ADHD Coaching Course

for Inclusive Education Professionals

This is a PASSHE-accredited ADHD Coaching Course, designed specifically for professionals with experience working in a 1:1 context with neurodivergent people. Whether you are a specialist tutor, study skills professional, mentor, disability adviser, teacher, or practitioner in a related role, this course will help you develop core coaching skills, with a particular focus on ADHD-informed, non-directive support.

The course is designed for professionals who already bring substantial knowledge and experience of neurodivergence but may be new to coaching. Rather than treating that existing expertise as something to leave behind, the programme builds a professional coaching practice on the ground you already stand on.

Limited to 12 participants per cohort, the course aims to create a small-group environment with space for discussion, practice, feedback and peer connection. We support participants who want to integrate coaching more effectively into an existing professional role, as well as those interested in developing a distinct ADHD coaching practice.

Our work is inclusive, structured and aligned with established professional coaching frameworks, with a clear emphasis on real-world practice, professional integrity and respectful integration of coaching into participants’ existing experience.

Who is the course for?

This course is for professionals who are:

• Experienced in 1:1 work with neurodivergent people
• Familiar with ADHD, dyslexia, autism or related profiles
• New to coaching, but curious to explore non-directive approaches more systematically
• Looking for inclusive, practical training that builds on their professional expertise

If you have found general coaching courses too generic, too removed from neurodivergent practice, or insufficiently connected to the realities of your professional context, this course may be particularly relevant to you.

Course structure and time commitment

The course runs in two phases, combining live teaching with self-paced portfolio work.

Phase 1: Core Training

Phase 1 introduces the core principles, frameworks and practical skills of coaching through live online teaching, guided reflection and coaching practice. The precise timetable and distribution of sessions varies between intakes.

The precise timetable and distribution of sessions varies between intakes. The April cohort follows a more distributed format, while the August cohort offers an intensive option for participants who prefer to complete most of the live training within a concentrated period.

All core teaching is delivered live online. Coaching is a practical and relational discipline, so active participation, real-time practice, feedback and shared reflection are central to the training.

Relevant materials, readings and resources are provided through a dedicated online learning space.

Phase 2: Applied Practice

Following the Core Training, participants move into an extended period of Applied Practice. During this phase you will begin applying your learning with real coaching clients, complete the required coaching experience, continue reading and reflecting on your practice, undertake individual coaching supervision and progressively develop your certification Portfolio.

To complete the Portfolio requirements, participants are expected to undertake 25 hours of 1:1 coaching with at least five clients, together with the required reflective work and a recorded coaching session with accompanying commentary.

Individual support during this phase includes:

• 1 hour of coaching supervision, focused on your developing coaching practice, work with clients, professional reflection and development as a coach.

• 1 hour of tutorial support, focused specifically on the Portfolio requirements, assessment criteria, evidence, organisation and preparation for submission.

Each intake has four Portfolio submission points, giving participants flexibility over the pace of their applied practice while allowing PASSHE to coordinate assessment and moderation effectively.

Portfolios are assessed against the published Course criteria through PASSHE’s independent Marking and Moderation process.

Accreditation

Following successful completion and assessment of the portfolio, participants will receive a PASSHE Certificate in ADHD Coaching, confirming that they have completed the full course, demonstrated core coaching competencies, and submitted a portfolio that evidences their applied practice and reflective learning.

The certificate is awarded by PASSHE as a specialist professional body with more than two decades of experience in training and accrediting practitioners supporting neurodivergent people. Although this is not an externally accredited course, the curriculum is carefully aligned with the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) framework and the Global Code of Ethics. Click to expand for further details.

While this course is not part of an EMCC-accredited (EQA) provider programme, it has been designed to align closely with the EMCC Foundation Level coaching framework and the EMCC Global Code of Ethics. This means that, for those wishing to continue developing their coaching practice independently following this course, they will have a relevant foundation for ongoing professional development with the EMCC.

After completing the course, participants may choose to apply independently for Affiliate Membership of EMCC UK. They could also choose to continue building their coaching practice hours, reflections, case studies and CPD, and continue with their supervision, in order to independently submit an application for the European Individual Accreditation (EIA) at Foundation Level, via EMCC Global’s accreditation route.

Although EMCC accreditation is not included in the course fee or delivery, this course is offered as a high-quality, accessible starting point, with clear signposting for those who wish to continue their coaching development through the EMCC’s professional pathways.

Delivery and attendance

All live training is delivered online via Zoom in a small-group setting with a maximum of 12 participants.

The live sessions form the backbone of the course and cannot be replaced by recordings or independent study. Participants should therefore only book an intake if they can attend all required live sessions for that intake, as group sessions are not recorded to allow participants to practise, discuss real professional experiences and reflect openly within a confidential learning environment. If the available dates below are not suitable, we encourage you to wait for a future intake that better fits your availability.

Training overview

Live training timetables

In addition to the group training sessions below, participants will have available one 1:1 tutorial and one 1:1 supervision session, to be arranged at mutually convenient times during the Applied Practice phase.

