“As a current student of the iACTcenter and a future ADHD coach, I cannot say enough about the iACTcenter experience and Laurie Dupar’s distinguished facilitation of our learning. Laurie’s background experience and diverse professional expertise are one-of-a-kind! Laurie embeds in each module class and coaching skills session: (1) a dynamic blend of research; (2) personal and professional wisdom; (3) purposeful modeling of best practices and approaches; and (4) cutting edge pedagogy aligned to the 21st Century model of professional coaching and business entrepreneurship. I can attest sincerely that I have grown in my own personal self-awareness, in my confidence of becoming an accomplished future ADHD Life Coach, and in the multi-faceted knowledge essential to becoming an effective ADHD specialist. And the most telling compliment of all for Laurie……she has never left my (or any other iACTcenter participant’s) side throughout this transcendent journey!”

“Laurie’s course for ADHD Life Coaching was a life-changing experience for me.

I took Laurie’s course in Winter 2020. When I started, I did not know much about what to expect, but as I started the classes, I started discovering my own strengths, interests, learned about my values. The tools that I discovered in Laurie’s course have been instrumental to help my own ADHD patients with their struggles.

It helped me learn the skills of a good coach and implement them in my own coaching career.

The Coaching labs that Laurie carries out, helps me dissect down the coaching process and apply them to my patients. I have loved our conversations. Laurie is extremely patient in helping her students navigate the process. She is extremely committed to developing the skills of her students.

Very frequently, she will stay even after the 1.5-hour long classes and continue answering questions- which shows her dedication towards teaching and coaching.

The community that I had with the iACTcenter has been crucial in developing my skills.

I am looking forward to the next chapter in my life where I can include Coaching skills with my Clinical skills to help more ADHD patients.”

Dr. Kirti Sivakoti, MD, ADHD-CCSP, CALC, CHCQM. 

Staff Pediatrician, Southwest Children’s Clinic  

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“Laurie Dupar is a natural leader who embraces a nonjudgmental mindset. She’s warm, accessible and has great communication skills. Laurie brings her extensive experience as an ADHD Life Coach and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to deliver excellent content as the principal presenter/trainer for the iACTcenter (International ADHD Coach Training Center). Learning with Laurie has enriched my life multi-fold.”

“As an inaugural student of Laurie Dupar’s iACTcenter program, the information that I’ve learned thus far is invaluable. In addition to being taught the ins and outs of life coaching, I have received such an in depth education on ADHD – its history, how it presents, treatment options, its positive qualities and so much more. Built into the program, Laurie holds various business sessions and workshops that the iACTcenter students are invited to take part in (at no additional cost!). These workshops cover what’s needed to launch your coaching business. Topics include obtaining clients, social media, building your website and finances. Finally, the Coaching Labs offer her students the opportunity to dive right into coaching and practice with each other live. This alone was worth its weight in gold! Often the fear of starting can keep a coach from being successful. Laurie offers us the opportunity to take massive action rather than passive action, all within a safe space.”

“I have gained so much as an iACTcenter student. Learning about my own strengths, talents, passions, interests and values has encouraged me to do some deep soul-searching and redefining of my ADHD Coaching business, and my own life. The LifeSpan sessions have been super helpful and learning how ADHD manifests itself differently at different times in a person’s life was both eye-opening and affirming. I have loved our conversations, questioning and opportunities to coach, be coached, and observe. I look forward to Mondays and Wednesdays because I love belonging in a community of like-minded professionals dedicated to helping others with ADHD. Together we can share, learn and grow. I was a bit hesitant about a virtual classroom, but it is personalized. Laurie’s use of language and her strength-based approach honors each person. I have such a freeing feeling that I am becoming a coach and my job will be to guide others to their goals. As a psychotherapist, I loved what I used to do, but I look forward to the next chapter in my passion-driven career more!”

“This course and the support team that ensure everything ticks over are both formidable. Yet it doesn’t feel like work, which is the best bit. Now usually there are drawbacks and challenges that drain one’s energies, but it’s almost the reverse here. The program itself seems to draw like and openminded folk so I’d say just sign on the dotted line and pull up your seat. I can’t see how you could regret it.”

“I’d like to begin by saying a big thank you for teaching this class, and teaching it with such passion. I can very much tell how much you believe in coaching, and I find it so inspiring and motivating.

