ADHD Evaluation and Diagnosis in Dublin, OH
High-functioning adults in Dublin, Ohio, can get an ADHD evaluation and diagnosis with Dr. Aaron Winkler’s practice. If you’re the person your colleagues rely on, our evaluation can show you why keeping up takes so much of your energy.
Megan Bruce, our clinician for Ohio patients, will meet with you via telehealth. She will walk through your timeline with you, from old report cards to the workarounds you’ve built to succeed, and explain what each pattern means. If medication is the right treatment for you, she will prepare documentation your prescriber can act on. After a diagnosis, ADHD-specific therapy with her can turn what you learn into everyday habits.
How We Help
A Full Evaluation
Two deep-dive sessions and a written record of your daily symptoms will give us the evidence for a specific answer about ADHD.
ADHD-Specific Therapy
After your diagnosis, therapy can help you understand how ADHD affects your relationships and daily choices, and build habits that fit the way your mind works.
Prescriber Guidance
If you want medication, we will give your prescriber detailed findings and specific steps for starting and adjusting it.
Who We Help in Dublin
ADHD often looks like excelling at some things while others never get done. You might recognize yourself in one of the scenarios below:
Tech & Engineering Professional | As a supply chain analyst at Cardinal Health's headquarters, you build the models other teams trust, yet your own project updates and replies pile up until someone asks. At home, you plan every family trip down to the hour, which makes the contrast hard to explain. An evaluation with our clinic can sort out whether workload or attention is behind it. |
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Athletic Professional | You can guide a Pilates class at the Dublin Community Recreation Center through every transition without losing your place, and you catch the small adjustments each student needs. Meanwhile, texts from your own friends go unanswered for weeks. ADHD-specific therapy can help you build routines that carry over outside the studio. |
Creative & Entrepreneurial Professional | Why do kitchen decisions and family dinners come so easily at your restaurant near Bridge Park, while supplier orders and your own appointments both slide for weeks? Our clinic can help owners like you build routines that hold up at work and at home. |
The Parent Whose Child Was Recently Diagnosed | The symptom list from your daughter's ADHD diagnosis at Dublin Coffman High School could have been written about you: forgotten appointments and projects that stall halfway. A private evaluation can give you a clear answer of your own. |
Why Choose Dr. Winkler's Practice?
Our practice was built for adults whose ADHD hides behind years of effort and achievements. A specialist knows where those signs hide, so you can get a real answer about what is behind your struggles.
| What You Need | Dr. Winkler's Practice | Typical Providers |
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| Adult ADHD expertise | Our practice is built around understanding adult ADHD, so we can tell when perfectionism or burnout is covering for it. | ADHD often gets a few minutes in a general visit. |
| Care coordination | Your documentation will include specific steps for starting and adjusting medication, and your clinician will show you how to present it to your doctor so you can feel confident when you meet with them. | You often receive a brief letter and have to arrange follow-up yourself. |
| Long-term perspective | Therapy can continue after your diagnosis, helping you build the right habits and ease years of self-criticism. | You often need a separate provider for therapy after your diagnosis, and few are ADHD specialists. |
How Your Evaluation Works
| 1. Structured Symptom Tracking |
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| Between your first and second appointments, you will fill in a structured symptom tracker for one to two weeks. You note the task you put off until the deadline or the meeting where your mind drifted, and your clinician will receive a record in your own words. |
| 2. In-Depth Diagnostic Assessment |
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| Your clinician works through that record together with your history to build a complete picture that looks past surface symptoms. Two sessions cover your life from school years to your current job. |
| 3. Prescriber Consultation and Guidance |
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| If medication is the right path, your own prescriber, such as your primary care doctor, will start it, and we will make that handoff as simple as possible. We will write a detailed report built around what a prescriber needs to see, with specific steps for starting and adjusting medication, and your clinician will show you how to present it. If your prescriber asks to talk, we can arrange that too. Dr. Winkler built this structure at the Stanford Adult ADHD Clinic, where he handed stable patients over to primary care. |
| 4. Ongoing ADHD-Specific Therapy |
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| After your diagnosis, you can continue meeting with your clinician in therapy sessions that help you build routines for planning and finishing what you start. Sessions can also address the self-criticism that years of missed deadlines leave behind, and explore how ADHD affects how stress and emotional connection feel in your body. |
Is Private ADHD Evaluation Right for You?
You might benefit from a private evaluation if:
- You have always felt mentally scattered despite strong intelligence or drive
- You feel like everyone else got a set of instructions for life that you missed
- You look successful from the outside but struggle with focus, organization, or follow-through
- You often feel emotionally drained by constant overwhelm
- You have wondered whether you might have ADHD but were never formally evaluated
- You are tired of relying on extra effort, urgency, or productivity systems just to keep up
- You are constantly playing catch-up and worried about letting people down
- You want real clarity, not a rushed screening or generic care
- You would rather have discreet, personalized support than a one-size-fits-all approach
About Dr. Aaron Winkler
Dr. Aaron Winkler is a board-certified psychiatrist and nationally recognized expert in adult ADHD. He founded and directed the Stanford Adult ADHD Clinic and serves on the APSARD National Guidelines Taskforce, helping to shape the future of adult ADHD diagnosis and treatment. His clinical care combines the latest research with a clear understanding of how ADHD impacts high-functioning adults.
At his practice, Dr. Winkler provides thoughtful, individualized care that goes beyond managing symptoms. He is dedicated to helping patients move from merely coping to experiencing real growth, true resilience, and emotional freedom. Every step of treatment reflects his belief that meaningful change happens when care respects both your struggles and your strengths.
About Megan Bruce
Megan Bruce is a Licensed Independent Social Worker specializing in adult ADHD diagnosis and treatment. She trained directly under Dr. Aaron Winkler, founder of the Stanford Adult ADHD Clinic, and uses the evaluation process he developed to provide the same depth of diagnostic care his practice is known for.
Megan brings advanced training in psychodynamic and experiential therapies to her work, helping patients understand not just what they are experiencing, but why. She works closely with each patient’s primary care provider to coordinate next steps, so a diagnosis becomes a clear path forward rather than an isolated finding.
Expert ADHD Care Designed for You
When you request an appointment, our intake team will explain how scheduling works and answer any questions you might have. Contact us today to take the first step.
Frequently Asked Questions
1I've held a good job for years. Could I still have ADHD?
Yes. Strong reviews and steady promotions often come from years of extra effort, which can hide ADHD for a long time. Our evaluation will look at what it takes from you to get those results.
2Will you prescribe my medication?
No. Our practice does not prescribe in Ohio. Your own prescriber handles medication, using the detailed documentation and start-up instructions we prepare. Dr. Winkler designed that documentation from his years working with primary care physicians in the Stanford Internal Medicine outpatient clinic.
3Two sessions seems short. How is that a full evaluation?
Between your first and second appointments, you complete a structured symptom tracker over one to two weeks. Your clinician reviews that record together with your history, so your second session starts from your own account of daily life instead of a single intake interview.
4What if I don't want medication, or don't need it?
Your assessment shapes the plan. Your clinician will recommend therapy, medication, or both based on that assessment. Some patients may learn they don’t have ADHD and receive a referral to care that fits what they’re experiencing.
5How does insurance work with an out-of-network practice?
We do not bill insurance directly because our practice is out-of-network. We’re happy to give you documentation to submit for reimbursement, though what your plan covers will vary.