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​Understanding ADHD Coaching

Harold Robert Meyer and The ADD Resource Center 12/14/2024

ADHD coaching is a powerful tool for personal and professional development, offering immediate and measurable benefits from the first session. While developing new habits and thought patterns takes time, coaching provides structured support for lasting change.

Note: Coaching complements but does not replace medical treatment or psychotherapy. Many clients are referred by their healthcare providers.

Core Benefits of ADHD Coaching

ADHD coaching helps individuals transform their potential into achievement through:

  • Enhanced productivity and organization leading to a less stressful, clutter-free life
  • Reduced anxiety and frustration in daily tasks and long-term projects
  • Improved ability to set, prioritize, and achieve meaningful career and life goals
  • Strengthened self-motivation and project completion skills
  • Better personal and professional relationships
  • Greater self-respect and clarity of purpose
  • Recognition and development of unique individual potential

How ADHD Coaching Works

Personalized Approach

Coaching addresses specific challenges unique to each individual, whether they’re focused projects like career transitions and office organization, or broader skills like time management and communication. Our approach focuses on your specific needs rather than diagnostic labels.

Comprehensive Support System

Experienced ADDRC Coaches provide:

  • Practical compensatory strategies
  • Education and advocacy support
  • Structure and accountability frameworks
  • Motivation and ongoing encouragement
  • Tools for self-awareness and acceptance
  • Actionable implementation plans

Pattern Recognition and Change

Your coach helps facilitate lasting change through:

  • Development of new, effective strategies
  • Enhanced understanding of ADHD’s impact
  • Fresh perspectives on challenges
  • Structured accountability and support

Professional Coaching Format

  • 45-minute sessions conducted in-person, via phone or net
  • Weekly scheduling with brief check-ins between sessions
  • Targeted homework assignments to reinforce strategies
  • Flexible duration based on individual needs
  • Available for both short-term consultation and ongoing support

Areas of Focus

Professional Development

  • Productivity and efficiency enhancement
  • Time and project management
  • Career counseling and development
  • Business startup strategies
  • Professional communication skills

Personal Organization

  • Home and office organization systems
  • Paper management and filing systems
  • Bill payment and mail handling
  • Study skills development
  • Priority management

Life Skills

  • Relationship and couples coaching
  • Parenting strategies for ADHD children
  • Social skills development
  • Quality of life improvement
  • Understanding treatment options

Professional Expertise

Our coaches possess:

  • Senior Certified AD/HD Coach (SCAC) credentials
  • Comprehensive understanding of neurobiological challenges
  • First-hand experience with ADHD and related conditions
  • Expertise in both immediate and long-term strategy development

Why You Need A Credentialed ADHD Coach
“For many people with AD/HD, the desire and ability is there to do great things, but they often find it difficult to channel their ideas in productive and socially correct ways, or to stay with a concept until fruition. Common challenges, such as time management, organization, goal setting and prioritization are often issues that medication or therapy do not address, whereas the focus of AD/HD coaching is on building skills and taking action. Good coaching definitely helps people to improve their business focus, interpersonal skills and ability to get things done in such a way as to lead a more productive, fulfilling and rewarding life.”
Edward Hallowell, M.D.,
author of various books on ADD and founder of the Hallowell Centers in Boston and New York.
“For our profession to grow and gain credibility, it is vital that AD/HD Coaches seek specialized credentials being offered to them. An AD/HD Coach credential signifies that the coach has achieved a rigorous standard of knowledge, skill and experience and is providing a high standard of expertise to their clientele.”
Nancy Ratey,
Author and AD/HD and Strategic Life Coach
“As with any profession, I would not send a patient to someone who has not attained sufficient training and education in a field.  When looking for an ADHD Coach, doing a little research will help you find a coach that has earned a credential in that profession. General Coach training is a plus but when you find a credentialed AD/HD Coach, it signifies that the coach has been through extensive training and has been evaluated for skill, knowledge, ability and expertise.”


info@addrc.org or +1 646.205.8080, option 2 12/14/2024

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