To learn to be a well-trained ADHD Life Coach takes time, practice, and feedback.

The training at the iACTcenter is purposely designed to provide you with a comprehensive, quality, and expertly designed ADHD Life Coach training program that takes approximately one year to complete.  Any less than that does not allow you the time to become a confident, compassionate, and skilled ADHD Life Coach.

Glad you asked! The most significant differences between the iACTcenter and other programs are the integrity and commitment to excellence by the iACTcenter to serve our global, diverse ADHD community and your becoming an ADHD Life Coach so that you can serve your community anywhere in the world. And our comprehensive and holistic curriculum was created by an expert on the neurodiversity of the ADHD brain, coaching and creating sustainable coaching businesses.

Additional unique iACTcenter bonuses include:

• Over 150 hours of live learning, including classes, meetings, workshops, mentoring, and Coaching Labs
• Small Class size. Only 15 perfectly imperfect people per class 🙂 
• Comprehensive and up-to-date training materials reviewed before each semester to provide you with the most current research on ADHD and incorporate student input to enhance the material.
• The Director and Founder of the iACTcenter, Laurie Dupar, who is a trained Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and creates the curriculum using her unparalleled education, expertise, and experience with the science and neurobiology of the brain and 20+ years of experience coaching persons with ADHD. 
• The experience, skill, and diversity of our staff, committed to your learning. 
• A worldwide community of learners that spans 6 continents, 29 countries, and 42 states!
• Step-by-step structured year-long training program because real learning takes time. 
• The virtual Global Library that houses easy-to-access class handouts and recordings, training materials, and additional downloadable coaching resources during the entire year of your training. 
• Monthly, live Career and Business Development Q & A Meetings designed to answer your questions throughout your training. 
• Quarterly live Career and Business Development Workshops to provide the chance to dive deep into key business success strategies. 
• Monthly, one-hour Coaching Q&A Calls with our faculty to answer all your additional coaching-related questions. 
• Complementary 5-week, 7-hour ADHD Medication Answers Course, taught by Laurie Dupar, our founder.
• 10 hours of live mentoring included in the tuition for our Certified ADHD Life Coach (CALC) candidates. 
• Twice monthly 90-minute Coaching Labs when our entire iACTcenter community gathers for live interaction to focus on the skills and competencies of coaching, led by our expert faculty.
• Coaching Circles to initiate live coaching opportunities within cohorts to practice their emerging coaching skills. 
• The Coach Referral Network, where persons apply to work directly with our students and graduates.
• Graduate Membership so students can continue benefiting from their learning at the iACTcenter.
• Peer Coaching Program where new students can buddy with a graduate student for guidance and support.
• The virtual iACTcenter Lounge and Cafe are available 24/7 available to the entire community to connect and interact with others, along with a dedicated confidential space for your class to communicate.
• The Group Accountability Program (GAP) is designed to support and provide students with the accountability they want to achieve their graduation goals.

All levels of coaching experience are welcome! At the iACTcenter, we value your interest in adding to your training and coaching experience by learning more about making a difference in the lives of persons with ADHD.

Previous training, coaching experience, and ICF credentialing will enhance your learning at the iACTcenter. 

No matter what life experience or training has led you here, an advanced knowledge of ADHD will help you better understand your client’s behavior and experiences, stretch your coaching skills, and have you appreciating the coaching process in a whole new way through the lens of ADHD Life Coaching.

The iACTcenter training is live and completely virtual, meaning you can access our training from anywhere in the world!

Our virtual Global Classroom meets via Zoom video conferencing systems. Students from South Africa, China, the U.K., Brazil, Australia, Canada, Mexico, France, Italy, and more have trained with us.

Our headquarters are located near Seattle, Washington, in the United States of America.

Transparency, authenticity, and integrity are essential values of the iACTcenter.

For this reason, we have included all you need to graduate in your tuition, so there are no extra surprise hidden expenses.

You will need a computer, tablet, or smartphone to access the calls, WIFI internet, and a couple of 3″ binders if you want to print out the class handouts and organize them in that fashion. You are also responsible for any long-distance, phone, or internet charges you might incur based on how and from where you are joining us.

Depending on your training path, 3-10 hours of mentoring is also included in your tuition. This is a unique benefit not offered in-house by many programs.

Many of the references we use are available for free via the Internet. We also have a Global Library that contains additional resources on becoming a coach. Occasionally, there may be a book we highly recommend. However, choosing to purchase it is your choice.

Laurie Dupar is a trained Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Registered Nurse (RN), Professionally Certified Coach (PCC), Certified Mentor Coach (CMC), and Certified ADHD Life Coach (CALC). The students at the iACTcenter benefit from her one-of-a-kind expertise in the neuroscience of ADHD and the art of coaching.

