Become an Advanced ADHD Coach
A comprehensive ICF-accredited ADHD coaching diploma for new and existing coaches.
What if becoming a specialist in ADHD coaching changed everything?
Coach with depth and integrity
Go beyond surface-level tools. Learn to coach relationally, reflectively, and ethically - supporting clients in ways that truly hold them.
Build confidence you can trust
Develop your unique coaching voice with mentor coaching, ADHD clients, and supportive supervision to help you grow.
Gain credibility and accreditation
Earn a globally recognised ICF accredited qualification that signals professionalism, depth, and specialist training in ADHD coaching.
Have you been looking for a comprehensive course that…
…sets you apart as a true specialist?
Become the coach clients are searching for. This diploma sets a new standard for ADHD coaching with specialist training that’s deep, rigorous, and globally recognised.
…is led by people who get it?
Our faculty are neurodivergent coaches and therapists who bring lived experience, professional insight, and coaching expertise into every room. We train like we coach: with care.
…includes trauma-awareness as core, not extra?
Coaching is relational. Learn how to build trust, stay present with emotion, and hold space that honours shame, emotional regulation, and the full human experience.
…prepares you to coach at depth?
Develop the reflective capacity, presence, and attunement to work with complexity, supporting ADHDers through stuckness, insight, and meaningful action.
…supports you in becoming an inclusive practitioner?
Understand how race, gender, class, sexuality, disability and other identities shape ADHD experiences. Our programme invites you to coach the whole person, not just their executive function.
…gives you everything in one place?
No scrambling for extra hours. Get your mentor coaching, supervision, client practice, feedback, and assessment all within one integrated training journey.
Train to coach with depth.
ADHD coaching changes lives - starting with yours. This programme blends expert-led training, real-world practice, and a supportive community to help you become the coach you wish you had.
Course Fees - From £9,000*
Invest in comprehensive training with flexible payment options to support your journey. ⓘ Custom payment plans available.
Flexible Start Dates - Next cohort begins September 2025
Join a new cohort and begin your training when it suits you.
Live Online Training - With reflective practice
Experience live sessions, peer practice, supervision, and tailored mentor coaching.
Completion Time - 12-18 Months
Become a reflective ADHD coaching practitioner at a pace that works for your life and learning style.
Small Cohorts - Max 16 participants
Learn in a connected group of curious, committed peers with specialist support.
ICF CCE Accreditation - 162.5 total training hours
Meets the highest international standards for professional coaching education.
*plus VAT for UK Residents
The only ADHD coach training that…
Leads with intersectionality
We help you explore your own privilege and marginalisation so you can hold safer space for those with different lived experiences.
Takes a therapeutic, process-led approach
Coaching isn’t surface work. Our training invites deep reflection, because you can only support a client as far as you’ve met yourself.
Delivers training in person, not just online
Our in-person modules accelerate confidence through live practice, feedback and connection. No other ADHD coach training offers this.
Works with strengths at a deeper emotional level
Strengths aren’t a checklist. They become a way of living. Until they’re embodied, they stay as good ideas, not transformation.
Integrates live feedback after every session
We don’t just welcome feedback. We use it. You’ll see your input shape how we teach and how we model self-advocacy.
We’re not here to replicate existing ADHD coaching models. We’re here to build something better. A training that transforms you, not just qualifies you.
Diploma in ADHD-Specialist Coaching
Choose the format that fits your life. Complete the full training online, or complete with an in-person intensive for Module 3 & 4. Both pathways include expert support, live feedback, and a comprehensive journey towards advanced ADHD coaching.
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Designed with Neurodivergent brains in mind
Access private podcasts, short videos, visual guides, and concise learning materials. Our ADHD-friendly design supports focus, flexibility, and real-world application.
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Practice-rich and professionally scaffolded
Includes 10 hours of ICF-aligned mentor coaching, observed sessions, and peer triads. You’ll grow through real coaching practice, structured feedback, and guided reflection.
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Prioritises sustainability & your wellbeing
Supervision is built into the programme to help you stay resourced, supported, and reflective. You’ll have space to explore what’s coming up in your coaching, look after your wellbeing, and develop a practice that feels grounded and sustainable.
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ADHD-Specialist coaching builds on an ADHD-informed foundation. It prepares you to coach at depth, with the confidence and sensitivity to hold more complex client presentations such as shame, masking, identity, and nervous system overwhelm. This does not mean working with trauma, but rather being able to coach in ways that are trauma-informed, attuned, and safe. Specialist coaches are trained to adapt their presence, attune relationally, and coach beyond surface tools. This is advanced coaching for those ready to meet ADHDers in all their complexity.
