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How can our services help?

Our coach specializes in working one on one with students with learning differences to bridge the gap between potential and performance. By collaboratively developing personalized goals, we empower students to master the skills necessary to become independent, confident learners.

Self-advocacy and self-regulation skills are built into our coaching services and are an essential component to lasting success. Our coach provides mentorship and encouragement and pulls from a variety of interventions to meet individual student needs.

 

While we provide executive functioning support around academics, our focus extends beyond school. We help students build a sustainable toolkit, using strategies focusing on:

  • Strategic Planning: Mastering task initiation, prioritization, and time management.

  • Cognitive Agility: Developing flexibility and creative problem-solving skills.

  • Study Systems: Creating personalized strategies that align with how a student's brain actually works.

  • Self-Regulation: Building the motivation and habits that foster autonomy.

Services are available in person in Ithaca, NY or remotely.

College Students

Executive Function Coaching

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What is executive functioning?

Ex​ecutive functioning is the "air traffic control" center in the brain. Or, the set of mental skills that enable humans to:

  • plan and meet goals

  • focus and regulate attention

  • display self-control

  • organize and prioritize

  • utilize working memory

These skills pay an important role in every aspect of our lives and are the bridge between a person's potential and what they are able to accomplish.

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Challenges around executive functioning can impact individuals differently. Many students report:

  • I often forget assignments even though I want to stay on top of them.

  • I have trouble knowing what to prioritize first.

  • I have a hard time getting started on tasks and assignments. I often procrastinate as a result.

  • I'm easily overwhelmed by large or long term assignments 

  • I study but can't seem to earn the grades I want.

  • Once I start on a task, I am easily distracted and find it hard to work to completion.

  • I have trouble switching from one task to another.

  • I have a hard time regulating my emotions and anxiety when things don't go as planned.

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607-339-2831

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Whether a student is navigating the structure of K-12 or the independence of college, our sessions provide the scaffolding needed to succeed in and beyond school.

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