Her initial coach training was at the Coaches Training Institute (CTI) in 2002. Since then, she has received certifications from numerous coach training programs. She is a published #1 Amazon Bestselling author, a founding board member of the ADHD Coaches Organization (ACO), and frequently sought to speak on coaching and ADHD. She serves on several boards that serve the ADHD community.

She has trained emerging coaches since 2010 and founded the iACTcenter in 2015 to meet the global need for ADHD Life Coaches worldwide.

Knowing that growth, change, and learning are part of her core values, Laurie founded the International ADHD Coach Training Center to teach a new generation of ADHD life coaches her unique holistic ADHD Life Coaching brand.

Laurie’s mission is to decrease the stigma and increase the awareness and resources for ADHD by preparing coaches to work with a broad spectrum of individuals, families, and groups living with ADHD worldwide.

assist@iACTcenter.com

Sue Trace, CALC, CPCC, PCC

Sue is passionate about resilience & well-being! With a background in nursing, recruitment, retention, HR, sales, marketing, program development, company ownership & management, Sue brings a wealth of career and life experience, offering effective and results-oriented coaching. Sue is a certified ADHD (CALC) coach through the iACTcenter, a certified professional co-active coach (CPCC) through the Co-Active Training Institute, and an accredited team coach through the Global Team Coaching Institute. She holds her ACC designation with the International Coaching Federation (ICF).

Sue coaches individuals, leaders, and teams in healthcare and corporate organizations to increase positive collaboration, engagement, and retention and build resilience to endure challenging times through evidence-based neuroscience & positive psychology programs.

Personal life experiences have given Sue an understanding of individuals struggling with ADHD’s daily difficulties. Having been a guardian to two at-risk teens struggling with Fetal Alcohol Effects, ADHD, reactive attachment disorder, sensory processing delays, and dyslexia, combined with her daughter with inattentive ADHD and cognitive processing delays and living with an ADHD husband, she gets the challenges. Sue is a fierce yet compassionate advocate.

Sue is thrilled to be an instructor with the iACTcenter and work with emerging coaches equally passionate about making a difference in the lives of others with ADHD!

www.tracecoaching.com   sue@tracecoaching.com

Cathy is a Certified ADHD Life Coach (CALC) from Oklahoma City and coaches people of all ages who struggle with executive function issues at GOETT Focused. 2018 Cathy hosted the first men’s annual ADHD Telesummit, “On the Right ADHD Trail”. Her role at the iACTcenter includes running the Graduate Accountability Program (GAP) to support students in completing their graduation requirements and earning their credentials.

Heidi Fishbein, ACC, CALC

Fishbein holds professional credentials as an Associate Certified Coach(ACC) through the International Coaching Federation (ICF). She has also earned her certification as a Certified  ADHD Life Coach (CALC) through the International ADHD Coach Training Center (iACTcenter). Her certification as a Christian Life Coach through Leadership Coaching Canada adds to her expertise.

Heidi is the proud mother of two creative, spontaneous, and fun-loving young boys. She considers herself blessed to have an incredibly supportive husband who shares her love of family and service to others. As a family, they enjoy being active in their community and church, sharing game nights, and pursuing a variety of sports and recreational adventures.

Over several years Heidi has developed her skill and ability to navigate treatment issues, life strategies, family dynamics, therapies, and advocacy in her personal and professional life. Heidi has gained extensive experience and knowledge that inform her understanding of people from a holistic perspective. She believes it is important to appreciate each person’s life’s psycho/social/spiritual/environmental influences.

As a coach, Heidi supports her clients in identifying and pursuing their goals to effect the desired change. Heidi is well equipped to support and journey with clients, helping them navigate change and challenges in their personal lives, relationships, and circumstances.

Heidi Fishbein, ACC, CALC   Heidi@iACTcenter.com

During your first six months at the iACTcenter, and depending on your program, you will:

• Join other students twice a week for 90 minutes in our virtual Global Classroom using Zoom.
• Learn an advanced knowledge of ADHD.
• Be introduced to and interact with the tools, exercises, and strategies you will use in your ADHD life coaching practice.
• Dive deep into the process, skills, and competencies of ADHD Life Coaching
• Observe, practice, and engage in real-life coaching and case studies during our twice-a-month Coaching Labs
• Benefit from the monthly one-hour Q & A Career Development and Business Building session.
• Add to your understanding of the coaching process, skills, and competencies during the monthly one-hour Coaching Q & A meetings. 
• Attend quarterly virtual business-building workshops to teach you the foundation of running a successful coaching business

During the second half of your training, we continue to support and partner with you as you:

• Attend the monthly one-hour Graduation Accountability Program (GAP) calls so you complete the training and hold your graduation certificate in your hand.
• Fine-tune your coaching skills in twice a month Coaching Labs
• Accrue the coaching practice hours needed for graduation. 
• Complete your 3-10 hours of mentor coaching included in your tuition.
• Continue attending the monthly one-hour Q & A Career Development and Business Building sessions and quarterly business workshops.
• Put the final pieces of your coaching business into place.
• Apply for graduation!

