ADHD, neurodivergence and youth mental health
Dr Sabrina Pozzi Langhi is a GP with clinical experience in youth mental health, based in Perth, Western Australia. She provides comprehensive mental health assessment, diagnosis, and management through long consultations.
ADHD and Neurodivergence GP Support in Perth
ADHD, neurodivergence and youth mental health concerns can affect attention, organisation, emotional regulation, sleep, study, work, relationships and daily functioning. These concerns often overlap with anxiety, low mood, burnout, trauma, substance use, family stress or physical health factors.
Dr Sabrina Pozzi Langhi provides ADHD and neurodivergence GP support in Perth, with longer consultations designed to understand the full clinical picture and develop a practical, coordinated care plan.
Sabrina consults at Elaris House in West Leederville, Perth.
Who this is for
This page is for people seeking ADHD assessment, ADHD diagnosis, or support for longstanding attention, organisation, impulsivity, emotional regulation or functioning difficulties.
This may include adults, young people, or families seeking support where neurodivergence, ADHD, autism, anxiety, low mood, sleep disruption, burnout, trauma history or substance use may be contributing to the presentation.
What ADHD and neurodivergence-related difficulties can look like
ADHD and neurodivergence-related difficulties vary from person to person. They may include:
Attention and organisation difficulties: difficulty sustaining attention, planning, completing tasks, remembering steps, or keeping track of time.
Overwhelm and burnout: feeling easily overloaded, cycling between high effort and exhaustion, or experiencing “all-or-nothing” productivity patterns.
Emotional regulation difficulties: irritability, stress sensitivity, rejection sensitivity, mood shifts, or feeling quickly overwhelmed by demands.
Functioning difficulties: challenges with school, study, work, relationships, home routines, or daily responsibilities.
Sleep and energy problems: sleep disruption that worsens attention, mood, emotional regulation and daytime functioning.
A mixed clinical picture: symptoms may overlap with anxiety, depression, trauma, substance use, personality disorder, or other mental health concerns.
Youth presentations: school refusal, declining school performance, social difficulties, family stress, conflict or behaviour changes.
How Sabrina’s approach helps
Sabrina’s approach is thorough, calm and collaborative. Longer appointments allow time to understand not only attention or organisation difficulties, but also developmental history, mental health, physical health, sleep, family context, education or work functioning, medication history and current supports.
The aim is to clarify what may be contributing to the current difficulties and develop a practical care plan that makes sense for the person’s situation. This may include a Mental Health Care Plan, ADHD medication review and options within scope, referral coordination, school or family context where relevant, and follow-up planning.
For health professionals
Sabrina may be helpful to involve when there is ADHD complexity, comorbidity, diagnostic uncertainty, significant functional impairment, or partial response to first-line support.
Referral may also be appropriate where there are medication questions, tolerability issues, overlapping anxiety, depression, trauma, sleep disruption or substance use, or risk concerns where additional assessment and care coordination would help.
Examples of referral considerations include:
ADHD complexity, comorbidity or diagnostic uncertainty
Significant functional impairment at work, study, school, home or in relationships
Partial response to first-line support, or difficulty tolerating standard approaches
Medication complexity or need for careful review within scope
Functional impairment at school or home where relevant
Risk concerns requiring additional assessment and coordination
Urgent support
This page provides information about planned, non-emergency ADHD, neurodivergence and youth mental health care. For crisis, emergency, safety concerns, specialist-only pathways, or medico-legal/report boundaries, please refer to the Model of Care page.
If there is immediate risk of harm to yourself, your baby, your child, or another person, call 000 or attend the nearest emergency department.
Appointments
If you are seeking ADHD, neurodivergence or youth mental health support and would like a comprehensive GP mental health assessment, you can contact the practice to ask about appointment availability.