ADHD Coaching & Support

ADHD coaching aims to help individuals develop practical strategies, greater self-awareness and systems that support everyday functioning. However, maintaining progress after coaching ends can depend on several factors, including the person's environment, ongoing demands and whether the strategies remain accessible and useful.

Effective coaching is not simply about providing structure during sessions. It should also help clients develop ways to maintain and adapt their own systems when circumstances change.

Research into the long-term effectiveness of ADHD coaching is still developing, and sustained benefits should not be assumed for every individual.

For a related discussion, read The law of sustainment: why it matters in executive functioning.

ADHD coaching is a collaborative, practical process focused on helping individuals understand and manage challenges associated with executive functioning and everyday life.

Sessions may address procrastination, task initiation, time management, organisation, prioritisation, planning or maintaining routines. Rather than providing one universal strategy, coaching examines how a person's difficulties arise in their particular circumstances and what approaches are realistic for them.

My approach combines an understanding of ADHD research and neuroscience with practical executive function coaching. The aim is to help clients develop strategies that fit their cognitive needs, environment and personal goals.

For a closer look at what scientific research tells us about ADHD coaching, its potential benefits and the limitations of current evidence, read my article ADHD coaching is growing. Is the evidence catching up?

To better understand what ADHD coaching involves and how it differs from psychological treatment, read my article ADHD coach or psychologist? Why the difference matters.

ADHD coaching and psychological therapy have different primary purposes, although there may be some overlap in the difficulties they address.

Coaching generally focuses on present-day functioning, practical problem-solving, planning, habits and achieving personally meaningful goals. Psychological therapy may address mental health conditions, emotional distress, trauma and psychological patterns that require clinical assessment or treatment.

ADHD coaching is not a substitute for psychological therapy, medical assessment or medication. For some individuals, coaching can complement other forms of professional support.

For a more detailed explanation of the different roles of ADHD coaches and psychologists, their professional boundaries and how coaching and therapy can complement one another, read my article ADHD coach or psychologist? Why the difference matters.

No. Executive functioning difficulties are not exclusive to ADHD, and a formal diagnosis is not necessarily required to benefit from coaching.

Adults may seek support because they struggle with organisation, procrastination, task initiation, competing responsibilities or managing their workload, regardless of whether they have received an ADHD diagnosis.

My coaching focuses on understanding the individual's functional challenges and developing practical approaches to managing them. If difficulties suggest a need for clinical assessment or mental health treatment, I may recommend consulting an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.

ADHD coaching can provide practical support for adults who experience persistent difficulties with procrastination, organisation, planning and managing their time. Although these challenges are commonly associated with ADHD, they can also occur in people without a formal diagnosis.

One of the central aims of executive function coaching is to understand why particular tasks or responsibilities become difficult to manage. Procrastination, for example, does not always result from poor time management. It may involve difficulties initiating tasks, uncertainty about where to begin, emotional discomfort, competing priorities or feeling overwhelmed by the number of steps involved.

In my coaching practice, we explore these difficulties in the context of the individual's everyday life. Together, we identify patterns, examine existing strategies and develop practical approaches that can be tested and adjusted over time.

Rather than focusing on productivity alone, the goal is to help individuals establish ways of working that are more manageable, realistic and sustainable.

Understanding a difficulty does not always make it easier to change. For a discussion of why practical support, environmental adjustments and routines matter alongside self-awareness, read my article Why insight alone rarely changes behaviour.

Developing a strategy is only the beginning; making it work consistently in everyday life is often the greater challenge. I explore this process in my article ADHD coaching is growing. Now we need to understand how it works.

Developing a useful strategy is only one part of behaviour change. Maintaining it over time may require adjustments to routines, environmental demands and available support. I explore this further in my article The law of sustainment: why it matters in executive functioning.

Yes. I offer online ADHD and executive function coaching for adults across Australia, including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and regional areas.

Online sessions provide an opportunity to work on practical challenges such as procrastination, task initiation, planning, prioritisation, time management and maintaining routines without needing to travel to an appointment.

For many clients, working from their usual environment can also be useful. It allows us to discuss the actual systems, workspaces and everyday situations in which difficulties occur.

My approach combines my background in neuroscience and adult ADHD research with practical, individualised executive function coaching. Sessions focus on understanding each person's challenges and developing strategies suited to their goals and circumstances.

Yes. I offer online ADHD and executive function coaching to adults living outside Australia. Sessions are conducted via video call, making coaching accessible regardless of your location, subject to time zone differences.

Coaching is available in English and Polish. 

I offer in-person ADHD and executive function coaching in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs (Pagewood), with flexibility to arrange sessions at other convenient locations by mutual agreement.

