You might understand exactly why you procrastinate, know all about executive functioning and have a Notes app full of strategies that should help. And yet, actually doing the thing can still feel ridiculously difficult.
That gap between knowing what to do and being able to do it is something I know well, personally and professionally.
I offer one-to-one coaching for adults with ADHD or AuDHD who want practical, realistic ways to move forward.
Book a free 20-minute discovery callPutting off a five-minute job until it becomes your personal Everest?
Forgetting to pay bills, reply to WhatsApp messages or book important appointments?
Paying the “ADHD tax” in the form of parking fines, accidental subscriptions and late fees?
Waiting for last-minute panic to give you enough momentum to start?
Moving the same task onto tomorrow’s list again and again?
Feeling overwhelmed when everything seems equally important?
Losing hours to indecision because you don’t know where to begin?
Starting routines enthusiastically but struggling to stick to them?
Unable to switch off because you have 1,000 mental tabs open?
And it isn’t just the mental load. It can cost you time and money, affect your relationships and leave you wondering why things that seem so simple for everyone else feel so bloody difficult.
You need space to understand why this particular thing is difficult for you right now – without judgement – and work out what might actually help.
That’s where ADHD coaching comes in.
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ADHD coaching is a collaborative, one-to-one process where we get curious about what’s actually getting in your way.
Rather than starting with another strategy or system, we look at why a particular task, situation or expectation is difficult for you.
It could be overwhelm. Perfectionism. Decision fatigue. Ambiguity. RSD. Low capacity. Or something completely different.
Once we understand what’s going on, we can start working out what might help – and adapt what we try as we learn more about what works for you.
There’s no standard approach and no expectation that something should work just because it works for somebody else.
It’s about understanding your brain and building a life and work that actually fits.
Many of my clients already know a lot about ADHD. But learning why something happens doesn’t suddenly make it easier.
...but still underestimate how long something will take.
...but still can’t send the imperfect email.
...and suddenly your brain refuses to use it.
You can know all the things and still feel stuck.
Your circumstances, capacity or needs may have changed.
Coaching helps us look at what’s happening now, rather than trying to force something that no longer works.
Book a free 20-minute discovery call →This is the bit I’m interested in.
Sometimes we need to simplify the task, change how you’re approaching it or question one of those invisible rules about how you think you should be doing it.
You’re simply struggling more than usual and need compassion rather than another strict programme to follow.
There isn’t one set list of things you’re supposed to bring to coaching. We start with what’s difficult.
Understanding what you’re actually avoiding, finding a manageable place to begin and reducing your reliance on last-minute panic. It might get the job done, but if it causes you to crash out for 3–5 business days afterwards, it’s probably not a great long-term strategy.
Working out what actually matters and how to plan your day when everything feels urgent, important or equally demanding.
Getting some of the hundreds of things you’re trying to hold in your head out of there, and finding realistic ways to manage your responsibilities.
Creating flexible structures that support you without expecting them to survive completely unchanged when life inevitably gets in the way.
Understanding your emotional responses and triggers, and finding ways to support yourself without dismissing or judging what you feel.
Questioning years of “I should be able to do this” and learning more about what you actually need.
Recognising when what you’re expecting from yourself no longer matches the energy and capacity you actually have – preferably before you completely burn yourself out.
Navigating a new job, diagnosis, change in responsibilities or another stage of life – such as parenthood, menopause or retirement – when the systems you previously relied on suddenly don’t work in quite the same way.
There’s no right thing to bring to coaching. We start with whatever feels difficult right now.
ADHD coaching isn’t me sitting opposite you with a list of productivity hacks and telling you how to organise your life.
It’s a space to get curious about what’s happening.
I might ask:
Because that might tell us something about the pressure and guilt you feel when you’re not being productive.
Because sometimes it isn’t really about the task.
Or is it something you think you should be able to do?
Maybe the strategy hasn’t stopped working. Maybe your circumstances have changed.
There are no “right” answers.
The point is to replace judgement with curiosity so we can understand what could genuinely help.
Book a free 20-minute discovery callYou don’t need to arrive with perfectly defined goals or a colour-coded list of everything you want to fix. We can start with whatever is feeling difficult.
