“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” -Mary Oliver, poet

These words inspire the professional ADHD coaching practice of Karen Roertgen.

Karen’s coaching practice is systemic in nature, embracing the embodied person, their relationships, environment, culture, values and beliefs, and impact on the world.  This comprehensive approach is a direct outcome of her own career journey working in systems, including: neuroscience, physiology, nutrition and exercise, marriage and family systems, ecology, and leadership. Her coaching is grounded in the principles of: positive psychology, human development systems, and neuroplasticity.

After 12 years of working with Individuals living with ADHD and their families, Karen recently re-focused her coaching on two areas; relationships/ partnerships, and career (including college), small business and entrepreneurs. She concentrates on communication, collaboration, building deep connections, and leadership development in addition to ADHD-specific skills. Karen coaches individuals (including older teens), couples, business partners, and teams. She also offers training/ consultation for individuals, businesses, and community leaders seeking to deepen their partnering and leadership skills.  She welcomes all affiliations.

Clients report Karen to be insightful, intuitive, creative, compassionate and principled. Her joy is to see you engage your life with courage, confidence, and competence and find your niche.  Always monitoring for her clients’ strengths, interests, and talents, Karen puts these front and center for you in coaching sessions.  

Karen’s professional qualifications include over 200 hours of ADHD Coach training, and courses on ADHD in her Marriage and Family Therapy MS program. Karen is a graduate of the ADD Coach Academy, has AACC certification, and has additional ADDCA Family Coach training. She is a Certified Parenting Educator and presenter. Karen holds Master’s-level certification in Neuro-Linguistic Programming. She is a professional member of both CHADD and the International Coach Federation (ICF) and is an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC). She is experienced in the practice of Collaborative Problem Solving and Consensus Building. Karen holds a Certificate in Leadership for the Common Good from the Hubert Humphrey School of Public Affairs.  As a former Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Karen utilized her coaching and counseling training to create a distinctive private practice devoted to people/ families living with ADHD. She has a MS in Marriage and Family Therapy, and previously earned two doctorates in the medical field.

To learn more about ADHD coaching coaching with Karen, please contact her at:

Phone: 612-437-6394

Email: coachingnewconnections@gmail.com