Beyond Symptoms. Toward Understanding.
Advancing Women-Centered ADHD Treatment.
Founded by Dr. Amelia Kelley, the W-CAT Institute trains and supports professionals in delivering ADHD care informed by women’s hormonal shifts, relationships, daily demands, and life transitions. Through certification, consultation, and research, we're helping translate deeper understanding into practical treatment that fosters self-trust, sustainable functioning, and meaningful change.
Beyond Symptoms. Toward Understanding.
Advancing Women-Centered ADHD Treatment.
Founded by Dr. Amelia Kelley, the W-CAT Institute trains and supports professionals in delivering ADHD care informed by women’s hormonal shifts, relationships, daily demands, and life transitions. Through certification, consultation, and research, we're helping translate deeper understanding into practical treatment that fosters self-trust, sustainable functioning, and meaningful change.
Understanding the Whole Woman. Transforming Her Care.
Because no two women experience ADHD the same way, treatment shouldn't be one-size-fits-all.
At the W-CAT Institute, we believe effective ADHD treatment begins with understanding the whole woman—not simply managing her symptoms. Our neurodiversity-affirming clinical framework brings together empirically supported approaches across seven interconnected pillars, giving professionals a practical roadmap for personalized care.
By considering each woman's nervous system, relationships, strengths, lived experiences, and evolving needs, we help clinicians identify priorities, adapt treatment, and build care around what matters most. Through professional training, we turn this deeper understanding into practical clinical strategies that support agency, self-trust, and sustainable change.
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Seven Pillars. One Integrated Approach.
Our framework brings together seven interconnected pillars of Women-Centered ADHD Treatment. Each plays an essential role in understanding and supporting the whole woman, allowing care to evolve as her needs change.
Why Women-Centered ADHD Treatment Matters
For too long, women with ADHD have gone unrecognized, misunderstood, and underserved.
Women with ADHD have long been overlooked, creating a gender gap in research, recognition, and treatment. Many spend decades without appropriate support as outward success masks their struggles, while anxiety, overwhelm, or burnout may obscure underlying ADHD.
Closing this gap can support mental and physical health, safety, relationships, and quality of life. Because ADHD affects so many areas of life, clinicians may struggle to know where to begin or how to organize effective care. W-CAT provides that foundation, alongside a shared framework for professionals across mental health, healthcare, education, and community settings to recognize overlooked patterns, respond within their roles, and collaborate to help women reduce shame, build self-trust, and create more sustainable lives.
Deepen Your Expertise. Transform Your Practice.
Become a Certified Women-Centered ADHD Specialist.
Our comprehensive certification program equips professionals with the knowledge, clinical framework, and practical tools to deliver neurodiversity-affirming ADHD care tailored to women's needs.
Led by W-CAT founder Dr. Amelia Kelley, the program combines intensive training, live consultation, and case-based learning to help you integrate the seven pillars of Women-Centered ADHD Treatment into your professional practice.
1. Build Your Foundation
Complete our comprehensive course covering the W-CAT framework, assessment, nervous system regulation, and practical treatment interventions.
2. Deepen Your Understanding
Participate in three live consultation calls to explore clinical applications, ask questions, and strengthen your understanding of the model.
3. Demonstrate Your Knowledge
Submit a case for review by the W-CAT Institute, demonstrating how you've applied the framework in practice.
4. Earn Your Certification
Upon successful completion of all program requirements, receive your Women-Centered ADHD Specialist certification.
Designed for Professionals Who Care for Women.
Our training welcomes mental health clinicians and other helping professionals who want to deepen their understanding of ADHD in women and apply more personalized, responsive approaches to care.
This includes counselors, social workers, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, educators, occupational therapists, and healthcare providers.
Review our course offerings to learn more about professional eligibility, continuing education credits, and certification requirements.
Meet W–CAT Institute Founder:
Dr. Amelia Kelley
Psychotherapist, Author, Researcher & Educator
Amelia Kelley, PhD, MS, LCMHC, ATR, CYT, is a therapist, author, researcher, and educator specializing in ADHD in women and trauma-informed care. She brings more than 20 years of mental health experience, including doctoral research examining high-intensity interval training (HIIT) in adults with ADHD.
Dr. Kelley developed the seven pillars of Women-Centered ADHD Treatment (W-CAT) through two decades of research, clinical casework, and insights from facilitating her ADHD women’s group. This work shaped a framework that helps professionals understand the whole woman and organize the many dimensions of ADHD into intentional, practical care.
She owns Kelley Counseling & Wellness in North Carolina and is the author of several books, including Powered by ADHD, Gaslighting Recovery for Women, and a forthcoming clinical guide to treating ADHD in women with W. W. Norton’s professional publishing division. Through her clinical practice, research, writing, and international professional trainings, she equips clinicians to recognize overlooked ADHD presentations and help women reduce shame, build self-trust, and create more sustainable lives.
Upcoming W-CAT Group Calls for 2027
Learn, Connect, and Apply
Explore upcoming live calls for the W-CAT certification pathway and annual calls for certified members. Each listing includes its purpose, eligibility, and registration details.
12:30–2pm (EST)
May 27
Foundations & Clinical Application
Review foundational W-CAT concepts, discuss clinical applications, and address emerging questions.
12:30–2pm (EST)
June 24
Deepening Clinical Skills
Explore treatment strategies, troubleshoot challenges, and strengthen practical application of the model.
12:30–2pm (EST)
July 22
Case Consultation & Clinical Integration
Explore clinical case examples, address complex treatment considerations, and build confidence integrating W-CAT into practice.
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More Than Certification. A Community of Professionals.
The W-CAT Institute offers more than specialized training and certification. Join a growing community of professionals dedicated to advancing compassionate, evidence-informed, women-centered ADHD care through ongoing consultation, clinical resources, professional development, and opportunities for connection and visibility. We also welcome researchers, clinicians, and thought leaders interested in contributing to our newsletter, exploring research collaborations, or sharing their expertise through featured conversations on Wired & Worthy, a podcast exploring themes central to the W-CAT model, including neurodivergence, emotional well-being, relationships, and personal growth.
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