Career Coaching for Neurodivergent Minds is a personalized service designed to support neurodivergent individuals in achieving their workplace goals and navigating the professional world with confidence. Our expert coaches focus on improving executive function skills, such as time management, organization, and decision-making, while also addressing practical skills like effective communication, resume building, interviewing, boundary-setting, and job search strategies.

By taking a client-centric and person-centered approach, our team tailors coaching services to each individual's unique strengths and challenges. We assist clients in identifying their career aspirations, exploring potential job opportunities, and developing an actionable plan to achieve their goals. Through this specialized support, neurodivergent individuals can overcome feelings of uncertainty and flourish in their professional lives.

Career Coaching for Neurodivergent Minds is a valuable resource for individuals at any stage of their professional journey, specifically tailored to address the unique challenges faced by neurodivergent individuals. Our program offers guidance and support to those:

• Feeling stuck or unfulfilled in their current career: Our expert coaches work with clients on career exploration, identifying their passions and strengths, and developing an actionable plan for making a fulfilling career change.
• Experiencing workplace burnout: We help clients manage stress and establish boundaries for a better work-life balance, promoting self-care and preventing burnout.
• Unsure how to get support or accommodations in the workplace: Our coaching assists clients in becoming better self-advocates, navigating the process of requesting accommodations, and ensuring they receive the support they need to succeed in their work environment.
• Recently graduated college and searching for their first job: We provide guidance on resume building, interviewing skills, and job search strategies, helping recent graduates make a successful transition into the workforce.
• A wide variety of other work-related scenarios: Our career coaching program also addresses numerous other scenarios, such as effectively communicating needs, exploring new careers or passions, enhancing leadership skills, networking and job search strategies, seeking promotions or career advancements, providing support after a recent diagnosis, transitioning from an extended absence back into work life, and assisting high school students looking for part-time work.

In addition to these specific areas, our career coaching program addresses other essential skills like interpersonal relationship skills, managing due dates and projects, and setting both short-term and long-term career goals.

Career coaching can help neurodivergent individuals find greater fulfillment in their work and balance their career with their personal life, ensuring they reach their full potential in their chosen profession.

At Life Skills Advocate, we're more than just a coaching service. We’re a team dedicated to empowering neurodivergent college students through a personalized, student-focused approach. Here’s what sets us apart:

• Shared Experience With Neurodivergence: Our coaches, including our founder, who has personal experience with ADHD, understand the challenges of neurodivergence firsthand.
• Client-Centric Relationships: We prioritize building strong, judgment-free relationships with our clients, understanding their unique needs and goals.
• Holistic: We take a holistic approach, considering the well-being of the entire family, when applicable. We work closely with families to support the student’s development within their broader environment.
• We Go Beyond Executive Functioning: We specialize in supporting executive functioning skills while also addressing the social/emotional aspects of neurodivergence. Our coaching approach supports students in navigating both practical and social/emotional challenges, helping them manage school and life more effectively.
• Inclusive and Safe Environment: We provide a safe and inclusive space for LGBTQIA+ clients, understanding and respecting the unique intersection of neurodivergence and LGBTQIA+ issues. Our approach is tailored to support the whole person, recognizing the diverse challenges and experiences our clients may face.
• Gentle Accountability Support: We offer gentle, on-demand accountability support at no extra cost, keeping students motivated and on track.

The first step in our coaching process is to schedule a complimentary 30-minute discovery meeting to discuss your or your child's specific needs and goals. If coaching seems like a good fit, we then arrange a complimentary meet-and-greet to match you or your child with the right coach.

While our coaching program is not bound by a fixed duration, we recommend a minimum commitment of 12 weekly sessions to see meaningful change. However, the exact length of coaching varies based on individual goals and situations.

In the early sessions, we may use various assessment tools, including executive functioning assessments, readiness to change assessments, motivation scales, and "getting to know you" questionnaires. These assessments help us tailor the coaching experience to your or your child's unique needs.

Once paired with a coach, you or your child will participate in sessions customized to their needs. The process starts with setting clear goals and creating a coaching roadmap. Each session is designed to reflect on progress, address challenges, and practice strategies with your coach's guidance.

Depending on your situation, we may encourage parental or family involvement. This could include semi-regular meetings between you, your family, and the coach to ensure alignment throughout the process, adjust strategies based on input, and prepare everyone to support progress once coaching concludes.

Additionally, if needed, our coaches provide gentle accountability check-ins throughout the week to help you or your child stay on track and make progress in the desired areas.