ADHD & executive functioning
Practical support for attention, impulsivity, organization, and the big feelings that often come along for the ride.
Therapy for real kids, real families, and real life
Big feelings deserve understanding, not shame.
Warm, practical, neurodiversity-affirming therapy for children, adolescents, and the adults who support them in the Quad Cities.
Providing therapy through Dr. Jackie Jiang & Associates in Moline, Illinois.
In this space...
- all feelings are welcome
- behavior makes sense in context
- different does not mean less
- parents deserve support, too
CONNECT · UNDERSTAND · GROW
How I can help
Support that looks beneath the behavior.
Children do well when they can. Therapy helps us understand what is getting in the way—and build skills that work in everyday life.
Autism-affirming care
A strengths-based space where neurodivergent children can build skills without being asked to hide who they are.
Anxiety & emotional regulation
Helping children understand what their bodies and emotions are communicating—and what to do next.
School support
Guidance grounded in real school experience, including collaboration, 504 plans, IEPs, and school anxiety.
Hi, I’m Anna.
A therapist who believes kids need connection before correction.
I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with experience supporting children and families in both school and outpatient settings. I work primarily with children and adolescents experiencing anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism, emotional dysregulation, behavioral concerns, and school-related stress.
My style is warm, honest, playful, and practical. Therapy with me may include conversation, games, art, books, humor, movement, and plenty of curiosity about what is happening beneath the surface.
MSW · University of IowaSchool social work backgroundDIR/Floortime & Theraplay trained
View my Psychology Today profile Beneath the Behavior
Notes for raising real humans.
Beneath the behavior
Your child’s behavior is communication
The behavior may be the loudest part of the moment, but it is rarely the whole story. Here is how to begin looking underneath it.
6 min read ADHDADHD is not a motivation problem
A child can care deeply and still struggle to begin, remember, organize, or follow through. Support works better than shame.
5 min read For parentsValidate the feeling without changing the limit
Validation does not mean agreement. It tells a child: your feeling makes sense, and I can still hold the boundary.
4 min readReady for a next step?
You do not have to figure it all out alone.
To ask about availability or begin the intake process, visit my profile with Dr. Jackie Jiang & Associates.