The August intake is designed as an intensive format. Most of the live Core Training takes place during the week of 2–6 August 2027, followed by two shorter follow-up sessions in August and September.

Fees and payment schedule

In line with PASSHE’s values as a non-profit professional body, we aim to keep our fees as accessible as possible. The course fee covers all teaching, supervision, learning materials, portfolio assessment and certification. The higher rate for non-members includes a one-year PASSHE membership, providing access to our wider professional network and resources.

Are you a PASSHE QA Tutor Member? Participants on this course who hold PASSHE QA Tutor Membership are eligible to claim up to 5 hours of PASSHE-accredited CPD towards their annual QA portfolio requirements. Click to expand for further details.

PASSHE QA Tutor Members who complete this course are eligible to claim up to 5 hours of PASSHE-accredited CPD (equivalent to a full year’s QA CPD requirement) towards their annual QA portfolio. Because the Course runs over approximately 10 months, it may span two different QA reporting years. If this is the case, and in the interest of fairness and flexibility, participants may choose how to allocate these 5 hours across the two reporting years, depending on when the learning took place.

For example, if your QA portfolio cycle spans two reporting years and your Course takes place across both of them, you may allocate the five hours between those reporting years according to when the relevant learning took place, subject to PASSHE’s QA requirements.

As with current QA practice, participants will be responsible for clearly documenting how and when the learning took place in their QA portfolio. In the relevant sections, you should indicate how the CPD hours were used and reflect on what was learned during those periods. For example, your claimed hours might include time spent attending live training sessions, engaging in supervision, undertaking background reading and research for completing your coaching portfolio, etc.

This approach ensures that no QA tutor is disadvantaged by the timing they undertake this course in relation to their portfolio cycle, and reflects our ongoing commitment to rigour, clarity and proportionality in recognising this substantial commitment to professional development.

Meet the trainers

Dr Dionysios Kyropoulos, Programme Director

Dionysios is a professional coach and trainer specialising in ADHD, and leads PASSHE’s coaching training programme. Alongside his coaching practice, he serves as Co-Chair and Director of PASSHE, and works as a freelance specialist study skills and strategy tutor in higher education. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and an experienced educator, with over a decade of training individuals ranging from aspiring professionals to established experts across diverse academic and professional contexts. His career began in the arts as an opera singer, stage director and researcher, with graduate studies at Cambridge and Oxford and a research fellowship at Harvard, before his own ADHD diagnosis during his doctoral studies catalysed a career transition into neurodiversity and inclusive education. Dionysios is an EMCC Accredited Coach/Mentor at Practitioner level. He holds the Guildhall Advanced Certificate in Coaching & Mentoring and is a qualified Mental Health First Aider (MHFAider), with a Level 3 Award in Mental Health First Aid from the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH).

Kassandra Clemens, Senior Tutor

Kassandra is a transformational coach, trainer and educator with deep experience in working with neurodivergent professionals. She is autistic, dyslexic, dyspraxic and attention-different, and brings a rich, lived understanding to her teaching. A Level 7-qualified Specific Learning Differences Specialist and trained transformational coach, her work focuses on supporting neurodivergent adults to overcome psychological blocks and build confidence in their own judgement. With 19 years of experience supporting neurodivergent adults, Kassandra works at the intersection of trauma-aware practice and coaching. She is the founder and executive director of Heal Your Confidence Community Interest Company, where she integrates her knowledge of the nervous system and adult neurodevelopment into her coaching framework. She hosts monthly events exploring the lived experience of neurodivergence, and her approach is strengths-based, reflective and highly attuned to the needs of clients who struggle with self-doubt, inner criticism and fear of failure.

Booking your place

You can book your place by selecting the appropriate intake below and paying for the deposit. Places are limited to 12 participants per intake to ensure an engaging, high-quality learning experience and are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis once registration has been accepted and the required deposit has been received. Payment of the deposit secures your place on your chosen intake once your registration has been accepted by PASSHE, subject to the eligibility requirements and applicable Course terms.

Before booking, please make sure that:

• you meet the eligibility requirements for the Course as an inclusive education professional with relevant experience of working 1:1 with neurodivergent people,
• you have checked all of the live training dates for your chosen intake and expect to be able to attend them,
• you are happy with the Course structure, time commitment, fees, payment schedule and Portfolio requirements described on this page,
• you have read the general ADHD Coaching Course Terms & Conditions, and
• you understand the cancellation, withdrawal and refund arrangements that apply to your booking.

Please choose your intake carefully as there is no automatic right to transfer or defer your place to a future intake.

If you have questions please contact the PASSHE training team at training@passhe.org.uk.

If you cannot attend all of the dates for either of the currently available intakes but would be interested in a future cohort, please join the PASSHE Coaching mailing list. We’ll use the mailing list to announce future course dates and booking opportunities, as well as other PASSHE coaching-related training and events.