Executive Functioning Coaching

Plan it. Start it. Follow through.

Executive functioning coaching helps teens, young adults, and adults build the everyday skills that make school, work, and life feel more manageable. Together, we work on planning, organization, prioritizing, time management, starting tasks, staying focused, and following through.

If you often feel scattered, overwhelmed, behind, or stuck—even when you know what you need to do—you are not lazy. You may simply need systems and strategies that work with your brain. Coaching gives you practical tools, steady accountability, and a realistic plan for moving forward.

An educator's approach to getting organized

As both a teacher and a life coach, I understand that follow-through is a skill that can be learned and strengthened. I hold a master's degree in education from Nyack University and a Principal Leadership Certificate from the American College of Education. I am a certified teacher in Illinois, Texas, and New York, and I am also dual-language certified.

I bring 10 years of teaching experience, including dual-language teaching in Berwyn, bilingual teaching in Chicago Public Schools, and fifth-grade and STEM teaching in San Antonio. As a school supervisor in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, I worked directly with teachers and parents and created individualized plans for students. Across those settings, I learned how to break big goals into manageable steps, build routines that stick, and help people stay accountable without shame.

How executive functioning coaching works

We begin by looking honestly at where things are breaking down—missed assignments, unfinished projects, cluttered schedules, forgotten appointments, difficulty getting started, or trouble finishing what matters most. Then we build a plan around your strengths, responsibilities, and real life.

Your coaching may include:

• Creating a simple planner or calendar system you will actually use

• Breaking large assignments and projects into clear next steps

• Building routines for mornings, homework, work, and winding down

• Using checklists, reminders, and visual systems to support focus and memory

• Planning each week, setting priorities, and preparing for deadlines

• Reviewing what worked, adjusting what did not, and celebrating real progress

We meet by video for supportive, practical coaching sessions, with clear action steps between meetings. For teens, parents can be included in a way that supports the teen's growing independence rather than turning coaching into another source of conflict at home.

Executive functioning coaching is skills coaching—not therapy and not tutoring. It is about understanding how you work best, building systems you can trust, and developing the confidence that comes from following through.