Being a teen or young adult is hard. Its even harder when you struggle to maintain focus, follow-through on projects, remember your homework, or regulate your emotions. Sometimes they believe they aren’t smart, worthy, or capable. I know because I was once a teen with unmanaged ADHD.
I help them understand these are not character flaws. They don’t lack willpower. They’re not lazy or unintelligent. They can stop blaming themselves.
Your child can find relief from the shame and frustration that often accompanies ADHD challenges. They can feel hopeful about their future. And so can you.
You can relax knowing you've entrusted a fellow parent and experienced coach to help them discover their brilliance.
When your child has ADHD, it’s easy to feel like you’ve become their full-time manager, tutor, and therapist. It’s exhausting. And isolating. And it leaves you questioning if you’re doing something wrong. You’re not. Most parents who come to me already do the most important thing you can for someone with ADHD: love them unconditionally. But many typical parenting strategies don't work well for kids with unique brains. So I offer one-on-one coaching for parents who are ready to shift the dynamic at home, get relief from the burden of constant worry, and better understand and connect with their child.
You Don't Have to Do This Alone.
1:1 Coaching for Parents of Teens and Younger Children
Procrastination, impulsiveness, defiant behavior, forgetfulness, inaction, or distractability make sense once we understand ADHD's neurobiology.
Understand the ADHD Nervous System
The Empowered Parenting Group
Only parents who love a kid with ADHD know how lonely it can feel when typical parenting strategies don't work. It's not just your child who deserves support. You do too.
We’ll meet twice a month for real, practical strategies that make sense for ADHD brains. No judgment. No fluff. Just a safe community, tools, and a reminder that you've got the strength to support your loved one - without losing your mind!
Empowered Parenting Virtual Group
Only parents who love a kid with ADHD know how lonely it can feel when typical parenting strategies don't work. It's not just your child who deserves support. You do too.
We’ll meet twice a month for real, practical strategies that make sense for ADHD brains. No judgment. No fluff. Just a safe community, tools, and a reminder that you've got the strength to support your loved one - without losing your mind!
"Cat is worth every moment, every penny, and then some. She is highly in tune with our needs and provides invaluable insights."
"Cat is worth every moment, every penny, and then some. She is highly attuned to our needs and provides invaluable guidance and insights."
The Empowered Parenting Group
What we can accomplish together
A Neurotypical Thought Path
A Neurodivergent Thought Path
ADHD is a Natural Part of Human Diversity
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Understanding ADHD as a neuro-developmental difference is complex and often difficult to understand.
That's why I offer education for the whole family. Through bite-size lessons, visuals, and curated science-backed content, you will know the structural and functional differences of a brain with ADHD. And with that knowledge comes the power of possibility.
ADHD brains are powerful. The people who own them are generally creative, deeply analytical, capable of feeling highly nuanced emotions, and divergent thinkers.
Together we can help you and your child see their ADHD as a unique central nervous system that follows its own rules. Once we know the rules, everything makes sense.
Understand the ADHD Nervous System
Procrastination, impulsiveness, forgetfulness, inaction, or distractability make sense once we understand ADHD's neurobiology.
Shift to What Works
Transform the environment, routines, and communication methods to support your child's unique needs and capitalize on your family's strengths and assets.
Step Back Without Stepping Away
Foster independence, resilience, and self-esteem by balancing support and autonomy.
My lived experience with ADHD gives me insider knowledge.
I will accept your young person exactly as they are.
I see kids' possibilities, not deficits.
I believe in your power as a parent.
I believe everyone can solve their own problems.
I'm not a therapist. I use an action-oriented coaching model that focuses on the present.
I'm a mom, too. I get it.
-Ali Peteranecz
"Cat has helped us better understand our child, as well as given us actionable strategies to support him. Cat’s sessions and her support have been an invaluable tool."
