Meet The Director & Founder

Laurie Dupar, MN, RN, PCC, CALC

Trained Nurse Practitioner, Registered Nurse, Professional Credentialed Coach, Certified ADHD Life Coach, Founder, and Director of the iACTcenter.

Laurie and her team at the iACTcenter are on a mission to rid the world of the stigma surrounding ADHD so those that experience it can truly enjoy their AWESOMENESS!

Her youngest son failed “circle time” twice when diagnosed 25 years ago. Determined to focus on his brilliance rather than his ADHD challenges, Laurie discovered coaching and earned her credential with the Coaches Training Institute (CTI) in 2002.  After experiencing the positive changes coaching made for her son and her family, Laurie made a mid-life career switch to the profession of an ADHD Life Coach.

In 2015 Laurie founded the International ADHD Coach Training Center. Intentionally, the acronym spells out “I ACT,” as the iACTcenter has trained 1000s of Certified ADHD Life Coaches (CALC) worldwide to actively make a difference in the lives of those struggling with ADHD regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, brain style, sexual orientation or culture.  ADHD doesn’t discriminate, and neither does the iACTcenter.

What makes the iACTcenter training different is the influence of Laurie’s knowledge and experience of ADHD, coaching, neurobiology, neurochemistry, and neuropharmacology of the ADHD brain style, and coaching on the curriculum. She respects and appreciates and respects the coaching process and believes that coaching is a calling: a career motivated by passion and a mission to make a difference.

The curriculum and coach training at the iACTcenter incorporates her background as a trained psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, 20+ years as a professional ADHD Life Coach, 15 years of training emerging coaches to earn their International Coaching Federation (ICF) credentials, her entrepreneurial expertise that has maintained her six-figure coaching business, and a lifetime of living personally and professionally with ADHD herself… Laurie’s expertise is unparalleled.

She’s edited and co-authored the #1 Amazon Best-Selling series, The ADHD Awareness Book Project, and authored the popular Brain Surfing and 31 Other Awesome Qualities of ADHD and Unlocking the Secrets to Your Entrepreneurial Brain Style. In addition, she is a published expert on ADHD medications and coaching in ADDitude and Attention Magazine and received the distinction of being one of the top 100 ADHD Blogs on the internet.

She’s recognized as a leader and fierce advocate for persons diagnosed with ADHD, a sought-after speaker nationally and internationally on coaching, ADHD, and entrepreneurship. She has served on numerous boards and organizations throughout the ADHD community.

Most importantly, she’s committed to YOU – to train you to be a confident, skilled ADHD Life Coach the world needs to continue supporting and empowering those with ADHD.