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Being a teenage girl with ADHD can feel overwhelming... especially during the exam years! Procrastination, perfectionism, emotional spirals, late nights, and the pressure to “keep up” can leave your daughter stressed, exhausted, and doubting herself.
Coaching provides her the space, strategies, and support to:
✓ Understand how ADHD shows up for her
✓ Discover her ADHD strengths and challenges
✓ Build strategies for life and school that actually work for her brain
✓ Grow in confidence so she can thrive, not just get by
The goal? A calmer, more confident young woman who feels capable of handling school and life, and a parent who feels reassured knowing she’s supported.
My approach blends coaching, mentoring and neuroaffirming ADHD support. With over 10 years’ experience as a secondary school teacher (and growing up as an AuDHDer myself...) I understand the demands facing ADHD girls these days: schoolwork, exams, friendships, routines, the emotional spirals...
It can be really tough being a teenage girl at the best of times, but even harder when you have ADHD. School feels like it gets harder every year and there’s a growing expectation to be more organised and independent. It can leave her wondering why everything seems much easier for everyone else than it feels for her.
As she gets older, you might notice her ADHD showing up in different ways too…
The after-school crash
She often comes home from school irritable, snappy, or just completely wiped out. More often than not she’d rather disappear up to her room than chat about her day.
She’s holding it together at school
Teachers say she’s a pleasure to teach, but she’s not like that at home - home is where all the emotions come spilling out! You wonder if maybe you need to be “more strict.”
Big reactions seem to come out of nowhere
Her emotions seem more intense these days and it doesn’t seem to take much to set her off. You’re never quite sure what to say or how to help without accidentally making things worse.
Homework battles
She knows what to do and when the deadlines are, but homework is still left until the last minute panic sets in. She doesn’t appreciate you reminding her about it, but you worry if you stop, nothing will get done.
You’re doing all the remembering
Maybe you’re still having to get her out of bed for school in the morning or remind her to pick up her sports kit before she leaves. You know you can’t remind her forever, but right now it feels like if you stop, things will fall apart.
Nothing seems to stick
You’ve tried colour coded calendars, reminders, planners, all sorts of different hacks and strategies. Some of them might have helped for a bit, but they don’t make much of a difference in the end.
You’ve noticed her confidence fading
You’ve heard her describe herself as lazy, stupid, or not good enough. You know how smart and capable she is but sometimes worry she doesn’t believe in herself.
Every girl is different, and so is every girl’s experience of ADHD. That’s why every coaching journey is different too.
What does progress look like?
Here are some of the changes parents tell me they notice over time…
Instead of calling herself lazy or stupid when she’s got homework to do, she might say, “My brain’s finding it hard to get started…”
She starts naming what’s happening instead of assuming she’s the problem...“I think I need a little dopamine before I can get started.”
Homework and revision stop feeling like such an enormous mountain to climb because she knows how to break tasks down into manageable steps and what can help her brain get started and keep going.
Instead of forgetting her homework, PE kit or the things she needs for the day, she starts keeping the important things visible and develops organisation strategies that work for her ADHD brain.
You notice you’re having to remind her less often as she starts to put supports in place to help her remember the things that matter
When something feels difficult, she’s more likely to pause and ask herself what’s getting in the way rather than giving up straight away.
Feedback from a teacher might still upset her, but instead of spiralling, she might say, “I know they’re just trying to help me.”
She starts noticing she’s becoming overwhelmed before everything spills over. Rather than exploding or shutting down, she might say, “I think I need 15 minutes on my own.”
When a friend doesn’t reply to her message straight away, instead of assuming she’s done something wrong, she might say, “maybe she’s busy.”
She starts to recognise the things that help her reset and recharge. Maybe that’s colouring with her headphones on after school, taking movement breaks while revising, or having some quiet time to herself.
Sometimes, she might come away from a session excited to tell you something new she’s learnt about herself, or feeling proud that an experiment she’s been trying is helping.
Over time, she’s kinder to herself, trusts herself a little more, and feels more confident in who she is. And when she understands herself more, it becomes easier for you to understand and support her too.
Private session space
The Thrive package includes twelve 60-minute 1:1 sessions over Google Meet. Typically this would be support over a three month period.
Personalised tools created with her, not for her
There’s no generic curriculum or one-size-fits-all worksheets! Instead, we experiment together to discover what works for her, building simple, visual and realistic strategies she’ll want to use.
Support for school from someone who’s been in the classroom
After more than 10 years teaching teenagers in schools, I understand both the pressures schools place on them and the challenges ADHD girls often face in the classroom.
From revision planning and exam timetables to homework, coursework and ADHD-friendly study strategies, I can help your daughter find ways of approaching school that work for her.
A coaching diary she can look back on
After every session, your daughter receives a summary of what we explored, any visuals we created together, and her experiments for the week ahead. There’s space for her to reflect too if she wants to.
This means she doesn’t have to rely on memory to remember everything we talked about.
