Virtual ADHD Coaching for Charlotte Women

Southern Professional Culture

Charlotte isn't quite as intense as Atlanta, but it's got its own thing going on. There's the banking culture, the transplant energy mixed with deep Southern roots, the expectation that you'll be polished and pleasant even when you're drowning. You're supposed to network your way into opportunities, which means constant social performance when you're already masking your neurodivergence all day. The small talk, the who-do-you-know conversations, the maintaining relationships for professional advancement. It's a lot.

New South vs Old South

Charlotte's growing fast. You've got people moving here from everywhere, bringing different expectations and work cultures. But you've also got generational Charlotte families with deep roots and specific ideas about how things should be done.

If you're a transplant, you're navigating the unwritten rules while trying to build a life here. If you're from here, you're balancing what your family expects with what you actually want. Either way, there's pressure to fit a specific mold.

Banking and Corporate Culture

Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Truist. Charlotte's economy runs on financial services, which means a particular flavor of corporate culture. Polished, professional, hierarchical. You're expected to be detail-oriented, organized, and on top of everything.

If you have adhd, that environment is brutal. The open offices, the back-to-back meetings, the expectation of constant availability, the performance reviews that punish executive function struggles without naming them as such.

Southern Roots and Family Expectations

If you're from the Carolinas or the broader South, there's a specific set of expectations. Be sweet, be gracious, don't make waves. Take care of everyone else. Show up for family events. Maintain relationships even when they're draining.

Mental health and neurodivergence aren't always understood or accepted. You might be the first person in your family to seek coaching or acknowledge that struggling doesn't mean you're weak or faithless.

Common patterns seen:

Women in banking and finance hitting walls with executive function demands. Transplants who moved here for work and are struggling with isolation on top of burnout. High-achieving professionals who look successful but feel like frauds. Late-diagnosed adhd women who spent decades compensating. Entrepreneurs building businesses in a city that values corporate stability. Southern women navigating family expectations while trying to build autonomous lives.