Not quite ready for the full Diploma? Start with our Certificate in ADHD-Informed Coaching — a foundational, ICF-accredited pathway to becoming a certified ADHD coach.
Hear Rajeef’s Story…
Rajeef came into training with a head full of theory, but it wasn’t until this training that it landed in his body.
“ADHD coach training forced me to learn something, apply it immediately, and get real-time feedback. That has been transformational. Models I used to understand only in theory, now live in me. I don’t just know them. I feel them.”
Rajeef, Senior UX Designer at Google
What you can expect
This advanced diploma helps you coach with greater depth, presence, and ethical clarity. Rooted in the ICF PCC markers and PAAC Essentials, it equips you to navigate complexity, work relationally, and support clients to thrive with ADHD. You’ll build confidence in your ability to coach at depth, integrate theory with lived experience, and hold space with skill and nuance. Prefer learning in person? Modules 3 and 4 can also be taken as immersive, in-person intensives offered in select global locations.
We’re in this
together
Becoming an ADHD coach with Gold Mind Academy is so much more than just joining a training programme. You’ll be part of a connected, values-driven community of peers, coaches and mentors who really get it. This is a place to grow, belong, and coach together.
Learn from Diverse, Expert Faculty
Experience different faculty members across modules - each bringing unique perspectives, coaching styles, and lived experience to keep your learning fresh, dynamic, and deeply enriching.
A Community That Lasts
You’ll join a supportive online learning community that stays active long after your training - offering connection, collaboration, and ongoing professional growth.
Grow Into Your Coaching Identity
You won’t be taught a rigid method. Instead, you’ll be supported to coach with confidence, clarity, and deep connection to yourself.
Who this programme is for (and not for…)
Our alumni range from those leaving full-time work, to coaches, leaders, parents, therapists, and curious humans from all walks of life and spread across the globe.
Who it's for
Values working at depth
This diploma is for anyone ready to build the self-awareness, relational capacity, and trauma-informed approach needed to work with complex client presentations in a safe, inclusive, and ethical way.
Looking for comprehensive training
Move beyond foundational training and into advanced ADHD-specialist coaching, grounded in strengths-based ICF & PAAC aligned practice.
Seeking confidence in coaching
Receive live feedback and hone your skills through mentor coaching in an experiential learning space. Supervision supports your wellbeing, helping you process what comes up in practice and develop in a way that’s grounded, reflective, and protects against burnout.
Who it's not for
Avoiding emotional depth
If you prefer to stay in the practical or theoretical, this course may feel confronting. Working at depth means engaging with emotion, identity, and complexity in yourself and others.
Wanting a quick qualification
This isn’t a tick-box or fast-track route. It’s a comprehensive, professional training designed to build depth, rigour, and confidence over time, not just knowledge.
Preferring to work in isolation
This training invites collaboration, curiosity, and brave reflection. If you’re not open to being gently challenged, receiving feedback, or learning alongside others, it might not be the right fit just yet.
Still not sure?
What if you’re already a coach?
You won’t be starting over. This Diploma builds on your existing skills and equips you to coach with ADHD, not around it. Learn to hold complexity, meet difference with care, and integrate neurodivergent-led, trauma-informed practice without losing sight of professional standards.
Apply ADHD-specialist tools to deepen your existing coaching approach
Work with emotional depth, stuckness, identity, and nervous system overwhelm
Integrate trauma-informed, inclusive, and neurodivergent-led coaching practices
Stretch your coaching with live feedback and reflective supervision
Align with both ICF and PAAC professional standards
Hear Sylvester's experience of the course as a trained EMCC coach.
Success Stories
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Susannah Ward, ADHD Life Coach
“Life-changing perspective shift”
This course helped me shift how I see ADHD—moving from struggle to strength, with real empowerment.
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Sam Patterson, Executive Coach
“So much more than training”
A generous, reflective space that deepened my practice and brought more ease to my life and work.
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Fran Sexton, Patient Safety Implementation Project Lead
“From glimmers to clarity”
This course gave me deep self-understanding and the foundation to coach others with confidence and care.
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Jen Price, Neurodiversity-Affirming Coach
“Clarity I couldn’t reach before”
The course gave me new tools and insight that individual therapy and courses hadn’t touched.
