{"id":66665,"title":"✨ Shimmer: 1:1 ADHD Coaching | 5-10X more affordable than alternatives","tagline":"Meet Shimmer, your new trusted partner in your ADHD journey","body":"**tl;dr:** We match individuals with **expert ADHD coaches for 1:1 coaching** at a price never offered before.\n\nHi YC family! 👋 We’re Chris \u0026 Vikram, and we’re building [Shimmer](http://www.shimmer.care). Our mission is for every individual with ADHD to reach their full potential, _their way_.\n\n**❌ The Problem**\n\nADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects 5% of adults (13M in US), but most are still struggling to get their symptoms in check.\n\n* **It’s not a lack of knowledge, it’s action**: People with ADHD know to make a list, they just don’t do it. We need practice, experimentation, and accountability.\n* **Good behavioral interventions price most people out:** Quality ADHD coaching costs $300-600+/mo. This prices out, well, the people who need it most.\n* **The process is cumbersome \u0026 not fit for ADHD**: I’ve been there (Chris): dozens of consultation calls, not knowing what to ask, dated technology, confusing e-mail chains, scared to pull the trigger, the list goes on.\n\n**✨ Our Solution**\n\nShimmer is a platform that connects expert ADHD coaches with members, facilitates weekly calls, and offers accountability and support via our iOS \u0026 Android apps. By truncating or “chunking” the sessions, offering asynchronous tools \u0026 resources, and streamlining coaches’ back-end tasks, we offer coaching at 5-10X more affordable than alternatives.\n\n**⚙️ How it works**\n\n1. **Join Shimmer**—Members start with an intake form that helps kick off their personalized journey. This helps the coach choose 1 of our 3 science-backed tracks to go down.\n\n   ![uploaded image](/media/?type=post\u0026id=66665\u0026key=user_uploads/608519/e7fbca25-1704-4a84-82b0-76385ed12955)\n\n2. **Meet your coach**—Members meet weekly (for 15- or 45-min meetings) over video or audio to review progress, unpack topics, and set goals for the upcoming week.\n\n   ![uploaded image](/media/?type=post\u0026id=66665\u0026key=user_uploads/608519/4f638136-5381-46f7-8b50-3df1e27fdbb3)\n\n3. **Weekly actionable plans**—The real work happens between sessions. Members are laser-focused on the few tasks they’ve chosen for the week. The coach \u0026 app provides accountability \u0026 support throughout.\n\n   ![uploaded image](/media/?type=post\u0026id=66665\u0026key=user_uploads/608519/1df8635b-896d-48c3-a5d0-4ce5d9d2934d)\n\n\n**🙏 Asks**\n\n* Try Shimmer, start with an ADHD coach [here](http://www.shimmer.care). 40% off your first month.\n* Not ready yet? [Join our newsletter](http://www.shimmer.care) by October 21st for [10 days of freebies](https://www.shimmer.care/blog/10-ways-to-shimmer-intro) from our launch partners: ADDA, [Flow Club](https://www.flow.club/home-flow-club) ([S21](https://bookface.ycombinator.com/company/23972)), [Joon](https://www.joonapp.io/) ([W22](https://bookface.ycombinator.com/company/25907)), [Ruth Health](https://ruthhealth.com/) ([S21](https://bookface.ycombinator.com/company/24669)), [Zen](https://www.yayzen.com/) ([S21](https://bookface.ycombinator.com/company/24160)), [Agape](https://www.getdailyagape.com/) ([S21](https://bookface.ycombinator.com/company/23845)) and more!","slug":"HLF-shimmer-1-1-adhd-coaching-5-10x-more-affordable-than-alternatives","created_at":"2022-10-12T16:01:48.849Z","updated_at":"2026-05-25T00:46:39.147Z","total_vote_count":18,"url":"https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/HLF-shimmer-1-1-adhd-coaching-5-10x-more-affordable-than-alternatives","share_image_url":"//bookface-static.ycombinator.com/assets/ycdc/yc-og-image-c440a0ad1dacfb86eeeb343717479cc54d256614449b4ef719977a0a451f8bc8.png","company":{"id":24406,"name":"Shimmer","slug":"shimmer","url":"https://shimmer.care","logo":"https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/8f482a06f96defbbdd7ece21c67b38e78db7e959.png","batch":"Summer 2021","industry":"Healthcare","tags":["Mental Health Tech","Community"],"search_path":"https://bookface.ycombinator.com/company/24406"}}