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New European Foundation Aims to Advance Standards in ADHD Coaching

The ADHD Coaching Europe Foundation, a non-profit foundation, has been established to advance, define, and unify professional ADHD Coaching.

As ADHD is increasingly better understood across the lifespan, the foundation highlights the need for clear definitions, competence requirements, and professional quality standards within the field of ADHD Coaching. Clear definitions and standards enable meaningful dialogue with healthcare systems, academic institutions, and policymakers.

The foundation underscores that ADHD Coaching does not replace medical or psychological treatment. When delivered by trained ADHD Coaching professionals operating within defined competence and ethical standards, it may serve as a complementary support focused on functioning, self-regulation, and quality of life. In defined contexts, and where appropriate, ADHD Coaching may also function as a structured support intervention in its own right.

The foundation believes Europe is well positioned to contribute to greater cross-national coherence, clearer definitional consensus, and shared quality standards within the field. It welcomes opportunities to contribute expertise to professional framework and guideline development processes where ADHD Coaching may be considered within broader ADHD support systems.

“Our aim is to contribute to progress through clarity and shared standards. As ADHD Coaching continues to develop, there is a growing need for common definitions and quality standards that support understanding, consistency, and informed dialogue."

Marie Enback
President of the foundation.