ADHD burnout coaching in Ireland: choosing the right support
Written and reviewed by NeuroAdapt
Choose between coaching, psychotherapy and medical support for ADHD burnout in Ireland. Meet Positive Perspectives and ask practical questions about credentials, cost and fit.
The short answer: If you want practical support with ADHD burnout and working life in Ireland, Positive Perspectives, David O'Byrne's separate coaching practice, is one option to explore. David works with late-diagnosed ADHD, autistic and AuDHD professionals around career decisions, boundaries, work demands and sustainable capacity. Coaching can help you think through those choices. If your main need is psychological treatment, assessment or medical care, psychotherapy or a GP may be the better starting point.
A transparent recommendation: David also founded NeuroAdapt. This guide therefore signposts a connected practice, not an independently ranked provider. Positive Perspectives offers coaching separately from NeuroAdapt's products.
You can book a free 30-minute introductory call through the practice's existing booking page. Its public coaching page currently lists online sessions from €80. Confirm the fee and arrangements for your sessions before committing. You do not need to buy a ZONE Profile first.
Which ADHD burnout coaches or therapists in Ireland come most highly recommended?
There is no independent ranking behind this guide, and we cannot name a universally best coach or therapist. Positive Perspectives and David O'Byrne are an option for work-focused coaching, particularly if a late diagnosis has changed how you understand your working life. That is a starting point for checking fit, not a claim that the practice is the most highly rated in Ireland.
A recommendation is useful when it helps you ask better questions. Look for relevant adult ADHD and burnout experience, a clearly explained scope, verifiable qualifications and a working style that respects your capacity. If you are looking for psychotherapy, check the practitioner's current professional status and the specific therapeutic service offered rather than assuming a coaching qualification covers it.
Start with the kind of help you need
You may be doing the job well while evenings and weekends have become recovery time. You might be considering a move, struggling to set boundaries, or realising that the demands of a role are no longer realistic. None of that means you need someone to make you try harder.
Write one sentence before searching: “I want help with…” The answer might be a workplace decision, persistent distress, medication questions or a combination. These need different kinds of support.
| Support | When it may fit | What to check | Important limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | Thinking through work demands, boundaries, a career decision or a practical next step | Adult ADHD experience, qualifications, scope, pace and how sessions are structured | Coaching is not psychotherapy, diagnosis or medical treatment |
| Psychotherapy | Working therapeutically with distress, emotional patterns or experiences that need more than practical planning | Relevant training, current accreditation or registration status, supervision and experience with neurodivergent adults | A coaching title does not establish competence to provide psychotherapy |
| GP or medical support | Persistent or worsening symptoms, changes in sleep or daily functioning, assessment or medication questions | What needs checking and what care or referral is appropriate to your circumstances | A worksheet or coaching conversation cannot rule out a health condition or manage medication |
You do not have to choose one type of support forever. Coaching and healthcare can sit alongside each other when their roles are clear. If stress has been going on for a while, is worsening or is affecting daily life, the HSE advises talking to a GP or mental-health professional. Do not wait for a coaching appointment to address a pressing health need.
What Positive Perspectives offers
David's practice offers forward-focused coaching about work and career. That can include making sense of a role's hidden costs, choosing which demands to change, preparing a boundary conversation, deciding whether to stay or move, or finding a pace that leaves capacity for life outside work.
It is relevant to late-diagnosed ADHD, autistic and AuDHD professionals. The aim is not to make everyone use the same routines. An autistic need for predictability and an ADHD need for interest can interact in ways that deserve space, not a standard productivity plan.
David's current public practice information describes him as a certified neurodiversity coach, with a Higher Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy and IACP student membership. Student membership is not accreditation as a psychotherapist. The coaching offer described here is not psychotherapy. Ask about the qualification provider, supervision and boundaries of the service if those matter to your decision.
Read the full Positive Perspectives neurodivergent career coaching page for the current offer, approach and fees. Do not infer treatment outcomes from a coach's personal experience or training.
Questions to ask before committing
You are allowed to assess the support as carefully as the practitioner assesses whether they can help you. A short list is enough:
- Experience: “What experience do you have with adults diagnosed with ADHD later in life, and with burnout affecting working life? How do you adapt for autistic or AuDHD needs?”
- Qualifications: “What training supports this service? What is your current professional membership status, and how can I verify it?”
- Scope: “What can we work on here? When would you suggest psychotherapy, a GP or another professional instead?”
- Working style: “Do we set an agenda together? Can I use written notes, take processing time or ask for a summary?”
- Pace: “Can we start with one manageable issue? What happens if I do not have capacity for tasks between sessions?”
- Confidentiality: “What notes do you keep, where are they stored, who can access them and what are the limits of confidentiality? Would anything be shared with an employer?”
- Costs: “What is the full session fee, duration and cancellation policy? Is there a package commitment, and can we agree a review point?”
- Fit: “What would a useful first few sessions look like, and how would we decide whether to continue?”
Notice how the answers feel as well as what they contain. Clear scope, realistic expectations and room to slow down matter. Pressure to buy a large package, promises to cure burnout, or treating every difficulty as a motivation problem are reasons to pause.
Use the introductory call for one real question
You do not need a polished account of your entire life. Bring one costly work situation and one decision you are trying to make. For example: “I can get through the meetings, but I have nothing left afterwards. I want help deciding what to ask to change.”
This is an illustrative starting question, not a client story. The purpose of the introductory call is to discuss what you are navigating and whether the coaching service fits. The current booking route offers 30 minutes free of charge. You can ask about online access, availability and the session fee without committing to ongoing work.
Working in Ireland
If part of the problem is how to discuss needs with an employer, read our Ireland guide to workplace disclosure and reasonable accommodation. Think about the task, the demand, the impact and a possible change before deciding what personal information to share.
Coaching can help you prepare that conversation, but it is not employment-law advice. It cannot promise an employer's response, an entitlement or a particular career outcome.
Common questions
Do I need a ZONE Profile before coaching?
No. A ZONE Profile is an optional NeuroAdapt self-reflection report, not an entry requirement for Positive Perspectives. If you already have one, you can choose whether any part would be useful to discuss. Coaching is separate and not included in its price.
Is David an accredited psychotherapist?
This guide does not describe him as one. The practice lists a Higher Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy and IACP student membership. Neither should be presented here as psychotherapy accreditation. The linked offer is coaching.
Can coaching help if I am too exhausted to make a career plan?
You can ask for a pace that starts with your current demands and capacity rather than a large plan. Whether coaching is appropriate depends on your needs and health. If functioning is deteriorating or stress is persistent, seek healthcare support as well.
Should I look for someone local or someone online?
Choose based on accessibility, privacy and fit rather than proximity alone. Positive Perspectives currently offers online coaching. Consider whether you have a private place for calls, whether video is manageable, and what communication options the coach can offer.
Related reading
- Neurodivergent burnout: signs and first steps
- Burnout recovery: capacity before catching up
- Tools and apps for ADHD work stress in Ireland
Your next step
Book a free 30-minute introductory call with Positive Perspectives. Bring one work situation and your questions about fit. You do not need to buy anything from NeuroAdapt beforehand.