Embarking on or sustaining the college journey presents unique challenges for both students and their families. From time management and prioritization to organization, maintaining healthy routines, and navigating newfound independence, these obstacles can quickly become overwhelming. This is where college support, including ADHD coaching, can be invaluable.
Students with ADHD often experience the emotional highs and lows of college life more intensely. The academic demands, social pressures, increased responsibilities, and the stress of daily life can significantly impact their confidence, well-being, and performance. Developing strong executive function skills is crucial in overcoming these challenges.
It’s important to understand that ADHD is not a reflection of a lack of intelligence, motivation, or potential. Rather, it is a neurodevelopmental disorder related to Executive Function and Self-Regulation. As college students' brains are still developing, ADHD can complicate this critical stage of growth even more.

With nearly two decades of experience as a behavioral health specialist, social worker, and ADHD coach, I have worked extensively with students and their families, providing essential college support.
I also understand these challenges personally. As an adult with ADHD, I struggled throughout both college and graduate school, and much of what I teach today encompasses the information, support, and understanding I wish I had received during that time.
I empathize with the frustration of procrastination, the difficulty of getting started, unfinished projects, missed deadlines, distractions, and feeling stuck despite your best intentions—all common hurdles in developing executive function skills.
You do not have to navigate these challenges alone. I'm here to help with ADHD coaching tailored to your needs.
In my role as a coach, I specialize in ADHD coaching to help students better understand their brains, enhance their executive function skills, and develop the tools necessary to navigate college with greater confidence, resilience, and overall wellbeing.
My ADHD coaching is built on three fundamental pillars:
1. Emotion & self-regulation
2. Executive functioning
3. Overall health & wellbeing.
Together, we will cultivate practical skills for managing time, prioritizing tasks, handling stress, creating sustainable routines, and working more effectively with the unique needs of the ADHD brain and body.
Throughout our journey, we will also delve into mindset, self-talk, challenges, and distractions. By fostering greater awareness, understanding, and compassion, you will learn how to leverage your individual strengths while building the confidence, resilience, and skills essential for thriving in college and beyond.
Dana’s guidance was key in helping me not only get back on my feet from one of the lowest points of my life, but also set me up to succeed, especially as I navigated the challenges of ADHD and anxiety. I was struggling academically and felt unequipped with the necessary executive function skills to tackle everyday obstacles.
Through ADHD coaching, Dana provided invaluable support by helping me experiment with and discover strategies that worked for me. She balances down-to-earth professionalism with a friendly demeanor, making her approachable and fun to work with. I find her incredibly effective in what she does, and I genuinely believe that Dana can help anyone who seeks her college support.
Dana has been a huge help to me throughout my academic career, particularly in navigating my ADHD coaching journey. We focused on developing essential executive function skills such as verbal processing, prioritizing, and time management, along with emotional identification and regulation skills.
The tools I have now were crucial in helping me confidently tackle my college semester, enabling me to succeed and overcome obstacles.
I genuinely look forward to our weekly sessions and our communication via text between sessions, as it feels like a collaborative effort.
I continue to grow and learn more about ADHD and how to advocate for college support, improving my ability to manage school responsibilities and life in general.
- College Student, Graphic Design
We are so grateful to have met Dana. My son was diagnosed a few years ago with ADHD, which was accompanied by anxiety and depression. While he was in the midst of switching colleges and majors, he felt incredibly overwhelmed. Working with Dana not only provided him with valuable academic support but also significantly improved his well-being through her ADHD coaching.
My son has always struggled with executive function skills, which made starting and finishing tasks, remembering assignments, and prioritizing his time particularly challenging. Dana helped him tackle these issues effectively, and she also guided him in developing a better self-image through education about ADHD.
With Dana's assistance, we, as parents, came to realize that a significant percentage of his challenges were NOT due to laziness or lack of motivation.
Dana equipped him with the necessary tools to manage his ADHD symptoms while also focusing on his many strengths! Her support and motivation have not only boosted my son's self-confidence and self-esteem but also improved his performance in school.
- Parent of College Student, Exercise Science
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Dana’s guidance was key in helping me not only get back on my feet from one of the lowest points of my life, but also set me up to succeed, especially as I navigated the challenges of ADHD and anxiety. I was struggling academically and felt unequipped with the necessary executive function skills to tackle everyday obstacles.
