Comment by xeniaangevin
2 years ago
Firstly, it’s a pleasure to meet someone as informed in the current debates across the helping professions as you are.
As a coaching psychologist and a member of Shimmer team, I should firstly confirm that we work in close alliance with the other helping professions in the clinical and psychotherapeutic space and we understand each other’s limitations.
And while each of the helping professions pay attention to the outcomes and skills, ADHD coaching we do at Shimmer is characterised by the relentless focus on the future vision, goals and tactics to help the ADHD folk get there. Think regular coaching supercharged by the power of prospective psychology, coaching psychology, health psychology and neuro-developmental perspectives.
We all stand on the shoulders of helping professions’ giants, but our focal areas are different. And considering the time limits involved in helping, the focal areas do matter.
Let me be more direct: what qualifications do your coaches hold?
Thank you for the clarification.
Our coaches fall in 1 of 2 categories: (1) Coaching or MH professional credentials (ICF, Therapists, Psychiatrists) or (2) Masters-level or equivalent of psychology- or ADHD- related field along with extensive hours of client-facing facilitation & coaching work.
100% of our coaches fall into 1 of the above 2 categories.