What Is ADHD Coaching?

Who is ADHD Coaching for?

ADHD Coaching is a specialised form of coaching designed for individuals with ADHD.

It is open to both diagnosed and undiagnosed ADHDers, as well as those who are taking and not taking ADHD medication.

What does an ADHD coach do?

Coaching is a partnership where the coach asks thought-provoking questions to increase your self awareness. They support you to see yourself as resourceful and having your own answers.

Taking ownership of your growth and personal development, you set the topic for each session. The sessions aim towards making individualised actions, habits, and systems that move you forward towards a more fulfilling life. A coach isn’t a teacher, advisor or cheerleader.

Very occasionally in ADHD Coaching, if you have a blindspot in your understanding of ADHD generally, the coach may share some information or a resource. Similarly, if you are really stuck on how to solve a problem, a coach may on rare occasion share personal lived experience or tried and tested strategies for managing ADHD. But the coach will always throw the ball back to you to let you decide what you personally would like to do with that information, if anything.

The general philosophy of coaching is that having a supportive person to encourage growth is a gift, but ultimately change has to come from within and be wholehearted.

How is coaching different to therapy?

While coaching and therapy have some crossover and both aim to facilitate self awareness, personal growth and development, their focuses, approaches, and intended outcomes are generally different.

Coaching concentrates on goal achievement, performance enhancement, and skill-building, while therapy centres around resolving past issues, emotional healing, and psychological wellbeing.

WHAT MY CLIENTS SAY

“There was no wasted session. Even in those sessions where I had no idea what I needed from the session or I had chaos or mental fog, she helped me put together all the pieces.”

How long are the sessions?

Typically I work in 45 minute sessions, but we can do longer sessions if needed.

How many sessions do I need?

It depends on what challenges and goals you’re facing. But ultimately, it’s about fostering independence, so it’s for as long as you need it but not beyond.

What’s the structure of the sessions?

What can I get from coaching?

Knowledge & Skills

  • Time Management

  • Organisation

  • Motivation to Start & Finish Tasks

  • Prioritisation & Decision Making

  • Emotional Regulation

  • Get to grips with your ADHD and executive function challenges

  • Task Transitioning

  • Impulse Control

  • Memory

  • Planning

  • Focus

  • Understand and utilise your ADHD strengths

  • Connect with and leverage your authentic interests and values

  • Know how to set yourself ADHD friendly goals

  • Develop self-accountability and your support network

  • Practice self-compassion and not seeing your ADHD challenges as personal failures

  • Learn to shift perspective when stuck in procrastination, distraction or perfectionism

  • Understanding your learning and processing styles/preferences

Results

  • Improve relationships

  • Set and maintain healthy boundaries

  • Better manage time

  • Prioritise what’s important in life

  • Identify and regulate emotions

  • Organise and declutter space

  • Personalised accommodations and strategies in place at work

  • Communicate ADHD clearly at work / with loved ones

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WHAT MY CLIENTS SAY

“Coaching gives me a structure to organise my thoughts and goals, helping me to identify my next actionable steps.”

How would you like to be coached for FREE?

Are you employed or self-employed and live in England or Wales?

Most working ADHDers are eligible for getting the cost of ADHD Coaching covered by the government’s Access to Work scheme!