Frankie Berkoben, MSc
ADHD & Emotional Resilience Coach
I help brilliant adults in tech work WITH their powerful always-on brains and strong emotions not against them.


Coaching with Frankie
I help โจbrilliantโจ multi-passionate generalists build bold, unapologetic lives with everything they bring to the table:๐ง ๐ Powerful, always-on brains๐๐๐ฝ Overlooked strengths๐๐ข Intense feels๐ญ๐ Multiple passions + vocations๐ก๐ช All the ideas all the time๐ฅ๐ซ Consistent inconsistency๐ฃโ Overwhelm + burnout๐ฏ I coach adults plagued by the curse of ๐ฎ high potential and ๐ง inconsistent follow-through, especially those labeled twice-exceptional/gifted early in life or whose ADHD traits went unrecognized for other reasons such as gender, upbringing, race etc.About half of my clients are part of the Late Diagnosis Club (or suspect they might be), and work with me to:๐ฌ self-advocate for no-stigma ADHD support๐งญ navigate the pre/post-diagnosis logistical โwalls of awfulโ and emotional rollercoaster๐ฅ build a shame-free life based on strengths not regrets
Meet Frankie
Based in the SF Bay Area, originally from ๐ฎ๐ช/๐ฌ๐ง, I am a:
๐๐ฅ PhD + MBA dropout
๐๐งฑ no-code software programmer
๐ก๐ product + program manager
๐ด๐ด endurance cyclist
๐ค๐ฌ public speaker + storyteller
๐พ๐ต succulent hoarder
๐ผ๐ถ classical pianist/singer and
๐ท๐ปโ former EPA geologist.Some passion projects in the works include an algorithm-matched ADHD Professional Directory (like Tinder, but for finding good-fit coaches!), ๐ podcast interviews, workgroups on ๐ building your ADHD support team, and offerings specific to gifted ADHDers in tech ๐ฉ๐ป.As an ardent mental health advocate with impostor syndrome, I spend a lot of time giving to the ADHD community ๐ช๐. You'll find me leading ADDA's biweekly HighIQ ADHD virtual peer support group and volunteering behind the scenes with ADHD coach organizations ACO and PAAC, as well as practicing radical honesty over on Instagram @adhdperfectionist.

Volunteering
ADD Association
Facilitator
High IQ + ADHD Virtual Support Group
2nd, 4th, 5th Thursdays 9pm ET
SF Storytellers Toastmasters
(former) VP Membership
Mondays 12pm PT
ADHD Coaches Organization (ACO)
Programs Committee
Case Collaborations
Speaking & workshops
2021 International Conference on ADHD
๐ Finding your ADHD Dream Team without kissing too many frogs๐กApplying Agile methodology
Agile for ADHDers
Talks, podcasts & workshops on the hidden benefits for ADHD
projects in flight
Finding your ADHD Dream Team
Workshop series
coming in January 2022
ADHD CoachFinder
An algorithm-matched ADHD Professional Directory (like Tinder, but for finding good-fit coaches!)
currently in beta
Let's get in touch
I'm working on being less hard to find! #impostorsyndrome