Ceri Payne
Systems and time coach for high-achieving professionals and leaders
| Hourly rate range | $100 to $175 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | Leadership developmentBurnout and resilienceStrategy and decision makingAdults with ADHDExecutive function skillsTime management and focusADHD at workWork-life balanceGoal setting and accountabilityStress and overwhelm |
| Works with | Professionals and Executives |
| Also coaches | ADHD coach and Life coach |
| Sessions | Online |
| Practice | OrganizedLife.Coach |
Ceri Payne is a coach who helps high-achieving professionals and leaders bring clarity and systems to complex lives. Many of her clients have ADHD or fast-moving minds. Before coaching, she was a special education teacher who specialized in ADHD. She also grew a six-figure business and worked in project management. She teaches her own 5-D Framework and coaches clients by video across the world.
What Ceri helps with
Ceri helps busy leaders whose careers are growing but whose lives have become hard to manage. She works on time, priorities, and mental load so success does not crowd out family and health.
- Feeling stretched thin as a career grows
- Defining true priorities
- Designing intentional schedules
- Removing unnecessary complexity from work and home
- Switching off work thoughts at the end of the day
- Building systems that fit fast-moving, creative minds
- Balancing leadership roles with family life
Who Ceri works with
Ceri works with high-achieving professionals and leaders who are juggling career growth, leadership roles, or business building with family life. Many have ADHD or fast-moving, complex minds. Her clients feel that everything is at capacity and want more time and mental space.
How Ceri works
Ceri uses her 5-D Framework, a process she built while teaching, running a business, and holding leadership roles. It helps clients find their true priorities, design intentional schedules, remove complexity, and build systems that support their life and leadership. The systems are made for quick-thinking, creative minds, not rigid linear thinkers. Sessions run one-on-one by Zoom.
Background and qualifications
Ceri started her career as a special education teacher who specialized in ADHD and related conditions. While teaching, she earned her coaching certification and served as president of her church's women's organization. She built the 5-D systems to manage a full life, and used them to grow a six-figure coaching business. She also worked in a fast-paced project management position. Today she also works as a fractional project manager.
Ceri Payne pricing
Programs and services
- 5-D Framework one-on-one coaching package
- Free discovery call
- Video sessions by Zoom
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The CoachVouch take
Ceri is a former special education teacher for students with ADHD who built her time systems for fast-moving, creative minds.
Best for ambitious leaders with growing careers who feel overloaded and want systems that protect family time.
Common questions
How much does Ceri Payne charge?
Coaching with Ceri runs $100 to $175 an hour. Message Ceri from this page for an exact quote.
What does Ceri Payne help with?
Ceri Payne helps with feeling stretched thin as a career grows, defining true priorities, designing intentional schedules and removing unnecessary complexity from work and home.
Does Ceri Payne coach online?
Sessions are online.
Does Ceri Payne coach people outside her local area?
Yes. She works with clients all over the world by Zoom video calls.
Are Ceri's systems built for people with ADHD?
Yes. She designs them for quick-thinking, creative minds, and many of her clients have ADHD or fast-moving minds.
How do I contact Ceri Payne?
Send Ceri a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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