ADHD Coaching for Professional Success
You're Good at What You Do. So Why Does It Feel So Hard to Keep Up?
You may be accomplished, capable, and successful in your career—yet behind the scenes, staying organized and on top of everything can feel exhausting.
Maybe you know exactly what needs to be done but can't seem to get started. You procrastinate until the pressure becomes impossible to ignore, underestimate how long things will take, get buried in email and paperwork, or spend far too much time perfecting something that was already good enough. You may work longer hours just to accomplish what seems to come more easily to everyone else.
If you've ever wondered, “How can I be so capable at my job and still struggle with this?” you're not alone.
ADHD and executive functioning challenges don't disappear when you enter the workplace. In fact, greater responsibility, competing priorities, fewer external structures, and constant demands on your attention can make them even more apparent.
My Approach
ADHD isn't a lack of intelligence, ambition, or motivation. The challenge is often translating what you intend to do into what actually gets done.
My approach integrates TEAM-CBT, an evidence-based form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), professional ADHD coaching, and structured, evidence-based executive functioning strategies to help you work more effectively and with less stress.
Together, we'll identify where you're getting stuck and develop practical systems tailored to your particular work, responsibilities, strengths, and goals. The objective isn't to turn you into someone you're not. It's to find strategies that help you make better use of the abilities you already have.
A planner can be a powerful tool—but only if you have strategies for actually using it consistently. Our work goes beyond knowing what you “should” do to developing practical systems that help you follow through.
Anxiety commonly accompanies ADHD, and years of struggling with procrastination, deadlines, disorganization, or inconsistent performance can take a toll on confidence. Our work often begins by strengthening the executive functioning skills creating the greatest difficulty. As you become more effective and consistent, you may find that some of the stress and self-doubt begin to diminish as well.
When needed, we can also address lingering anxiety, perfectionism, depression, or negative thinking patterns more directly.
Together We Can Work On
Procrastination and getting started
Time management and realistic scheduling
Prioritizing competing demands
Organization and workflow
Planning and completing complex projects
Managing email, paperwork, and administrative tasks
Perfectionism and overthinking
Maintaining focus and minimizing distractions
Accountability and follow-through
Work-life balance and overwhelm
Preparing for career transitions or increased responsibility
Why Work With Me?
My understanding of professional life comes from both sides of the desk. Before focusing exclusively on clinical work, I spent seven years at MetLife, primarily in management development and training, followed by work in Employee Relations. That experience gave me firsthand familiarity with the expectations, pressures, and competing demands of professional environments.
Combined with more than 25 years as a psychotherapist, professional ADHD coach training, and my work in TEAM-CBT and evidence-based executive functioning strategies, I bring both a clinical and practical perspective to helping professionals with ADHD.
Drawing from structured, evidence-based ADHD treatment programs—including Mastering Your Adult ADHD—I tailor our work to your individual needs rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all approach.
Ready to Get Started?
If you're tired of feeling as though you're working twice as hard just to stay on top of things, we can identify what's getting in your way and develop strategies to help you work with greater efficiency, confidence, and control.
Schedule a complimentary 15-minute consultation to learn how we can work together.
Contact Karen:
Phone: 212-734-4302