Therapy focuses on healing the past and treating mental-health conditions such as anxiety, depression, or trauma. It helps you process emotions, build insight, and recover from what’s already happened.

Coaching focuses on building the future — creating structure, clarity, and sustainable action. It helps you understand your patterns, manage time and energy, and design systems that support your wellbeing.

Whether you’re navigating ADHD, AuDHD, or other neurodivergent experiences, our coaching provides a supportive space where you can fully embrace your strengths and unique ways of thinking and being.

What sets us apart is that our team is not only ND-aware and trauma-informed but also has lived experience, either personally or through immediate family. This deep understanding allows us to create a truly empathetic, informed approach to help you thrive. Some of us also have experience in recovery coaching.

A trauma-informed coach is trained to support clients facing trauma from systemic racism, sexual violence, health crises, and other life challenges.

Trauma-informed coaching uses the trauma context and client’s unique strengths and values to help them gain momentum who and what they want to be in the future.

A well-trained coach can quickly recognize triggers and provide resources to build resilience while minimizing re-traumatization.

We also teach clients techniques like grounding, breathwork, visualization, and reframing, empowering them to manage triggers independently and with confidence.

Coaching is not trauma therapy, but it supports recovery by helping clients rebuild trust in themselves, regulate energy, and create structure after healing work.

It focuses on the present and future, not retelling the trauma — helping clients develop boundaries, routines, and self-leadership that reduce stress and re-triggering.

Coaching complements therapy by integrating growth into daily life, turning insight into sustainable action and greater emotional safety.

Co-Active Training Institute (CTI) — Founded by Henry Kimsey-House and Karen Kimsey-House CTI’s Co-Active model engages logic, emotion, and intuition to expand insight and creativity. A 2010 fMRI study at Case Western Reserve University found that vision-based coaching conversations activate brain regions linked to openness, emotional regulation, and higher cognitive functioning.

Moving The Human Spirit — Founded by Colleen Murphy and Jo-Anne Eadie ICF-accredited trauma-informed coach training that integrates neuroscience and nervous-system regulation. Coaches learn to recognize trauma responses, reduce shame, and foster emotional safety through evidence-based practices.

IAPRC / CPRC – International Association of Professional Recovery Coaches — Founded by Dr. Jean LaCour Certified Professional Recovery Coach training in the neuroscience of recovery, family systems, and sustainable behavior change. Dr. LaCour’s research bridges addiction science and positive psychology to help clients rebuild meaning, purpose, and long-term resilience.

JST Coaching & Training — Founded by Jodi Sleeper-Triplett A pioneer in ADHD and neurodiversity-affirming coaching, JST’s programs are grounded in executive-function and brain-based research. This approach strengthens attention, self-advocacy, and emotional regulation through accessible, strengths-focused methods.

Stanford School of Medicine – Center for Compassion and Altruism Research & Education (CCARE) — Directed by Dr. James Doty Dr. Doty’s compassion research explores how empathy and altruism influence brain function and motivation. CCARE’s work underpins how compassion-based coaching supports emotional balance and authentic connection.

Yes: Clients can use AI tools for journaling, organizing ideas, and exploring new perspectives — while avoiding the inclusion of private or identifying details to protect confidentiality.

Yes: Coaches can use AI to create educational materials, reflection prompts, or summarize general, non-identifiable themes that support learning and self-awareness.

No: Coaches uploading or sharing personally identifying client information with AI tools is not permitted and violates ICF ethical standards.

No: Coaches allowing AI to interpret emotions, analyze sessions, or make coaching decisions is not ethical. Coaching outcomes should always be guided by human insight, consent, and professional judgment.