We are with you every step of the way for the entire year as you prepare for your first classes right up until you hold your certificate as a Certified ADHD Life Coach (CALC) in your hands.

Depending on the session and the semester, classes are Mondays and Wednesdays or Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The classes are 90 minutes each. The times of classes vary depending on which semester you are enrolled in. See below for more details.

*Enrollment opens only three times yearly: January, May, and September. The course takes one year to complete.

September Semester classes are at 5-6:30 pm PT / 8-9:30 pm ET 

The January Semester classes are from 12-1:30 pm PT/ 3-4:30 pm ET.

The Spring Semester meets from 9-10:30 am PT / 12-1:30 pm ET.

Find out more about the dates and times of our training and other events on our iACTcenter calendar at: www.iactcenter.com/events-2/

We understand that life can get busy, emergencies arise, or you want to take that vacation with your family.

If you need to miss a class, please email your instructor to let them know.

The classes are recorded and stored in the Global Library. This way, you can quickly go back and review the recording before the next class and submit a summary of what you learned to show that you’re interacting and participating with the information.

It is your responsibility to track your attendance throughout the program. You will be asked to detail any classes, Labs, meetings, etc., you missed attending live and how to make up for that learning. 

Please see your Student Guide for more information. 

Julien Mussi, a barrister, and student from the UK, passed away unexpectedly in the Fall of 2015 during our inaugural class. Each semester since, we have continued to honor his passion for helping others with ADHD by awarding a $500  Julien Mussi Scholarship to our qualifying students. Click here to see if you qualify.

Questions? Email Heidi@iACTcenter.com 

Just click the enroll button for the program of your choice and then check your emails for follow-up welcome and training materials!

There are some similarities and significant differences between the iAC and CALC training programs.

Both programs take one year to complete. Participants from both programs benefit from the same three-course comprehensive ADHD Life Coaching curriculum and participate in the year-round Coaching Labs. Each includes mentor coaching. 

The iACTcenter Associate Coach (iAC) program is designed for students who want to apply their training to current roles, such as parenting, education, or health care. The iAC student is not interested in becoming a professional credentialed coach with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) or building a sustainable and profitable coaching business. 

The iACTcenter Certified ADHD Life Coach (CALC) program is designed for persons wanting to become Certified ADHD Life Coaches (CALC), benefit from the additional career and business-building curriculum to create the foundation of a sustainable and profitable coaching business, and want to pursue their ICF credential after graduation.

To further compare the benefits and value of these different programs, scroll to the table above.

Here at the iACTcenter, we proudly specialize in training international students. Approximately 30-40% of our students join us from six continents and over 60 countries worldwide.

At the iACTcenter, we proudly include mentor coaching in your tuition.

Depending on your program choice, 3-10 hours of coach mentoring is included. Our iACTcenter Associate Coaches (iAC) receive 3 hours of mentoring, and our Certified ADHD Life Coach (CALC) participants receive 10 hours of coach mentoring.

The 10 hours of coach mentoring from the iACTcenter meet the mentoring requirements of the ICF and can be directly applied toward a credential.

New training semesters at the iACTcenter begin three times a year, in January, May, and September.

Class times for each semester vary to accommodate our global student population. 

Class times for our January semester are 12 noon-1:30 pm PT/3–4:30 PM ET

The May semester class times are from 9–10:30 AM PT/12–1:30 PM ET

The September semester class times are from 5–6:30 PM PT/8–9:30 PM ET

Our class size is limited to 15 perfectly imperfect people wanting to learn how to make a positive difference in the lives of others struggling with ADHD.

Classes, meetings, Coaching Labs, and Coach Mentoring meet using the videoconferencing system Zoom.

Questions? Please email Heidi at Heidi@iACTcenter.com.

Although English is the primary language used by faculty, staff, and administration at the iACTcenter, many students who use English as a second language participate fully in our program. 

Yes! At the iACTcenter, we value building a strong community on multiple levels, with your instructors, classmates, and the larger iACTcenter student body. 

You will be with the same instructor(s) and group of students throughout the first half of your training while completing our three-course comprehensive ADHD Life Coach curriculum. In addition, from the very beginning of your training, you will have the opportunity to join our larger community of students and staff during the twice-a-month Coaching labs and monthly Career Development and Coaching Q & A meetings. 

Finally, once you complete the initial curriculum, you will have the opportunity to expand your learning and growth by working with our ICF-certified coach mentors.

The ICF has recently updated and published its ACC-PCC-MCC Candidate Guides on the ICF website.  These direct guides will provide direction and support in pursuing any of the following ICF credentials:

ACC Candidate Guide

PCC Candidate Guide

MCC Candidate Guide