Doga Kaptanoglu
Neurodivergent Life Design and Mental Fitness Coach, Captain's Nest
As a professional coach with lived experience on neurodiversity, I support neurodivergent professionals, entrepreneurs, and leaders – many of whom are late-identified ADHD and/or twice-exceptional (2e) women – who are highly capable yet struggling with overwhelm, burnout, self-criticism, or inconsistent performance.
My clients are often intelligent, creative, and deeply values-driven, but have spent years trying to force themselves into systems that were never designed for their brains. Despite outward success, they may feel exhausted, stuck, or disconnected from their sense of agency and self-trust. My coaching integrates mental fitness, neuro-affirming life design, and an Agile-inspired, experiment-based approach for working with complexity.
Instead of relying on one-size-fits-all productivity strategies, we work collaboratively to design sustainable systems, habits, and ways of working that align with each client’s nervous system, values, and real-world context. We also strengthen the inner foundations: self-trust, emotional regulation, and self-compassion, so change is sustainable from the inside out.
Together, we build capacity for self-leadership, self-compassion, and intentional action; so progress is authentic, meaningful, and sustainable over time. My coaching approach is structured yet adaptive, supportive without being prescriptive, and always rooted in the belief that you are not broken, your brain deserves a design that fits.
I am based in Europe and work with clients globally in English and Turkish, and offer longer-term coaching partnerships for those seeking depth, integration, and lasting change.
Education, Training & Certifications
Professional Coaching Credentials
- Professional Certified Coach (PCC) — International Coaching Federation (ICF)
- Professional Certified ADHD Coach (PCAC) — Professional Association of ADHD Coaches (PAAC)
- Professional Certified Neurodiversity Coach® (PCNC®) — Coach Approach Training Institute (CATI)
- Certified Productivity Coach (CPC) — Coach Approach Training Institute (CATI)
- Certified DDI Facilitator — DDI
- Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) — Scrum.org
- Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I) — Scrum.org
- SAFe Product Owner / Product Manager (POPM) — Scaled Agile
Coaching Training & Professional Development
- Neurodiversity in Business Conference (2026) — Neurodiversity in Business
- International Conference on ADHD (2023, 2025) — ACO, ADDA, CHADD
- World Congress on ADHD (2025) — ADHD World Federation
- Mental Fitness Coach Training — Positive Intelligence (PQ)
- All Coaching Training Programs — Coach Approach Training Institute (CATI)
- Advanced Positive Psychology ADHD Coaching — MentorCoach
- Solving the Procrastination Puzzle — MentorCoach
- ICF Level 2 Professional Coaching Program — Esentia Academy
- Group coaching training for ADHD coaches — adhdcenterforsuccess
- SENG Facilitator Training — Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)
- High Performing Teams (HPT) Facilitator Training — ASML Additional Certifications
Formal Education
- BSc in Mechatronics Engineering
