Nea Clark ADHD Coaching, Leeds (2026)

29/04/2026

Sensory economy - Do you understand your sensory system?
She thought she was getting ill.
Every Tuesday afternoon, she'd come home from work and go straight to bed. Exhausted in a way that sleep didn't fix. Some days irritable for no reason she could name. Some days she'd just sit, staring, unable to start anything, unable to want anything. Her GP found nothing. She started wondering if it was depression.
It wasn't depression.
It was the open-plan office. The fluorescent lights. The colleague who ate crisps at 2pm. The thirty-seven conversations happening at once. The cold air from the vent directly above her desk. By Tuesday afternoon, her nervous system had been running on overdrive since Monday morning — and nobody had told her that was even possible.
Here's what most of us were never taught: sensory input doesn't just pass through us. It accumulates. And for an ADHD brain — a brain that often can't filter what comes in — that accumulation has a cost. It shows up as fog. As exhaustion. As snapping at someone you love. As sitting in front of a task you know how to do and being completely unable to begin.
We call it laziness. We call it mood. We call it a bad day.
It's a depleted nervous system that never got the chance to recover.
Understanding your sensory economy — what fills you, what drains you, how much you can hold before the system tips — isn't self-indulgence. It's the foundation everything else is built on.
She didn't need to push harder. She needed to know herself better.
We just finished our second group coaching session. Brilliant group, we learnt so much from each other.

28/04/2026

Four innovators share how their lived experiences with Autism and ADHD shape their personal and professional worlds. Through TA, relational depth, and emerging immersive technologies, the panel explores moving from fear and overwhelm to inclusion, regulation, empowerment, and thriving—both in real and digital spaces.

Workshop Objectives:
• Explain core TA concepts that illuminate the emotional experiences of neurodivergent individuals and their families.
• Explore using regulation and executive function skills when working with neurodivergent clients.
• Learn concrete ways to Integrate inclusive, tech enhanced, and immersive tools—including metaverse options—into therapeutic, coaching, and educational work.

📅 Date: May 2nd, 2026, 12:00–2:00 pm ET
💻 Location: Via Zoom (and recorded)
📍 Fee: $35 suggested donation
🌟CEs available with APA & NBCC

🔗 More info and to Register here:
https://tinyurl.com/nataa-workshop

27/04/2026

This weekend, the audience was wonderful. They did not just attend the workshop; they brought it alive. I had the privilege of holding a workshop on the hidden wound of neurodivergent families at the UKATA conference.
We explored what happens when neurodivergence creates a painful gap within families. Sometimes family members do love each other, but they cannot fully understand each other. Their nervous systems, communication styles, sensory needs, emotional rhythms, and expectations may be so different that the relationship becomes full of misunderstanding.

One of the most painful parts is the gap between:

the relationship we hoped for,
and the relationship that is actually possible.

For many neurodivergent people, there can be a long grief in this. The grief of not being understood. The grief of not being met in the way we needed. The grief of wanting depth, closeness, repair, and recognition from people who may not be able to offer it in the way we long for.

In the workshop, we worked through a five-step process for recognising this gap, grieving it, and beginning to build a more realistic relationship.

What moved me most was the way people shared and listened to each other. There was such honesty, tenderness, and respect in the room. Their reflections brought the material alive in a way that no theory could have done on its own.

It reminded me again that neuro-informed work is not only about strategies. It is also about grief, acceptance, repair, and learning to relate to ourselves and others with more truth.

