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I’ve never felt as hopeful as I am now. Marla’s reassuring voice and straightforward manner helped me to internalize a consistent approach to each problem.

Before I was frazzled, couldn’t do what I needed to do and felt like a fraud professionally. When things weren’t working before, I saw it as a personal failing. We figured out what I needed to do. And now stuff is not falling through my fingers, and I’m not surprised by things that come up professionally.

Every accomplishment felt reinforcing. I remind myself when I have organizational challenges now that it is my neurobiology, not me! I don’t see myself as defective and am not ashamed anymore. I just think about the next step I need to do to figure it out.

Marla was my second coach. The first one did not really help me, so I was kind of skeptical.

Marla’s help was astonishing. After only a few calls, she seemed to have me figured out pretty well.

She called me on empty promises, pushed me just enough, never too much, and together we came up with tools that actually work and which I actually use. She has an uncanny ability to know how far she can push me without ticking me off. Thanks to that, I never felt pressure to lie about or excuse what I had done or how I was doing.

After living with ADHD for many years, I started believing that I was lazy, stupid, and crazy. Marla was able to convince me that I was none of these by helping me solve small issues and get a track record of success. Once those things were accomplished, many of the pieces sort of fell into place.

Through our work, I clarified my goals, identified communication issues, fuzzy planning and established personal accountability. In working with Marla, I received practical organizing and planning techniques, inspiration and empowering suggestions. Marla helped me work with each issue as developing life skills and emphasized personal responsibility. Marla is an excellent coach and a compassionate, encouraging mirror. I recommend her without any reservations.

What I gained from working with Marla was invaluable. Marla was consistently supportive, positive and uncritical. I learned to honor the way I work best, and am more accepting of my ADD and other characteristics. Now I ask myself, how can I get what I need to get done without running against my own personality? After learning more about ADD from Marla, I don’t think of my challenges as a personal weakness. This change in my thinking allows me to better handle my challenges by thinking of strategies to manage them, rather than engaging in self-blame!

Yes, cost was definitely a factor when I decided to work with Marla, but I knew that this is what good professionals charge. Being able to make choices that are right for me and learn strategies that last a lifetime is invaluable to me. The investment was certainly worth it.

From working with Marla, I learned a lot about goal setting, meeting objectives, and doing that as a person with ADD.

If you are stuck or frustrated, I would certainly hire Marla as a coach.

Marla has an excellent understanding of ADHD and a great knowledge base of related topics. She was able to expertly guide me through decisions I needed to make and helped me tackle big and small things I needed to do.

Knowing I had adhd was only 25% of the battle for me. I’m so glad that I chose to stay committed to coaching. Now that I have more self awareness about myself and my adhd I trust myself to get what I need done. I don’t try to do too much anymore and when I’ve done all I can on my own I’m more willing to reach out for support. My production is way higher than I expected, but I’m also way less stressed and that makes it easier on a personal level at home too.