Kaleidoscope Coaching and Counseling

Kaleidoscope Coaching and Counseling A Neuro-Diversity Affirming, family focused practice providing support and guidance for the whole family. Got ADHD? We can help the whole family

๐—๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป-๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ฒ
MA, LMFT, ADHD-CCSP
Adlerian Marriage & Family Therapist,
Educator, ADHD Specialist

I have spent over 30 years navigating the twists and turns of marriage, as well as 25+ years raising high-energy, chaotic kids who don't conform to society's or school's standards. Despite not fitting in, my children are quirky, funny, and possess ginormous hearts. Throughout the past two decades, I have dedicated myself to helping my family successfully navigate the challenges that come with ADHD. Now, I am extending my expertise to assist others in finding independence, success, and bringing joy back into their parenting and family life!

๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป

When working with new individuals or families facing ADHD-related struggles, I begin by offering a compassionate and understanding ear. It is important for me to create a safe space for open communication. Additionally, I provide education on ADHD to normalize the difficulties associated with this condition. By gaining insight and understanding into how ADHD affects daily life, we can shift our focus towards effective problem-solving strategies.

๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป

Once we have established a foundation of empathy and knowledge about ADHD, we embark on a journey of co-creating solutions that address the specific challenges you face due to your ADHD. Together, we work towards finding practical strategies that enhance your ability to manage time effectively, improve organization skills, develop coping mechanisms for impulsivity and distractibility, strengthen relationships, boost self-esteem and overall well-being.

Iโ€™m so excited to share that I and Kathy Flaminio will be one of the speakers at the 2025โ€“2026 Annual Conference of the ...
10/25/2025

Iโ€™m so excited to share that I and Kathy Flaminio will be one of the speakers at the 2025โ€“2026 Annual Conference of the Wisconsin School Counselor Association (WSCA) this November 5โ€“7, 2025! ๐Ÿ’ฌโœจ

Canโ€™t wait to connect with amazing school counselors, share ideas, and be part of the conversations that help us all support students even better. ๐Ÿ’™

If youโ€™re attending, come say hi โ€” letโ€™s learn and grow together! ๐Ÿ™Œ If you haven't registered yet, click here โ†’ to register https://www.wscaweb.org/conferences/2025-2026-annual-conference/

I'm honored to join a group of incredible providers for ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: ๐—” ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€, hosted by New...
10/15/2025

I'm honored to join a group of incredible providers for ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: ๐—” ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€, hosted by Newport Healthcare and Groves Learning Organization.

On Wednesday, November 5, 2025, from 8:00-9:30 AM, I'll be presenting on the following topic during one of the many breakout sessions.

๐™‹๐™–๐™ง๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™‰๐™š๐™ช๐™ง๐™ค๐™™๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ๐™š ๐™†๐™ž๐™™๐™จ

๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ข ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ. ๐˜๐˜ต'๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ'๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ. ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด.

This interactive evening is all about helping parents feel empowered to navigate tough conversations with their children about mental health, emotions, and life's challenges.

See registration link in the Comments. I hope to see you there!

Imagine someone trying to read a book without their glasses. No matter how hard they squint, the words stay blurry. Now,...
10/14/2025

Imagine someone trying to read a book without their glasses. No matter how hard they squint, the words stay blurry.

Now, just like we wouldnโ€™t blame someone for needing glasses, we shouldnโ€™t treat ADHD as a behavior problem or a lack of willpower. Itโ€™s not a choice โ€” itโ€™s how the brain is wired.

What people with ADHD need isnโ€™t judgment, but the right tools, strategies, and support. ๐Ÿ’›

Letโ€™s shift the focus from blame to understanding โ€” because when we do, we lift each other up. ๐Ÿ’ชโค๏ธ

ADHD isnโ€™t about knowing less โ€” itโ€™s about brains that sometimes struggle to act on what they already know. A little com...
10/05/2025

ADHD isnโ€™t about knowing less โ€” itโ€™s about brains that sometimes struggle to act on what they already know. A little compassion goes a long way. ๐Ÿ’›

10/01/2025

Raising a kiddo with ADHD? Hereโ€™s a reminder for you: itโ€™s about progress, not perfection. Seriouslyโ€”celebrate the little wins!

โ™ก Homework done (even if itโ€™s last minute)
โ™ก Shoes on the right feet before school
โ™ก Remembering to use those coping strategies

These โ€œsmallโ€ victories are actually hugeโ€”and every one of them builds confidence. So donโ€™t forget to high-five your kid (and yourself) along the way. ๐Ÿ†

Picture yourself in the front row, soaking in the wisdom of the foremost experts in ADHD as they share invaluable insigh...
09/30/2025

Picture yourself in the front row, soaking in the wisdom of the foremost experts in ADHD as they share invaluable insights tailored to your unique challenges. Imagine transforming your ADHD into a powerful asset that propels you toward a brighter future. Doesnโ€™t that sound exhilarating? Well, now you have the chance to make it a reality!

