Executive function coaching is a specialized approach designed to help individuals improve their effective planning, organization, and self-regulation. It is beneficial for individuals who struggle with tasks like time management, organization, prioritization, and maintaining focus. For a short-term approach, students applying to college or graduate school can often benefit from an executive function coach to assist them in organizing materials, schedules, and priorities toward meeting their deadlines. For ongoing support, often children or adults with ADHD, learning differences, a history of procrastination, or anxiety can benefit from working with a therapist for a customized approach to help individuals make progress toward their school, work, or life goals.

For some, executive function coaching may involve helping a student organize their school tasks and prioritize when and how they will complete assignments, with weekly support for managing their time and focus. For both children and adults, the process often includes working on behavioral changes to reinforce new, more effective habits and routines. This might involve setting up accountability measures, practicing new strategies, and reflecting on what works and what doesn’t. Executive function coaching provides practical strategies and tools to help individuals implement and practice the new skills they are learning. This could mean setting up a self-monitoring system for tracking progress, using organizational lists or apps, or developing routines that support better execution of tasks.

Adults often find executive function coaching helpful and supportive. At Prospect Psychology, therapists will support, encourage, and reinforce new skill development to assist individuals in unshackling themselves from procrastination and the chronic stress of negative cycles of avoidance and self-blame. Patients can implement changes and feel better.