Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is widely misunderstood! ADHD does not describe the person, it describes the brain and nervous system they have.
My mission is to change the public perception of what it means to have ADHD and others to be proud their unique brain wiring and embrace different!
I bring my combined lived experience, background in pharmacy and ADHD Coach training to my private practice where I work with children, adolescents and adults who have ADHD.
Together, we will explore ADHD and do whatever it takes to optimize health, improve quality of life and achieve personal goals and outcomes.
“Maybe the journey isn’t so much about becoming anything. Maybe it’s about un-becoming everything that isn’t really you, so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place.”
Paulo Coehlo
Neurodivergent
I live on the East Coast of Canada with my husband and four children. Two of my four children have ADHD; I was diagnosed at age 43. I enjoy knitting, photography, art, swimming and my favourite season is winter.
I challenge the cultural definition of success, where busyness, productivity and status are markers of success. So often, we, in particular neuro-atypicals, try to fit in to a role, institution or environment that just doesn’t work for us, or our brain. We learn and do think and do things differently; different does not mean defective or damaged. It is essential to find and environment that suits or needs, and in that we thrive.
Areas of passion
Pharmacist
I have been a pharmacist for over twenty years.
I have worked in pediatric and adult hospital pharmacy and community pharmacy.
I am a licensed pharmacist in British Columbia and Nova Scotia.
As a neuro-atypical pharmacist, I offer an atypical, unscripted approach to health that is:
Customized. There are no one size-fits-all solutions; this individualized method is is designed to meet your needs, values and preferences.
Comprehensive. Optimal management of any chronic health condition is never through medication alone. Education, behaviour and lifestyle measures change are essential with or without medication.
Collaborative. I collaborate with you to establish personal goals and desired outcomes. I collaborate teachers, employers and members your health care team, when needed. Through this, you become empowered to manage and advocate for your health.
Coach
I have completed the Basic ADHD & Life Coach Training Certification Program with ADDCA (ADD Coach Academy), the global leader in ADHD coach training and education.
I have received coaching credentials from ADDCA and the Professional Association of ADHD Coaches (PAAC). A PAAC Credential is the most prestiigious disctinction that can be earned by a member of the ADHD Coaching Profession.
I am a professional member of CADDRA (Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance).
I have been a volunteer for the Centre for ADHD Awareness, Canada.
