ADHD coaching

ADHD coaching for adults, online or in Manchester

Practical one-to-one coaching for ADHD adults, parents and students without DSA mentoring. Strategies that work with an ADHD brain instead of against it. Online anywhere in the UK, or face to face in Manchester.

What it is

What is ADHD coaching?

ADHD coaching is practical one-to-one support with the everyday things ADHD can make harder: starting tasks, keeping track of time, planning, remembering and managing energy. It does not try to make you work like someone without ADHD. It looks at how your brain actually gets going, then builds ways of working around that.

You do not need a diagnosis. Coaching is about what is hard for you day to day, so many people start while they wait for an assessment or soon after a diagnosis.

What we work on

Things people often bring to ADHD coaching

Getting started

The gap between knowing what to do and actually doing it. Small, low-effort ways in, so tasks stop sitting there all day.

Time and planning

Deadlines that arrive out of nowhere, plans that fall apart by lunchtime and days that feel lost. Simple structures that survive real life.

Focus and work

Workload, prioritising, meetings, emails and switching between tasks. Making reasonable adjustments work in practice.

Remembering and losing things

Appointments, bills, keys and the hidden mental load of keeping it all in your head.

Energy and burnout

The boom and bust of hyperfocus and crashing, using our Traffic Light Method™ to notice your energy before it runs out.

Life admin and home

Paperwork, cleaning, meals and routines, whether you live alone or are parenting too.

How we work

Working with an ADHD brain

Many productivity tips assume that planning carefully and then sticking to the plan is the normal way to get things done. For a lot of ADHD adults, interest, urgency, novelty and other people being around are what actually get things moving. Coaching uses that instead of fighting it.

Coaching does not diagnose ADHD or give advice about medication. If you have questions about either, your GP is the place to start.

About our coach

Our coach has 13 years' experience as a Specialist Mentor, supporting students with autism, ADHD and other forms of neurodivergence, as well as students with mental health conditions, at universities across the North West. They hold an MEd in Psychology of Education and are a Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society (GMBPsS).

Coaching is not therapy, counselling or a crisis service. If you're struggling right now, please see where to get help, contact your GP, or call Samaritans on 116 123.
Prices

Prices and how to start

No VAT is added: we are not VAT registered.

Private ADHD coaching

£65 per session
  • About an hour, online or face to face in Manchester
  • Your first session is about getting to know you and what you'd like to work on
  • Book one session at a time, with no long commitment
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Access to Work coaching

£75 per hour
  • If you are in work, ADHD coaching may be funded by an Access to Work grant
  • We provide the quote for your application
  • Sessions start once your grant letter arrives
How Access to Work works
Questions

Common questions

What is ADHD coaching?

Practical one-to-one support with things ADHD can make harder, such as starting tasks, time, planning, remembering and energy. It builds ways of working around how your brain actually gets going.

Do I need an ADHD diagnosis for coaching?

No. Coaching is about what is hard for you day to day, so you can start with or without a diagnosis, including while you wait for an assessment.

Is ADHD coaching online?

Yes. Sessions are online by video anywhere in the UK, or face to face in Manchester.

How much does ADHD coaching cost?

Private sessions are £65 each, about an hour, booked one at a time. Access to Work coaching is £75 an hour, funded by your grant. No VAT is added.

Can Access to Work pay for ADHD coaching?

Often, yes, if you are in paid work or self-employed. You apply to Access to Work yourself and we provide the quote for your application.

I'm a university student with DSA. Can I have private ADHD coaching?

If you have DSA-funded mentoring, please use that for your study support first: it's free to you. To keep things fair and clear, we don't offer private coaching to students we already support through DSA, or for the same support a student already receives through DSA.

Is ADHD coaching the same as therapy?

No. Coaching is practical and focused on everyday life, work and study. It is not counselling, therapy or a crisis service, and it does not diagnose ADHD or advise on medication.

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