6 Critical Tips for Making the Most of Your ADHD Coaching

Working with a credentialed, experienced ADHD coach is critical for helping individuals with ADHD achieve their goals, capitalize on their strengths and build a fulfilling life. And like any important endeavor, this requires effort and hard work. For instance, ADHD coaching is highly active and collaborative. It requires that clients try out different strategies and tools, said Aaron D. Smith, MS, LMSW, ACC, a certified ADHD coach who helps individuals with ADHD and executive functioning challenges to bridge the gap between their current performance and their potential. It requires that clients share feedback on how these strategies and tools worked (and didn’t work). As ADHD coach Linda Swanson, MA, PCC, PCAC, said, “coaching is guided by the client’s input.” It’s the client who determines the specific, achievable goals, she said. ADHD coaching isn’t a commodity, according to Madeleine P. Cote, a life and ADHD coach who works with teens, students, adults, couples and families. It’s an investment. Cote asks clients for a 6-month commitment to truly facilitate growth and change. “Coaching is fluid—10 steps forward, two steps back. As a coach I want to ensure that my clients are living in their passion.” ADHD coaches don’t have all the answers, Cote said. Rather, “it’s clients’ strengths and values that hide the answers and strategies and together we go on an adventure to find them.” For instance, Cote worked with a couple where the husband became ...
Source: Psych Central - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: Attention Deficit Disorder Disorders General Habits Happiness Motivation and Inspiration Self-Help Stress Work Issues Achievement ADHD and values ADHD challenges ADHD coach Adhd Coaching Adhd Symptoms ADHD tips success Source Type: news