Frequently Asked Questions
What is ADHD / Neurodiversity Coaching?
ADHD and neurodiversity coaching is a practical, collaborative process that helps you develop strategies tailored to your brain. It’s not therapy or advice. Instead, it’s a space to reflect on what’s working, identify what’s getting in the way, and experiment with tools to support your goals. This might include support with focus, time management, emotional regulation, self-doubt, or burnout—always with strategies that fit you.
Are You a Qualified Coach?
Yes. I am a trained and accredited coach, drawing on both professional training and lived experience.
My training and credentials include:
JST Coaching & Training — specialist ADHD and Students Coaching
ICF (International Coaching Federation) — member, aligning with global coaching standards
PreKure Health & Mental Health Coaching — science-backed training in wellbeing and mental fitness
I also bring experience as a lawyer, actor, cancer survivor, and parent. These diverse perspectives shape the way I coach: practical, creative, compassionate, and grounded in real-life challenges and resilience.
This blend of accredited training and experience allows me to meet clients with both knowledge and empathy, supporting them to find approaches that truly fit their lives.
Is ADHD Coaching Recognised in New Zealand?
Yes. ADHD coaching is recognised as an option within the New Zealand ADHD Clinical Principles Framework for supporting adults with ADHD, alongside lifestyle and wellbeing approaches. This reflects the growing evidence that coaching can be a valuable tool for managing daily challenges and building sustainable change.
Do You Specialise In Any Particular Areas?
Yes, I specialise in ADHD coaching, giftedness and twice-exceptional (2E) brains. However, I believe that all brains are unique and we are all neurocomplex. At different times, expecially uder stress, certain traits may come to the fore. That's why I always coach the person in front of me, not just a label or diagnosis.
Can Coaching Help with Anxiety or Burnout?
Yes. While coaching is not a replacement for therapy, it can be very effective in helping you understand and manage the stressors that contribute to anxiety and burnout. Coaching provides space to reflect, explore sustainable strategies, and strengthen self-compassion so that you can recover energy, focus, and balance.
Do You Offer Professional Coaching?
Yes. Alongside ADHD and neurodiversity coaching, I also work with professionals navigating demanding roles, stress, and burnout. My background as a lawyer and my experience working in senior positions in financial services mean I understand the pressures of corporate environments, heavy workloads, and leadership challenges.
Professional coaching provides a confidential space to step back, reset priorities, and strengthen both performance and wellbeing. Together, we can explore strategies to improve focus, manage energy, and build resilience in a way that supports both your career and your life outside of work.
What Can I Expect in a Session?
Sessions usually combine reflection, exploration, and supportive accountability. We might look at what’s blocking you, explore information about how neurodivergent brains work, and experiment with strategies that fit your wiring. Over time, you’ll build a flexible toolbox you can return to as life changes.
How Long Does Coaching Last?
There is no fixed length. Many people begin with the Wayfinding Path (10 sessions) and then continue with ongoing coaching for accountability, momentum, and deeper support.
How Is Coaching Different from Therapy?
Therapy often looks to the past to support healing. Coaching is more focused on where you are now and where you want to go. While emotions may come up in coaching, the aim is to move forward with awareness, clarity, and tools that fit your life.
Do Sessions Happen Online?
Yes. Coaching is delivered online, so it’s accessible across New Zealand and worldwide.
When should I come and see you?
When you’ve been steering solo for a while and the compass starts to spin.
When you could use a steady hand beside you. Someone to champion you, keep you accountable, and help you find real tools to thrive in your own way.
Coaching isn’t about fixing who you are. It’s about rediscovering your direction, your pace, and your way forward.
Swipe through for some of the moments when people often reach out.
Understanding Your Wiring
You might be newly diagnosed, or simply realising that the way you move through life feels different.
The systems that once worked no longer do, and it’s getting harder to stay on track or follow through the way you want to.
You want to explore what’s going on for you, expand your toolbox, and feel more in sync with how your mind actually works.
The day keeps getting away from you
You’re doing your best to stay organised, but things keep slipping through the cracks.
Sleep’s off, routines don’t stick, and time never seems to move at the right speed.
You want practical tools to manage the day-to-day — focus, planning, and energy — in a way that actually works for your brain.
You're running on empty
You’re running on fumes and can’t switch off. You’re stuck in overdrive, but rest never feels enough.
The smallest things start to set you off as stress builds and patience wears thin.
You feel caught in constant fight-or-flight, wired even when nothing’s urgent.
Keeping it together at work is tough
You’ve been holding it all together by working harder, saying yes, and pushing through — even when you know it’s taking a toll.
What once felt manageable now feels like it’s managing you.
You’re ready to find a better balance, set clearer boundaries, and create space to show up with energy that lasts.
You're carrying a heavy mental load
You’re the one who keeps everything moving for everyone — at home, at work, for others — but there’s rarely time left for you.
You’re tired of being the organiser, the reminder, the one who holds it all together behind the scenes.
You want more balance, less guilt, and space to breathe without feeling like something will fall apart.
You're at a crossroads
You’re standing at a crossroads and asking what’s next.
Maybe you’re starting uni and learning to manage life admin on your own while keeping up with a self-driven workload.
Maybe you’re changing direction in your work or career career.
Or maybe you’re hitting midlife or have had a health crisis and are asking yourself some big questions about what really matters.
