Who I Help

I’m not qualified to diagnose ADHD, Autism or any other form of neurodivergence. I can tell you whether your struggles are consistent with what I know about neurodivergence, and I can support you while you pursue a diagnosis from a qualified professional, if that’s what you want.

Here are some screening tools that may be useful and may help you describe your symptoms to others: ADHD, Autism

Neurodivergence is an umbrella term that refers to processing styles that are less common among the general population. We all have our own unique processing style (or neurotype), which describes our own natural tendencies for how we think, learn and process information.

Although we are all unique, our processing styles can often be grouped into broad categories. Some of the categories considered to be neurodivergent are ADHD, Autism, and Dyslexia. Neurodivergence can also include any condition that affects how people think and process information, such as mood disorders, anxiety, and executive function deficits.

People who have processing styles that are more commonly occurring among the majority of the population are often referred to as “neurotypical.”

No. The majority of my clients have a diagnosis or suspect they have ADHD, but it’s certainly not a requirement for working with me.

Chronic disorganization is the term used when disorganization is an inherent personality trait or has become seemingly intractable due to life events. It often comes along with ADHD.

I get asked this a lot! I always believe there is hope, and I also qualify this by saying that a lot depends on your perspective about acceptable solutions. I cannot (nor would I want to) change the essence of who you are. Instead, I want to help you better understand yourself and how you work best, so that you can be more successful in your pursuits and feel more satisfied with the results. We will look at ways to work with your strengths and not expect perfection when it isn’t necessary (which is 99.9 percent of the time). We can also explore ways to either avoid, work around or through areas of challenge.

This is a very common feeling. Embarrassment and shame often go along with disorganization and procrastination. People fear their organizational challenges may reflect a character flaw, lack of intelligence or lack of motivation. I have never experienced that to be the case. My clients are some of the most hardworking, tenacious, creative, intelligent people I have ever met.

No, I don’t work with students who are children, adolescents or young adults who are still largely dependent on their parents.

It’s fine if you are a young adult who is still receiving some financial assistance from your parents (or still living in their home), as long as you are otherwise independent in your life skills and making your own choices.

Only if they want to work with me. It’s fine if you are doing the leg-work to find a coach at the request of a loved one or business partner, but the potential client has to genuinely want the services.

Only if they are willing and want to work with me. If you or your company is paying for coaching for an employee, the payer must be agreeable that I maintain the goals, privacy and confidentiality of the person with whom I am working, unless the employee has given me explicit permission to share information.

Only if you will work with me if I identify as cisgendered and straight! I enjoy working with the fluid, diverse composition of humanity and I strive to be an ally for marginalized groups.