Executive Function Coaching
Helping children to plan, stay organized, and manage life with clarity and calm.
Why Executive Function Coaching Matters
For many children, learning how to plan, prioritize, and stay organized is just as important as learning how to read and write. Our Executive Function Coaching program helps kids build the thinking and planning skills they need to succeed at home, at school, and in daily life. We focus on routines, attention, memory strategies, emotional regulation, and more to help your child feel confident and in control of their day.
Our Approach
We use a metacognitive, coaching-based approach that helps children “think about their thinking.” Through guided self-reflection, visual supports, and collaborative problem-solving, we help children understand how their brains work—and how to use strategies that work for them.
Executive Functioning Coaching
*all coaching services are offered in-person or virtually, and, when appropriate, coaching may be done in small groups*
We use a metacognitive and “coaching” approach with clients, which entails “thinking about their thinking,” to first better understand how their brains work. Self-reflection and cognitive-based discussions occur regularly in sessions. Topics covered include, but are not limited to: frontal lobe development, managing our “lizard” brain, self-monitoring attention and understanding distractions, identifying and using a consistent planning tool, goal setting, internal and external memory strategies, using a structured approach to task and time management, and most importantly, building routines. These services are offered with a trained Speech-Language Pathologist and/or Educational Psychologist.
The following is a checklist of milestones and areas of improvement for each client:
Use of a planning tool with increased consistency
Establishment of daily routines for home and academic-based tasks
Skills to break down larger projects/tasks into smaller parts
Skills to estimate and set times for tasks more accurately
Skills to identify and manage distractions with increased independence
Increased independence with managing daily and academic-based activities
Increased success and confidence in schoolwork