Hi I'm Caterina,
I am so glad you found your way here!

My path to becoming a coach didn’t start in a classroom or with a five-year plan — it started flat on my back in a hospital bed in 2015, after a completely unexpected health crisis. I picked up a cocktail of tropical diseases while traveling on a business trip, and suddenly, life as I knew it came to a halt. Intensive care. Long recovery. Deep uncertainty.

I had to rebuild from zero — not just my health, but my whole life. Especially my relationship with myself. And there’s nothing like endless days in bed to make you really face yourself. Nowhere to run!

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As I slowly regained my independence (with amazing support from my family), I realized I’d been living on autopilot — and hyperdrive. Sure, I was “successful” by most standards — climbing the corporate ladder, checking all the boxes — but inside, I was exhausted, unhappy, constantly trying to figure it all out, doing the “right” things, and still feeling like I was falling short.

Before that fateful day in 2015, I’d burned out not once but twice — even got medically signed off — but I never stopped striving. Except most of the time, I was just spinning my wheels, waiting for something to finally click. I was so unclear and so desperate that one day, I even googled “how to follow your gut” — as if Google knew more about me than I did!

It’s embarrassing to admit... but I also know I’m not the first person to feel lost, overwhelmed, and secretly hoping there’s an instruction manual out there for how to do life “right.”

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Looking back, I now understand why. I have ADHD — a brain that’s curious, creative, and fast-moving — but also deeply prone to overwhelm and overdrive when it’s not understood or supported. Like so many others, I didn’t know this about myself for most of my life.

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Everything started to shift when I hired my first coach. Honestly, I almost cancelled that first session, thinking this is stupid. But something in me chose to stay — and thank goodness it did. Coaching helped me figure me out. I reconnected with my values, rediscovered joy, and began creating what I needed to actually thrive — even as I was rebuilding my health and my life from the ground up. It was the start of a whole new chapter.

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Now, almost ten years on, against all odds, I have a pretty healthy body — even though at one point I was offered a disability pension and an antidepressant after two years of zero progress. I’m clearer than I’ve ever been. I live a life that fits me. Not perfect, but pretty damn good. And when challenges show up, I know exactly what to do for me, there’s a kind of ease that comes when you truly know yourself.

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In 2017, I began my first formal coach training — a huge turning point for me. I continued deepening my work, and by 2020, I became an ICF-certified coach. But it wasn’t until a conversation with a family member in 2023 that the ADHD component “fell into place”. That conversation opened my eyes to ADHD coaching 

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Although ADHD had been part of my life since the ’80s, I’d spent decades managing my own unique “flavour” of it without ever naming it. Honestly, it’s no surprise — ADHD in women wasn’t really studied until 2017 and all I knew was the hyper little boy stereotype.

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Now, ADHD coaching is my full-time focus — and my absolute joy. I work with smart, sensitive, driven people (many of them neurodivergent) who are ready to build lives that feel more easeful, more aligned to who they are. 

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If you’ve ever felt like you’re “too much,” “not enough,” or just plain tired of pretending to be someone you’re not or pretzeling into life — I see you. You’re not broken. You don’t need fixing. You just need support that actually fits you.

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That’s what I’m here for.

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Education:

• MBA, Master of Business Administration- Oxford Brookes University, UK

• Management Consulting-Grenoble Ecole De Management, France

• BB-International Business-Western Sydney University, Australia

• Co-Active Fundamentals- Co-Active Training Institute (CTI), London, UK

• Strategic Intervention Coach, Tony Robbins-Madanes Centre, Online

• Ontological, Mindfulness Ecological Coaching,ICF ACTP-Ideal Coaching Global, Los Angeles, USA

• Mental Health Coaching-Lyra Health, San Francisco, USA

• Simply ADHD-ADD Coaching Academy (ADDCA), New York, USA

• Personal Transformation- ADD Coaching Academy (ADDCA), New York, USA

 

Accreditations 

• ICF PCC, Professional Certified Coach 

• Agile Certified Practitioner (Agile PM)

• Certified Hypnotherapist (CH)

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On a personal note ....
 

I’m half Italian, half Australian — which basically means I’m hardwired for connection and good food! Outside of coaching, I’m all about growth, health, and meaningful experiences, whether that’s diving into a deep conversation, spending time with people I love, exploring a new corner of the world, or chasing that golden hour light. (Yes, I’m a total sucker for a good sunset.)

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I’m also a dog lover, really enjoy reformer Pilates, and a good book — they’re some of my favourite ways to recharge.

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Life, for me, is all about creating moments that feel intentional, connected, and fulfilling

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