Hi, I'm Helen
Experienced Special Education Teacher
Parent of 2 children with ADHD
Certified ADHD Life Coach
and an ADHDer myself
I can help you explore what is happening in your life, empathise with yourself and your children, identify and navigate towards the life you want, innovate new ideas uniquely suited to your family, and develop an action plan to get you moving towards your goals.
2 customer reviews
Nancy
Life Coaching
My coach helps me to stay on track with a daily checklist. She also begins each session with a brief mindfulness meditation which is something I am practicing on a daily basis.
She keeps me accountable and offers worthwhile suggestions.
Nancy Michaels
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Andrea
Coach Helen has been instrumental in helping me sort out and evolve my career goals. I felt very frustrated, confused, and very uncertain of how to move forward. Helen helped me discern what really matters at this stage of my life, formulate the career lifestyle that works for me, and stay focused on what my next steps are. More...
What do you love most about your job?
I love the hope that lights up my clients after implementing a few ideas out of our coaching sessions and experiencing success.
What inspired you to start your own business?
I have two children with ADHD. When my eldest son was first diagnosed with ADHD, I felt isolated and couldn't get the support I needed. I was inspired to be an ADHD coach so that other parents weren't placed in that same situation.
I have ADHD myself and use dozens of strategies everyday.
To the world it looks like I've succeeded -
I have a family with 2 children, a mortgage,
a bachelor degree, 17 years with the same employer
and time to volunteer in the community.
I have worked hard to prevent my social anxiety and ADHD challenges from getting in the way of the life I want.
I can help you do the same.
With over 17 years of teaching experience,
I have taught in mainstream classes and
throughout special education settings.
Knowing how the school system works and
having had practise advocating for my own son,
I know what you are dealing with from experience.
You can count on me to 'get it'.
Being the mother of 2 boys with ADHD,
has given me a lot of 'on the ground training' in
deep listening, flexibility and working with reality.
There are always more challenges and more solutions to find.
I have the experience to help you meet each obstacle
and learn how to find a solution that works for you.
I have graduated as an ADHD life coach from the
iACTcenter (International ADHD Coach Training Center)
which has been accredited by the
ICF (the International Coaching Federation),
under the watchful eye of Laurie Dupar -
renowned ADHD expert and leader in ADHD coaching.
I have also undergone training as a PQ coach at
Positive Intelligence under the tutelage of Shirzad Chamine, chairman of CTI (Co-active Training Institute)
and lecturer at Stanford and Yale.
Can you provide your services online or remotely? If so, please add details.
I prefer working in person with a client, as I find the connection builds so much faster when you are sitting in the same room. However, I do offer online services or a mix if that is more suitable for the client.
ADHD Life Coaching
Problem-solving Skills enable you to improve your life. Working through your biggest struggles individually with a life coach gives you the following:
- validation and acknowledgement of the effort you are already putting in
- new perspectives, ideas and possibilities
- guidance in navigating the possibilities to come to a solution that best fits your values and beliefs
- a thorough and realistic action plan that you believe in.
Sessions are 45-60 minutes long and cost $150 each, or get a monthly membership for $150/month, including one coaching session, access to a library of downloadable resources, private online community, ADHD workshops and discounts on additional coaching sessions.
ADHD Workshops for Parents and ADHDers
ADHD knowledge and understanding is a vital tool for anyone living with or loving those with ADHD. ADHD workshops give you:
- a community of people experiencing the same struggles and successes as you are
- knowledge of the ADHD symptoms experienced
- practical solutions from the collective experience of how to work with your or your child's strengths and weaknesses.
Workshops are in-person and cost $20 per ticket, or get a membership for $120 and have access to all workshops in the calendar year, as well as a private online community.
Mental Fitness Course
Mental fitness gives you the power to control your brain and be an effective weather vane for your family. This 8 week Positive Intelligence (R) course gives you:
- the ability to interrupt the negative thought patterns that are getting in the way of your happiness, productivity and relationships
- the choice to respond to situations in the moment so that you align with your values
- the skills to harness the powers of empathy, curiosity, ingenuity, purpose and action to face any challenge that you come across.
The mental fitness course is $2000, or get a membership of $250 per month (with a set-up fee of $750), including the initial 8-week course, one monthly coaching session and discounted additional coaching sessions, one monthly PQ pod meeting, access to the library of downloadable resources, a private online community and ADHD workshops.