I have learned so much from this course that I didn’t even realize I didn’t know or understand. I can honestly say walking away from the first part of this coaching program that I not only understand myself better but also my children and everyone out there with ADHD. I find myself consistently being more patient and understanding!

I strongly believe to raise good kids, have patience and enjoy life, we need to work on ourselves. I have read many parenting books and now ADHD parenting books and behaviour books and they have all circled me back to working on myself! The information I learned in this course allowed me to learn about me, learn more about myself and it’s bettering my journey to personal development!!! Which is so exciting!!!!

One of the biggest things I will take away from this course is that we all are unique, our ADHD shows up different in all of us. On top of that learning about comorbidity helped open my eyes a lot, too!

I think learning about the positive sides of ADHD was my favourite part because I am such a positive person naturally. It’s so important to always see the positive side of everything.

My older son actually shared with me how he was so excited because he used his super power in science class and got a lot of work done, hyper focus!!!!!! It was nice to see he is picking up on the little seeds I am planting about the positive sides. “

“I cannot believe we are 1/3 of the way, and the time has just flown by. Learning more about ADHD has been so exciting and makes so much sense.

The #1 Aha for me is understanding all of the Co-existing conditions and Emotions that tie to ADHD. Reading and hearing you teach us about these things has benefited me a lot. The other one that stands out to me is the poor child being told to sit down, and his body is saying… I’m trying, I just need to drop some dopamine into my brain. That has brought so many tender feelings for that poor little child.

You are an amazing individual who has done and continues to do much for the ADHD community. I thank you for what you and your other colleagues are doing to make ADHD not such a “Shame Based” disorder. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!”

“Something important I have learned about ADHD that I didn’t already know is that the medically correct umbrella term for ADHD is ADHD. I did not realize that whether someone presents inattentiveness or hyperactivity, the correct term is ADHD. I don’t understand why so much literature, books, and articles out there use ADD. I also did not know that there are few people with ADHD who will not respond well to any medications. I never thought that would be an option to think about. (AHA)

The number one thing I will take away from this course is that the area of ADHD is broad, and ADHD coaching is a huge responsibility. This course has provided me with concrete and organized knowledge about ADHD.  Understanding about how this information will be used to implement a structured plan to meet the needs and goals of ADHD clients.

This course is too good to be true. I am overwhelmed about all there is to learn, but I know it is a process. The medical management is a tough area. I want to learn all that I can. My goal is to have the confidence to continue to advocate for others living with ADHD, to help families cope and understand ADHD and to help clients design choices and plans they can follow through with. (I want to know what I am talking about.)

This class is a miracle in my life. You are helping me organize my knowledge, add all this incredible and new information in such an organized way, and motivating me to keep going because we are needed out there.

Thank you for being the gifted teacher that you are.”

“I wanted to let you know how my excitement continues to grow around being a part of this training program.  I feel like I almost have my own private teacher and resonate so much with your coaching style. I feel that I am definitely in exactly the right program. Thanks so much for doing this!  You are a great teacher.”

“Wow, Laurie, like everyone else in our class, the iACTcenter has been life changing for me. The class was so enjoyable and full of information. I have learned so much. The written material was clear and easy to read. The classes were very helpful as you provided real life examples of ADHD coaching sessions. I learned so much more about ADHD and I thought I had learned it all.

The most important idea I will take away from this class is how you focused on the positives of having ADHD, not the negative notions we always hear about. I, for now on, will think of a person with ADHD as having 31 awesome qualities such as “out of the box thinker, resilient, tenacious, and so many more.

As a coach, it will be my job and pleasure to help them get focused and move on to a bright future.”

“As the end of this inspiring course draws near, I must tell you how much I enjoyed your teaching, openness, and insights into living with ADHD. As a result, I have a clearer framework of what to be aware of when coaching someone with ADHD. Aside from valuing everything that I learned, the “takeaways” for me are the nuances of ADHD and how they influence behaviors and the neurological and biochemical impact on the person. This deeper understanding far surpassed my expectations.

The Associate Coach Training course more than lived up to its description. It is well organized and presented with informational handouts detailing everything you need to know about ADHD and coaching. The inclusion of the Coaching Lab, providing students the opportunity to share and practice their skills, has helped pull it all together. This course is priceless and should be part of every college teaching, counseling, and special needs degree program.

