About Heather
I'm Heather Callison — a clinician who has been on both sides of this work.
Board Certified Behavior Analyst, ACT practitioner, and someone who's been working in behavior analysis since 2008 — currently completing my ADHD coach certification, with credentialing expected in 2027. I live in Murfreesboro, Tennessee with my husband Isaac, our two kids (five and seven), and our three cats — Bob, Willa, and Nova — who run the house and know it.
The clinical foundation
Nearly two decades in the science of behavior change.
My clinical background is the foundation of everything I do. I earned my MS in Applied Behavior Analysis and my PhD in Special Education, and I've spent nearly two decades working directly with individuals with developmental disabilities, supervising and mentoring other behavior analysts, teaching ABA coursework at universities across the country, and presenting at conferences.
I care deeply about the science behind behavior change — not just what works, but why it works.
The winding path
I didn't start here — and that's part of the point.
My undergraduate degree is in Political Science, with minors in German and Philosophy. My career actually started in finance and marketing, long before I found my way into behavior analysis. I don't think of that as a detour — it's part of how I think about problems, and part of why I'm comfortable telling clients that the "right" path rarely looks like a straight line.
Outside of work, I've always been drawn to travel and new places — I spent a lot of time in my younger years exploring the world with friends and family. Looking back, that pull toward adventure and novelty makes a lot of sense; it's a trait that shows up often in ADHD. These days, my husband and I already have a trip to Eastern Europe planned for 2028.
What brought me here
"It didn't feel like a crisis. It felt like an explanation." Heather, on receiving her own ADHD diagnosis at 45
Why ADHD coaching
What brought me here was personal.
When my daughter was five, I read her ADHD evaluation and recognized myself on every page. The social difficulties, the sensitivities, the way she moved through the world — I had lived all of it, and I had spent my whole life wondering why things that seemed easy for everyone else felt so much harder for me.
At 45, I sought my own evaluation and received a diagnosis of combined type ADHD. I went through ADHD coaching myself, completed a year of coach training through ADD Coach Academy, and am now finishing my final coaching evaluation on the way to certification (expected in 2027). Along the way I started building a practice around something I now understood at a cellular level: knowing what to do and actually being able to do it are two completely different things.
How I work
I don't give advice or hand out strategies. I partner with you.
I work with helping professionals who are exceptional at their jobs and quietly struggling with their own ADHD. I ask the questions that help you see yourself more clearly, and help you build a life and career that actually fits your brain — not the brain you think you're supposed to have.
If any of this sounds familiar, let's talk.
A free, no-pressure conversation about what's really getting in your way.
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