Travis Atkinson, LCSW
Founder & Director · Licensed Clinical Social Worker
30 years of specialized experience in ADHD relationships. Developer of the ADHD Couples Therapy NYC Method. Triple-Certified in Schema Therapy, EFT for Couples, and the Gottman Method. Founder of the Schema Therapy Training Center of New York.
About Travis
Travis Atkinson has spent 30 years doing one thing: helping couples navigate the specific, complex realities of ADHD in relationships. That depth of focus is genuinely uncommon. Most therapists who see ADHD couples encounter them among a much broader caseload. Travis built a clinical practice entirely around this population, and the difference it makes in the room is noticeable within the first few sessions.
As Founder of the Schema Therapy Training Center of New York, Travis has not only developed his own clinical expertise across decades of direct practice, he has trained and mentored therapists internationally in Schema Therapy, earning recognition as a global mentor in the field. His development of Schema Therapy adaptations specifically for adults with ADHD is a methodological contribution that goes well beyond adjusting existing protocols.
His clinical approach integrates Schema Therapy, the Gottman Method, and EFT for Couples through the lens of ADHD, a framework he named the ADHD Couples Therapy NYC Method. Thirty years in the making, refined through thousands of sessions, grounded in current neuroscience of ADHD and attachment.
Clinical Specializations
ADHD Couples Therapy
The core of Travis’s practice. 30 years of specialized work with couples where one or both partners have ADHD, not as a subset of a broader caseload, but as the entire clinical focus.
Schema Therapy
Triple-Certified. Founder of the Schema Therapy Training Center of New York. Recognized global mentor. Developer of ADHD-specific schema adaptations that address the core beliefs driving relational struggle.
Gottman Method
Triple-Certified. Deep expertise applying the Gottman framework to ADHD couples, with adaptations for flooding thresholds, repair attempts, and the neurological underpinnings of conflict.
EFT for Couples
Triple-Certified. Specialized in applying EFT with ADHD couples, reaching emotional dysregulation at the attachment level, where the reactive cycle is actually being driven from.
Conflict Repair Intensives
Concentrated intensive work for couples in high-conflict cycles or at critical decision points, when weekly therapy isn’t moving fast enough to match the urgency of the situation.
Therapist Training and Supervision
International trainer and mentor in Schema Therapy. Available for consultation with clinicians who work with ADHD populations and want to deepen their clinical framework.
Credentials and Training
- ✓Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), New York State
- ✓Triple-Certified in Schema Therapy, International Society of Schema Therapy
- ✓Certified in the Gottman Method, The Gottman Institute
- ✓Certified in EFT for Couples, International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy
- ✓Founder, Schema Therapy Training Center of New York
- ✓Global Mentor in Schema Therapy, International Society of Schema Therapy
Travis accepts clients for ADHD couples therapy, conflict repair intensives, and pre-marital counseling. All sessions are conducted online via secure video throughout New York State.
Work with Travis
Book a free 15-minute telephone consultation to discuss your situation and whether working with Travis is the right fit.