiety, sensory processing issues, women’s transitions, neurodiversity and trauma
• Couples & Families where ADHD or neurodiversity affects dynamics, roles, communication and systems
• Groups or workshops for parents, educators and professionals focused on ADHD, neurodiversity support, sensory/emotional processing
• Neurofeedback & brain-system wellness integrated with psychotherapy and coaching, framed within the “brain health” rather than solely “mental health” paradigm

Her client-centered practice emphasizes: assessment and psychoeducation (e.g., “What is ADHD in adulthood?”, “How do hormones and sensory systems affect my focus and regulation?”), intervention (CBT, ACT, art therapy, neurofeedback) and ongoing coaching to build executive-function resilience, emotional regulation, creative self-expression, and nervous-system stability.

• Founder/Director of Baird Integrated Therapy, an ADHD-informed integrative therapy center. (Baird Integrated)
• Author of The CBT Workbook for Adult ADHD (2022) – a top resource for adults with ADHD seeking evidence-based, creative modalities.
• Recognized speaker at major ADHD and executive-function conferences (e.g., TEFOS) and contributor to public-facing media.
• Published author of peer-accessible articles on women’s health, hormones, gut-brain connection, creativity and neurodiversity (NY Weekly, New York Wire, HuffMag).
• Advanced credentials in neurofeedback, integrative mental health and art therapy—the intersectional combination that positions her among a small group of elite therapists offering this level of integrative care.
• Advocate for sensory-processing, 2e (twice exceptional), and high-functioning neurodiverse individuals whose strengths are often overlooked in traditional mental health frameworks.