Introduction

At 52, after years of psychotherapy, psychiatry and various doctor-prescribed meds, I was diagnosed with ADHD. What a relief!

So much became clear—my brain was wired differently. This was the reason I often felt overwhelmed or painfully bored. There was an explanation for my impulsivity and lack of focus. And for feeling misunderstood and judged.

Learning about how to move out of the chaos, develop self compassion and create a more fulfilling life was transformative. In just one year I felt better understood and more supported than during five years of backward-looking (and expensive) therapy. My coach helped me move forward with my unique brain and strengths.

Fast forward…. I am now an ADHD coach wanting to provide you with clarity and relief. And to help you see the strong, creative badass you are!

About Me

I love to laugh and am somewhat irreverent. I yearn to travel and experience new environments. I speak fluent French.

I am a native New Yorker now living in Providence, Rhode Island, with my husband, son and dog Miko.

I earned a BA in Foreign Affairs from American University. After graduation, working desk jobs in a law firm and advertising agency did not satisfy my creative itch. Learning to cook at Peter Kumps New York Cooking school and becoming a chef did the trick!

A couple of restaurants and catering agencies later, I moved to Paris where I was a translator and chef’s assistant at the Ecole Culinaire Ritz Escoffier. Private cheffing in New York ensued. My final stop as a professional in the culinary world was at the Martha Stewart Living magazine and TV show where I happily developed recipes and styled food.

During the next chapter I co-parented 3 children while volunteering in preservation and with the incarcerated. My husband’s job took us to Hong Kong where I tutored Chinese teens, volunteered building homes in the Philippines and traveled a lot!

In THIS chapter I am an ADDCA trained and certified coach. I love this job and am here for you.

What to Expect

We will meet on Zoom, on the phone or in person.
During this time we will become partners so that you can gain:

PERSPECTIVE

RELIEF

CLARITY

Please allow me to join you on your ADHD journey. I will meet you where you are. You will be heard and seen. During our collaboration you will feel understood, supported and validated. We’ll strategize with systems that work for you so you can move forward empowered. Then we can dig into how you can manifest your best self and thrive, AUTHENTICALLY.

With coaching you may learn to:

Assert Yourself
Get Organized
Understand your brain
Live authentically
Communicate better
Calm the chaos
Improve your productivity

With coaching you will be:

Testimonials

Sam has been instrumental in helping me understand my ADHD and has been integral to getting me back on track both at work and at home. Our work time together is uplifting but also strategic. There is a focus to our sessions that is refreshingly productive. She is also a pleasure to work with. I always feel prepared to take on new challenges after out sessions!

Clem

My name is Mariella. I go to Sam Fremont-Smith for ADHD coaching. This is a glimpse of what it’s like. You take things to Sam which are hard and have you tied up in knots. She has this quality about her. She listens with the utmost care, giving you the space you need to explore the fraught issue you bring, until you have it untangled. I have gained so much clarity from my weekly coaching sessions with her. She’s also helped me come to a better understanding of how my particular ADHD impacts me. I’m no longer in daily combat with it, as I was before. With Sam’s help, I’m learning ways to dance around it. Sam’s also fabulous at catching you in what she calls your ‘knowings’. These are the times when you’re most spectacularly yourself, doing things in the ways that come most naturally to you and making good use of your strengths and values. These are valuable pieces of self-knowledge to have and a start to that How-To manual we all wish we were born with.

Mariella

Samantha has helped me tremendously navigate my freshman year of college. Sessions with Samantha were always engaging and challenged my thinking further. She gave me tools to help me balance my work load and gave amazing advice that percolated weeks after our sessions.

Allie

Sam is an amazing coach! The way she is able to zero in and help you find the crux of the problem is masterful. Her questions and reflections make you see the issues clearer and help you understand that you had the answers all along. With Sam’s help I was able to be more productive, move away from self-defeating attitudes, see situations in a new way and figure out solutions that I could not see on my own. As a coach, Sam is just a class above the rest.

Florentina L.

Rates

A Single 45 minute session

$120/ 45 minutes

Three 45 minute sessions*

$300/Monthly Package

*to be used within 5 consecutive weeks

Cancellation Policy: Please cancel within 24 hours before appointment and reschedule 7 days of the original appointment.