Coaching

At The Learning Advocate, I coach young people, from middle school through university, to help them understand themselves as both thinkers and feelers. As with all of my ADHD and Executive Functioning coaching, we focus on personal strengths and resources rather than weaknesses — helping each young person understand how their brain functions and identify their specific patterns. This might mean practicing skills in emotional regulation, organization, studying, or time management, always with an eye toward building independence in the learning process.

Like the most effective sports coaches, I use solution-focused conversations that lead young people to identify their natural strengths, spot unhelpful habits, define goals, and set clear criteria for success. The young person always makes the final calls — they own the process and understand it's up to them to put the game plan into action. Over time, they develop their own personalized playbook of strategies for procrastination reduction, organization, and time management that they can sustain on their own.

My role is to highlight what's working (and how to repeat those wins) and to encourage reflection through motivating questions. If the game plan isn't working, we regroup, adjust strategy, and try new tools. Just as a coach fine-tunes a player's stance or ball-handling, I help ADHDers refine their skills for greater accuracy and efficiency. Regular practice and feedback sessions keep progress on track.

I also coach adults, one-on-one, who are ready to understand how their brains work and build a life that works with that wiring instead of against it. Many of the adults I work with were diagnosed with ADHD later in life — or suspect they have it and have never had the language to name what they're experiencing. I understand this personally: I was diagnosed with ADHD at 40, and it changed how I saw my whole life.

As with all of my coaching, we focus on understanding yourself as both a thinker and a feeler. For many adults with ADHD, emotional regulation is at the center of the struggle — the frustration that builds when a system falls apart again, the shame that creeps in after a missed deadline, the overwhelm that makes starting a task feel impossible. We work to understand your specific emotional patterns and the "why" behind them, rather than treating them as separate from the practical challenges. Building awareness around emotional regulation becomes the foundation for the rest of the work — because it's hard to organize your time or your desk when your nervous system is working against you.

Like the most effective sports coaches, I lead solution-focused conversations rather than lectures. You identify your natural strengths, spot the patterns that aren't serving you, and set your own goals and criteria for success. You make the final calls — you own the process, because it's your playbook to run. My role is to notice what's working so we can repeat it, ask the questions that lead to real reflection, and help you regroup and adjust when something isn't landing.

This isn't a one-time fix. Learning how your brain functions, and how to work with it, takes time and practice — every day, over time. Regular coaching sessions keep that progress on track, with the commitment and endurance to try, fail forward, and persist consistently.

I'm in this with you. I have ADHD, and I parent children with ADHD. ADHD affects the whole family — not just the person who has it. By working together, families can build a shared language, create healthy agreements, and foster the kind of understanding that benefits everyone at home.

I coach parents and caregivers to recognize their child's strengths and challenges, respond constructively, and apply the tools that help their child succeed. Children with ADHD or EF challenges need caregivers who understand how ADHD actually affects them, and who can respond with empathy instead of frustration. We can't figure this out alone — and often, we don't know why our kids are struggling either. As their strongest ally and safest space, parents play a critical role in shaping a home environment where a child can actually grow.

We start with the fundamentals: What is ADHD? What is Executive Functioning? How does this show up for your child — and for you? From there, we look at real scenarios from your family's life and talk through how those moments might unfold differently next time. Along the way, we work through common myths, tackle the tough questions, and examine the beliefs driving your own responses.

ADHD comes with plenty of setbacks along the way. As a parent, your patience and grace create the safe space your child needs to practice, recover, and build real confidence — one day at a time.