Sydney Metrick
PhD
Free
Coaching people with ADHD Expert
Sydney Metrick Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Attention Deficit Disorder-ADHD
- Best Sellers
- The Art of Ritual
- Career Focus
- Coaching, Group Leader, Author
- Affiliation
- Artful Coaching, The Eisner Institute for Professional Studies
My ADHD led me to pursue non-traditional education. I found that with alte ative and distance learning I was able to achieve the educational success that had previously evaded me. I earned an MA in counseling psychology and a PhD in expressive arts therapy. Then, during my studies at the Coaches Training Institute, I learned my unusual way of being in the world was due to my ADHD brain wiring. Coaching people with ADHD seemed to me a good career direction. I'm able to blend resources gained from studying hypnotherapy, the arts and coaching to help people who think differently.
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Today is the Best Day of Your Life
The hills are green, flowers are blooming, neighborhood yards and trees are beginning to show leaves and buds. We typically shake off the winter doldrums at this time of year. But not this year. This year, people are despondent despite the fine weather and promises from a new administration. ...
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Dealing with Stuff
Stuff is everywhere. There are papers piled up on the desk, books next to the bed, and scraps of paper with "to do's" and reminder notes everywhere. But where are my keys?!!! If this situation is something you can relate to, fear not, there is help. Many people with attention deficit disorder (ADHD) are easily overwhelmed. They not only lose track of time, but lose things. A man, very successful in his industry, reported that he lost two cell phones in less than a month. His keys also seem to have legs since they never seem to be where he thinks he may have put them.
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When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take it
There’s a technique I learned when studying hypnosis called “macro sequence intervention.” The gist of it is that you have habits of behavior that you can change by becoming aware of what choices you make when you reach a decision point. A habit like hanging up your coat is triggered by walking in the door and taking your coat off. If you are a person who instead, tosses your coat on a chair you might have what's called a problem sequence.
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Artful Coaching
People with ADD/ADHD generally have challenges with time management, organization, and communications. Coaching helps non-linear thinkers develop tools and resources to navigate life successfully.
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Artful Coaching
Information about ADD/ADHD issues and solutions through coaching. Artists are other non-linear thinkers who have challenges that are addressed.
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Contacting Sydney Metrick
510 223 3882