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ADHD COACHINGFOR TEENSAND UNIVERSITY STUDENTSwho are smart, capable, and stuck on the first step
Holistic ADHD and executive function coaching from a Certified ADHD Life Coach, Certified Functional Nutrition Practitioner & Certified Teacher
Is this your teen?
If reminding worked, your teen would be the most organized person in the world
You've tried the reminders, the deadlines, the calendar on the fridge, the talk in the car, and the second talk in the car.
And your teen probably wants to get the work done as much as you want it done, which is part of what makes this so frustrating for both of you.
A lot of the parents I work with are dealing some version of this:
- The year starts well, and a few weeks in the work starts piling up
- Once enough has piled up, going back to it feels impossible, so it piles up more
- Deadlines and pressure make it worse, and your teen gets paralyzed instead of taking action
- They're hard on themselves about it, harder than you'd ever be
- You don't always get the full picture of where things are at
We work on what's actually making it hard to start.
What's going on
What looks like not trying is usually not knowing where to start
When a teen with ADHD sits down in front of an assignment and can't start it, something about that task is hard.
Most of the time it's that the first step isn't clear.
The assignment says write an essay, and nobody has said what happens in the first five minutes, so their brain looks at the whole essay at once and stops.
Adults call this procrastination or a motivation problem, and teens hear that and start calling it laziness, which it isn't.
ADHD affects the brain's executive functions, the set of skills we use to plan, start, keep track of things, manage time and manage frustration.
When those skills are working harder than they should, a task that takes another teen ten minutes of thinking takes ours an hour of thinking before they've even begun.
And after enough of those days, the feeling of being stuck starts showing up before the task does, so their brain goes straight to avoiding it.
So I don't work on getting your teen to try harder.
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We find the specific thing that's making a task hard, and we change the task until it's something they can start.
What we do together
What We Work On
Executive Function, Study Skills, Motivation and the Body Underneath All of It
Every teen is different, so the work follows what they need and what they find useful.
Their Brain and Their Schoolwork
âś“Finding where a task gets hard and working out the very first step, small enough to start on a hard day
âś“Mapping their executive skills, like starting tasks, planning, time and keeping track of things, to see which ones are doing extra work
âś“Setting up school and home so tasks fit the skills they already have
âś“Understanding how their brain works, so they stop reading it as a flaw in their character
âś“Finding their strengths and values, and spotting when a strength works against them
âś“Interrupting the inner critic with a few seconds of attention on their body, so they can pick a next step
âś“A free weekly co-working hour with cameras on, so schoolwork gets started alongside someone
âś“Learning software and AI tools that match the way an ADHD brain takes in information and keep them engaged and motivated, which I test and use myself while doing my MSc in neuroscience
Their Body
âś“Sleep, and what's keeping them up
âś“Eating around medication, since stimulants raise dopamine and noradrenaline and that stops them feeling hungry while it's working
âś“Movement, which raises dopamine and noradrenaline too and makes it easier to start schoolwork afterwards
âś“Time with friends, and how much of it wipes them out
âś“Protein, fibre and water through the school day, so their energy and focus don't drop before it's over
âś“Signs of low nutrients, like iron, magnesium, zinc, B vitamins, vitamin D, omega-3 fats or iodine
âś“Stomach aches, constipation and bloating, which a lot of teens with ADHD never mention
âś“What to ask your doctor to test. I don't diagnose, and I can walk you through bloodwork results
What's included
What your teen gets
âś“A free call with you first, then a free intro call for your teen once you're comfortable with me
âś“Weekly 60-minute coaching sessions on Google Meet
âś“A free weekly co-working hour for getting schoolwork started
âś“An executive skills profile built from their own answers
âś“Study and learning strategies matched to how they learn
âś“Help organizing schoolwork, deadlines and materials
âś“A plan for what to do when they get stuck, practised in session until it's automatic
âś“Strengths and values work
âś“A look at sleep, eating, medication timing, movement and time with friends
âś“Watching for signs of low nutrients and digestive trouble, and what to ask your doctor to test
âś“A 20-minute call with you once a month
âś“Referrals to ADHD-focused therapists if your teen needs more than coaching
Why a teacher
I spent 20 years in classrooms before doing this work
I'm a Certified Ontario Teacher, and I taught for 20 years, including curriculum design and acting as an examiner for the International Baccalaureate program.
So I know how assignments are put together, what teachers are actually looking for, how online and independent learning courses are structured, and where teens with ADHD tend to fall behind in each of them. When your teen brings me an assignment, I can see what it's asking for and help them work out the first step, which is usually the part nobody has explained.
I was also diagnosed with ADHD as an adult, after a lifetime of wondering why some things were so much harder for me than they looked for everyone else. I'm on medication myself. I know this from the inside.
About me
I'm Amy Jones, a Certified ADHD Life Coach, Certified Functional Nutrition Practitioner, Certified Ontario Teacher and MSc Applied Neuroscience candidate. I work with teens and adults with ADHD across Canada, the US and the UK, from my practice in Toronto.
How we get started
1
Book a free call with me
We talk about your teen, what's been happening and whether coaching makes sense.
2
Your teen meets me
Once you're comfortable with me, we book a short free video call for your teen, so they can meet me and decide whether they want to work together.
3
Intake forms
If they're in, I send you a short intake form. Your teen fills in theirs with me during our first session.
4
Weekly for the first month
We start with weekly sessions for the first month.
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Then twice a month, if it fits
After the first month, if weekly is more than they need, we can move to twice a month. We decide that together on our monthly call.
Pricing
Monthly plans are charged automatically each month and are month to month, so you can stop any time with 30 days' notice.
1
session
Single session
$160
âś“One 60-minute session, booked and paid one at a time
âś“If you start with single sessions and move to monthly, what you've paid comes off your first month
4
sessions a month
Weekly coaching
$560 a month
âś“Every new client starts here for the first month
âś“Four 60-minute sessions a month, at the same time every week
âś“Free weekly co-working hour
âś“A 20-minute call with you each month
âś“Works out to $140 a session, $80 a month less than single sessions
2
sessions a month
Twice-monthly coaching
$280 a month
âś“Available after the first month
âś“Two 60-minute sessions a month, every other week at the same time
âś“Free weekly co-working hour
âś“A 20-minute call with you each month
âś“Works out to $140 a session
Questions parents ask
Is this therapy?
Is it covered by insurance?
What if my teen doesn't want to do this?
How involved am I?
What if we need to move a session?
Start with a free call
Book a free call with me first, so you can ask me anything and get a sense of how I work. Once you're comfortable, we book a free intro call for your teen to meet me and decide whether they want to work together. There's no cost and nothing to commit to at either step.
I'm speaking at ADHD2026
See you in Baltimore
My session
Redesigning Food Systems for Low-Capacity Days
The day gets away from you, meals get delayed or skipped, and by night you're eating late because your body is trying to catch up. In this session I walk through why that pattern happens, and how to make meals more visible, more balanced and more workable on hard days.
WhenFriday, December 4, 2026, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET
WhereInternational Conference on ADHD, Baltimore, Maryland
TrackAdults with ADHD
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