Nervous system and Somatic-focused Coaching
For late-diagnosed, high-performing, and high-masking ADHD or AuDHD adults
You’ve learned how to function and push through.
And it makes sense that feeling connected or at ease in your body still feels out of reach.
This work integrates nervous system education and somatic inquiry to help you:
Notice how patterns show up in your body in real time
Reconnect with your internal signals and sensations
Expand your emotional awareness and capacity
Build sustainable momentum in your life and relationships
Let’s chat to see whether coaching feels like a fit for you.
1:1 Adult AuDHD/ADHD Coaching Program with Risa
Coaching Process Details
1:1 sessions are virtual and typically 60-90 minutes
Personalized goal-setting and integration support
Between-session asynchronous messaging for accountability and reflection
A blend of educational and experiential nervous system work
Somatic-based inquiry to explore nervous system patterns and to increase somatic awareness and behavioral flexibility
Parenting
Parenting as a neurodivergent adult is layered. Your own wounds may get triggered, and your strong-willed, often neurodivergent child needs you to be their steady anchor. I help you regulate your nervous system, break cycles of reactivity, and nurture your child’s strengths so they can thrive as their authentic self — all while making sure your needs are honored too.
Relationships
Many late-diagnosed adults struggle with knowing what their needs are, let alone expressing them. This can lead to masking, people-pleasing, or simmering resentment. I help you identify, honor, and communicate your needs so you can build relationships rooted in safety, authenticity, and mutual respect.
Career
For neurodivergent adults, work struggles often go deeper than just “time management.” Perfectionism, procrastination, and task paralysis can keep you stuck — even when you know what needs to get done. I help you untangle these patterns so you can work with your brain (not against it) and create a career path that feels sustainable and aligned.
Thriving as You
You’ve carried the weight of shame, masking, and self-doubt for so long. This is your space to exhale, release old stories, and come home to yourself. When you stop hiding and start living as your full self, meaningful shifts occur — you find clarity, confidence, and the freedom to create a life that finally feels like yours.
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Nervous system-led
Our nervous systems carry subconscious patterns that often keep us feeling stuck. You’ll learn to recognize your body’s different nervous system states and build tools and the capacity to move between them safely and with awareness.
Compassionate exploration of your protective patterns
We’ll look at the patterns that feel like they're keeping you stuck and meet them with curiosity and compassion, not shame. Because self-compassion is where real transformation begins.
Building Somatic Awareness
By bringing your attention to your body, we gently rebuild your relationship with your sensations and emotions so they can guide, support, and help you rebuild self-trust.
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“Trauma-informed” can mean different things, so I want to be clear about what I mean when I say my coaching is trauma-informed.
When I say my coaching is trauma-informed, I mean I understand how complex trauma shapes the nervous system, influences subconscious beliefs, and creates patterns that show up in thoughts, emotion, and behavior. My approach helps you notice these patterns safely, so you can shift them without judgment and build self-trust. In my coaching, achieving goals isn’t about pushing harder. It’s about learning and embodying the skills to create an internal sense of safety so you can respond, connect, and thrive from a place of clarity rather than survival.
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My 1:1 sessions are typically 60–90 minutes.
I recommend starting with my 12-week coaching package, which is $2,100 total. Payment can be made either in full or in monthly installments.
I also offer individual 1:1 sessions at $200 each.
A small number of sliding scale spots are available to support accessibility. Please reach out if that would be helpful for you.
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Both coaching and therapy support personal growth, resilience, and skill-building. The key difference is that therapy addresses and diagnoses mental health conditions, while coaching does not. Therapists are trained and licensed to treat mental health disorders. Coaches, on the other hand, focus on helping individuals identify strengths, clarify goals, and take actionable steps toward change.
I see coaching as an essential system of support—especially when you're ready to move from insight into action. Coaching helps you integrate what you know into everyday choices and behavior shifts. For many people, working with both a therapist and a coach can be a powerful combination: therapy to support mental health, and coaching to support growth, self-trust, and behavioral change.
In coaching, we work as equals. You are the expert on your inner world, and my role is to provide a safe, nonjudgmental space where you can reconnect with your intuition, explore all parts of yourself, and discover tools that support your unique brain and nervous system. When your body feels safe and supported, the answers and solutions already within you can finally emerge — and new possibilities come into view.
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You do not have to be officially diagnosed with ADHD and/or autism to work with me. The best way to see if we are a good fit is to book a discovery call.
On the outside, I looked like I had it all together — professor, master’s degree in biology, family, home. But inside, I was exhausted from running, always feeling like I was falling behind. No matter how much I achieved, it was never enough. I was never enough.
I spent years struggling with procrastination, perfectionism, and burnout — unaware these were signs of ADHD and autism. Later, I also discovered I have aphantasia — my brain doesn’t form mental images — and suddenly, my lifelong struggles with executive functioning made sense. Even after years of therapy and countless books on psychology, ADHD, and autism, I still felt stuck. Parenting added another layer of challenge. I often felt overwhelmed and guilty, unsure how to meet my children’s needs while managing my own.
Everything shifted when I started working with an ADHD coach. Through compassionate, trauma-informed coaching, nervous system regulation, and somatic practices, I finally experienced what it felt like to be safe in my own body. For the first time, I slowed down and realized my patterns — procrastination, people-pleasing, hyper-independence — weren’t flaws. They were my body’s way of protecting me. I was never broken.
That realization changed everything. Healing isn’t just about understanding your past — it’s about building safety, trust, and connection in the present so you can create new possibilities for the future. This ongoing work is what inspired me to become a life coach.
Today, I create neurodiversity-affirming spaces for late-diagnosed ADHD and AuDHD adults to do the same: rebuild safety, reconnect with their bodies, and move forward without leaving themselves behind. It’s possible to build nourishing relationships, thrive in life and career, and be the parent your children truly need.
I’m a queer, nonbinary person, a proud LGBTQ+ ally, and a mother of two young children. Outside of coaching, I love traveling, good food, and recharging in nature.
With all my compassion,
Risa
About Risa
