Wendy Richardson M.A., MFT, CAS is a Licensed Marriage, Family Therapist, and Certified Addiction Specialist in private practice in Soquel, California. Wendy is the author of The Link Between ADD & Addiction, Getting the Help You Deserve, (1997), and When Too Much Isnt Enough, Ending the Destructive Cycle of AD/HD and Addictive Behavior ( 2005) Pinon Press. She has contributed chapters on ADHD and co-occurring addictions to books focusing on criminology, and women with ADHD.
Wendy has devoted the last decade of her 30 year career in mental health to treating people with AD/HD and co-occurring addictions, eating disorders and behavioral addictions.

She is inspired and motivated by her personal and professional passion to help others whose lives have also been affected by AD/HD and addiction. Wendy believes that educating others about AD/HD through her writing, international speaking and trainings is a huge step towards smashing stigmas, reducing shame, and helping people get the treatment they deserve.
Wendy lives in a beach town in northern California. She is an avid rock and mountain climber. Her other passion is photography. Wendy and her children travel whenever and where ever possible. They enjoy meeting new people, skiing, snowboarding, hiking, and finding new trails wherever they go..