About

As a key coach, therapist, educator, author and lecturer, Alan R. Graham, Ph.D., has helped thousands of children, adolescents, adults and their families, many with ADHD, navigate life's challenges, and gain the tools they need to effectively manage their lives. Initially trained as a secondary and elementary school teacher, Alan furthered his education by earning his Ph.D. in psychology at Northwestern University and his clinical training at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Illinois Masonic Medical Center. On the professional staff at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, he has taught graduate courses in assessment and trained many medical students, psychiatric residents, psychology and social work students. Alan also led a discussion group about positive psychology as part of Dr. Martin Seligman’s Authentic Happiness Coaching Program. Alan is the Dean of the ADHD Coach Training Program for MentorCoach. He has been certified by the International Coach Federation as a Professional Certified coach (PCC) and as a Master Certified ADHD Coach (MCAC) by the Professional Association of ADHD Coaches. Alan has worked with children, adolescents, adults and their families in therapeutic day schools, inpatient, outpatient and coaching settings. While creating his group practice, ACP Consultants, he also held the position of adjunct professor at the University of Illinois School of Medicine and the Illinois School of Professional Psychology. Alan served on the boards of The Journal of Attention Disorders and the Professional Association of ADHD Coaches (PAAC). With Dr. Bill Benninger,