The ADHD Coaching Room/Drop the Mask and Trust Yourself

  • £47

Drop the Mask and Trust Yourself

  • Course
  • 12 Lessons

Part of my Clear Forward Tools™ course for adults navigating ADHD in their own way, whether you are newly diagnosed, exploring traits, or somewhere in between.

This course supports you to move away from over-adapting and reconnect with who you are beneath the mask, so life begins to feel more honest and sustainable.

Inside this course, you will gain:

  • understanding of how masking can develop with ADHD and why it often becomes a survival strategy

  • insight into how long-term masking can affect identity, confidence, and emotional wellbeing

  • gentle tools to reconnect with your authentic preferences, needs, and strengths

  • support to rebuild self-trust and show up in ways that feel realistic rather than performative

This course is for you if you are ready to live with less pressure to perform and more freedom to be yourself. When self-acceptance replaces constant effort, life can begin to feel lighter and more aligned.

Meet Your Coach
Hi, I’m Carol, a counsellor, ADHD coach, and RTT practitioner with a background in psychology. I support adults who are learning about their ADHD and want practical tools that feel calm, realistic, and encouraging for everyday life.

Contents

Getting Started

🔹 An overview of how this course is organised and where to begin.

Welcome

The Clear Forward Tools™

🔹 This overview introduces the Clear Forward Tools™ and the five steps used throughout Drop the Mask and Trust Yourself.

• How the tools help reduce masking and reconnect you with your authentic responses
• A brief explanation of each step and how they work together
• A framework you can return to when self-doubt or people-pleasing takes over

Clear Forward Tools™ – Overview
Clear Forward Tools™ – Clear, Look, Engage
Clear Forward Tools™ – Acknowledge, Reflect

Tools for Focus and Regulation

🔷 Tools for calming and regulation can be used from the beginning of the course and returned to whenever they feel helpful.

If you choose to use the hypnosis or relaxation recordings, please note the following:

  • Do not listen while driving or operating machinery

  • Use the recordings only when you are in a safe, comfortable environment

  • If you have any medical or mental health conditions, please check with a qualified professional before using hypnosis

Guided Hypnosis: Authentic Self
Square Breathing Exercise

Focus Session

A space to explore why masking becomes such a familiar survival strategy, how it shapes everyday life, and what it feels like to slowly step into more authenticity.

  • How masking shows up in work, relationships, and daily interactions

  • Why ADHD traits, social pressure, and past experiences make masking feel necessary

  • The emotional and cognitive load that comes from hiding parts of yourself

  • Practical ideas to build self-trust and feel more at ease being fully yourself

Drop the Mask & Trust Yourself
Transcript - Drop the Mask & Trust Yourself

Tools & Resources

Practical supports to help you understand your masking patterns and develop more confidence in showing up as who you are.

  • Quick-reference guides that break down common masking styles and triggers

  • Worksheets and exercises to explore identity, safety, and self-trust

  • Self-care practices designed to support emotional grounding while unlearning old habits

From Masking to Self-Trust
Drop the Mask
Micro Unmasking

Your Reflections

A space to pause and recognise what stood out for you in this module.

Closing Reflection