Julia Rice - MA, ADHD Coach
I have a passion for people and their whole, complex lives. As a person with ADHD, my greatest joy is in holding supportive space and providing thought partnership for fellow neurodivergent folks and others. As a coach, I help mid-career professionals, entrepreneurs, executives and senior leaders navigate challenges, work toward goals, build self-awareness, and co-create strategies for living and working better with ADHD. I coach with versatility, creativity, warmth, enthusiasm, humor, authenticity and curiosity.
Prior to coaching, I held leadership director roles in leadership development, program management, design education, and organizational strategy. With degrees in design, psychology, and a master’s in counseling psychotherapy, my approach is informed by experience and evidence-based practices in clinical mental health psychology, design thinking, neuroscience and cognition as they pertain to life and work.
Like myself, many of my clients were diagnosed later in life (adulthood) and are in a place of learning about their unique brains after years of misunderstanding (from others as well as themselves!) If this is your experience too, I’m so glad you’re looking into coaching. It is a wonderful space just for you to explore your skills and struggles, get clarity to better understand your needs, and work with a dedicated and compassionate thought partner who really gets it.
Perhaps you’ve had the unique experience of having both high intellectual/cognitive abilities while also living with ADHD. You’ve had successes, but also struggles – the inconsistency between the two can be frustrating in a world that doesn’t understand this unique combination. You may have even avoided seeking help because it doesn’t seem like the support available is a good fit for your needs. That’s where a coach who has lived experience with this condition can make all the difference. I coach with versatility, agility, creativity, warmth, enthusiasm, humor, authenticity and curiosity. We will work together in a way that honors and celebrates all of who you are, while helping you move through challenges, find new ways forward, and get to a point of feeling confident and fulfilled, ready to take on the goals you dream of.
I’ve helped clients from a range of industries and roles including mental health, education (K-12 and higher ed), veterinary and human medicine, entrepreneurs, biomedical scientists, attorneys, communication and marketing, graphic designers, UX/UI designers, architects, industrial designers, engineers, visual and performing arts, and non-profit leaders.
I work with adults from 18 to 80, helping them learn more about their unique brains and build supportive skills to grow professionally and personally. Many of my clients reach out with goals for making changes in their career journeys and/or professional identities, or for help in times of transition (be it a major life event or entering a new chapter). Coaching has helped my clients build better strategies to enhance their leadership and performance, navigate their day-to-day challenges and ground in their strengths to minimize stress and self-doubt – finding ways to live to happier, more confident, and fulfilling lives.