Certified ADHD Coach · Dublin

ADHD coaching for adults who are tired of feeling behind.

Practical support, accountability and clarity from someone who understands both the lived experience of ADHD and the real pressures of professional life.

ADHD Works trainedFormer CEOAdults & Leaders
Jonathan Barker, ADHD coach based in Dublin

"Awareness changed everything. You aren't lazy, you're just wired differently."

- Jonathan

Sound familiar?

High on the outside. Hidden inside.

High-functioning ADHD often means succeeding in public while quietly struggling in private. These are the patterns I hear most often.

01

The Masking Cycle

You're viewed as highly driven at work. The effort to keep that appearance up is leaving you exhausted by Thursday.

02

Start-Line Stalling

You have the vision and the capability. But sometimes your brain simply won't let you start the smallest task.

03

Mental Overload

A constant hum of a thousand thoughts at once. Switching off feels physically impossible, even at midnight.

04

All-or-Nothing Motivation

Either you produce a week's worth in a morning, or nothing at all. The middle gear feels like it doesn't exist.

A reminder

Your brain isn't broken. It runs a different operating system. One that thrives with the right support.

A warm desk with morning light
A quick story

From CEO to ADHD coach.

I was 39 when a conversation with my wife led me to the discovery that not everyone has a hundred simultaneous thoughts in their head at all times. For most of my career as a commercial executive and CEO, I'd quietly built systems and frameworks to keep up.

After diagnosis, I realised those same systems were also keeping me afloat. Now I help other adults and leaders build a life that works with the way their brain actually works.

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For partners, family, friends & colleagues

Someone you care about has ADHD. You have questions.

Maybe your partner has ADHD. Maybe your child was recently diagnosed. Maybe you manage someone at work.

The better we understand ADHD, the easier it becomes to support the people we care about. This isn't coaching - it's a judgement-free space to ask the questions you've been wondering about.

  • Why do they struggle with simple tasks?
  • Why do they forget things that seem important?
  • Why do they seem highly capable one day and completely overwhelmed the next?
  • Why do they leave things until the last minute?
  • How can I support them without sounding critical?
For organisations

Workplace & executive support.

Talks, workshops and leadership coaching that bridge commercial reality and neurodiversity, delivered by someone who's sat in both chairs.

Workplace services

"Working with Jonathan was the first time I felt someone actually understood the internal noise of being a high-achiever with ADHD. He doesn't just hand you tips, he hands you frameworks that actually stick."

Tech Founder & CEO, Dublin
Take the first step

Ready to work with your brain instead of against it?

Taking the first step can feel hard. That's completely normal. Let's have a low-pressure conversation about where you are and where you want to be.