ADHD Hint for May 9, 2018

Published: Wed, 05/09/18

Your Wednesday ADHD Hint

from Free To Be ADHD Coaching

freetobecoaching.com

Linda Swanson, PCC Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Hello, !

Happy International Coaching Week 2018!

The International Coach Federation (ICF) declared

the week of May 7-13

International Coaching Week,

a weeklong celebration of the coaching profession!

For those of you who have never experienced ADHD coaching, Neil and I would like to offer you a special opportunity in honor of this special week.

If you have never experienced ADHD coaching,

we invite you to schedule

one free, 50-minute coaching session

with Neil or Linda Swanson

on either Friday of this week (May 11)

or Tuesday of next week (May 15).

There are a limited number of openings and we will schedule as many people as we can, first come, first served.

If you are interested, please email me at linda@freetobecoaching.com providing four pieces of information:

whether you would like an appointment on Friday the 11thor Tuesday the 15th
two or three times that are convenient for you on the day you choose
whether you would like your appointment to be with Neil or with me
whether you'd like your session to be in person (in Warrenton, VA), by phone, or by video chat

I will get back to you as quickly as I can to firm up our arrangements!

Don’t miss this opportunity to experience a full coaching session. Come with an issue around which you would like to see some movement and we’ll take it from there! I look forward to hearing from you!

Here are a few words from a testimonial written by one of my clients that might give you an idea of what coaching can do:

"Linda helped me to see that I did not lack the ability to do certain things, but that I had to reframe how I looked at it, be aware of it, and show myself compassion and kindness when things didn’t go according to plan. She helped me to learn the importance of taking a moment to pause and breath. She showed me that there is not anything “wrong” with me, that having ADHD is challenging but it is about finding the right tools that work for me and to be okay with that. Linda helped me learn to accept myself as I am, and because of this I continue to progress in ways I never thought possible!"

Now I'd like to tell you briefly about how we ADHD coaches earn our credentials from two sister credentialing organizations.

ICF is “the leading global organization dedicated to advancing the coaching profession by setting high standards, providing independent certification and building a worldwide network of trained coaching professionals.”

Coaching as a profession is not regulated by the government. This means that anyone can call him/herself a “coach.” Consumers need a way to determine whether someone has been trained to a professional level and has agreed to meet the ethical standards of the profession. ICF credentials confer that credibility.

ICF offers three credentials: ACC (Associate Certified Coach), PCC (Professional Certified Coach), and MCC (Master Certified Coach). As of today there are 9,094 ACC, 7,003 PCC, and 799 MCC coaches in the world. That’s it!

In the ICF Coach Finder, specializations are allowed to be mentioned. There are only 32 coaches in the world who list ADHD as a specialty. That does not mean there are only 32 ADHD coaches. It means that only 32 are ICF credentialed and have listed ADHD as a specialty.

ICF does not offer a unique credential for ADHD coaches, but there is another credentialing organization that does – the Professional Association of ADHD Coaches (PAAC). PAAC is a relatively new organization, a sister organization to ICF. Last month Neil and I were both invited to join the PAAC Board of Directors – Neil as Ethics Chair and I as Secretary. PAAC also offers three levels of credentialing.

Both Neil and I have earned credentials from ICF and PAAC. There are only a few people in the world who can say that. Of course there are good coaches, even good ADHD coaches, who have not earned these credentials, but ICF and PAAC set standards you should be aware of when you are seeking a coach. Those credentials are the gold standard.

We hope that if you have not yet experienced ADHD coaching you will take advantage of our offer to experience one free session as described above.

Until next Wednesday!

Linda

linda@freetobecoaching.com

Thom Hartmann has said, "Coaching, it turns out, is one of the most powerful and effective ways for people with ADHD to achieve success." 

If you are curious about ADHD coaching and how it can benefit you, I'd be delighted to schedule a free introductory conversation to answer your questions and to hear the ways you would like to achieve greater success. Just email me at linda@freetobecoaching.com.

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