Hi! I’m Keltie, an ADHD coach based in Chicago, working with values-driven independent creatives both locally and globally. I help clients stop fighting their brains and start building systems that work with their interest-based nervous systems—so they can finally experience more calm, ease, and joy.
Coaching with me is highly personalized. We tailor every tool to your specific interests, needs, and rhythms. Instead of paddling upstream, you'll learn to float with the current—making small weekly shifts that align your days with what truly matters to you.
I created ADHD Embraced after burning out from nearly a decade in architecture with undiagnosed ADHD. Once I understood how my brain worked, I stopped trying to “fix” myself and started designing a life around my strengths. That shift changed everything—and now I help others do the same.
People with ADHD think differently, and in a world that desperately needs new ideas and ways of being, that difference is powerful. My greatest joy is watching creative, mission-driven people embrace how their brains work and rediscover the freedom and energy to create what only they can.
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ADHD Embraced
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Creative Types Entrepreneurs/Small Business WomenLanguages
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Telephone, Video Conferencing, In-PersonClient Testimonial
"Coaching with Keltie at ADHD Embraced has been a game-changer. Within 3-4 sessions, she has helped me uncover obstacles, make hard decisions with confidence, communicate them well, and set clear goals for growing my business."
- Leia M."Keltie is a wonderful coach ... She has a kind and supportive approach, but will gently challenge your self-limiting beliefs when they arise. She also has a great understanding of ADHD and how to navigate it in order to move forward."
- Penny M.
I provide coaching that helps values-driven independent creatives with ADHD let go of the exhausting battle against their own brains and find strategies that work with their own interest-based nervous systems—so they can finally experience calm, ease, and joy in their lives.
Coaching with me is different than what you've tried before because every tip and tool is customized to you—your interests, your life, your capacity, your schedule. We'll dig deep to uncover the "why" behind each tactic and tool, so that your new system feels automatic and sustainable—like you're floating along with the current instead of desperately paddling against it. We'll establish what's really (really) important to you in life, work, and relationships and then collaboratively design your life so that it pulls you forward toward what matters most.
People with ADHD have interest-based nervous systems so we work best when our interests are engaged—but we are all interested in such different things that one-size-fits-all ADHD advice often falls flat. An individual-tailored approach like coaching is necessary to harness your interests and preferences so that tools, tactics, and habits carry their own momentum.
Imagine what it would be like to wake up each day with clarity around how you'll use your time. No more panicking about the thousands of things you feel like you probably should be doing. Instead, you are clear on what matters and confident that you've set your day up so that you can get it done.
You might not even notice it at first, but then one day, you realize you're getting more done than you previously thought possible, and you're a whole lot less stressed.
It’s not about micromanaging your schedule to the nearest 5-minute increment. It’s about building a system around what truly matters to you—the kind of system that works with your brain's natural tendencies.
Each week you make a small adjustment that better aligns your days with who you are and how you work best. And one day, you realize you're accomplishing what you've always wanted to accomplish and it feels easier than whatever it was you were doing before.
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I created ADHD Embraced because I know what it’s like to have a ton of ambition and a brain that works differently.
After working as an architect with undiagnosed ADHD for close to a decade, I experienced major burnout from the inordinate amount of self-monitoring and hyper-vigilance I thought I needed in order to stay on task and avoid careless mistakes.
Life is so much better now that I understand how ADHD impacts me and can work with my brain instead of fighting against it.
For example, I recognized that the divergent thinking that comes with ADHD made me very creative and an excellent problem solver, especially in a "crisis." This was such an asset in my career as an architect, but there were also some serious challenges. Frequently working in "crisis" mode, combined with the effort required to show up for consistent 8 hour workdays, left me with a ton of internalized anxiety and was so draining that I had almost nothing left to give to other spheres of my life. Eventually, this led to me burning out.
Understanding ADHD has allowed me to accommodate myself—doubling down on my strengths, and letting go of the urge to "fix" weaknesses—finding workarounds instead. It gave me the courage and self-trust to strike out on my own and launch my own business, and has brought a lot more balance and joy back to my life. It means the world to me that I'm now in the position to help others the way I needed to be helped back then.
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I became a coach and founded ADHD Embraced because I firmly believe that neurodivergent people are important.
Look at the world around you—does it feel like things are going well? That the status quo is serving our collective humanity and our beautiful planet? Folks with ADHD excel at divergent thinking and tend to be the most creative among us. Right now, more than ever, we need people who think differently—to make art and live lives that show the array of different realities that are possible. That's right, I believe the world needs you.
Nothing makes me happier than seeing values-driven independent creatives and professionals finally understand how to work with their ADHD brains—and rediscover the joy of creating what they were uniquely meant to create. Whether it’s with me or someone else, I hope you recognize how important you are and take the time to invest in yourself, so you can fully step into your creative power—the world will be a better place for it.