My coaching is designed for adults who experience difficulties with executive functioning, including procrastination, organisation, time management, planning, prioritisation and managing competing responsibilities.

As an ADHD researcher and executive function coach with two PhDs, including a doctorate focused on auditory processing in adults with ADHD, I bring both scientific knowledge and practical coaching experience to my work.

In-person sessions provide an opportunity to explore everyday challenges collaboratively and develop realistic strategies that reflect each client's individual circumstances. I understand that convenience and accessibility matter, so I am happy to discuss alternative meeting locations where practical.

Online coaching is also available for clients who prefer remote sessions or live elsewhere in Australia or overseas, with sessions offered in both English and Polish.

The first coaching session is an opportunity for us to get to know each other, discuss your current challenges, understand what you would like to change and identify the areas where support may be most useful.

We may explore difficulties with organisation, procrastination, time management, task initiation, planning, maintaining routines or managing responsibilities at work and at home.

Rather than immediately introducing a long list of techniques, I prefer to understand how these difficulties arise in your everyday life, which strategies you have already tried and what may be preventing them from working consistently.

Together, we identify initial priorities and consider practical steps that can be explored between sessions.

The first session also gives you an opportunity to get a sense of my coaching approach, ask questions and decide whether you feel comfortable working with me. I believe that a good coaching relationship is built on trust, mutual understanding and a sense that we can work effectively together. There is no expectation or obligation to commit to further sessions.

Coaching is a collaborative process, and if you decide to continue, the direction of our work will be guided by your individual needs and goals.

For a detailed explanation of what happens during an initial appointment, how practical strategies are developed and what to expect between sessions, read What happens during an ADHD coaching session?.

The number of coaching sessions varies depending on your goals, the challenges you would like to address and the level of ongoing support you find useful.

Some individuals seek coaching to work through a specific difficulty, such as organising a project, establishing a routine or managing competing priorities. Others prefer a longer period of support while developing and testing different executive functioning strategies.

Changing established patterns of behaviour often requires time, experimentation and adjustment. A strategy that appears useful during a coaching session may need to be adapted once it is tested in everyday life.

I do not believe that meaningful changes can always be achieved within a predetermined number of sessions. Instead, we review progress together and consider what level of support remains appropriate.

Research is beginning to explore whether improvements in executive functioning can continue after a structured coaching programme ends. I discuss one such study in my article ADHD coaching is growing. Is the evidence catching up? The number of sessions needed, however, varies according to individual goals and circumstances.

Yes. Academic qualifications, professional achievements and strong intellectual abilities do not necessarily protect individuals from difficulties with executive functioning.

Some highly accomplished adults rely on substantial compensatory effort to manage their responsibilities. They may consistently meet deadlines but spend excessive time preparing, struggle to switch between tasks, work late into the evening or find everyday administrative responsibilities disproportionately exhausting.

In my coaching practice, I am particularly interested in the difference between observable performance and the cognitive effort required to achieve it.

Coaching can provide an opportunity to examine whether existing strategies are genuinely sustainable or whether professional success is being maintained at a considerable personal cost.

The aim is not necessarily to increase productivity further, but to develop more effective and manageable ways of working.

Even highly knowledgeable and successful adults can experience difficulties translating insight into consistent action. I explore this distinction in my article Why insight alone rarely changes behaviour.

My approach to ADHD and executive function coaching is informed by both scientific research and practical experience working with adults who encounter difficulties in everyday functioning.

I hold two PhDs, including a doctorate from Macquarie University examining auditory processing and spatial listening in adults with ADHD. My research involved behavioural, electrophysiological and self-report measures, with particular attention to the relationship between laboratory findings and people's experiences in everyday listening environments.

This background influences how I approach coaching. I am interested not only in what someone finds difficult, but also in understanding the cognitive demands, environmental conditions and behavioural patterns that may contribute to those difficulties.

I do not assume that one organisational system, productivity technique or routine will work for everyone. Instead, I work collaboratively with clients to identify practical strategies that fit their individual needs, responsibilities and circumstances.

My aim is to help people understand their own functioning and develop approaches that support meaningful, sustainable changes in everyday life.

Professional success does not necessarily mean that executive functioning comes easily. For a discussion of the challenges experienced by neurodivergent executives and other professionals working in demanding roles, read my article Executive function coaching with neurodivergent, high-stakes clients.

Confidentiality and trust are important aspects of my coaching approach. For a discussion of why public reviews do not always reflect the quality or value of ADHD coaching, read my article Why ADHD and executive function coaches don’t have Google reviews.