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Jade Rogers, Neurodivergent Life Coach
“The best thing I’ve done”
I’ve found my voice, grown in self-advocacy, and built, a more compassionate relationship with myself.
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Dr Annemarie O’Dwyer, Neurodivergent Advocate and Trainer
“Supportive, spacious, and empowering”
I found tools that enhance how I think, not change it, and a deeper sense of self-trust.
Flexible Course Dates & Times
Unlike most ADHD coach training programmes, we offer five start dates a year and a modular structure so you can choose when and how you train.
Rolling Start Dates
Start your training in January, March, June, September or November. Flexibility to fit your life.
Multiple Time Options
Modules 1 and 2 are offered in both GMT AM and PM formats. Module 3 is offered GMT AMs. Choose the times that suit you best.
In-Person Intensive Option
Prefer in-person learning? Complete Module 3 in a 5-day immersive intensive and Module 4 is a 6-day training.
View module dates & times:
All times are listed in UK time (GMT or BST). If you’re outside the UK, use the time converter to check your local start time. Please note any mid-module clock changes.
| Module | Duration | Date/Time Option 1 | Date/Time Option 2 | Starting Dates |
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| Module 1 | 8 weeks | Tuesday Morning 9:15am - 11:45am GMT* | Tuesday Evening 6:15pm - 8:45pm GMT* | Rolling start, every couple of months (Jan, Mar, Jun, Sept, Nov) See calendar for exact dates |
All times are listed in UK time (GMT or BST). If you’re outside the UK, use the time converter to check your local start time. Please note any mid-module clock changes.
| Module | Duration | Date/Time Option 1 | Date/Time Option 2 | Starting Dates |
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| Module 2 | 8 weeks | Thursday Morning 9:15am - 11:45am GMT* | Monday Evening 6:15pm - 8:45pm GMT* | Rolling start, every couple of months (Jan, Mar, Jun, Sept, Nov) See calendar for exact dates |
All times are listed in UK time (GMT or BST). If you’re outside the UK, use the time converter to check your local start time. Please note any mid-module clock changes.
| Module | Duration | Date/Time Option 1 | Date/Time Option 2 | Starting Dates |
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| Module 3 | 10 weeks | Tuesday Morning
9:15am - 11:45am GMT* | Friday Morning
9:15am - 11:45am GMT* | Rolling start, every couple of months (Jan, Mar, Jun, Sept, Nov) See calendar for exact dates |
| Module 3 (in-person) | 1-week intensive residential | 18th-23rd May 2025 Granada, Spain | 24th - 29th November Auckland, NZ | Spaces available for both residentials - see details |
All times are listed in UK time (GMT or BST). If you’re outside the UK, use the time converter to check your local start time. Please note any mid-module clock changes.
| Module | Duration | Main Sessions | Learning Arenas | Starting Dates |
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| Module 4 | 14 weeks | Wednesday Morning
9:15am - 11:45am GMT* | Monday Morning 10am - 11am GMT* | Rolling start, every 4 months (Jan, Apr, Sept) See calendar for exact dates |
| Module 4 (in-person) | 1-week intensive residential | 4th-10th December 2025 Auckland, New Zealand | Spaces available for residential - see details | |
FAQ
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Yes and no! Many coaches with prior experience appreciate the comprehensive course and enrol onto all 4 modules - but if this not appropriate for you right now, you could choose to enrol on our Certificate in ADHD-Informed Coaching (Modules 1, 2 & 3) to gain your ADHD coaching certificate and the come back at a later date to complete Module 4 and upgrade to the diploma as and when you feel ready.
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No. Each module runs as a closed cohort. Once you enrol in a module, you’ll stay with that group for the full duration of that module to support connection, continuity, and psychological safety. You are able to be in a different cohort as you transition into the next module. E.g. You might choose an AM cohort for Module 1 but then choose a PM cohort for Module 2.
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Not entirely. Our training is mostly live and interactive via Zoom. To meet ICF attendance requirements, you must attend at least 6 of 8 live sessions for Modules 1 and 2, and 8 of 10 live sessions for Module 3. Any missed sessions must be caught up by watching the missed session recordings. These recordings remain available to you for review via our online learning platform.
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Yes. You can pay your tuition in monthly instalments spread across the duration of your training. The only condition is that all payments must be completed by the end of your final module. The maximum length is 12 months payments. For custom plans, email us at hello@goldmindacademy.com.