Join me and over 40 leading experts as we equip you with essential tools and strategies to master your ADHD at The ADHD Toolbox LIVE.

Donโ€™t miss this incredible opportunity โ€“ click the link below to gain FREE access to these enlightening interviews from the top minds in the industry! Your journey to empowerment starts now!

https://www.brainworxmembers.com/link.php?id=465&h=ca8cfca29f

So hereโ€™s the thingโ€”ADHD doesnโ€™t just p**f and vanish when you hit adulthood. Nope. It just changes costumes. ๐ŸŽญOne minut...
09/25/2025

So hereโ€™s the thingโ€”ADHD doesnโ€™t just p**f and vanish when you hit adulthood. Nope. It just changes costumes. ๐ŸŽญ

One minute youโ€™re crushing work deadlines, the next youโ€™re like, โ€œWaitโ€ฆ where did I put my keys?!โ€ ๐Ÿ™ƒ And donโ€™t get me started on the emotional rollercoaster.

But hereโ€™s the good newsโ€”youโ€™re sooo not alone in this. There are actually tons of tools and tricks that make adulting-with-ADHD a lot more doable (and even fun).

Remember: itโ€™s not about being perfectโ€”itโ€™s about showing up a little better than yesterday.

Hey everyone! So, my friend and colleague, Bob Dietrich, is sitting down with me and over 40 incredible experts for The ...
09/24/2025

Hey everyone! So, my friend and colleague, Bob Dietrich, is sitting down with me and over 40 incredible experts for The ADHD Toolbox LIVE! Itโ€™s a totally FREE video series loaded with tools and strategies to tackle overwhelm, anxiety, procrastination, executive function hurdles, and so much more. If you're a parent searching for solutions for your child, you don't want to miss this!

Join us for FREE right here: ๐Ÿ‘‡
https://www.brainworxmembers.com/link.php?id=465&h=ca8cfca29f

We usually picture ADHD as the โ€œhyper little boyโ€ bouncing off the walls, right? But hereโ€™s the thingโ€”thatโ€™s not the who...
09/23/2025

We usually picture ADHD as the โ€œhyper little boyโ€ bouncing off the walls, right? But hereโ€™s the thingโ€”thatโ€™s not the whole story.

For a lot of girls and women, ADHD looks completely different. Instead of constant motion, it might show up as:

โ™ก Worry and anxiety
โ™ก Perfectionism (trying to get everything just right)
โ™ก Quiet distraction, like zoning out or daydreaming

And because these signs donโ€™t grab attention the way hyperactivity does, many girls slip through the cracksโ€”undiagnosed or misdiagnosed for years.

Research backs this up: ADHD in females is more often linked to inattentive symptoms and internalized struggles rather than obvious hyperactivity.

The more we recognize these differences, the better we can support girls and women with ADHD. ๐Ÿ’›

Sometimes the best way to support someone with ADHD isnโ€™t about having all the answersโ€”itโ€™s just about being there.ใ…คโ™ก Re...
09/22/2025

Sometimes the best way to support someone with ADHD isnโ€™t about having all the answersโ€”itโ€™s just about being there.

ใ…คโ™ก Really listen.
ใ…คโ™ก Acknowledge what theyโ€™re feeling.
ใ…คโ™ก Show a little empathy.

Life moves fast, and itโ€™s easy to jump straight into โ€œfixingโ€ mode. But often, what people need most is to feel heard and understood. Your presence can be the calm in their storm.

It doesnโ€™t take perfect wordsโ€”just a caring ear can go a long way. ๐Ÿ’•

Letโ€™s build a community where kindness and understanding come first.

Tag a friend who shows this kind of support! ๐Ÿ™Œ

06/30/2025

Just stumbled upon this video and HAD to share.

Have you ever heard phrases like these?
โ€œWhy can't you focus?โ€
โ€œWhat do you mean you forgot?โ€
โ€œYou have so much potential!โ€
โ€œYouโ€™re just lazy.โ€ ๐Ÿ˜ฉ๐Ÿ’”

If you or someone you know has ADHD, these phrases might hit a little too close to home.

Check out this eye-opening TedTalk by Salif, where he dives deep into the roots of ADHD and offers a fresh perspective. He highlights not only the challenges but also the unique strengths that come with it. You may watch this in YouTube too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWCocjh5aK0

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