Through ADHD coaching, Dana provided invaluable support by helping me experiment with and discover strategies that worked for me. She balances down-to-earth professionalism with a friendly demeanor, making her approachable and fun to work with. I find her incredibly effective in what she does, and I genuinely believe that Dana can help anyone who seeks her college support.
Dana has been a huge help to me throughout my academic career, particularly in navigating my ADHD coaching journey. We focused on developing essential executive function skills such as verbal processing, prioritizing, and time management, along with emotional identification and regulation skills.
The tools I have now were crucial in helping me confidently tackle my college semester, enabling me to succeed and overcome obstacles.
I genuinely look forward to our weekly sessions and our communication via text between sessions, as it feels like a collaborative effort.
I continue to grow and learn more about ADHD and how to advocate for college support, improving my ability to manage school responsibilities and life in general.
- College Student, Graphic Design
We are so grateful to have met Dana. My son was diagnosed a few years ago with ADHD, which was accompanied by anxiety and depression. While he was in the midst of switching colleges and majors, he felt incredibly overwhelmed. Working with Dana not only provided him with valuable academic support but also significantly improved his well-being through her ADHD coaching.
My son has always struggled with executive function skills, which made starting and finishing tasks, remembering assignments, and prioritizing his time particularly challenging. Dana helped him tackle these issues effectively, and she also guided him in developing a better self-image through education about ADHD.
With Dana's assistance, we, as parents, came to realize that a significant percentage of his challenges were NOT due to laziness or lack of motivation.
Dana equipped him with the necessary tools to manage his ADHD symptoms while also focusing on his many strengths! Her support and motivation have not only boosted my son's self-confidence and self-esteem but also improved his performance in school.
- Parent of College Student, Exercise Science
Thanks to this ADHD coaching program, my mental health and overall well-being have significantly improved. Acknowledging that I'm not alone has reshaped my perspective on what I once viewed as hindrances in life and academics. With a deeper understanding of ADHD and recognizing these challenges as aspects of an executive function disorder, I now navigate with more insight and clarity. Rather than feeling at odds with my own brain or engaging in fruitless overcompensation, I've learned to embrace my strengths and allow for necessary accommodations. This shift in mindset has turned obstacles into opportunities for growth and learning, while also fostering a profound sense of connection and self-acceptance. In terms of managing ADHD symptoms, I've developed the ability to recognize my emotions more effectively and reduce the potential harm they can cause to myself and others. I've gained various tools and strategies through college support to curb procrastination and increase motivation and task initiation, maintaining optimal dopamine levels. The program made a significant impact on my educational experience, enabling me to cultivate greater patience and consequently reducing self-criticism. It has boosted my self-confidence and reinforced my belief in both myself and my abilities. -Student, Interdisciplinary Studies
Thanks to this ADHD coaching program, I now feel less overwhelmed by school and equipped with the executive function skills needed to effectively organize and manage my tasks.
I've developed the ability to identify and articulate my emotional states, making it easier to seek help when needed. This improvement has significantly boosted my mental health and overall well-being.
Before participating in the program, I had no idea about the complexity of ADHD and how it affected my mood and emotions, as well as its link to the difficulty of getting things done.
This group and program have been incredibly validating for my experiences with ADHD. The supportive atmosphere has fostered a stronger sense of community and belonging for me. I've adopted positive habits, such as celebrating every win, no matter how small they may seem, because for those with ADHD, those small victories can be truly significant!
The tiered layout is spot-on! Starting with education and understanding of ADHD and then diving into practical strategies for students was a game-changer. The setup allows us to address our own needs while actively contributing to helping others. It's a fantastic approach to college support through group coaching!
- Student, Digital Media
I really struggle with hyperdrive, burnout, and emotional highs and lows. Being part of this ADHD supportive community has helped me manage life with a little less stress and a little more self-compassion. Through ADHD coaching, my confidence has grown just by knowing I'm not alone in experiencing life this way as an AuDHDer.
The program has greatly assisted me in staying on track and focused, particularly in enhancing my motivation and emotional regulation, which are crucial executive function skills.
I now feel significantly more confident in my capabilities. College remains challenging, but I genuinely believe I can handle it now with the right college support.
Dana fosters a fantastic sense of belonging and ensures everyone feels seen and heard. The ways she facilitates conversations among group members and helps us remain focused are truly remarkable!
-Student, Visual & Media Art
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