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Get answers to your top questions from four of our Executive Function coaches.
Student
For my child
What is Executive Functioning?
Executive Function skills are a set of cognitive abilities that help us get started, plan ahead, stay organized, regulate thoughts and behaviors, and achieve our goals. Although challenges with these abilities can be misinterpreted as "laziness," the truth is that each of these skills can be taught, learned, and applied at any stage of life. How do we know? Because we've been doing it for nearly 20 years! Executive Function coaching helps improve:
- Time management
- Maintained focus
- Task initiation
- Organization
- Prioritization
- Stress management
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Transformative Support for ADHD & Executive Functioning
Who can we help today?
Get unfrustrated
Experts in taking the frustration out of school, work, and life since 2006.
- Stop procrastinating
- Feel motivated on your terms
- Ignore distractions and stay on task
- Say goodbye to overwhelm
Support Designed for You
We provide Executive Function coaching for people of all ages. If you're unfamiliar with this type of support, our intro to coaching video addresses our most commonly asked questions about coaching and can help you determine if our services are a good fit. From watching you will learn:
- Common challenges and how they relate to Executive Function
- Why bright people often struggle
- How our coaching program works
- Why you should choose Beyond BookSmart
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As featured in
“Executive Function Coaching has been a lifesaver for our teen son. Once he began getting Executive Function coaching from Beyond BookSmart, we saw a tremendous gain in his ability to manage the work expected for his grade level.
Knowing that he had a trusted resource to turn to (his coach), made him a more cheerful person and gave him a sense of empowerment. Coaching is not just for ‘failing students.’ It is for students who want to learn to be the best they can be with a set of tools that will carry them through life in both the work world and the social world.”
Parent of 9th grade student, MA
Yup, we can help unfrustrate your life too.
Students & Families
From elementary school through college, Beyond BookSmart coaching will help you stay focused, manage time, and plan effectively to accomplish your goals. Learn more about one-on-one coaching for students and families.
Principals, Teachers, and Schools
BrainTracks takes our coaching straight to classrooms with professional development and school-wide mentorship to bolster classroom success. Learn more about our programs for schools.
Adults
From home to the office and everywhere in between, WorkSmart Coaching supports adults with life management skills to be more successful at work and at home. Learn more about one-to-one coaching for adults.
Individuals with ADHD
Our coaching methodology helps individuals with ADHD manage time, initiate tasks, prioritize, and achieve. Learn more about how one-on-one coaching supports ADHD challenges for all ages.
Care Teams & Providers
We work with teams to provide continued support for patients and individuals with Executive Function Challenges and a number of neurodiversities. Learn why 2400+ professionals trust Beyond BookSmart.
Meet our team
Our team is proudly made up of professionals across education, psychology, neuroscience, and special education who work collaboratively to meet individual student needs, and to work with parents as needed to support skill development.
All 250+ Beyond BookSmart coaches have at least a master’s degree, proven success records, must pass the BBS coaching exam following a fully-paid proprietary training program, and actively participate in ongoing professional development training.
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Leaders in Executive Function coaching for students since 2006
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in all walks of life
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Whether you're a parent looking to better support your child or are simply looking to improve your own Executive Function skills, this podcast is for you.
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