Sara Skillen

Sara Skillen, PCC, COLC, CPO®, is the founder of SkillSet Coaching, in Nashville, TN. With a varied background in music, education, and the legal world, Sara has always been intrigued by how environments (both exterior and interior) affect work, productivity, and life. As a result, she was inspired to start her company in 2012, helping creative and neurodiverse people from all walks of life manage their stuff, time, and tasks.

In addition to her coaching, Sara is a certified Interfaith Spiritual Director, a member of the holistic health practice The Lotus Center in Nashville TN, and has been assisting with training student coaches through Coach Approach since 2019. Specializing in working with adults with ADHD, she is a co-facilitator of the long running ADDNashville support group. Sara is a member of NAPO and has served in a variety of leadership positions in that organization. In July of 2023, she joined the board of directors of the Institute for Challenging Disorganization as Director of Subscriber Relations.

Sara's writing has appeared in numerous publications including Unconditionally Her magazine, the "Human Amplified" blog, and her own blog, "The Stuff Behind the Stuff™." She published her first book, Organizing and Big Scary Goals in December of 2019. Sara is a recent empty-nester, living in Franklin, TN with her husband and her focused and productive Labrador Retriever, Sunshine.