Meet your ADHD Coach

Frances Holder (she/her)

BSc (Hons) • Qualified ADHD Coach • Psychotherapist • Hypnotherapist

As well as being trained in ADHD... I live it.

For most of my life, I struggled with social anxiety, burnout, overwhelm, and a persistent dread that I wasn’t quite living up to my potential (despite being capable and driven).

Like many late-diagnosed adults, I spent years in traditional talking therapies trying to "fix" myself.

Until one day, at the tender age of 40... plot twist! I was diagnosed with combined-type ADHD. It was the start of a sometimes challenging, always worthwhile journey.

If there's just thing I hope you take away with you, it's this:

ADHD isn’t something to fix. It’s something to understand.

When I started meeting my ADHD brain with curiosity & compassion (rather than criticism), things shifted in very real ways.

  • I’m less anxious.
  • My mood is more stable.
  • I feel more confident and capable.
  • I have practical strategies to support focus, planning, and follow-through.

Nothing about my life became magically easy. But I gained something better: the knowledge and tools to navigate it with steadiness, self-trust, and choice.

And that’s my life's work now: helping my fellow late-diagnosed ADHDers move into self-understanding, self-mastery, and a life shaped around who you really are.

My Training & Background

  • BSc in Biology (University of Warwick)
  • Qualified ADHD Coach (School of ADHD Coaching)
  • Diploma in Solution Focused Hypnotherapy (DSFH) from CPHT
  • Level 4 Hypnotherapy Practitioner Diploma (HPD)
  • Registered with AfSFH & NCH
  • Fully insured
  • Currently training towards Level 5 Advanced Hypnotherapy Diploma

Before retraining, I worked across the video games industry, recruitment, banking, and social enterprises. I run a web service for non-profits, so I understand complex workloads, high expectations, and pressure from multiple directions.

Does any of this resonate? You’re very welcome to book a free, no-pressure call. We’ll talk, see if it feels like a good fit, and take it from there.

If you love getting nerdy, thinking deeply, and you’ve got a creative streak a mile wide, chances are we’ll get along.