Navigate Work and Life Transitions with Clarity and Confidence
Life Coaching for professionals and leaders
ADHD & Executive Function Coaching
for kids, teens, parents, and adults
Coaching that meets you
where you are
Life and work transitions can feel overwhelming, especially when clarity is uncertain or daily demands feel hard to manage. As a Professional Certified Coach (ICF), I offer a collaborative, compassionate coaching approach grounded in curiosity, self-awareness, and practical tools that meet you where you are. My work supports:
- Professionals and leaders navigating career shifts, burnout, or life transitions
- Kids, teens, and adults with ADHD or executive function challenges developing skills for school, work, and daily life
- Parents supporting neurodiverse children with calm, clarity, and compassion
Unified focus on clarity, confidence and executive functioning
Throughout my coaching work, a common thread emerges: helping people strengthen the skills that support effective decision-making, intentional action, and well-being.
Coaching may include support with:
- Navigating change and uncertainty
- Motivation, self-talk, and confidence
- Emotional awareness and regulation
- Communication, boundaries, and values alignment
- Executive function skills such as focus, planning, prioritization, and time management
Life Coaching
Life coaching supports adults to navigate work and life transitions with clarity and confidence. Clients often seek coaching when they are:
- Considering a career move or retirement
- Feeling stuck, burned out, or at a crossroads
- Seeking clear priorities and direction
- Wanting to pursue a meaningful goal, or a greater sense of purpose
ADHD & Executive Function Coaching
ADHD and executive function challenges can affect focus, organization, emotions, and daily routines — at any age. Coaching provides practical, strengths-based support tailored to each individual’s needs.
- Kids building foundational executive function skills
- Teens navigating school demands, independence, and self-confidence
- Parents supporting neurodiverse children and family systems
- Adults managing ADHD-related challenges at work and home
Why Navigate the Way
Navigate the Way reflects my purpose to affirm, inspire, and encourage personal growth and well-being in those around me. It expresses how I approach coaching: walking alongside you as you navigate change with intention and clarity so you can thrive. As a Professional Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation, I bring:
- A collaborative, client-centered coaching partnership
- Experience working with neurodiverse individuals and families
- Respect for each client’s strengths, values, and lived experience
- Practical tools grounded in curiosity, self-awareness, and
well-being
“I find myself being more mindful during difficult or stressful times, more empathetic, and I’m more confident. I would absolutely recommend Julie’s services.”
– M.S., former client
Get Started with Coaching
Navigate the Way, LLC provides life coaching and ADHD & executive function coaching for clients in Des Moines, Iowa, and throughout the Midwest. In-person and virtual coaching options are available.
If you’re ready to explore what support could look like for you or your family, let’s talk.
Life Coaching for Adults
Schedule a Connection Call to explore coaching for clarity, perspective, and consistent, purposeful action to achieve your goals.
ADHD & Executive Function Coaching
Schedule a call to explore coaching to harness strengths, overcome obstacles, and achieve your goals as an individual or family.
I'm Julie Smith, Certified Life Coach, ADHD and Executive Function Coach. I empower others to create calm, clarity, and connection at work, school and at home. Together, we create a customized approach to help you focus, overcome obstacles, build confidence, and achieve your goals. My clients include both professionals and families (parents, children, teens).