You learn how to control and manage your energy levels.
You learn how to bring focus whenever you need it.
You see how your ability is not a disorder but rather a valid cognitive difference.
You come to see how, your hyperfocus skills for example, can be incredibly helpful in some contexts.

We schedule an initial consultation for you to:

• get an overview of how the programme works
• do a strength-based Symptoms Profile Interview
• identify areas of need from the interview
• identify what you are good at or enjoy
• create a to-do list of goals for yourself that we work with

If you are motivated to go ahead, I would facilitate understanding of how your ADHD can work for you for good. #Growing Choices with ADHD!

You would work with a series of life concepts by engaging with them in your own context for relevance. Concepts such as change, consequence, sequence and time, order and disorder are connected and explored.

Clients have said:

• time management becomes easier
• impulsivity and disorganisation fall away
• less exhaustion
• order emerges from chaos
• life becomes manageable
• the self-regulation techniques are fantastic
• can choose the energy level I need easily
• feel more in control of self

   

What is ADHD?

ADHD, or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder are names given to a variety of characteristics which can include one or more of the following: … and note there are strengths in the list!

• Impulsivity / Fearless / Shows courage
• Sense of Justice / Empathy
• Distractibility / Good at scanning the environment
• Tendency to excessive daydreaming / Excellent imagination
• Hyperactivity; hypoactivity (working on concept of time helps)
• Behavioural issues / it’s difficult to sit still which is understandable

The Davis™ Attention Mastery Program

A drug-free, individual, intensive empowerment program for children and adults which works with the ADHD thinking style, to enable a person to master areas of their lives that have previously caused them confusion.

If ADHD is  accompanied by other issues such as dyslexia, poor coordination and balance and/or difficulties with maths. the versatility of the Davis methods means that any of these can be worked on together as a range, rather than each requiring separate approaches.

In the testimonial below, this wonderful creative teen had focus issues and was also dyslexic:

Before doing the programme, my daughter would get easily confused and overwhelmed. At the start of the course, she said she wanted to be clear. By the end of the course, she said she was.

During the programme, she learned how to focus when she needs to and to see written letters and words clearly. She had told me in the past that written text had been overlapping or jumbled, and she sometimes skipped lines when reading or said words mixed up. It blew me away that after the course, my daughter could read a page of text she’d never seen before correctly and without getting anxious.

Claire also taught her concepts to do with time. This is something my daughter previously struggled with. She can now tell the time on a clock with hands. I had tried to teach her myself for years.

I liked how the course was structured and I could see what would be covered beforehand, and the progress made that day. It gave me confidence that the program was professional and worthwhile.

Claire also taught my daughter how to organise her writing. My daughter had struggled with this. But she enjoyed the sessions with Claire and said they were really helpful.

Claire established a lovely,  no-pressure connection with my daughter. She explained everything clearly and went at my daughter’s pace. It is clear that Claire is a very caring, experienced teacher and I felt good about her working with my daughter. I think it also really helped that Claire could also truly understand my daughter’s struggles, as a Dyslexic herself. This also made my daughter trust her and want to work with her.

Learning using clay is a really good idea. My daughter learns well when she can touch, hold, move and manipulate objects. She also learns best in a face to face, one on one learning environment, so working with Claire was ideal.

I am so glad my daughter did these two courses with Claire. I can’t explain it, but they helped something click inside my daughter. I feel that the progress she made during the mastery course has really set her up for life.

“… self-doubt is no longer a barrier and the frustration has gone.”

Jay* kindly gave permission to put photos on my website. I remember his delight when he read accurately with good comprehenion after learning and using the Davis reading strategies. He also had goals around listening to instructions.

After the progamme in 2016, I asked Jay* how he felt on a scale of 1-10  (1 the lowest – 10 the highest) 

BEFORE – he said he was at a 5 – or 3 for listening and focusing – and that he had self-doubt that he could do it.

AFTER – he said it was at a 7 and… “it is good – totally good – every single thing – now it has all changed!”

As a facilitator, I noticed both during and after the programme, Jay became confident trying new things and was facing his essay writing and academic assignments. He is now working full time and enjoying his work and life. He has skills and strengths in dance and performing arts.

Jay* name changed for privacy