The International Coaching Federation (ICF) defines coaching as “partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential.”

Key words in this definition are partnering, thought-provoking, and maximize potential. These are the elements that differentiate professional coaching from other forms of support for organizations or individuals. The value of a coach lies in his or her ability to serve as an insight-provoking partner, supporting the client to design his or her own actionable and sustainable strategies for success.

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What is ADHD Coaching?

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While ADHD can have a positive impact on a person’s energy levels and creativity, it can also create challenges in other areas of life.

For instance, people who have ADHD might have difficulty with certain tasks, such as responding to emails, meeting deadlines, or following instructions.

An ADHD coach is a trained professional who works with teens and adults who have ADHD to address these challenges directly. A coach can help develop and hone abilities in the following areas:

• Organization. Time management, task and project management, workflow, prioritizing, keeping records, multitasking, and organizing your home or office are all examples.

• Managing emotions. This includes things like improving self-esteem, reducing stress and anxiety, and personal empowerment.

• Developing new skills. Learn communication and social skills, problem-solving, interpersonal conflict resolution, punctuality, public speaking, and boundaries.

• Achieving goals. For example, healthy lifestyle, career success, managing a household, accountability, and motivation.

 

What is ICF?

ICF is the world’s largest and most recognized organization of professionally trained coaches. Representing executive coaches, life coaches, leadership coaches, relationship coaches, career coaches and more, ICF’s mission is to advance coaching so that it becomes an integral part of a thriving society.

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The Gold Standard of Professional Coaching.

Anyone can call themselves a coach. But ICF-credentialed coaches are professionals who have met stringent education and experience requirements, and have demonstrated a thorough understanding of the coaching competencies that set the standard in the profession. Additionally, they adhere to strict ethical guidelines as part of ICF’s mission to protect and serve coaching consumers.