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Executive Function Coaching
What is an Executive Functioning Coach?
An Executive Function Coach helps individuals strengthen the essential cognitive skills that drive academic success, workplace performance, and daily life management. These include task initiation, planning, organization, time management, and impulse/emotional control. These skills are often underdeveloped in traditional education settings.
Executive function challenges affect more than just school performance. They impact how we plan, prioritize, stay organized, and manage tasks and emotions in everyday life. These difficulties often show up as procrastination, inconsistent routines, or difficulty completing tasks, even when someone is motivated and capable.
Unlocking Success with Targeted Executive Function Support
At Frankenberger Associates, our coaches don’t follow a one-size-fits-all model. We provide individualized executive function coaching tailored to the client’s specific needs, whether that’s a student struggling to complete assignments, a teen navigating independence, or an adult balancing work, home, and personal goals.
We use our MAPS Framework™ to guide this work. MAPS stands for:
- Mindset – Building motivation, confidence, and resilience.
- Awareness – Recognizing strengths, challenges, and habits that shape learning.
- Planning – Learning to prioritize, organize, and manage time effectively.
- Strategies – Applying real-world tools for follow-through, flexibility, and success.
Every coaching plan is highly individualized. We start with a comprehensive intake process, learning about each client’s strengths, challenges, and goals. From there, we integrate their real curriculum into coaching sessions so strategies are applied immediately to homework, projects, and responsibilities — making learning both practical and meaningful. Our approach is especially effective for individuals with ADHD, learning differences, high-functioning autism, anxiety, or anyone who feels overwhelmed by the demands of everyday life.
Who Benefits?
Wherever you are starting, MAPS provides a clear path forward. It helps you build awareness, strengthen your mindset, create plans you can follow, and apply strategies that lead to lasting success.
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Individuals with ADHD or Learning Disabilities
Over 90% of people with ADHD struggle with executive functioning. Coaching helps them build strategies to manage symptoms like disorganization, poor focus, and procrastination.
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High-Achieving but Overwhelmed Students
Strong grades don’t always mean strong executive functioning. We help students who appear successful but struggle with organization, planning, and juggling academic responsibilities.
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Students Transitioning to College
The leap to college often requires new levels of independence and self-management. Coaching supports students in building sustainable routines, study habits, and systems for success.
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Adults struggling with balancing personal and professional life
Executive function doesn’t stop at graduation. We support adults navigating demanding careers, parenting responsibilities, or personal goals––providing strategies for goal setting, time management, career advancement and more.
Building the Skills That Matter Most
Organization & Planning
- Prioritization: Master the art of prioritizing tasks and more easily identify what needs immediate attention and what can wait.
- Organizational Mastery: Learn to effectively balance work and personal commitments, resulting in improved focus and decreased stress.
- Habit Formation: Create healthy daily habits and routines, fostering a lifestyle that supports overall well-being.
Initiation & Execution
- Understanding Instructions: Ensure that all aspects of a task are understood and executed correctly.
- Initiation Techniques: Learn to get started on assignments and tasks promptly, overcoming procrastination and inaction.
- Task Management & Assignment Completion: Develop confidence breaking down tasks into manageable parts, making, starting & finishing daunting tasks more approachable and less overwhelming.
- Tool Utilization: Gain proficiency with tools like calendars and daily checklists, which support organization and time management.
Emotional Regulation & Self-Monitoring
- Time Estimation: Develop the skills to accurately estimate how long tasks and activities will take, aiding in better planning and reducing last-minute stress.
- Health and Wellness: Understand the importance of sleep, nutrition, exercise, social connections, screen time management, and the value of alone time for overall well-being.
- Emotional Regulation and Attitude Control: Increase resiliency and adaptability through emotional regulation practices.
An Inside Look at a Coaching Session
Every executive function coaching session at Frankenberger Associates is designed to be practical, personalized, and immediately impactful. From week to week, sessions adapt to fit the client’s real needs, whether it’s an academic challenge, a new transition, or building daily routines.
Sessions are guided by our MAPS Framework™. Coaches help clients strengthen their mindset, increase awareness, create and adjust plans, and practice strategies that can be used right away.
Imagine the Following Scenario
A student has three upcoming tests, a late English assignment, and a group project due next week. During the session, their coach might:
Check-In & Review
Open the session by reviewing upcoming deadlines and any roadblocks from the previous week.
Set Priorities and Break It Down
Prioritize tasks and break larger assignments into manageable steps.
Create a Weekly Game Plan
Build a custom plan for the week ahead, mapping out when and how to study, finish assignments, and balance extracurriculars.
Targeted Academic Support
Provide academic support—helping the student outline and write their late English assignment, review study materials and teach test taking strategies for upcoming tests, or organize their group project.
Build Executive Function Skills
Teach strategies for task initiation, staying focused, and managing stress.
Refine Daily Routines
Check in on routines —from morning organization to nighttime wind-down—and adjust as needed.
Wrap-Up & Accountability Boost
End the session with a recap, confirming goals and offering encouragement and accountability.
By working on what’s happening right now in the student’s life, coaching becomes immediately rewarding—and the skills learned extend far beyond schoolwork.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
Schedule your free consultation today and discover how executive function coaching can turn daily challenges into lasting confidence.
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Frankenberger Associates has had the privilege of helping thousands of families, schools, and students transform their learning experience.
