I didn’t come to this work by accident.
My journey with ADHD started not with my own diagnosis, but with my son’s — and it changed everything.
For the past 17 years, I’ve been learning, advocating, and fighting alongside my son as he navigated a world that wasn’t always designed for his brilliant, divergent brain. I attended workshops and webinars, became an active parent advocate, and spent years pushing for neuro-affirming learning support and neuroinclusive classrooms — because the system kept closing the very programs he needed. That advocacy eventually led me to serve as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Centre for ADHD Awareness Canada (CADDAC) — one of the most meaningful roles of my career.
Along the way, something shifted in me too.
The more I learned about ADHD — really learned about it — the more I recognized myself. My mind was always racing. I had a million ideas at once. I hyperfocused intensely on topics that fascinated me, and craved novelty and change so deeply that routine felt physically uncomfortable. When my son’s first ADHD specialist suggested I might have ADHD too, I dismissed it entirely. I wasn’t hyperactive — not physically, anyway.
From advocacy to coaching
Watching ADHD coaching transform my son’s life was the turning point. Seeing him gain validation for his experiences, develop self-knowledge about his own nervous system, and discover a whole community of people who experience the world the way he does — that was profound.
It also broke my heart a little. Because I could see how many neurodivergent individuals were being left on the sidelines — in classrooms, in workplaces, in life. Not because of any lack of ability or potential, but because the environments around them weren’t built to let them thrive.
That’s not fair to them. And it’s not fair to any of us — we all lose when people can’t grow into their full capabilities.
So I became a coach. Then I specialized in ADHD and Executive Function coaching. Then I went further — earning a Master of Science in Industrial/Organizational Psychology — because we spend the majority of our waking lives at work, and employment has an enormous influence on our wellbeing, our sense of meaning, and our ability to meet both our basic and higher-order needs.
What I bring to our work together
My path to coaching is grounded in over 25 years of experience in people leadership, organizational development, and inclusion work — including nearly 15 years at BMO Financial Group, where I led enterprise-wide inclusion programs, supported neurodivergent employees, and championed diversity at every level.
I’m a Board-Certified Coach (BCC), accredited by the Center for Credentialing & Education, and hold my PCC designation with the International Coaching Federation. I’m a proud member of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, the International Coaching Federation, and the National Society of Leadership and Success — and a former Chair of the Board of CADDAC.
But more than my credentials, I bring lived experience — as a late-diagnosed ADHD woman, as the mother of a neurodivergent son, and as a biracial woman who understands what it means to navigate systems that weren’t designed with you in mind.
When you work with me, you’re not just getting a coach. You’re getting someone who genuinely gets it — and who has dedicated her career to making sure you don’t have to figure it out alone.
Ready to take the first step? I’d love to meet you. Book your free 30 minute introductory coaching conversation.
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