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For Modules 1 and 2, you’ll need to listen to a 30-minute private podcast before each session. In Module 3 and 4, you’ll also take part in weekly triad coaching practice (1 hour per week), continue with the weekly podcast, and attend three one-to-one mentor coaching sessions after the module ends. These sessions are scheduled at a time that works for you and your mentor. You’ll also prepare and submit a recorded coaching session for assessment within two months of completing Module 3 and the same for Module 4. For in-person options you will also attend three one-to-one online mentor coaching sessions after your module concludes.
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Yes, you can switch to the in-person intensive for Module 3 or 4, subject to availability. This option includes an additional fee of £750 + VAT and must be requested in writing by emailing hello@goldmindacademy.com.
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Yes, although most students won’t need to pay any extras, there are a few optional or situational costs to be aware of:
Upgrading to an in-person Module 3 or 4: £750 + VAT (unless you enrolled for in-person from the start)
Additional or missed 1:1 Mentor Coaching sessions: £160 + VAT
Coach assessment resubmissions: £160 + VAT
Retaking a missed live session (if you miss more than 2): £160 + VAT
We’ll always let you know clearly if any of these apply, and do our best to help you avoid extra costs.
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We completely get it - you’re not alone in feeling this way. Our assessment process is designed to support you, not stress you out. After Module 3, you’ll have three one-to-one mentor coaching sessions with an experienced ICF PCC or MCC coach. These sessions help you choose a recorded coaching session that best represents your coaching aligned with the ICF ACC markers. For Module 4, you will be submitting a recording that is in assignment with PCC markers and PAAC 5 Essentials.
Once submitted, your recording will be reviewed within one month of the submission deadline, and you’ll receive clear, detailed feedback. The vast majority of our students - 99% - pass first time. But in the unlikely event that your recording doesn’t yet meet the criteria, we’ll be specific about what needs strengthening and what to demonstrate in a resubmission.
There is no “fail” at Gold Mind - only feedback, support, and ashared commitment to helping you become the brilliant coach you’re here to be.
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Yes and no! You don’t need coaching clients to take part in Module 3, you will be coaching your peers. We focus on developing a strong coaching mindset first, with plenty of opportunities to practise in a supported environment. You will take at least a 3 month gap between Module 3 and Module 4 - to gain some experience coaching real ADHD clients (not cohort members) and then Module 4 deepens the work and you will be applying the learning to external clients.
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You must meet the following minimum attendance requirements for each module:
Module 1: Must attend at least 6 out of 8 sessions (maximum 2 missed sessions).
Module 2: Must attend at least 6 out of 8 sessions (maximum 2 missed sessions).
Module 3: Must attend at least 8 out of 10 sessions (maximum 2 missed sessions).
Module 4: Must attend at least 8 out of 10 main sessions (maximum 2 missed sessions) and at least 8 out of 10 Supervision/Mentor Coaching Sessions (maximum 2 missed sessions)
All students MUST attend the first session of each module, this is crucial for contracting requirements.
Didn’t find the answer?
Why not have a chat with one of our team:
Ready to Get Started?
Step 1: Talk to Us
Unsure about anything? Have an informal call with our co-founder or a student ambassador to get your questions answered before enrolling.
Step 2: Choose Your Modules
Select the module start times that suit you best. Just follow the order: Module 1, then 2, then 3, then 4.
Step 3: Book Your Place
When you’re ready, enrol online and pay upfront or set up a flexible payment plan.
ICF CCE Accredited
Module 1 - 24hrs
Module 2 - 24hrs
Module 3 - 37hrs
Module 4 - 77.5hrs
This course is ICF (International Coach Federation) accredited at CCE level.
Being ICF accredited ensures that by attending this course, regardless of if you are a coach or not, you will receive comprehensive training, possess coaching skills and be protected by the ICF’s code of ethics.
By completing this training, you will receive a Certificate in ADHD-Informed Coaching and be awarded a total of 162.5 hrs of CCE (Continuing Coach Education). Those looking to accredit themselves as ACC coaches with the ICF, will need to apply via the Portfolio Route.
PLEASE NOTE: the ICF has additional requirements beyond our training, which includes 10hrs of mentor coaching, an exam and 100hrs of 1:1 coaching experience. For an portfolio application example and full details please visit links below:
Still have questions?
Talk with our co-founder or student ambassadors
Training to become an ADHD coach is a big decision. We’re here to help you choose what’s right for you.
