Executive Function & ADHD Coaching
Executive function and ADHD coaching focuses on the sustainable development of skills to reduce challenges that are caused by executive function deficits. Coaching is a collaborative and goal-oriented process that seeks to utilize an individual’s strengths to help them create successful change. We work together to:
Manage Professional and Personal Needs
Complete Tasks
Achieve Goals
At Kanengiser Coaching we will collaborate to create sustainable and meaningful change in service of achieving your long term goals in a variety of areas, including:
ADHD
Skill-building and support around organizational challenges, distracted attention, procrastination; building and maintaining healthy routines and structure.
Autism
Build sustainable skills and processes for regulation, task management and pro-social behavior.
Neurodivergence
Regardless of whether you are officially diagnosed with a condition like ADHD, Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome (Sluggish Cognitive Tempo) or Autistic Spectrum Disorder, we provide neurodivergentally informed coaching to anyone seeking to positively affect work and life function.
Executive Function
Develop processes and skills to use strengths to make up for challenges in executive function, which are natural human qualities that govern our behaviors and self-regulation.
Career Development
Support around personal and professional growth; clarifying goals and steps to building a fulfilling career and meaningful work-life balance.
Life Coaching
Develop effective methods to manage every-day tasks and increase your confidence to take on objectives at home, both big and small.
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Executive function and ADHD coaching is process that focuses on the sustainable development of skills and processes to reduce challenges that are caused by executive function deficits. Coaching is a goal-oriented process that seeks to utilize an individual’s strengths to help them succeed in overcoming their challenges.
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Everyone has their own individual strengths and challenges with executive function. Coaching can be helpful irrespective of whether you have been officially diagnosed, suspect you may experience ADHD (or another condition that is associated with executive function deficits), or merely want to engage in a goal directed process of self-improvement.
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Sessions are typically held weekly, but depending on the needs of the individual can be more or less frequent. The fee for service also includes text message/email support to help stay on track and monitor progress between sessions. The early sessions focus on developing a deep understanding of the challenge and creating mutually agreed upon goals. Subsequent sessions will focus on the development, utilization and maintenance of specifically tailored techniques to achieve goals. Joe meets with clients at his office in Evanston, Illinois or via video chat.
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The coaching models and techniques utilized at Kanengiser Coaching are designed for older teens and adults. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or would like to discuss whether Joe might be a good fit to help your child!
Frequently asked questions about EF/ADHD Coaching:
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The fee for a 50 minute session is $175. Half hour sessions are also available for a fee of $90.ription
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Coaching is generally considered to be a short and medium term effort. While there are situations where indefinite or long-term coaching is advisable, we expect to start seeing sustainable and meaningful change in as little as 8 sessions.
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Even though ADHD and Executive Function coaching address challenges related to mental disorders, the process is distinct from psychotherapy. Psychotherapy often focuses on questions surrounding “why we are the way we are,” leading to the development of coping skills to manage emotional and relational issues in our lives. The goal in coaching is to focus on developing skills and habitual changes that alter one’s patterns and behaviors.
Both coaching and therapy are valuable processes which can occur concurrently. If you have concerns or questions regarding the differences between therapy and coaching, and which might be a good fit for you, please feel free to reach out! Item description