Trusted Advisor, Consultant and Coach Since 2001
Executive Function & Capacity Coaching
Stop struggling with workplace brain fog, burnout, and daily system collapse.
Whether it’s late-diagnosed ADHD, executive dysfunction due to perimenopause or hormonal dysregulation, or the result of chronic stress and burnout from carrying unsustainable invisible loads.
Get tailored support designed for executive function disruption designed specifically for women, queer, trans and non-binary professionals, leaders and business owners.
Meet Dr. Shans
Lived Experience Meets Practical Ways Forward
What you’re going through is incredibly personal.
And when I was looking for support, everything felt cookie cutter, generic, too clinical, was trying too hard, or didn’t quite understand “me”.
I didn’t want to talk about my childhood “trauma”. I wanted to talk about real solutions. With someone who understood what I was living without starting at square 1. Every. Single. Time.
Hi! I’m Dr. Shannan Simms – Shans.
I’m a Recovering Type A+ Overachieving Perfectionist that has “earned” my place here.
At 35 I was building a consulting practice on an all male team while in chronic pelvic pain (but we don’t talk about “wombs” in polite company)…
…THEN insult to injury – menopause 3Xs without a roadmap….and brain fog, inattention, inability to start a task or prioritize and the first time I heard the word “executive function.”
Every doctor, counselor, coach, and book I read started at a completely different point than where I was.
No one met me and connected the dots.
So I’ve done the research. Connected them. In the school of hard knocks and recovery from burnout.
Now – I teach you how to see it and then give you the science-backed tools.
Insights to connect with your biology – brain and body
Validation of your experience
Tools to help in the moment
Personalized support
What I offer
Tailored Support that Meets You Where You Are
Every interaction is designed to support you by turning insight into action with structured guidance, practical tools, and space for micro-resets to preserve your energy.
Personalized Coaching
Personalized executive function and capacity coaching designed for your real brain and body.
We pinpoint your exact daily bottlenecks, focus on what isn’t serving you, and build lightweight, sustainable approaches that protect you.
How to start: Choose a time, complete a quick check-in, and we’ll dive right into your real-world reality, on my dime.
Practical Tools
Actionable tools, digital guides, checklists, and frameworks you can pull up when you need it at when the exact moment friction hits.
Each tool targets is grounded in 20+ years of behavioral science.
Speaking & Workshops
Interactive sessions for teams and organizations navigating high stress, change, and disruption.
We look at how human brains behave under pressure like the role of ambiguity penalty, expose the real cost of hidden workplace expectations, and design conditions where people can connect to the outcomes and do great work without paying for it with their health.
What Others Are Saying
A direct, supportive approach can create measurable shifts.
Thank you so much for this session. It was great to meet others and felt so validating to know I’m not alone.
Ariana F.
Sales/Customer Service leader
Shannan really helped me build my confidence… it has been such a pleasure working with her.”
Roledine L.
Contracts analyst
This negotiation script is chefs kiss…these prompts worked!! $15K salary increase, a good chunk of a signing bonus and my preferred start date” (heart emoji)
Dora G.
Utilities leader
Ready to put down the invisible weight for 20 minutes?
Connect with Shans for a free consultant tailored to your brain, biology, and daily reality.
