About Kirstine and ADHD Qualifications
Kirstine Berthelsen is a certified ADHD coach, and a qualified teacher who coaches either face to face or via Skype. She has taught in several countries where different approaches to addressing ADHD were enlightening to witness. She has taught children and teens with ADHD in normal classroom settings as well as has taught in a learning disability department in England, among them ADHD students.
Prior to pursuing this specialized occupation as an ADHD coach, she has established a rehabilitation program where she taught adults who were on a program, learning executive skills challenges and academic skills in Scandinavian. They were undiagnosed ADHD adults who were high school drop-outs, and adults who could not sustain their focus on their goals, and were having a flip flop lifestyle and consequently led a life with depression and anxiety.
Having been diagnosed with ADHD later in life herself, and with two sons who share her trait, she is tremendously passionate, and indeed active in investigating any new research, alert for any revelations that could add positive self-perception for an ADHD client. She firmly believes that the only thing wrong with ADHD is not knowing you have it. Once properly diagnosed and properly coached, people with ADHD have unique advantages waiting to be appreciated by themselves and others.
Having found this niche, ADHD coaching for over a decade ago, Kirstine works with her clients to transform an “I can’t” attitude into an “I can” attitude. Kirstine finds no greater reward than inspiring her clients to go beyond what they thought they could achieve, and assist in developing unique gifts to effect positive change.
Qualifications:
Due to first-hand experience with ADHD path herself, Kirstine, in her early carrier as a teacher, passionately pursued to understand how a different learning style is paramount. Hence, her major subjects in teacher training college were pedagogy and languages. Later in life, she welcomed two sons who indeed were of ADHD trait, and that she desperately too were learning from.
Kirstine completed her ADHD coaching study by ADD Insights, LLC, ADHD training program and was awarded ‘Certificate of Graduation’ with honors. On top of the certification, she has flown from Australia to US several times and participated in CHADD’s yearly conferences.
