Frequently Asked Questions

Unlocking Home is a structured eight-week consulting and coaching program for ADHD and neurodivergent people who want to understand what's actually getting in the way at home and build something that lasts.

We meet once a week for 90 minutes via Zoom, at a consistent day and time. Sessions are conversation-based and follow a reliable cadence: you bring a topic, we look back at your between-session experiment, we explore and build knowledge and awareness together, and in the final third of the session you design a specific action to try before we meet again.

This program is built on an awareness, action, and learning model. Awareness happens in the session. Action happens between sessions. Learning happens when we come back together. Each cycle builds on the last.

Mostly talking; but it's a specific kind of talking that leads directly to action.

Every session is conversation-based. We explore what's getting in the way, build your understanding of yourself and your home, and design a concrete experiment for you to try before we meet again. That's where the organizing happens; between sessions, in your own space, on your own terms.

Occasionally it makes sense to try something briefly during the session itself; a quick practice or demonstration to give you a felt sense of what we're discussing. But this is the exception, not the rule, and it never tips into a full virtual organizing session. That's not what this is.

If you're not ready to talk, and talk honestly, this isn't the right fit. But if you are, the conversation is where everything starts.

Most organizing services are hands-on: a professional comes in, helps you sort and declutter, and sets up systems. That work is valuable and many people benefit from it enormously. My work is different in focus, not better; it addresses the layer underneath that determines whether those systems last.

Where a hands-on organizer works on the space, I work on the person. Through conversation-based consulting and coaching, we identify what executive function challenges are getting in the way and build the self-knowledge, strategies, and support to manage your home independently over time.

Yes! Many of my clients have an in-person organizer they trust and come to me for the next layer: building the self-knowledge, habits, and strategies to maintain what was created and keep it working over time. If you've already worked with an organizer and are struggling to sustain the results, that's exactly what this program is designed for.

If you would like me to collaborate with your home organizer, that is something I warmly welcome. With your permission and a simple release of information, we can coordinate our work so that what happens in our sessions informs and supports what happens in theirs, and vice versa.

Or if you've never worked with a hands-on, in-person service provider and our coaching together reveals that this would be helpful, I'll point you toward qualified organizers who are a good fit for your needs and location. Hands-on organizing is real, valuable work and there are excellent professionals who do it well.

That’s part of what we work on.

You’re not expected to execute perfectly between sessions. The goal is to understand what’s getting in the way and develop approaches that actually work for you.

What happens between sessions—whether something worked or didn’t—becomes useful information. We use that to adjust and build something more sustainable over time.

The expectation is not perfection. The expectation is engagement.

This is an active, participatory process. Here's what it requires:

Showing up consistently, at the same day and time each week, for the full eight weeks.

Engaging honestly in conversation. The quality of our sessions depends on your willingness to explore what's actually getting in the way, not just the surface-level symptoms.

Designing and attempting a between-session action each week. This doesn't have to be big or perfect. It just has to happen.

Completing your Field Notes form before each session. This is a brief reflection on what you tried, what you noticed, and what you learned. It takes the place of traditional homework and becomes the starting point for our next session.

Arriving with a topic. Each session is yours to direct. Knowing what you want to focus on before we meet makes the time more useful.

The structure supports you. But the change happens through your involvement. This program works best for people who are willing to stay engaged even when it's not easy.

No.

I’m a Certified Professional Organizer®, which means I have significant training and well over a thousand hours organizing people’s homes, but Unlocking Home is not a done-for-you service.

Instead, I serve as a thought partner. I offer expertise, and I help you tap into your own thinking so you can do this for yourself. In my experience, nothing leads to lasting change more reliably than insight you arrive at on your own.

If you’re looking for someone to come in and organize your home for you, there are many professionals who specialize in that type of work.

Unlocking Home runs for eight weeks, with one session per week at a consistent day and time.

Each session is 90 minutes.

For many people, eight weeks is just the starting point. This is especially true for those working through multiple areas of the home or long-standing patterns of disorganization.

Clients often continue beyond the initial eight weeks to build on the work and maintain momentum over time.

Yes. All sessions are conducted via Zoom.

This format works extremely well for this type of work. Because our sessions are conversation-based and focused on how you think, make decisions, and follow through, there's no meaningful difference between being in the same room and being on a screen.

When it's helpful, you can show me areas of your space directly on screen, and we can look at things together as they come up in conversation.

Many clients find the convenience of virtual sessions makes it easier to show up consistently, which is one of the most important factors in making this work effective.

The total investment for the eight-week program is $1,320, paid in full before the first session.

If you choose to continue, additional sessions are booked in eight-session blocks at the same rate.

Consistency is a key part of what makes this work effective.

Meeting weekly at the same time creates structure and allows us to build on what happens between sessions instead of starting over each time. The time between sessions gives you space to apply what we discuss in real life.

This is a process. The structure supports steady progress over time.

The call is a brief conversation to understand what’s going on and determine whether this approach is a good fit.

If it is, I’ll walk you through how the program works and we can schedule your weekly time.

I want to be honest about how I approach this: the weekly cadence is a core part of what makes this work effective. Consistency builds momentum, and momentum is exactly what most ADHD people struggle to maintain. Missing sessions interrupts that.

I ask clients to treat their weekly session as a firm commitment, something they show up for even on hard weeks, because those are often the weeks where the most useful work happens. Illness and genuine emergencies are of course exceptions. But if you're looking for a flexible, drop-in arrangement, this program isn't the right fit.

That said, life happens, and I understand that. If you need to reschedule, I ask for at least 24 hours notice when possible.

No.

If the program feels like a fit, we can reserve a weekly time during the call. If you’d prefer to take time to consider, you’re welcome to get back to me afterward.

If no time-slots are currently available, you can join the waitlist and I’ll reach out when a spot opens.

The first step is to book a 15-minute introductory call.