ADHD Coaching FAQs
Understanding ADHD Coaching
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ADHD coaching is a practical, supportive space to understand how your brain works and find ways to make everyday life feel more manageable.
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ADHD coaching can help with everyday challenges such as getting started, managing time, staying organised, remembering things and following through on plans. We can also explore overwhelm, emotional regulation, confidence and the routines that support you. What we focus on will depend on what matters most to you.
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ADHD, depression, anxiety, autism, injury and some learning disabilities can lead to a delay in development of executive function skills or impairment of executive function skills.
We use executive function skills to get things done.
Executive Function Skills include:Planning
Organisation
Time management
Getting started
Maintaining focus
Switching focus from one task to the next
Multi tasking
Working memory
Self control
The good news is there are tools that can be implemented to break through these difficulties.
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ADHD Coaching requires specific and specialised accredited training that includes a deep understanding of ADHD and executive functioning.
As an accredited ADHD Coach (and a person with ADHD) I understand that we struggle with our executive function skills. This must be considered when coaching a person with ADHD as setting goals will also mean working on the following challenges:
Getting started - Maintaining focus - Organising - Planning - Managing time - Remembering the details - Regulating emotions - Impulse control
Together, we will work through these challenges to find solutions tailor-made for you.
Starting ADHD Coaching
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Absolutely yes!! The challenges you are experiencing are there regardless of diagnosis or not. I work with many people who do not have an ADHD diagnosis or suspected ADHD.
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Your first session is simply about getting to know you.
We'll spend time talking about what's brought you to coaching, the challenges you're currently facing, and what you'd like life to look like if things felt a little easier.
Together we'll explore:
What is working well in your life.
The areas that feel most challenging.
How ADHD (or suspected ADHD) may be affecting your daily life.
Your strengths, values, and goals.
What you would most like to achieve through coaching.
We'll also discuss how ADHD coaching works and what you can expect from future sessions, so you leave with a clear understanding of the process.
Most importantly, you'll leave knowing you don't have to navigate ADHD on your own. Coaching is a partnership, and we'll work together to find strategies that fit your brain, your life, and your goals.
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There’s no set number. Some people come with a specific challenge they’d like to work through, while others value ongoing support as they build new habits and navigate changes in life. We’ll talk about what you want from coaching, agree on a starting point and check in regularly to make sure our sessions are useful for you.
How Coaching Works
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ADHD coaching is practical, supportive and action-focused. Sessions typically involve:
Identifying what's working (and what's not)
Understanding why challenges occur
Developing personalised strategies
Experimenting with new approaches
Reviewing progress without judgment
Building confidence and self-awareness over time
The aim isn't perfection, it is progress, it's finding sustainable ways to make everyday life feel more manageable.
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ADHD coaching can help with everyday challenges such as getting started, managing time, staying organised, remembering things and following through on plans.
We can also explore overwhelm, emotional regulation, confidence and the routines that support you. What we focus on will depend on what matters most to you.
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As an ADHD Coach (and a person who has ADHD) I understand that we can struggle with our Executive Function skills. This must be considered when coaching a person with ADHD as it is not as simple as just setting goals. Executive Function challenges must be supported while goals are being achieved.
We can struggle with getting started, maintaining focus, completing goals (amongst other challenges)
Before You Begin
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I have gained the ACC (Associate Certified Coach) through the ADD Coaching Academy in New York.
I have also completed the Fundamentals of ADHD Coaching for Families through the ADD Coaching Academy in New York.
Additionally, I have participated in various training courses on Executive Function, Emotional Regulation and Motivational Interview Training for ADHD.
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Yes. I coach online via Zoom anywhere in New Zealand (and in Australia and the USA), or in person on Auckland's North Shore.
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There is not a set rate charged by ADHD Coaches but a good rule of thumb is that an accredited ADHD Coach will cost similar to a counsellor in your area.
Please contact me for 1:1 coaching costs, package details and speaking event costs
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No, you don’t need a diagnosis of ADHD to recieve ADHD Coaching. The wait time for a diagnosis can be long and I encourage you to begin to learn about the executive function challenges you are experiencing that are leading you to seek an ADHD diagnosis.
ADHD, Perimenopause and Menopause
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Yes. Perimenopause and menopause can bring changes in sleep, mood, memory and concentration. If you have ADHD, it may feel as though the strategies that used to work are no longer enough. Coaching gives us space to make sense of what’s happening, adjust your routines and find practical ways to support yourself through this stage of life. Coaching can sit alongside medical care; if you’d like advice about symptoms or treatment, your healthcare professional is the right person to speak with.