Question 1

What is ADHD Coaching?

Accepted Answer

ADHD Coaching is a process in which an ADHD coach partners with you to help you set clear goals and take consistent action to achieve them.  The ADHD Coach specializes in helping you understand and improve your executive functioning skills, such as time management, planning, emotional regulation, organization and so on.  In addition, we help you develop personalized solutions, strategies and systems based on your strengths and motivations to address your ADHD challenges.

Question 2

What are Executive Functioning Skills?

Accepted Answer

Executive functioning skills are all the mental processes involved in starting, doing and finishing a task, no matter how big or small.  These include but are not limited to working memory, task initiation, sustained attention, impulse control, emotional regulation, time management, organization, planning and prioritization.  These executive functioning skills tend to be impacted to varying degrees in those who have ADHD.  This is an area that an ADHD coach can help you improve.

Question 3

Is ADHD coaching right for me?

Accepted Answer

Almost everyone can benefit from coaching if they:  Have something in their lives that they want to change or improve.  Are willing to put in the time and effort to make the change.  Are open to working in partnership with a coach.  ​  To use a sport analogy,  athletes truly get to their best performances with good coaches by their side.  Similarly in life, working with a coach is about being your best and creating the most desirable outcome for yourself.

Question 4

What are some expected outcomes of ADHD Coaching?

Accepted Answer

While outcomes vary from person to person, overall we see many of the following in our coaching clients:     1.  Improved ability to focus while minimizing distractions, to start tasks without procrastination and to complete tasks in a timely manner  2.  Better ability to prevent and manage overwhelm, ADHD paralysis and emotional dysregulation.    3.  More consistent use of effective routines, strategies and structure  4.  More self care and self compassion.     Please read our clients' reviews for more details.

Question 5

How is coaching different from consulting?​

Accepted Answer

Coaches empower you through a collaborative process of discovery to help you clarify the best solutions for yourself.  ​  Consultants usually have expertise in a certain field and will advise you, teach you skills or provide you with information you don’t have.      ​  Another way to think about this is that while consulting gives you a system to use, coaching helps you develop your own system. Both can be helpful, but coaching adds elements of motivation and ownership for the unique system that you develop for yourself empowering you to succeed.

Question 6

How is coaching different from psychotherapy?

Accepted Answer

Coaching is focused on moving forward from where you are right now towards the goal you set for yourself, while therapy is more about exploring your past experiences and healing from them.   Both may be necessary for some clients.  Some clients move from therapy to coaching or vice versa, while others work with both a therapist and coach simultaneously.

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What is ADHD Coaching?

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Can ADHD coaching help me?

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ADHD Coaching FAQs

Your questions about ADHD coaching answered

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ADHD Coaching?

What are Executive Functioning Skills?

Is ADHD coaching right for me?

What are some expected outcomes of ADHD Coaching?

What can I expect during an ADHD coaching session?

Can ADHD coaching help me?

How long will it take for me to see benefits from ADHD coaching?

What are some things to consider before starting ADHD coaching?

Should I work with a Coach, Therapist or Psychiatrist?

How is coaching different from consulting?​

How is coaching different from psychotherapy?

How is coaching different from consulting?