What is Coaching?
Coaching is a collaborative relationship between the coach and the client that aims to develop the client’s skills and abilities, and boost performance in professional or personal life. It can also help deal with challenges and issues before they become problems.
Coaching sessions can take place face to face or online as a conversation between the coach and the client, focusing on helping the client explore problems and discover answers for themselves. The philosophy behind this is that people are much more likely to engage with solutions they have discovered for themselves rather than ones handed to or forced upon them.
Non-directive coaching believes that individuals can find the answers to their problems given the right help and environment. Coaching aims to allow people to move forward, achieve their goals and move towards achieving their potential.
What is ADHD coaching and why is it a popular alternative to therapy?
The purpose of ADHD coaching is to train people with ADHD how to enhance their performance and realise their potential by increasing:
- Self awareness, confidence, knowledge and skills
- Self motivation and performance
- Personal (self) responsibility
- Attainment of personal goals
- Behaviour change (and keeping changes going)
It is practical, present and future focused and it offers education, support and strategies.
In particular it targets executive functioning difficulties such as:
- Planning
- Time management
- Organisation
- Problem solving
It builds on an individual’s strengths and resources and develops strategies and systems in daily life to minimise the impact of ADHD symptoms. It shares common elements with CBT therapy.
Evidence-based studies should that medication and coaching leads to the best results with ADHD. Medication reduces the core symptoms of difficulties with focus and hyperactivity, whilst coaching helps with the secondary symptoms of procrastination, time management, organisation and social skills.
What is Coaching?
Coaching is a collaborative relationship between the coach and the client that aims to develop the client’s skills and abilities, and boost performance in professional or personal life. It can also help deal with challenges and issues before they become problems.
Coaching sessions can take place face to face or online as a conversation between the coach and the client, focusing on helping the client explore problems and discover answers for themselves. The philosophy behind this is that people are much more likely to engage with solutions they have discovered for themselves rather than ones handed to or forced upon them.
Non-directive coaching believes that individuals can find the answers to their problems given the right help and environment. Coaching aims to allow people to move forward, achieve their goals and move towards achieving their potential.
What is ADHD coaching and why is it becoming a popular alternative to therapy?
The purpose of ADHD coaching is to train people with ADHD how to enhance their performance and realise their potential by increasing:
- Self awareness, confidence, knowledge and skills
- Self motivation and performance
- Personal (self) responsibility
- Attainment of personal goals
- Behaviour change (and keeping changes going)
It is practical, present and future focused and it offers education, support and strategies.
In particular it targets executive functioning difficulties such as:
- Planning
- Time management
- Organisation
- Problem solving
It builds on an individual’s strengths and resources and develops strategies and systems in daily life to minimise the impact of ADHD symptoms. It shares common elements with CBT therapy.
Evidence-based studies should that medication and coaching leads to the best results with ADHD. Medication reduces the core symptoms of difficulties with focus and hyperactivity, whilst coaching helps with the secondary symptoms of procrastination, time management, organisation and social skills.
