Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is an issue for a number of parents out there who are dealing with their troubled teenagers. Marjorie Johnson, licensed Clinical Social Worker and President of Ascend Consulting is an expert on the condition and is all too familiar with the problems that may rise from the disorder. "This disorder is personal to me. Not only do I work to deal with my own ADHD, but a member of my family is [also] affected by it as well. And when it is that close, it's personal. It's real."

In actuality, Marjorie did not become an ADHD Coach just for the children and the teenagers struggling with the disorder but for the adults as well. "So many professional adults come to my practice and seek help with time management, focusing, organizing and "clearing the path" in their brains that prohibits them from completing common, every-day tasks. Many of my clients describe ADHD as 'fog in their head'--making them feel lost and unsure of which path to take on any given day or hour. I provide steady support to clear their thinking and create strategies to continue their climb to peak success." Marjorie can help parents with ADHD children or teens guide their own life choices and actions.

"At Ascend Consulting, we've developed a methodology or 'pathway to success' for these patients. We give them the tools they need to 'sort through' the confusion and achieve mental calm," says Marjorie. She has had more than a decade of experience with ADHD patients. Her most recent program for those suffering from ADHD is F.O.C.U.S-- a systematic, multi-faceted approach to Finding strengths, Organizational training, Caring for self, Using supports and Stress management.
Being a part of the professional advisory board of Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) has given Marjorie the opportunity to see parents of students with ADHD taking great steps towards progress.

The children or teens attend sessions and their parents begin to realize what ADHD is and they attend the sessions together with their kids. When the parents join the sessions the teens feel that they have all the support they can get. Not only do they receive the guidance they need from the program but also from the love and support of their parents.
Marjorie smiles and mentions, “Where there are apples, there are trees.”