
You're Not a Bad Parent. You're Just Overwhelmed
Coaching for sensitive parents raising spirited kids
Parenting a Spirited Child with ADHD?
I offer gentle coaching support for young, sensitive parents raising spirited preschoolers—especially those with ADHD, a stressful childhood, or tender hearts.
Is this You?
- You love your child fiercely—but parenting feels harder than you expected
- You feel overstimulated and exhausted by your child’s energy
- You’re easily triggered by whining, mess, or noise
- You carry guilt for not enjoying parenting the way you thought you would
- You had a tough or chaotic childhood—and don’t want to repeat the cycle
- You suspect ADHD or anxiety might be playing a role in how you parent
- You just want to feel calmer, more connected, and more confident
*If you're nodding along… you’re not alone.*

How I Can Help
I’m not here to “fix” you or tell you how to parent.
I’m here to hold space for you—to help you untangle the noise, rebuild your confidence, and make parenting feel a little lighter.
What we can work on:
- Calming your nervous system and building emotional regulation
- Handling meltdowns (yours or theirs) without shame
- Understanding your child’s behavior through a connection-first lens
- Finding parenting strategies that work for *your* brain and body
- Processing the past so it stops bleeding into the present
About Me
Hi, I’m James Stevenson — a coach, early childhood educator, and someone who’s walked through overwhelm and come out the other side.
I love to support parents like you—young, kind-hearted, and stretched thin. Whether you're parenting with ADHD, anxiety, or a tangle of old wounds you’re still unpacking, you deserve support that actually helps.
I believe you can be a loving, capable parent *and* a work in progress. You don’t have to have it all figured out to be doing a beautiful job.

Testimonials
I have faced significant challenges in both my personal and professional life this year and feel that I have handled these far more effectively thanks to your coaching. Being able to identify what is really important to me has helped me to prioritise tasks, reduce procrastination and simply get things done. The effectiveness of your coaching lies in your ability to ask exactly the right questions. I always left our sessions feeling like I had learned more about myself because your questions made me think about things differently and challenged my beliefs about myself. Avril

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Your caring, attentive, focused, and listening way of being in the moment has enabled me to have fun, laugh, relax, and experience novel sides within me at the same time as discovering sensitive and vulnerable parts of myself. As a human and as a coach you've provided me space to uncover new potentials within me and break through unhelpful patterns. Sandra

Testimonials
James’ calm and kind approach combined with an ability to listen deeply and ask insightful questions makes for an enjoyable and powerful coaching experience. James’ coaching has helped me to successfully reach goals in different areas of my life, including career and well-being goals. I have no hesitation in recommending James and I am very grateful that he is my coach. Paul

Testimonials
Every session gave me a chance to focus on what was important to me and my progress and I always left feeling empowered, confident, and grounded in my ability to achieve my goals whilst celebrating what I had already achieved. James is encouraging and motivating, whilst making sure you remain in control of your journey. He asks all the right questions – like the challenging ones to make you think deeply - but in a sensitive and considered way. Working with James really helped to build my self-confidence that I could make the changes I wanted to my lifestyle. John
What to Expect
Coaching with me is gentle and collaborative. No lectures, no judgment. Just steady support and space to breathe.
We meet online, so you can join from home—in your hoodie, with your toddler on your lap if needed.
Each session is shaped around what you need most that week. Some days we’ll talk about practical parenting tools. Other days might be more about your emotions, stress, or identity.
You’ll leave each session feeling lighter, clearer, and more seen.
Ready to Breathe Again?
You don’t have to do this alone. Let’s figure it out together—one calm moment at a time.