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Coaching with Bonnie Mincu
| I opened my coaching and consulting practice after a successful 20-year career in the corporate world. I was soon surprised to find I had difficulty with the lack of structure in my work-life. After being diagnosed with ADD, the reasons behind my challenges made sense to me. I began training with ADD Coach Academy to learn how to coach ADDers and, in the process, became much more attuned to the particular needs that I have to create structures and strategies to stay on track. |
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My training and personal history prepared me to work with the special challenges facing ADD - ADHD adults. My particular strengths lie in helping clients develop strategies to enhance their lives in several areas. Examples are:
- Creating vision and career direction
- Keeping on track for schedules and project completion
- Overcoming chronic lateness and clutter
- Developing awareness of how ADD - ADHD affects interactions and impacts relationships
- Working with the ADD - ADHD gifts of creativity and intuitiveness to develop strengths
ADD - ADHD Coaching Fees
Fees for private ADD - ADHD coaching are based on $200 per 60-minute session, or $175 per 45 minute session. Typically, clients choose either weekly sessions, or three per month. Customized programs are available, designed to work best with an individual's particular attention span, schedule and budget.
Complimentary ADD - ADHD Coaching Consultation
by Phone
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If you would like to look into ADD - ADHD coaching with me, please send me an email with a brief description of the areas you'd like to change or improve through coaching, and a few times /days that you could have a consultation. Please specify your time zone. My consultation hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00a.m. to 6:30p.m. Eastern time. I will confirm a time with you for a 30-minute introductory phone coaching / consultation session with you at no charge.
Or simply phone me at 212-614-7317.
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Individual ADD - ADHD Coaching
ADD - ADHD coaching is most often a one-to-one interaction, once a week for a period of time ranging from a few months to longer term. As coaching is usually done over the phone, I work with clients all over the United States and Canada -- and have had coaching clients in Europe and Africa as well. In the New York City area, clients may choose to meet in person.
Couples Coaching
I coach couples on the relationship issues that are particularly frustrating when one or both partners has ADD - ADHD. The goal is to change old habits and behaviors, and to overcome the frustration before it grows so large that the relationship is hurt. Partners learn to understand the ADD - ADHD challenge in context of each person's personal style, values and needs. The communication focus is on both partners working together to reach the behavior change goal while sustaining and enhancing the relationship.
Group ADD - ADHD Coaching
I set up coaching groups periodically, both in person (in New York area) and on the phone. Groups have the benefit of being lower cost than individual coaching, and of learning additionally from the experiences of others in the group. These groups may focus on ADD - ADHD coaching in general, or on specific topics such as project completion, relationships, entrepreneurship with ADD, the ADD artist, etc. See Classes & Workshops for details to find out about upcoming coaching groups, or contact me.
Coaching Client Testimonials
"Bonnie Mincu threw out the proverbial lifeline to me at time when I was drowning in an ocean of anxiety and stress related to ADD-related time-management and organizational difficulties. I had recently begun working as a full-time freelance writer, and was struggling to meet the demands of several clients. It had come to the point where I was almost paralyzed by deadlines and faced losing my clients because I was perpetually late with copy. My self estem had plummeted, I felt extreme shame over what I perceived as past failures, and was beginning to doubt my ability as a writer.
I called Bonnie on a day when I had a 2,400-word newsletter due within 24 hours and had not started writing it. I was paralyzed by the seeming impossibility of the task and ashamed that I was so 'lazy.' She did not judge me for not starting the newsletter earlier. Rather, she explained that procrastination is rarely a matter of laziness--its root causes can involve anything from a fear of failure to an inability to confront a task with multiple, complex steps. In my case it was the latter, and Bonnie immediately got to work in walking me through the Mind Mapping technique. Together, we figured out the main steps involved in writing and editing the newsletter, and I was able to turn it in by the deadline.
In subsequent sessions, through her Time Sense exercise, Bonnie taught me how to gain an accurate estimate of how long tasks truly take. I soon was able to plan my weekly schedule in a realistic way, and therefore give myself time for both work and relaxation--something I desperately needed. Once I was able to get a handle on my schedule and time management abilities, my self confidence and belief in my writing talent returned. Now I can truly say I am not just a freelance writer, but a SUCCESSFUL freelance writer. I have not missed a deadline since the day I first called Bonnie. She was one of the best investments I ever made in my career and my personal well-being. I highly recommend her services."
S.M. - freelance writer, New York City
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