I am so grateful that I found your training. As a licensed mental health counselor and marriage and family therapist, I have worked with many people with undiagnosed attention deficit hyperactive symptoms at the root of their anxiety, depression, and relationship issues. This course has sharpened my knowledge of ADHD and the importance of addressing the impact of ADHD on a person’s life. I will take all this away with me and I am a better coach because of it. Thanks so much, Laurie.”

“I am halfway through the second module of iACTcenter coach training with Laurie Dupar, and I am thrilled! I couldn’t have asked for a more rewarding experience.

In the Foundation Course, I learned a ton, I challenged myself, and I got back much of the enthusiasm that I had lost in the last few years. The friendly, open-minded and welcoming environment also let me curb my perfectionism and have fun during our weekly calls.

The classes were perfectly structured and well balanced, providing all the needed information while staying concise enough not to cause overload. Each topic is clearly explained and the live calls are a time of refreshing, insightful sharing.

I would recommend this course not only to aspiring coaches but to anyone who would like to get a clearer perspective on ADHD.”

“Laurie’s course for ADHD Life Coaching was a life-changing experience for me.

I took Laurie’s course in Winter 2020. When I started, I did not know much about what to expect, but as I started the classes, I started discovering my own strengths, interests, learned about my values. The tools that I discovered in Laurie’s course have been instrumental to help my own ADHD patients with their struggles.

It helped me learn the skills of a good coach and implement them in my own coaching career.

The Coaching labs that Laurie carries out, helps me dissect down the coaching process and apply them to my patients. I have loved our conversations. Laurie is extremely patient in helping her students navigate the process. She is extremely committed to developing the skills of her students.

Very frequently, she will stay even after the 1.5-hour long classes and continue answering questions- which show her dedication towards teaching and coaching.

The community that I had with iACT has been crucial in developing my skills.

I am looking forward to the next chapter in my life where I can include Coaching skills with my Clinical skills to help more ADHD patients.”

“I cannot emphasize enough what a great decision I made to sign up for Laurie Dupar’s iACTcenter program! I had previously completed another life coach training the year before without getting what I needed to launch my coaching career. This time I will do it because along with the 6 months of iACTcenter’s live class training, Laurie offers support for students every step of the way for an entire year! The iACTcenter coach-in-training program supports you towards certification, furthers your coaching skills, provides real mentor coach feedback, and ongoing guidance on starting a coaching practice.”

Laurie Dupar is a terrific teacher and passionate about her students, business, and ADHD education. Laurie takes time explaining details so that her students can practice what they learn to be successful. I do not doubt with all of Laurie’s guidance, that I will have a successful ADHD life coaching business at the end of my training.

I just wanted to let you know how incredible this program has been for me. It truly is what has been missing, and I only wish I had come upon this program sooner.

The way you are able to articulate the purpose of coaching and the important pieces of the process, while educating us all on the wider impact of ADHD has been truly invaluable. I have also really benefited from observing how you weave coaching strategies throughout our classes.

I really look forward to all of our classes as well as have been watching videos that we have access to in the Global Library. I have been meaning to email you and Maddy for a while about what a positive experience this has been. I am really grateful to be able to be a part of this program. Thank you!

My coaching practice has become so large that I’ve actually resigned from my full time job and am now devoting all of my attention to my coaching practice!!  I’m thrilled and scared simultaneously! Wish me luck!

“In the Foundations of ADHD course I realized that I know quite a bit about ADHD…AND I learned so much more!

What I learned from the Coaching Labs is that it works – 20 minutes of coaching creates such enormous turnarounds and positive outlooks for the “client”, that I am now a huge believer in the process.

I look forward to learning so much more and spending more time within a community that embraces ADHD. “Thank you for this opportunity!

I love your program! I love the timeline for graduation as well as the content. I’m doing this backward: learning coaching, then experiencing coaching and addressing ADHD in my family. But backward as I am, I’m glad it’s happening. G. Butts, Texas Fall 21

I love your program! I love the timeline for graduation as well as the content. I’m doing this backward: learning coaching, then experiencing coaching and addressing ADHD in my family. But backward as I am, I’m glad it’s happening. G. Butts, Texas Fall 21