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Create opportunities for individuals to become the best versions of themselves.
Executive Function Coaching equips individuals across all age groups – from children to seniors – with essential life skills and academic support to master important executive skills to plan, initiate, and complete their goals.
These skills include:
We’re here for parents too, providing coaching that helps families reinforce children’s development beyond the classroom.
A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO BUILDING EXECUTIVE SKILLS
We provide frameworks to tackle important daily organization skills such as attention, planning, and time management.
We work on managing nutrition, activity, and sleep because they’re essential for lifelong success and independence.
We include reflective thinking into sessions for better self-awareness and control over thoughts, emotions, and actions.
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM EXECUTIVE FUNCTION COACHING
Let’s discuss your child’s strengths and needs to determine if Executive Function Coaching is the proper support.
We collaborate with relevant professionals such as teachers to develop skills that are going to help them lead a more efficient and manageable life.
Clients will work with a coach 1 to 2 times weekly to build skills leading to independence, confidence, and success.
Rachel Z. Roth
Director of Educational Support Services
I have always believed every student can achieve their goals with the right tools and support.
I received a Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Education and History from Lake Forest College and a Master’s Degree in Special Education from Santa Clara University. I have completed a graduate certificate program in transition to adulthood to help teens navigate the jump from high school to the great world beyond. I am also finishing a certificate program in Educational Therapy to further support the work I do.
I am a cheerleader for the individuals I work with and aim to help them discover the pathway to the future that is ideal for them.
Kalia Minick
Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Psychology
I’m Kaila, a dedicated coach who aims to inspire growth in students through one-on-one coaching sessions. With a background in neuroscience and psychology, I know the importance of cultivating skills by following a child’s personal way of processing new ideas, feelings, and behaviors.
My coaching work focuses on empowering elementary through early high school students to manage time, keep organized, and achieve cherished goals. I ensure the strategies we practice are useful as well as personally relevant. For me, coaching is more than task management: it’s a supported path to well-being and independence.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The specific skills developed through coaching are tailored to individual needs and may include time management, organization, follow-through, impulse control, task initiation, self regulation, emotional regulation, and more.
We use a combination of strategies and tools to foster the development of EF skills with clients. We have a weekly check-in, set goals to work towards, and work together to reach those goals. We collaborate with teachers and parents for a team approach to support development and foster a growth mindset.
We are considered an out-of-network provider, and while some of our services are covered by insurance, executive function coaching is not. We do, however, offer package rates at a reduced cost.
Please see our Billing & Insurance page for additional information.
Executive Function Coaching is for all ages, from children to adults. We serve anyone who needs support in these areas and is ready to make a change.
We love to partner with parents to help them learn strategies to help their child build executive skills at home! We can also show you the range of services available to your child at Mind by Design and elsewhere to help them be as successful as possible.
Parent
We were lucky to find Jana Parker and highly recommend her. She was warm, gracious, and didn’t patronize our teen (which a surprising number of professionals do). Her evaluation was quite thorough. Her report provided more than a diagnosis but also resources for us as a family. Months after her report was finished, I called her when I needed guidance, and she was incredibly helpful. Jana’s fees are on average with other providers (perhaps lower than most), and worth every dollar. If you need someone who understands what you’re going through and will walk with you through your child’s diagnosis and next steps, Jana is the person to call.
Parent
Jana Parker was fantastic through the entire process. She was great in making our kid feel comfortable, very prompt and clear in answering our questions on the process, and provided thoughtful and helpful suggestions. We really appreciated all the efforts she took to help and would highly recommend her to anyone.
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