Support between sessions
Support doesn’t end when the session does!
I’ll check in, offer reminders, celebrate her wins, and give a little encouragement when she needs it to help her put what we’ve explored into practice in everyday life.
Parent partnership built in
You’re an important part of your daughter’s support network, so I make sure to keep you in the loop too!
The Thrive package includes a dedicated parent session and a shared parent communication log updated after every session, so you know what we’re working on and how you can support things at home.
A space where she feels understood
Coaching gives your daughter somewhere she can be completely herself.
She doesn’t need to pretend she’s okay, have all the answers, or worry about saying the “right” thing. It’s a calm, supportive space where she can talk openly about school, friendships, emotions and whatever else is on her mind.
Growing up, I didn’t know I was neurodivergent, but I remember how it felt. Losing things, zoning out in class, feeling emotions intensely, struggling to revise, and absorbing limiting beliefs about myself.
As a teacher, I worked closely with bright, capable girls who were quietly struggling. After discovering I was an AuDHDer, I couldn’t not see them. These girls didn’t just need movement breaks or behaviour strategies. They needed support to understand themselves, their ADHD, and how it was showing up in school and life.
In schools, I saw a gap. Support was often aimed at younger children or focused on habits alone, rather than the real challenges teenage girls face. I understand both the school system and the lived experience behind these struggles, which is why I trained as an ADHD coach with ADHDWorks.
My approach blends coaching, mentoring, and neuroaffirming ADHD support to help girls build strategies that actually fit their brain.
The first step is booking a free 30-minute discovery call with me. You can choose a date and time that suits you, and we’ll meet virtually over Google Meet.
The call is an opportunity for us to talk about what’s been going on for your daughter lately, what you’d love to see change, and whether coaching feels like the right next step. It’s also a chance for you to ask any questions you might have.
If you’d rather chat one-to-one first and introduce your daughter afterwards, that’s absolutely fine. We can arrange a short 10–15 minute call another time so she has a chance to meet me, ask any questions, and decide how she feels before anyone commits to coaching.
There’s no pressure to go ahead with coaching. It’s simply a chance to see whether coaching feels right for your daughter.
The best way to find out is through a free discovery call. We’ll chat about what’s been going on, what you’d like to see change, and whether coaching feels like the right next step.
I’ll be able to answer any questions you have and explain how coaching works, so you can decide whether it feels like the right fit for your daughter.
If I don’t think I’m the right person to support your daughter, I’ll always be honest.
No.
Many of the girls I work with have a formal ADHD diagnosis, but I also support girls who are waiting for assessment or are exploring whether ADHD might explain the challenges they’re experiencing.
Every session is personalised to your daughter, so no two sessions look exactly the same.
We usually start by checking in on how she’s been feeling, celebrating any wins since the last session, and reflecting on the experiments she tried. From there, we’ll explore whatever feels most important that week, whether that’s revision, friendships, big emotions, organisation, confidence or something else entirely.
If she’s not sure what she’d like to focus on, I will always make suggestions to help her decide.
Before we finish, we’ll typically decide on one or two small experiments for her to try before we meet again.
Yes, if that’s something your daughter needs support with.
Together we can work on things like revision planning, breaking tasks into manageable steps, studying in ADHD-friendly ways, organisation, exam preparation and building routines that feel realistic.
Although coaching isn’t tutoring, helping girls find ways to approach school that work for their ADHD is a big part of what I do.
Parents play an important role in coaching, so I keep you involved throughout.
The Thrive package includes a dedicated parent session and a shared parent communication log where I update you after each session with a brief summary, what we’re working on, and ways you can support things at home.
At the same time, it’s important that your daughter has a space that feels like hers, so coaching works best when we balance parent involvement with giving her room to develop confidence and independence.
Mostly, yes.
For coaching to be effective, your daughter needs to know she has a safe space where she can talk openly.
I won’t share everything she tells me, but I’ll always keep you updated on how coaching is progressing and the themes we’re working on. The only exception is if I’m concerned about your daughter’s safety or the safety of someone else. In those situations, safeguarding will always come first.
During onboarding, I’ll ask for your contact details, a secondary emergency contact, and a contact at your daughter’s school (where appropriate). If I ever have concerns about your daughter’s safety or wellbeing, I’ll raise them with you or follow safeguarding procedures where necessary.
If it would benefit your daughter and you would like me to, I’m happy to communicate with her school. This is something we can discuss during our discovery call or later in the coaching process.
Any communication with school would always be discussed with you and your daughter first (with the exception of safeguarding concerns.)
You can find details of my coaching packages, what’s included and current pricing on my packages page found here.
If you’re not sure which option would suit your daughter best, we can talk it through during a free discovery call.
I completely understand that life happens!
If you need to rearrange a session, please give as much notice as possible and I’ll always do my best to find another suitable time.
Full details of my cancellation and rescheduling policy will be shared before coaching begins, so you’ll know exactly what to expect.
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