A student and family-focused executive functioning coaching practice.
I help students and families understand and work with their child’s learning strengths and challenges to foster success and well-being.
This includes building skills in executive functioning, self-regulation, and academics.
Coaching supports students in becoming more independent, confident, and empowered in their academic and social lives.
My approach is tailored to each student’s unique needs, motivating them to develop these skills while guiding families to encourage independence.
Wherever you are in your journey to support your student’s unique learning needs, I am here to help.
Why you might be here:
- Many caregivers see adolescents struggling to manage their responsibilities and not reaching their potential. Organizational, academic, or social challenges can also strain family relationships.
- Students may have a psycho-educational evaluation showing a diagnosis of executive functioning deficits, such as ADHD, ADD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, or dyspraxia.
- Based on behavioral observations, teachers, coaches, medical professionals, or counselors may recommend executive functioning support.
How I provide support:
- Each student has a unique brain and learning style. Just as some students need more support with math or reading, some need more support and direct instruction with executive functioning skills.
- After learning about your child’s unique challenges, I will suggest targeted strategies for boosting executive functioning, academic, and social-emotional skills.
- Together, we can determine what systems and tools would help your child be efficient, effective, and successful. Please click below to learn more about this process.
My approach:
Recognizes
and Understands Challenges
Tailors Support
Maximizes Student Buy-in and Accountability
Balances Success and Wellbeing
In over 15 years of working with students and families, I’ve learned how to efficiently translate your experience and observations into a positive and practical intervention experience.
I truly enjoy helping middle and high school students gain confidence as they learn about themselves!
Testimonials:
“Karen has a real gift for relating to the students and it shows in everything she does.” -8th academic coaching parent
“Karen is so supportive and always helps me see the best in myself.” -7th grade student
“It’s so frustrating as a parent who wants to help their child but can’t because the child just doesn’t want to hear it from the parents. Karen was great about stepping in and helping him in a way we could all hear.” -6th grade parent
“She is respectful, responsive, sincere, open-minded, and so so so nice.” -8th grade student
“That (Karen) has been able to implement the organizational systems with him, and teach him how to use them effectively, and unlock him academically – words fail me here. I’m not exaggerating.” -7th grade parent
“Karen helped me with lots of things I didn’t even realize I needed help with!” -8th grade student
“I wish Karen would coach me like she coached my daughter.” -High school parent