Nurse Practitioner Support for Menopause & ADHD in Ontario
We Take Your Symptoms Seriously
Connect with a virtual Nurse Practitioner (NP) across Ontario for support with perimenopause, menopause, ADHD, brain fog, sleep changes, mood shifts, and women’s health concerns.
Hormone changes can affect how you feel, focus, and function
Perimenopause and menopause can bring changes that feel confusing, frustrating, or easy to dismiss. You might notice brain fog, sleep disruption, mood shifts, anxiety, hot flashes, changes in your cycle, or ADHD symptoms that feel harder to manage than they used to.
These symptoms are real, and they deserve thoughtful care. Through virtual Nurse Practitioner support, you can talk through what has been changing, ask questions, and explore options for support from wherever you are in Ontario.
AT COLIBRI NEUROWELLNESS, OUR VIRTUAL NURSE PRACTITIONER SERVICES HELP YOU FEEL HEARD, INFORMED, AND SUPPORTED THROUGH PERIMENOPAUSE, MENOPAUSE, ADHD, AND WOMEN’S HEALTH CHANGES.
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The Link Between Menopause & ADHD
You deserve time, clarity, and care that looks at the whole picture.
If you are transitioning into menopause and notice that your focus, memory, and organization have taken a major hit, you are not imagining things. Estrogen acts like a fuel booster for key brain chemicals like dopamine, which help us focus, plan, and manage our emotions. As estrogen levels fluctuate and drop during perimenopause and menopause, this natural support system weakens.
For women with ADHD, this drop can feel like a sudden loss of control, making existing symptoms much worse or causing previously manageable traits to become overwhelming. Even women who were never diagnosed with ADHD in youth may find that their usual coping strategies no longer work, leading to a diagnosis later in life.
A Nurse Practitioner (NP) can help you make sense of these changes and explore next steps without minimizing what you are experiencing.
At Colibri NeuroWellness, our NP Services are exclusively virtual and available across Ontario so you can find support from the comfort of home. A treatment plan may include adjusting ADHD medications, exploring hormone therapy, or using targeted lifestyle strategies to help you regain your cognitive footing.
- Sudden and uncomfortable hot flashes that disrupt your day and night
- Your usual organizational tools and routines suddenly no longer work
- Frequent memory lapses, like losing keys or missing appointments
- Difficulty with starting new tasks or prioritizing daily chores
- Your ADHD medication suddenly feels much less effective than it used to
- A loss of confidence or growing worry with your performance at work
- Constant exhaustion from the mental effort of keeping up with daily life
- Unpredictable, heavier, or lighter periods as your cycle becomes irregular
- Feeling dismissed, rushed, or told your symptoms are "just stress"
- Frequent mood swings, irritability, or a very low tolerance for frustration
- Struggling to find the right words or constantly losing your train of thought
- Feeling easily overwhelmed or overstimulated by noise, lights, and crowds
- Insomnia or night sweats that ruin sleep and make daytime focus worse
- Drastic fluctuations in your energy levels from one day to the next
VIRTUAL NURSE PRACTITIONER SUPPORT CAN HELP YOU EXPLORE WHAT IS CHANGING, UNDERSTAND YOUR OPTIONS, AND FEEL MORE INFORMED ABOUT YOUR HEALTH.
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What Can a Nurse Practitioner Help With?
Make sense of the changes
Specialized & Compassionate Care
Hormonal milestones like perimenopause and menopause are major brain events, not just changes in your reproductive system, and they deserve specialized, compassionate care.
By helping you see these transitions as real, biological shifts in your brain chemistry, an NP can help relieve any guilt or shame you might feel about struggling to keep up.
Together, you can partner to build a targeted, personalized medical plan to help you feel like yourself again in this new phase of life.
Validation & Advocacy
Feel heard instead of dismissed. A virtual NP appointment provides a safe, unhurried space to share what has changed and ask questions.
Your NP will take your symptoms seriously, investigating further with targeted bloodwork to rule out other medical issues that mimic ADHD and menopause.
They will also order baseline labs to ensure that starting or adjusting treatments, such as stimulants or hormone therapy, is completely safe for you. Having these concrete results validates what you are experiencing and ensures you receive the precise, safe care you deserve.
Holistic Symptom Management
Nurse Practitioners look at the whole picture, prescribing non-hormonal or non-stimulant options to target specific, disruptive symptoms like hot flashes or sleep issues.
Lifestyle & Behavioral Coaching
Nurse Practitioners provide practical, evidence-based strategies to help you rebuild your coping mechanisms and manage daily stress.
For example, they can help you design a realistic sleep-hygiene routine and recommend specific dietary adjustments to keep your energy levels steady throughout the day.
Connect The Dots
A Nurse Practitioner can explain the science of how female hormones interact with the brain, helping you understand why your ADHD feels different now than it did in your twenties.
Your NP can walk you through how dropping estrogen levels deplete your brain’s dopamine, which explains why your executive function has suddenly declined even though your daily routine hasn’t changed.
Comprehensive Diagnostic Evaluation
An NP can help untangle your overlapping symptoms to figure out what is being driven by ADHD, what is hormonal, and what might be caused by something else entirely, like a thyroid issue.
By conducting a deep dive into your childhood history, your current daily struggles, and your hormone symptoms to find out if your “brain fog” is actually undiagnosed ADHD that has been made worse by perimenopause.
