Meet The Director & Founder

Laurie Dupar

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

Laurie is 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 he was diagnosed 21 years ago. Dedicated to finding a way to focus on his brilliance rather than his ADHD challenges, Laurie discovered coaching and earned her credential with the Coaches Training Institute 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, or culture.

What makes the iACTcenter training different than any other out there is Laurie’s knowledge and experience of ADHD, coaching, neurobiology, neurochemistry, and neuropharmacology of the ADHD brain style. She respects and appreciates the profession and art of coaching and believes that coaching is a calling: a career motivated by passion and a mission to make a difference.

With her scientific background, 20+ years as a professional ADHD Life Coach, 15 years of training emerging coaches to earn their credentials, her entrepreneurial expertise in maintaining a sustainable 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, and she’s served on numerous boards and organizations throughout the ADHD community.

Most importantly, she’s committed to YOU – to train you to be the confident ADHD Life Coach the world needs and continue the mission to support and empower those with ADHD.