Executive Functioning Coach
Life. Reorganized.
Do you have a child struggling to keep up with their assignments? Feel like you are always reminding your child of their responsibilities? Wondering if your child will ever learn the skills they need for the REAL WORLD?!?
You are not alone.
Let me, an Executive Functioning coach, provide one on one support that is customized to your child’s needs.
Executive function coaching teaches students how to organize, plan, prioritize, manage time, maintain focus, self-assess, and study efficiently. Self-management skills are increasingly important in a complex world with many distractions and competing priorities. People who learn these skills are better equipped to navigate the challenges of school and adult life.
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
What is executive functioning coaching?
Through the use of research-based strategies, we work as a team to design a personalized program to help clients with goal-setting, time management, study skills, and more. I help clients create the change that they want, or need, in their academic lives so that their academic outcomes reflect their potential.
Clients work with me to develop personalized strategies best suited to achieve their individual goals and address their individual challenges.
Skills like planning, prioritizing, scheduling, task initiation, sustaining focus, personal management, and balancing daily responsibilities with long term goals are developed during private 1-on-1 sessions.
I access organizational systems used by the schools and the client to ensure they are staying on top of assignments, aware of upcoming responsibilities, and prioritize for success.
What does a coaching session look like?
Coaching sessions are individualized for each client based on their personal goals and needs. However, I do follow a structure to ensure consistency in each session.
Sessions are available both virtually and in person.
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A chance at the beginning of the session to connect briefly and build rapport. I aim to get a sense of what is on the client’s mind. They may share if any events may have impacted progress positively or negatively.
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We will review the previous week’s commitments and get the client’s perspective on how successful they were with meeting each objective. This is also an opportunity to celebrate successes, to frame those successes as choices the client made, and to explore what obstacles prevented them from attaining particular objectives.
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We will work together to create an agenda for the session, based on insights from their check-in and a review of the previous week.
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I will ask the client to commit to completing specific tasks for the following week or until the next session, including when those tasks will be worked on/completed. Examples include reaching out to a teacher for extra support, meeting with a classmate about a project, completing a study plan for an assessment, or using a new strategy for keeping organized.
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Based on current needs, we will target specific skills that are needed in order to achieve the established commitments. Explicit strategies or tools will be taught to ensure skills are in place for independent practice.
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A follow up email will be sent to both student (when appropriate) and adult with the commitments, skills taught, and any other tangibles/tools needed. Checking in throughout the week can be included as needed.