ADHD COACHING
Attending College with ADHD
You’re Not Alone — And You Don’t Have to Do This Alone.
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Starting college is an exciting milestone — new freedom, new friendships, new ideas, and the chance to pursue your passions. But for students with ADHD, the transition can come with extra hurdles that most people don’t see.
Managing your time, keeping track of assignments, staying focused during long lectures, and juggling everything on your plate — it can become very overwhelming, very fast. Even when you're working hard, it might seem like you're constantly playing catch-up. Deadlines sneak up. To-do lists feel impossible. And that nagging thought creeps in: “Maybe I’m not cut out for this.”
You’re not imagining it. And you’re definitely not alone.
Many college students with ADHD struggle with things like organization, follow-through, short-term memory, time-management and motivation — skills that college life demands every day. The result? Stress, burnout, and what’s often called “Imposter Syndrome” — the belief that you don’t belong, that you were somehow let in by mistake, and that everyone else has it figured out.
At Katy Child Psychology Associates (KCPA), we get it. We know how ADHD can quietly chip away at confidence and create roadblocks to success — even when you're putting in the effort. That’s why we created our College ADHD Coaching Program: a personalized support system designed to build real-world strategies for focus, planning, and confidence.
What is ADHD Coaching?
ADHD Coaching is a process that involves meeting with a professional who has expertise in educating, guiding, and problem-solving with others (clients) who have weaknesses in attention, working memory, planning, organization, time-management, and other executive functioning skills.
The ADHD Coach will work with each client to assess their strengths and weaknesses, set goals, and determine what strategies are likely to be the best match. The ADHD Coach also spends time educating the client about the characteristics of ADHD, to increase their understanding and self-awareness. Instruction in new systems, skills, and routines (the strategies) is provided, and the ADHD Coach assists each client in learning how to utilize/apply these things in a consistent manner during daily activities. Hopefully, with enough repetition over time, new habits will be established.
Another way of putting it, is that ADHD Coaching is kind of like “tutoring for ADHD”. Depending on your preference, there are options for small-group learning, one-on-one guidance, or a combination of both.
The Process
What is the process for ADHD Coaching at KCPA?
Step 1: Complete a Registration Form. Once it has been completed and submitted, our office manager will contact you about scheduling an initial introductory meeting between you and your ADHD Coach. Please call or email us if you need any help completing the form, or if you have any questions or concerns.
Step 2: During the initial introductory meeting, you and the ADHD Coach will complete the
pre-assessment, set goals, and discuss next steps.
Step 3: You will then select the coaching package below that you think will best meet your needs, and then attend the coaching sessions accordingly.
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Option A ($450): Weekly group seminar, different skills taught each week (6 sessions total).
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Option B ($1120): Weekly individual, 1-hour sessions to learn specific skills, track progress, and problem-solve, as needed (8 sessions).
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Option C ($675): Weekly group seminars (6 total) described in Option A above, AND weekly “check-in” 30-minute coaching sessions (6 total).
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Step 4: After you have completed all of the sessions of the coaching program you selected, we ask that you fill out a “post-coaching” self-assessment form. This will assist in tracking your progress and identifying any additional support or help you might need. It also helps us make sure that our program is effective in meeting the needs of our clients.
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Step 5: Upon completion of all the coaching sessions associated with the package you selected, you will then enter the “maintenance phase”. This phase is flexible and open-ended, and entails meeting with your ADHD Coach once every month or two to ensure that you are having success, and to identify any changes or additional strategies that might be needed. The frequency and timing of these meetings can be worked out between you and your coach, depending on what is needed.
Maintenance Phase Cost: 30-minutes = $70; 60-minutes = $140, or as agreed upon by the Client and ADHD Coach.