Sara Skillen

About Sara Skillen

Sometimes creative, intelligent, curious, life-cluttered people need help from a partner and professional to create holistic life order. They crave authentic, sustainable change in their systems, routines, and habits. But traditional, in-the-box organizing and productivity solutions are not always the best fit for them.These are the people I love working with.Since 2019 I have trained others to coach individuals with these challenges, and I recently stepped into the role of Owner and Director of Education for the ICF-accredited program Coach Approach Training Institute. From this position, my goal is to have a greater impact on the world of organizing, productivity, ADHD, and neurodiversity coaching. Our students are thoughtful, committed, and persistent, and our instructors are the best of the best in their areas of a coach and spiritual director, my approach is never just about the stuff - it\'s about The Stuff the Stuff®. My clients experience challenges with ADHD or other neurodiversity that impacts their ability to create a life that fits them. They might not know help like mine exists until another professional in their lives shares this news. So, I frequently partner with and am referred by: mental health professionals who are seeking solid, practical support for their clients; other organizers and coaches who understand that their clients\' brains require unique solutions; friends, family, and colleagues who are hoping to relieve someone’s struggle; meeting/conference planners who are seeking an experienced, engaging speaker; and podcast hosts who are looking for a guest who can confidently riff with them on a variety of topics.I launched SkillSet Coaching (originally SkillSet Organizing) more than 10 years ago after careers in teaching, the arts, and legal services (all of which inform the work I do now). I’m on a lifelong journey to best serve my clients through developing my knowledge and skills. To support all that I do, I\'m a Professional Certified Coach, a Certified Organizer Life Coach, a Certified Professional Organizer, and a certified interfaith Spiritual Director (because inner order impacts outer order). I love to write, teach, speak, and collaborate. I published my first book, in late 2019.So if you\'re curious, reach out - I\'d love to see how what I do might fit what you need.

Experience

1. Owner Director of Education

   Coach Approach Training Institute

   Jul 2024 — Present · Nashville, TN, US

Education

• University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  BS, Music Education

• The Haden Institute

  Certification, Spiritual Direction

• Coach Approach Training

  Graduate, Foundation Program

  2016 — 2018

• University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  Masters, Music Performance