ADHD Coaching
ADHD coaching is a targeted, action-oriented process designed to assist individuals with ADHD (or ADHD traits) to overcome challenges and achieve their personal, educational and professional goals. Practical and collaborative in nature, ADHD coaching can provide focus, structure, accountability and tailored strategies to enhance executive functioning, facilitating personal growth and the achievement of specific objectives.
Unlike therapy, ADHD coaching is present- and future-focused, and while it involves reflecting on past experiences and welcomes every aspect of the client’s identity as part of the process, the intention is not emotional healing but rather to extract insights that may be useful in addressing present-day issues.
Recognising that ADHD influences various aspects of life differently, Dionysios offers ADHD coaching that focuses on three key areas—studies, work and family:
Unlike therapy, ADHD coaching is present- and future-focused, and while it involves reflecting on past experiences and welcomes every aspect of the client’s identity as part of the process, the intention is not emotional healing but rather to extract insights that may be useful in addressing present-day issues.
Recognising that ADHD influences various aspects of life differently, Dionysios offers ADHD coaching that focuses on three key areas—studies, work and family:
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Coaching approach
At the core of Dionysios’ coaching philosophy is a deeply rooted belief in the transformative power of individualised support. A dedicated listener, Dionysios aims to help clients go deeper and uncover patterns and habits that might impede their growth. Driven by empathy, proactive encouragement and evidence-based methods, he ensures that each session is customised to meet his clients’ unique needs and challenges, propelling them closer to their personal or professional goals.
What happens in a coaching session
In a typical session with Dionysios, clients can expect an atmosphere that is relaxed yet highly focused, friendly yet result-oriented. Armed with a range of practical tools and frameworks, and employing a mix of active listening, probing questions and constructive feedback, Dionysios assists clients in effectively assessing their values, motivations and circumstances, before helping them identify their available choices, create a detailed plan of action, and put in place strategies to ensure they stay on track and reach their objectives.
Duration
ADHD coaching is designed to be a finite journey, with the aim of fostering autonomy by developing metacognitive skills and strategies that clients can carry forward. This process equips them to leverage their unique strengths and navigate their challenges independently in the future. The length of the coaching varies depending on the context and area of focus, but typically spans 4 to 10 sessions.
Schedule a coaching session
Dionysios offers ADHD coaching online via Zoom or in-person in Oxford, at The Little Health Hub. For more information and to book a coaching session with Dionysios, please get in touch.
At the core of Dionysios’ coaching philosophy is a deeply rooted belief in the transformative power of individualised support. A dedicated listener, Dionysios aims to help clients go deeper and uncover patterns and habits that might impede their growth. Driven by empathy, proactive encouragement and evidence-based methods, he ensures that each session is customised to meet his clients’ unique needs and challenges, propelling them closer to their personal or professional goals.
What happens in a coaching session
In a typical session with Dionysios, clients can expect an atmosphere that is relaxed yet highly focused, friendly yet result-oriented. Armed with a range of practical tools and frameworks, and employing a mix of active listening, probing questions and constructive feedback, Dionysios assists clients in effectively assessing their values, motivations and circumstances, before helping them identify their available choices, create a detailed plan of action, and put in place strategies to ensure they stay on track and reach their objectives.
Duration
ADHD coaching is designed to be a finite journey, with the aim of fostering autonomy by developing metacognitive skills and strategies that clients can carry forward. This process equips them to leverage their unique strengths and navigate their challenges independently in the future. The length of the coaching varies depending on the context and area of focus, but typically spans 4 to 10 sessions.
Schedule a coaching session
Dionysios offers ADHD coaching online via Zoom or in-person in Oxford, at The Little Health Hub. For more information and to book a coaching session with Dionysios, please get in touch.
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About Dionysios
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Over the last decade, Dionysios has built a wide-ranging portfolio career as a performer, stage director, teacher, researcher and coach. His academic journey includes reading music at City University London, earning a Master’s from the University of Cambridge, working as a research fellow at Harvard University, and obtaining a doctorate from the University of Oxford.
In parallel to his coaching practice, Dionysios serves as Co-Chair and Director of the Professional Association of Specific Learning Difference Specialists in Higher Education (PASSHE) and works as a Professor of Historical Performance and Academic Studies at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, where he teaches at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Since he started teaching in 2012, Dionysios’ work has extended beyond the academic or technical confines of the class, studio or rehearsal room, actively supporting his students’ professional development. Formal coaching and mentoring training rapidly advanced his skills, allowing him to work with clients from various backgrounds and areas of activity. |
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He holds the Guildhall Certificate in Coaching & Mentoring, accredited by the European Mentoring & Coaching Council (EMCC), he has completed the PASSHE Level 5 Course in Teaching Students with Specific Learning Differences in Higher Education, and maintains full public liability and professional indemnity insurance. Dionysios is a Mental Health First Aider (MHFAider) and holds the Level 3 Award in Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH).