There’s no heavy homework and no expectation to perform or mask.
My coaching is for adults who are often very capable and self-aware but exhausted by how difficult certain parts of life continue to feel.
You don’t need
a formal ADHD
diagnosis.
You don’t even need
to know exactly what
your goals are.
I’m Sarah Hardy, an EMCC-accredited ADHD and neurodiversity coach and a late-diagnosed ADHDer.
I’m also a Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society and currently completing an MSc in Positive Psychology and Coaching.
Learning how to better support my own ADHD made such a difference that I became fascinated by that gap between knowing what to do and actually being able to do it. It eventually led me to helping other people explore that gap too.
Alongside my coaching experience, I bring more than 20 years of experience working in operational roles. So I understand deadlines, expectations and the annoying reality that responsibilities don’t disappear just because your capacity is low.
My work combines psychology, professional coaching practice and lived experience.
You’ve already figured out a lot by yourself. Let me help you work out what comes next.
20+ years in operational roles - deadlines, pressure and all the things.
EMCC-accredited coach and studying MSc in Positive Psychology.
Late-diagnosed ADHDer who gets what it’s really like day to day.
Real words from people I’ve supported through ADHD coaching, business challenges and figuring out what actually works for them.
I’m based in Manchester and provide ADHD coaching online to adults throughout the UK. Online sessions mean you can join from somewhere familiar without adding travel or another transition to your day.
In-person ADHD coaching may also be available in Manchester. We can talk about what works best for you during your discovery call.
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No. I work with people who are diagnosed, self-identified or questioning whether they are neurodivergent. If you recognise yourself in the challenges described on this page, you’re welcome to contact me.
ADHD coaching generally focuses on your current circumstances, goals and practical changes, whereas therapy might focus more on processing experiences, healing or supporting your mental health.
That doesn’t mean your past or certain topics are off-limits during coaching. The difference is in how we explore those things and what we do with that information moving forward.
If you need support primarily with your mental health, healing or processing difficult experiences, therapy may be more appropriate. Coaching and therapy can also work alongside each other, and many of my clients do both.
We might explore practical strategies, but I won’t hand you a standard system and expect you to make it work.
We’ll look at why something is difficult and find approaches that suit you, your circumstances and your capacity right now.
That’s very common.
Something might be completely wrong for you. Or it might have worked brilliantly before something in your life, environment or capacity changed.
Rather than assuming you’ve failed because you couldn’t stick to it, we’ll look at what helped, what didn’t and what might need to change.
Yes. But I’m not going to tell you that you just need to be more disciplined.
We’ll look at what’s underneath the procrastination. That might be overwhelm, perfectionism, fear, low motivation, unclear priorities or simply a task that feels too big to begin.
Once we understand what’s happening, we can work out what might actually help.
Most clients commit to at least 6–8 sessions, although I typically work with people for anywhere between 6–18 sessions.
Everyone is different, so we’ll regularly check in on what’s changed, what’s working and what you still want to work on during coaching.
My aim is ultimately to do myself out of a job – I know coaching is working when my clients get to a point where they feel able and empowered to keep moving forward without me.
Yes. Coaching doesn’t need to happen in the same room to be helpful.
One of my recent online group coaching programmes participants reported around a 60% improvement in their focus and follow-through and a 70% improvement in how manageable their work and day-to-day responsibilities felt.
Online coaching also means you can join from somewhere comfortable without adding travel, time or another transition to your day.
The sessions themselves are still personal, focused and shaped around what you need.
Yes. If you live in England, Scotland or Wales and are employed, self-employed or about to start paid work, you may be eligible for ADHD coaching through Access to Work (sometimes referred to as workplace strategy coaching or workplace strategy sessions.)
If you already have an award, you don’t have to use the provider named on your paperwork. You’re free to choose a coach who suits your needs and who you feel comfortable working with.
Already have funding? Send me your approved hours and budget and I can provide a bespoke quote.
That’s exactly the kind of thing we can explore through ADHD coaching.
Book a free discovery call and we’ll talk about where you are, where you’d like to be and whether working together feels like the right fit.
