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Parent Coaching for Families with ADHD 

A place to practice. Real-time guidance. A calmer home.
 

Most parents who call us are drowning in information and still struggling to make daily life at home feel manageable.


From co-parenting and household routines, to executive function and academic support, we work across every layer to help your family build ADHD-friendly systems for daily life. Schedule your 20-minute discovery call with veteran coaches Yulia & Dan.
 

Suzanne Sophos, President of CHADD.org, testimonial for Pause People Coaching

Suzanne Sophos ​| President, CHADD.org|  Founder, The Brave Space

"A safe space to learn and grow into the parent I want to be, with guidance and wisdom from two humans who deeply care, have amazing povs, and offer fantastic coaching."
What begins to change when parents step into the PAUSE
Small moments create big ripples.​
 

The PAUSE is where the magic happens: in the space between stimulus and response, you can interrupt autopilot patterns and choose how you show up in the moments that matter.

With real-time guidance, you learn to slow down, see patterns that were once invisible, and consciously shape the spaces, interactions, and routines that shape the rhythm of daily life at home.

Here's what parents notice:

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✓ More steadiness in you.
Your kids feel it immediately.

✓ More hugs, high-fives, and faster repair.
Connection replaces friction.

✓ Support smoother mornings, evenings, and transitions

Less fuss. More fun.

✓ Calm the Homework Battles
Easier to start and finish.

✓ Home begins to feel like a team.
More calm and connection.

Fix the environment, not the child.

Most ADHD interventions focus on the child. ​

  • tutors

  • therapies

  • medication

  • skills coaching

 

But the skills that improve quality of life are developed at home in the interactions and routines that enable self-regulation throughout the day. 

  • mornings

  • mealtime

  • homework

  • transitions

  • bedtime

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This is your role. Not to manage your family, but to shape the environment in ways that support everyone’s neurobiology and strengths.​​

We are on a mission to help parents to sow the seeds of self-regulation at home, early and often, and to make parent coaching for kids with ADHD just as common as medication.

Speaker presenting at ADHD parenting conference on autopilot parenting concept with Pause People Coaching

Yulia Rafailova and Dan Leibowitz at Neurodiversion in Austin TX

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Partner logos: Impact Parents, CHADD, The Executive Function Online Summit, GoZen, and Mindful Kids and Families - featured speakers with Pause People Coaching
Small moments create big ripples

"I love that my boys are proud of me for going to 'parent school' and that they feel a difference. It made a difference in our home after the first session."

– Mary

"I am a pediatric sub-specialist, but looking for these parent trainings was vague and confusing. This is all to say thanks for the Pause method! So much value in learning these core skills." 
– Reema

“I switched from reactivity to being the architect of my relationships with my kids.” 

– Paul

"This space will provide you with tools to implement immediately, and connect you with a mindset that will help you feel confident in your parenting responses, after you felt like you lost hope." 
 Caitriona

"PAUSE People gave me the confidence to calm my nervous system down and walked me through a process to be a good authoritative parent. Thank you so much!"

– Teri

Ready to feel the difference at home?

Meet the Coaches
Yulia Rafailova, ADHD Coach and co-founder of Pause People Coaching, smiling headshot

Yulia Rafailova

Yulia is a seasoned ADHD Coach, peer group facilitator, and speaker who loves helping people of all ages discover their own awareness and design personalized solutions to common executive function challenges. Her coaching focuses on guiding families through collaborative problem-solving and mindfulness practices so they can co-create better systems for getting along and getting stuff done. Yulia is a long-time volunteer with CHADD of California, a non-profit organization that provides peer support, education, and advocacy for children and adults with ADHD.

 

Learn more and contact Yulia via her site: mindfulleducation.com

Dan Leibowitz, M.Ed. M. SpEd., ADHD Coach and co-founder of Pause People Coaching, headshot

Dan Leibowitz, M.Ed. M. SpEd.

With 30 years of experience in schools, educational consulting, and as a father of two teens, Dan brings extensive expertise to PAUSE People's parent coaching process. Holding advanced degrees in General and Special Education, and a Certificate in Educational Therapy, Dan's personalized methods assist parents in creating more supportive home environments, while enabling routines that foster self-reliance, cooperation, and co-regulation. Dan offers a uniquely integrative approach that improves family functioning and quality of life via new, more helpful patterns and ripple effects in the home. 

Learn more and contact Dan via his site: innovativelearningservices.com

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Use your CA Regional Center self-determination fund to cover the cost of coaching (Service code 371).

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