About Cora

Discover why Cora is so passionate about helping highly capable neurodivergent women understand their unique brains, use accommodations that actually work, and show up fully in work and in life.

About Cora

Discover why Cora is so passionate about helping highly capable neurodivergent women understand their unique brains, use accommodations that actually work, and show up fully in work and in life.

I care deeply about you living to your fullest potential in work and when home.


Because for years, I struggled to manage my work and be present when I got home.

Even though I have spent over 9,200 hours helping hundreds of clients as a speech-language pathologist and executive functioning coach, I used to struggle with pushing myself beyond my limits, and I paid a serious price for it.

My first job out of graduate school almost broke me.

I walked in bright-eyed, genuinely believing I could change the world.

Instead, I learned a lesson I never signed up for: push until there is nothing left to give. Work off the clock. Make yourself smaller. Just survive another day.

So I did.

I skipped meals. Forgot my meds. Lost weight.

I was so foggy and depleted that I came home one evening, and got third-degree burns while making dinner.

When the doctor looked me in the eyes and said 'there is no way you can return to work tomorrow; something cracked open in me.

I realized how much pain I had been willing to tolerate just to keep going.

My first job out of graduate school almost broke me.

I walked in bright-eyed, genuinely believing I could change the world.

Instead, I learned a lesson I never signed up for: push until there is nothing left to give. Work off the clock. Make yourself smaller. Just survive another day.

So I did.

I skipped meals. Forgot my meds. Lost weight.

I was so foggy and depleted that I came home one evening, and got third-degree burns while making dinner.

When the doctor looked me in the eyes and said 'there is no way you can return to work tomorrow; something cracked open in me.

I realized how much pain I had been willing to tolerate just to keep going.

I was faced with a choice: get support, or give up and keep putting myself last.

I chose support.

I started counseling, coaching, and psychiatry. And for the first time, I understood how my brain actually worked.

Turns out, I wasn't lazy. I wasn't broken. I had ADHD and had been operating through as if I was someone else.

With the right support, I built a life I actually wanted to keep waking up to.

Now I leave work on time. I take morning walks with my husband and our dog. I make it to choral practice. I share dinners with friends. And none of it drains me or leaves me dreading tomorrow.

I was faced with a choice: get support, or give up and keep putting myself last.

I chose support.

I started counseling, coaching, and psychiatry. And for the first time, I understood how my brain actually worked.

Turns out, I wasn't lazy. I wasn't broken. I had ADHD and had been operating through as if I was someone else.

With the right support, I built a life I actually wanted to keep waking up to.

Now I leave work on time. I take morning walks with my husband and our dog. I make it to choral practice. I share dinners with friends. And none of it drains me or leaves me dreading tomorrow.

I see myself in you.

That’s why I’m so passionate about helping highly capable women with ADHD, Autism, and brain injuries.

Together, we move past the cycle of pushing beyond your limits without realizing it.

I help you understand your unique brain, build accommodations that actually work, and fully step into your life, both at work and after 5.

I see myself in you.

That’s why I’m so passionate about helping highly capable women with ADHD, Autism, and brain injuries.

Together, we move past the cycle of pushing beyond your limits without realizing it.

I help you understand your unique brain, build accommodations that actually work, and fully step into your life, both at work and after 5.

"Discovering how my brain works and finding accommodations that actually fit changed my life, and inspired me to help others do the same."

So if you...

1. Are really ready to get the life waiting for you after 5.

2. Are 100% committed to doing the work

3. And you are coachable...

Then this might be for you.

I'd love to help you get there!

So if you...

1. Are really ready to get the life waiting for you after 5.

2. Are 100% committed to doing the work

3. And you are coachable...

Then this might be for you.

I'd love to help you get there!

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