About
Coaching grounded in personal connection and science.
In short
Brainy Day Coaching is a neurodivergent coaching practice for autistic and ADHD teens and adults, run by Lee Bess, Ph.D. Sessions are by video, with seasonal in-person options for Seattle & Toronto clients. 2SLGBTQIA+ owned & operated.
Founded 2022 | 15-18 Active Clients | Based in Toronto & Seattle
Brainy Day
My clients are experts in their lives and experience. I have a library of carefully curated resources, and a brain full of life experience and learning. You explain what’s going on and what you’ve tried, I present ideas and approaches, you say what resonates, and we do some experiments to see what works.
Whether you find me through a vocational rehab program, a therapist, or online, you will receive individualized support. I’ll be your strategist, sounding board and progress tracker.
Referral network
As a member of the Facilitate Joy! Pracitioners Network, Brainy Day can help you find the right coach or therapist if our services aren’t what you need.
AuDHD & Queer
2SLGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent owned and operated.
Photo: M. Johnson, 2023.
Lee Bess, Ph.D. · founder
“Understanding autism and ADHD as part of our biology gives us a new framework. We can work with our natural qualities, instead of trying to fix them.”
Lee has spent nearly thirty years in research and science teaching. In addition to full-time coaching and training, Lee consults with companies and researchers in insect agriculture. There is a common thread: figuring out how a particular mind operates in a particular environment.
Lee was diagnosed ADHD during graduate school, and later understood that their neurodiversity includes AuDHD and a PDA profile. This informs their work but isn’t the whole of it. They learn from and consult with a robust network of therapists and coaches, and they love the challenges that new clients bring to the work.