FAQs

Executive Function skills are a set of cognitive abilities that help individuals plan ahead, stay organized, regulate thoughts and behaviors, stay focused, and achieve their goals. Each of these skills can be taught, learned, and applied at any stage of life. Executive Function coaching helps improve time management, maintained focus, task initiation, organization, prioritization, and stress management.

While weekly 45-minute coaching sessions work best for most, you can adjust the length and frequency based on your needs, goals, and progress. Clients can choose from 15, 30, 45, or 60-minute sessions.

Some clients prefer a 30-minute session with a 15-minute follow-up a few days later to stay on track, while others opt for longer, less frequent sessions to dive deeper. Coaching isn’t one-size-fits-all, so we offer the flexibility to fit your needs.

Coaching sessions can be scheduled on any day at a time that's convenient for you and your coach (including weekends!) Sessions scheduled on our coaching platform. 

While coaching timelines vary depending on goals, motivation, and readiness for change, progress can come quickly for highly motivated individuals and take longer for those facing broader challenges. Our goal is always to help clients achieve confidence, competence, and independence as efficiently as possible, and our reputation is built on delivering results for over 18 years. 

Your coach measures your progress with regular check-ins and surveys. Progress updates are shared after each coaching session. 

A Beyond BookSmart 1:1 Executive Function coaching session is a personalized virtual meeting designed to help build skills like organization, time management, focus, and self-regulation.

Each session begins with a check-in to discuss the current state and progress on previous goals. From there, clients will work with their coach to learn and practice strategies or tools that address specific challenges.

Sessions wrap up with a clear plan for applying these strategies in daily life and setting actionable objectives for the week ahead. At the end of each session, coaches share a progress update that reviews what was accomplished in that session and what next steps are. 

This structured approach, supported by over 375 tools and strategies, ensures sessions are productive and focused to help clients achieve confidence, competence, and independence as efficiently as possible.

Online coaching offers unmatched flexibility, making scheduling easier and allowing students to connect with the best coach for their needs from our team of 200+ coaches. Sessions take place via video call (Zoom or Google Meet), so students can work from the safety and convenience of home or any location conducive to learning.

No, we only offer online coaching. This ensures greater flexibility for scheduling and allows students to access the most suitable coach for their needs, regardless of location.

After clicking “Sign Up” for coaching, you’ll be redirected to our custom coaching portal, where you’ll provide details about your goals and challenges to help us understand your unique needs and carefully match you with an expert coach. This is also where you’ll provide payment information. From there, you’ll be matched with your coach and can book your first coaching session via our coaching platform. 

Our Executive Function programs start as low as $120 per typical 45-minute session. Discounts are available when you prepay for sessions. You can visit our pricing page to learn more about our coaching plans.  

Beyond BookSmart offers both pay as you go and prepaid coaching options. Pay as you go coaching is billed weekly, and you only pay for the hours that you use. 6-hour and 12-hour packages are paid in full at the time of purchase. 

 We would love to accept insurance but EF is considered an elective option. While insurance companies do not provide diagnosis or service codes for EF coaching, some clients have explored alternative funding options for our coaching services. 

FSA/HSA Option: If you have a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA), you may consider using these funds to cover the cost of coaching services. It's important to note that FSA/HSA providers may have varying requirements and approval processes. We recommend reaching out to your FSA/HSA provider to inquire whether our services qualify as an approved use of these funds.

529 Plan Option: Another potential avenue for financing coaching services is by utilizing 529 Plan college funds. To determine if this is an option for you, please contact your 529 Plan provider for more information.