Testimonials
“Dionysios was a wonderful listener. He understood the unique challenges involved in managing ADHD, from the way appointments were scheduled and reminded, to the actual conversations themselves. Every conversation was insightful. I would often discover some habits or patterns of behaviour that get in the way of my goals or of just keeping it all together. The conversations were always smooth and relaxed yet still tended towards important aspects of ADHD and goals. Highly recommended coach”
– BJ, Academic
“I really enjoyed working with Dionysios. He is professional, meticulous, and incredibly empathetic—a quality that can be challenging to master if it's not innate. Dionysios has a remarkable ability to explain complex ideas in simple terms. My conversations with him have been a journey of self-reflection, growth, and learning. I wholeheartedly recommend Dionysios to anyone in need of support. We can all become stronger; sometimes, we just need a little help”
– Luna, Lecturer
“My coaching journey with Dionysios has honestly been one of the most valuable learning experiences I’ve ever had. It’s enabled me to see things from a different perspective and identify what truly matters to me. Dionysios provides a safe and open environment where I feel comfortable being my true self. He’s helped me to make an important career and ultimately a life decision, and I feel very positive about the future”
– Emma, Charity Learning Manager
“Working with Dionysios was a very empowering experience. He skilfully coached me to overcome my self-limiting beliefs and to feel confident to embrace my new professional role. With his support I am now preparing myself to set up my own business, which I could not envisage prior to coaching. Dionysios managed to do this with warmth, firm but gentle challenge and humour. The sessions were purposeful but enjoyable and I never felt stupid or judged. I left every session feeling positive, enthusiastic and keen to move forward. I would not hesitate to recommend him to others”
– Gill, Adolescent Wellbeing Coach
“Dionysios helped me break down my big life decisions into actionable steps. Without his support and guidance I would probably still be stumbling blind in pursuit of my goals. In just over month I was able to set myself course, and in three more months, I was able to reach my goals”
– Julian, Materials Science Researcher and Data Analytics Instructor
“My sessions with Dionysios have led to very positive changes in my life. He helped me develop a strategy to improve my sleeping, which was simple but effective, and for the first time in ten years I sleep well and feel rested in the mornings. Dionysios helped to clarify what I was feeling, worried about, or required to do and then helped me navigate some potentially difficult situations, such as assisting me in planning for meetings with key figures for a major project I am engaged in. He has also shown me how I can improve my general health through a number of simple actions. At all times, he has been friendly, upbeat, proactive and encouraging. I would thoroughly recommend Dionysios to anyone and I hope that he goes on to help many others, as he has helped me!”
– Tai, Marine Biologist and Author
“My academic coaching sessions with Dionysios have been packed with new learning and skills. Dionysios is always flexible in meeting my needs, going to great depths to understand me and the learning methods that work best for me”
– Tiannon, Undergraduate Student
“Dionysios is a very nice and kind person, making me feel comfortable to share my problems and the impact of ADHD on my life. He helped me improve different aspects of my daily life, such as sleeping, studying and setting goals, based on my needs and feedback. Most important to me is the feeling of safety and support. He is always friendly and supportive in the sessions, non-judgmental and with great understanding”
– Kat, PhD Student
– BJ, Academic
“I really enjoyed working with Dionysios. He is professional, meticulous, and incredibly empathetic—a quality that can be challenging to master if it's not innate. Dionysios has a remarkable ability to explain complex ideas in simple terms. My conversations with him have been a journey of self-reflection, growth, and learning. I wholeheartedly recommend Dionysios to anyone in need of support. We can all become stronger; sometimes, we just need a little help”
– Luna, Lecturer
“My coaching journey with Dionysios has honestly been one of the most valuable learning experiences I’ve ever had. It’s enabled me to see things from a different perspective and identify what truly matters to me. Dionysios provides a safe and open environment where I feel comfortable being my true self. He’s helped me to make an important career and ultimately a life decision, and I feel very positive about the future”
– Emma, Charity Learning Manager
“Working with Dionysios was a very empowering experience. He skilfully coached me to overcome my self-limiting beliefs and to feel confident to embrace my new professional role. With his support I am now preparing myself to set up my own business, which I could not envisage prior to coaching. Dionysios managed to do this with warmth, firm but gentle challenge and humour. The sessions were purposeful but enjoyable and I never felt stupid or judged. I left every session feeling positive, enthusiastic and keen to move forward. I would not hesitate to recommend him to others”
– Gill, Adolescent Wellbeing Coach
“Dionysios helped me break down my big life decisions into actionable steps. Without his support and guidance I would probably still be stumbling blind in pursuit of my goals. In just over month I was able to set myself course, and in three more months, I was able to reach my goals”
– Julian, Materials Science Researcher and Data Analytics Instructor
“My sessions with Dionysios have led to very positive changes in my life. He helped me develop a strategy to improve my sleeping, which was simple but effective, and for the first time in ten years I sleep well and feel rested in the mornings. Dionysios helped to clarify what I was feeling, worried about, or required to do and then helped me navigate some potentially difficult situations, such as assisting me in planning for meetings with key figures for a major project I am engaged in. He has also shown me how I can improve my general health through a number of simple actions. At all times, he has been friendly, upbeat, proactive and encouraging. I would thoroughly recommend Dionysios to anyone and I hope that he goes on to help many others, as he has helped me!”
– Tai, Marine Biologist and Author
“My academic coaching sessions with Dionysios have been packed with new learning and skills. Dionysios is always flexible in meeting my needs, going to great depths to understand me and the learning methods that work best for me”
– Tiannon, Undergraduate Student
“Dionysios is a very nice and kind person, making me feel comfortable to share my problems and the impact of ADHD on my life. He helped me improve different aspects of my daily life, such as sleeping, studying and setting goals, based on my needs and feedback. Most important to me is the feeling of safety and support. He is always friendly and supportive in the sessions, non-judgmental and with great understanding”
– Kat, PhD Student
