ADHD coaching in Australia.

A coach works with you on executive function in your actual week, such as the task you keep putting off or the plan that falls apart by Wednesday. Sessions are practical and focus on what comes next. A coach does not assess, diagnose or treat. If the difficulty is mood, anxiety or trauma, see a psychologist.

The six REACH coaches trained at the ADHD Coaching Academy (ADDCA), and most hold an International Coaching Federation credential. Alex Lawson completed the PESI ADHD Coaching Course. Coaching is unregulated, so check a coach’s training wherever you look.

If you work or are self-employed for at least eight hours a week, the Employment Assistance Fund through JobAccess covers ADHD coaching as specialist mental health support. REACH puts the amount at around $1,770.44 a year including GST, indexed. You apply with supporting documents from a GP or specialist, and you can ask for an exemption so you don’t have to disclose the diagnosis to your employer. REACH runs free sessions to help with the application.

REACH is not a registered NDIS provider, but it says self-managed and plan-managed participants can still claim session fees. For children, the practice says the NDIS is usually the only funding option.

The six REACH coaches taught for between two and three decades each, in classrooms, gifted and talented programs, early childhood and secondary schools. Alex Lawson taught high school for almost a decade, worked in law before that, and has ADHD himself. Each profile says who that coach sees.