About Me
My Journey with ADHD: Survival to Thriving
I'm Steve Kohlenberger, a California native with ADHD. I enjoyed a long software engineering career beginning 1979 including serial entrepreneurship never knowing I had ADHD.
Early in life, my path came with unique challenges that shaped my skills and I believe fueled my ADHD.
I had a challenging health condition that back in my youth was not well understood. Many times I feared I might not be alive the next day.
This brought forward from within me two wonderful skills:
The ability to continually focus, putting all my energy into the one and only essential thing I must do to survive, and
Maintain a highly motivated, persistent problem solving and learning attitude.
Later in my life, as I was able to clear layers of self-protecting beliefs and behaviors, life events brought Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (cPTSD) into the picture.
As I interpret all this now, at least in part, my health challenge contributed to my ADHD. In my case I believe it was likely my ADHD was, in part, a coping strategy that helped me stay alive.
Now, I’m grateful for the strengths and abilities this left me with. I have great compassion for, and often unique insights into my clients inner challenges, both from the entrepreneur/professional side, and the human and existential experience side.
There is a better way through. I want to help you find it. You will gain from your own introspection and intentional changes.
If you're ready to find your way through challenges, let's explore it together.
Steve
A few of my qualifications:
M.A. Spiritual Psychology
B.S. Computer Information Systems
PMP (Project Management Professional) for 20 years
ADHD Coach, comprehensively trained
Couples Institute
And training in:
IFS (Internal Family Systems)
CBT (Cognitive Based Therapy)
Mindfulness Meditation