21/04/2026

The ADHD Group Coaching Series begins. Only two spaces left.
I've got my agenda, but if there's one thing I've learned after years of working with ADHD brains, it's that the real magic happens when people feel safe enough to bring their actual selves into the room. That's what I'm here for.
Nearly sold out just two spaces left if you're still thinking about it.
https://lnkd.in/eKnxc2jb

16/04/2026

There are now just a couple of spaces left in my ADHD Group Coaching starting on Tuesday, 21st of April - 10 sessions on Tuesdays.
https://lnkd.in/eKnxc2jb
This is a small group for adults with ADHD who want practical strategies, understanding why they are stuck and overwhelmed, to build an ADHD-friendly way of living and working.
You do not need to perform in the group. You can keep your camera off, listen, learn, and take what is useful for you.
We will look at some of the struggles that so many adults with ADHD carry every day:
getting started
procrastination
inconsistent motivation
overwhelm
time blindness
difficulty finishing things
emotional dysregulation
burnout
shame, masking, and the feeling of always trying to catch up
This is not about forcing yourself harder.
It is about understanding your patterns, reducing the pressure, and building strategies that actually fit your brain and nervous system.

15/04/2026

For many of us with inattentive ADHD, one of the hardest things is getting started. It is not necessarily that we do not want to do the task. Often, it is that the motivation is not there in a reliable way, and without that internal pull it can feel incredibly hard to begin.

Motivation is often spoken about as though it is one simple thing, but it is not. There are different types of motivation, and different people respond to different combinations of them. One of us may need urgency. Another may need interest. Someone else may work better with novelty, meaning, reward, accountability, challenge, or emotional connection.

Most of us do not rely on just one kind of motivation. Usually there are a few that work particularly well, and a few that do very little. This is why generic advice can be so frustrating. What works beautifully for one person may have almost no effect on someone else.

It can be useful to ask ourselves which kinds of motivation genuinely help us move. What helps us begin? What helps us stay with something? What helps us come back when our attention has drifted or our energy has dropped?

When you look at the chart, do not think about what should motivate you. Think about what actually does.

14/04/2026

It was an absolute privilege to meet such a wonderful, talented, and thoughtful group of practitioners in Hungary on Saturday.
I had the opportunity to deliver a workshop on ADHD and how to work with ADHD clients, and I found the questions and discussions deeply engaging. The conversation was professionally invigorating, thoughtful, and full of genuine interest.
I very much hope this is the beginning of further work with such like minded professionals, and that I will have the opportunity to bring more workshops on neurodiversity to Hungary in the future, led by Szabolcs Lovas.

13/04/2026

I have been travelling in Europe over the last couple of days, and I have seen quite a few cherry trees in bloom.

It got me thinking about ADHD in a slightly different way.

We often speak about ADHD through the lens of difficulty, and that makes sense because the difficulties are real. We live with them every day. We know what it is like to struggle with starting, staying on track, remembering things, managing time, regulating energy, or simply doing ordinary life in a consistent way.

But looking at the cherry blossoms made me think about something else.

Cherry blossom is not random. It appears when the conditions are right. We know roughly when it will come. We wait for it. And when it arrives, it is beautiful, noticeable, and full of life.

That made me wonder what the cherry blossoms of ADHD might be.

What are the parts of ADHD that are also worth noticing?

The flexibility.
The creativity.
The ability to think in a more abstract or original way.
The willingness to help.
The quickness to respond.
The sense of possibility.
The capacity to hold several ideas or projects in mind at the same time.

We do not always talk about these qualities enough. Understandably, a lot of attention goes to the struggle. But the struggle is not the whole picture.

So perhaps this is a useful question to sit with today.

What are your cherry blossoms?

What are the parts of your ADHD that bring something valuable, interesting, capable, or alive into the world?

Not to dismiss the difficulty.
Not to pretend it is easy.
But simply to make sure we are telling the fuller truth.

06/04/2026

When we work with procrastination, we start by understanding your unique experience, because that is how we build an exit strategy that helps you stop feeling trapped in the same cycle.

When procrastination shows up, what is actually happening underneath it?
Are you stuck because you do not know where to begin, or because the task already feels too heavy?

That is why generic advice often falls short. If the reason behind the procrastination is misunderstood, the strategy is unlikely to work.

