ADDcoach

Coaching is not just about concentrating on one particular area, but is about finding balance in all areas.

ADHD coaching is quite different to normal coaching. This is because of other issues that can make the lives of the client more difficult than the rest of the population.

I can assist with:

• Strategies for managing short-term memory problems

• Workplace strategies to compensate for difficulties within the work environment

• Motivation & stepping outside your comfort zone

• Help you to come up with effective solutions to problem areas

• Use of self-talk to guide actions

• Study techniques & habits

• Relationship rebuilding (as often ADDults have to repair damaged relationships due to ADHD traits. eg. appearing selfish, when it may be a matter of feeling uncomfortable with a situation and being 'stuck', unable to step outside their comfort zone.
  
  
  

You do not have to be ADHD to benefit from this method of coaching. Some people have some of the traits of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, such as impulsivity, disorganisation, short term memory problems or

Having a coach, in these circumstances, who is also ADHD and trained in ADHD coaching is preferrable, as they know what you are going through. They can truly empathise with the struggles that sometimes invade the existence of the client. However, the coach must also know when to suggest that the client sees their specialist.

Coaches do not tell you what you have to do, but help you to come up with the solution. Coaching is not treatment but self help.

Chat Coaching makes ADHD Coaching available to anyone, globally, at a time convenient to the client. I try to suit overseas clients from 7.30pm to midnight in Melbourne ( eg. approx. 10am New York time, 3pm London time, 6pm Abu Dhabi) and 8.30am to 11am in Melbourne. To check up the time in my part of the world ...

• ADHD Life Coaching with Thom Hartmann (2000) I now specialise in adults & teens with neurological differences, ADHD, ABIs (Acquired Brain Injuries) & learning disabilities.

• Life Skills Facilitator Training 2006. Specialising in teens with learning disabilties, emotional incompetencies & challenging behaviours.

• In Australia my articles have been published by the Australian Secondary Principals' Association & also the Australian Primary Principals' Association. Globally, you can find my articles in different languages.

• Since 2001 I have run ADDventurous Women, an on-line support group for women who live with ADHD in their lives, whether it be themselves, a spouse or a child. My clients vary from IT professionals to housewives, athletes struggling in their personal lives & people with acquired brain injuries trying to get back on track. They often feel ‘stuck’, finding difficulty in motivating themselves and often have low self-esteem and suffer self doubt.

• In the past, I have co-ordinated holistic efforts to help ‘at-risk’ students, their parents/caregivers and teachers. This has involved coaching, Neuro/Edu-feedback, shadowing within school time, teacher support, parental education, nutrition, tutoring and advocacy. It also included liaising with doctors, psychologists, counsellors & remedial/intervention education groups.

• Currently I am editing the text to a life skills picturebook for 4 to 7 year olds,  editing a life skills manual for ADHD and Aspergers Syndrome children written by a specialist psychologist in the U.K. & am also developing the workbook to go with the manual.