Medication Management & Optimization
NPs can prescribe and fine-tune both ADHD medications and hormone therapies to find the right chemical balance for your changing brain.
Together, you can explore whether to adjust the dose or timing of your current ADHD medication, or if adding a low-dose hormone replacement therapy (HRT) could help your medication work effectively again.
Mapping Your Hormonal & Cognitive Patterns
An NP can help you track your physical menopause symptoms alongside your mental struggles to spot clear patterns. For example, they can guide you in keeping a simple symptom diary to see if your worst days of “brain fog” and distraction happen during the weeks when your period is most irregular or when your hot flashes are peaking.
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How Virtual Nurse Practitioner Support Works
We Get to Know You
Your NP will ask about what has been changing, including hormones, mood, sleep, focus, energy, cycle changes, ADHD symptoms, medications, health history, and daily functioning.
We Explore the Full Picture
Together, you can look at how perimenopause, menopause, ADHD, stress, sleep, mental health, and medical factors may be connected, rather than treating symptoms as separate or “all in your head.”
We Discuss Care Options
Your NP may talk with you about medication options, ADHD assessment or medication review, hormone-related supports, lab work when appropriate, referrals, and practical next steps.
We Help You Move Forward
You can leave with clearer information, a care plan, and follow-up recommendations so you feel more supported in your health decisions.
Meet Our Team
Connect With a Nurse Practitioner for Secure Online Appointments
Heather Wesselo
MN. NP. CNE.
Nurse Practitioner
Heather Wesselo, NP, leads our Nurse Practitioner services with a whole-person approach to women's health, mental health, and adult ADHD. She'll meet you where you are, take the time to listen, and help you build a plan that fits your life.
Heather Wesselo
MN. NP. CNE.
Nurse Practitioner
Teodora Kostadinovska
MACP, RP(Q)
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Tess Ingram
MSW, RSW
Registered Social Worker
Angelina Vaccaro
MSW, RSW, Ph.D. (c)
Registered Social Worker
Di-Anne Martin
MSW, RSW
Registered Social Worker
Michelle Helder
MSW, RSW
Registered Social Worker
Christina Kahlou
MSW, RSW
Registered Social Worker
Leanna Callum
MSW, RSW
Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist
Andrew Beaver
MA, RP
Registered Psychotherapist
Melissa Aguto
M.Sc. (OT), OT Reg. (Ont.)
Occupational Therapist
Elizabeth Scanlon
BPH, M.Sc. (OT), OT Reg. (Ont.)
Occupational Therapist
Our therapists offer compassionate care in a safe and respectful environment where healing and lasting change can take place. We value authenticity, fostering genuine and transparent relationships with clients to support growth.
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Questions About Virtual NP Support
Are Colibri NeuroWellness’s Nurse Practitioner services virtual only?
Yes. Our Nurse Practitioner services are currently virtual only and available to clients across Ontario.
Can a Nurse Practitioner help with perimenopause or menopause symptoms?
Yes. A Nurse Practitioner can talk with you about symptoms like hot flashes, sleep disruption, mood shifts, brain fog, cycle changes, vaginal dryness, low energy, and other concerns that may come with perimenopause or menopause.
Therapy, counselling, or medical support can make a significant difference and offer coping strategies tailored to your needs.
Can hormone changes make ADHD symptoms worse?
For some women and gender-diverse adults, ADHD symptoms can feel more noticeable during hormonal transitions. You may notice more trouble with focus, memory, motivation, emotional regulation, or feeling overwhelmed.
Can a Nurse Practitioner prescribe medication?
Yes. Nurse Practitioners in Ontario can prescribe medications within their scope of practice. Your NP can discuss options that may fit your symptoms, health history, and goals.
What if I feel like my symptoms have been dismissed before?
You are still welcome to reach out. A virtual NP appointment can give you time to explain what has changed, ask questions, and explore next steps with someone who takes your concerns seriously.
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How Life Can Feel After Getting Support
Virtual NP support can help you feel more informed, less alone, and clearer about what may be happening in your body and brain.
- A clearer understanding of perimenopause, menopause, ADHD, or hormone-related symptoms
- More confidence naming what has changed and asking for the support you need
- Better insight into brain fog, sleep disruption, mood shifts, focus, or emotional regulation
- A care plan that feels thoughtful, realistic, and connected to your everyday life
- More clarity around medication options, lab work, referrals, or follow-up steps
- Feeling heard and taken seriously instead of rushed, dismissed, or minimized
"Women’s health is complex, connected, and deeply personal. We specialize in looking at the whole person; connecting the dots between your hormonal health, brain health, mental well-being, and daily vitality. Here, your concerns are validated, your experiences are heard, and your care is integrated."
Colibri NeuroWellness
How To Get Started
Taking the first step is an important decision, and we are committed to ensuring you feel heard, respected, and supported from your very first interaction with us. To help you find the right fit, we offer several convenient ways to connect with our team.
However you choose to reach out, we look forward to connecting with you and supporting your mental health goals.
226-212-4842
info@colibrineurowellness.com
826 King Street North, Unit 17
Waterloo, Ontario, N2J 4G8
We provide in-person therapy to those living in Waterloo and surrounding communities – including Kitchener, Cambridge, Elmira, and St. Jacobs – as well as secure virtual therapy for clients located across in Ontario.
Our assessment services are tailored to clinical needs, with psychological assessments utilizing a combination of in-person and virtual components, while nurse practitioner assessments are conducted entirely virtually for your convenience.