In this work, we use the Procrastination Hexagon to help people identify the pattern underneath the delay. Procrastination may be:

Decisional
Difficulty choosing or knowing where to begin

Perfectionistic
Fear of doing it badly, leading to avoidance

Avoidant / fear-based
Anxiety, dread, shame, or emotional discomfort linked to the task

Energy / executive function based
The intention is there, but activation and follow-through are impaired

Defiant / autonomy based
Resistance to pressure, expectation, or feeling controlled

Reward / stimulation seeking
The task does not generate enough interest, urgency, or engagement

Procrastination is not simply about delay. Over time, it creates stress, unfinished tasks, missed opportunities, and a painful internal narrative about who you are and why things seem harder than they should.

In the programme, the focus is on helping you understand your own procrastination pattern and develop effective exit strategies based on what is actually happening for you. That means less time using the wrong tools, less self-blame, and more targeted action that fits the way your mind works.

This is part of creating a neurodivergent lifestyle built on insight, structure, and realistic support, rather than pressure and criticism.

If you are ready to take the first step, you can join the ADHD Group Coaching Series here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1980592284840?aff=oddtdtcreator

An even tighter option for those three lines would be:

When procrastination shows up, what is actually happening underneath it? Are you stuck because you cannot begin, or because the task already feels too heavy?

03/04/2026

Easter and spring often remind me of something important, especially in ADHD work: growth does not always look tidy, linear, or predictable, but that does not mean it is not happening.

At this time of year, the trees begin to change. New leaves appear. Fresh shoots push through. The light stays longer. The weather can still be all over the place, yet the energy has clearly shifted. Something is moving. Something is growing.

I find that deeply relevant to the way many people with ADHD experience change.

Progress is not always obvious at first. It may begin with a new level of awareness. A better understanding of what drains you. A small shift in routine. A moment of doing something differently. A little less shame. A little more self-acceptance. A strategy that finally fits. These may look small from the outside, but they are often the beginning of real change.

ADHD can make growth feel frustrating at times because people often expect themselves to be consistent, steady, and productive in the same way every day. Spring offers a different picture. It shows us that growth can be uneven, changeable, and still completely real.

That is something I come back to often in my work. The aim is not to become perfect, rigid, or endlessly productive. It is to understand what helps you grow well. It is to create the right conditions for your brain, your nervous system, your energy, and your life.

Spring also reminds us that change does not wait for perfect conditions. The weather is mixed. The temperature shifts. Some days feel full of energy and possibility, others do not. Yet growth still happens. That feels very familiar in ADHD too. Progress rarely comes from waiting until everything is ideal. It comes from learning how to work with change, build supportive structures, and keep moving in ways that are realistic.

For me, Easter is a good reminder to notice what is beginning to take shape. What is gaining energy. What is asking for attention. What needs the right support to grow.

In ADHD work and in business, that matters. Real progress often starts quietly, but once it begins, it can change everything.

What is starting to grow in your work or life right now?

02/04/2026

Planning an invigorating ADHD Easter Break?

31/03/2026

There are now limited spaces remaining in my ADHD Group Coaching Series, starting on 21 April.

When I was preparing this programme, I spoke with 20 adults with ADHD about the difficulties that affect them most in everyday life. The same themes came up again and again:

How do I motivate myself?
How do I get started?
How do I stop procrastinating?
How do I regulate myself when I am overwhelmed?
How do I manage time and actually finish things?

These are not small struggles. They can affect confidence, relationships, work, energy, and the way people feel about themselves day to day.

This programme is built around the ADHD Pyramid Method®, helping people understand the patterns underneath overwhelm, inconsistency, avoidance, and burnout. We look at areas such as regulation, motivation, procrastination, daily life systems, and masking, so that change can begin in a way that feels realistic and supportive.
My hope for this group is that it gives people not only useful tools, but also a better understanding of themselves. When that happens, things often begin to feel a little lighter. There is usually less self-blame, more clarity, and a stronger sense of how to move forward in a way that fits.

This is for those who are tired of just getting through the day and would like to start building a way of living that feels more manageable, more compassionate, and more sustainable.

If this feels like the right next step for you, you can find the details here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1980592284840?aff=oddtdtcreator

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