COACHING, ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT FOR PARENTS
Helping Your ADHD Child Thrive in School Without Sacrificing Yourself
How I Can Help
I combine practical school advocacy strategies with proven mental resilience techniques to help you:- Advocate confidently for your child at school—Work with teachers and administrators to secure support and accommodations for your child.
- Stay calm under pressure —Reduce stress using Positive Intelligence (PQ) tools and strategies for emotional regulation.
- Build tailored routines —Design systems for home and school that align with your child’s unique needs.
- Protect your well-being —Create balance between effective advocacy and taking care of yourself.
How We Can Work Together
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Build Emotional Resilience with a 7-Week Positive Intelligence (PQ) Program
Before diving into school advocacy, it’s critical to prioritize your mental fitness. PQ training helps you reduce parenting stress, manage emotions, and step into advocacy with clarity and confidence.
- Quieting mental saboteurs that trigger guilt, fear, or overwhelm.
- Strengthening patience and problem-solving skills using daily exercises.
- Shifting negative thought patterns to approach challenges proactively.
ADHD School Advocacy Coaching
Once your mental resilience is strong, we’ll focus on advocating for your child while addressing your family’s unique challenges.
- Develop a clear school advocacy plan (including teacher collaboration and securing accommodations).
- Navigate Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and school meetings with confidence.
- Implement personalized routines to support your child at home and school.
- Lead conversations with calmness and clarity, even during difficult situations.
Ongoing Long-Term Support (Optional)
ADHD parenting isn’t just about tackling one challenge—it’s about building sustainable strategies for your family. Through continued coaching, I’ll help you:
- Manage stress and create emotional balance for the whole family.
- Set and achieve long-term family goals.
- Maintain ongoing resilience with Positive Intelligence tools.
What clients are saying
Sarah’s coaching is incredibly supportive and tailored to my needs. She offers practical advice and asks thoughtful questions that empower me to find my own solutions. Her kindness and empathy, especially toward my neurodivergent traits, have made a real difference. Between sessions, she continues to provide support, helping me make meaningful choices and positive changes. I highly recommend Sarah to anyone seeking a coach who truly understands and uplifts.
International School Teacher HCMC, VietnamSarah is a high-integrity, logical, yet passionate guide, liberating and empowering those she coaches, using a strengths-based approach to authenticity, joy, and personal fulfillment. In addition to greater freedom, and more energy and enjoyment of day-to-day life on my own and with my wife, children, family and co-workers and co-humans, she has helped me uncover and refine my inner compass to better prioritize with greater efficiency and intention how I can best take care of myself and be of service to others. Having both a global and holistic perspective she is well acquainted with the unique variety of challenges and opportunities of neurodivergence. I am grateful for her wisdom, sense of humor, diligence and capability she brought as she worked with me to find the center from which many creative tangents emanate, and where I best recharge. My work with her not only continues to serves me well, it helps me serve others and the world better than I thought possible.
D. Truman NYC
Why Positive Intelligence (PQ) is Key
Many parents feel stuck in frustration and self-doubt, unable to see a clear way forward. The PQ program rewires your brain, shifting you from survival mode to action mode.
- Daily app-based exercises build emotional regulation.
- Real-time tools help you manage high-stakes moments like school meetings.
- Empower yourself to become your child’s strongest advocate without sacrificing yourself
Why Parents Work With Me
Working with me means you’re not just reacting to challenges but intentionally creating strategies that matter. Advocacy is most effective when led with confidence and calmness—skills we’ll build together.
A person with ADHD has the power of a Ferrari engine but with bicycle-strength brakes. It’s the mismatch of engine power to braking capability that causes the problems. Strengthening one’s brakes is the name of the game.
Dr. Edward M. Hallowell