Executive Function Coaching
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What is Executive Function Coaching?
Executive Function Coaching is a specialized support system that helps individuals enhance their executive functions, which are goal-directed cognitive skills essential for navigating towards and achieving goals. These functions include focus, memory, flexibility, planning, prioritizing, time management, and more. At New Frontiers, our approach centers on helping you understand how your brain works, develop personalized strategies tailored to your unique cognitive profile, and adapt these strategies as challenges arise. By strengthening these critical skills, we empower you to effectively manage daily tasks and pursue your goals with confidence.
How Can Coaching Impact Executive Functions?
An executive function coach combines teaching and applied practice to help individuals develop strategies and approaches that lead to goal achievement. Here’s how:
- Goal-Setting: Assisting with setting realistic and attainable goals – this sets the target we work towards together!
- Metacognition: Understanding how your brain works, ensuring strategies developed are tailored to you.
- Teaching and Development of Strategies: Explicitly teaching skills and strategies, while also helping you develop your own.
- Problem Solving: Utilizing our RISE model, we help you adapt strategies until they work effectively.
- Accountability: Ensuring that you not only know what to do but also consistently apply these strategies.
Key Executive Functions We Focus On:
- Inhibitory Controls: Managing impulses and staying focused.
- Working Memory: Holding and using information in mind.
- Cognitive Flexibility: Adapting to new situations and perspectives.
- Planning and Prioritizing: Organizing tasks and setting priorities.
- Organization: Keeping track of materials and thoughts.
- Self-Monitoring: Reflecting on and adjusting actions.
- Goal Setting: Defining and committing to objectives.
- Goal-Directed Persistence: Sustaining effort towards goals.
- Task Initiation: Starting tasks promptly.
- Time Management: Allocating time effectively.
- Shifting: Transitioning smoothly between tasks.
How Can an Executive Function Coach Help You Specifically?
We follow a proven process to tailor our executive function coaching to your needs:
- Consultation Process: Identify individual goals and challenges. We help pinpoint which executive functions impact your success.
- Coach Matching: Match you with a coach based on your needs and goals, considering factors like compatibility and expertise.
- Real World Applications: Adapt support to your current responsibilities, prioritizing the most important tasks.
- Accountability and Maintenance: Keep you on track and ensure persistence towards goals, even when they’re challenging.
- Personally Designed Coaching Schedules: Offer flexible coaching schedules, including brief sessions and text check-ins to suit your needs.
- Proven Approaches: Use of our RASP and RISE models to tackle individual challenges and promote growth.
- Pedagogy: Implement Explicit Instruction and Cognitive Modeling to develop effective skills and strategies.
Who Are the Executive Function Coaches?
Our executive function coaches are seasoned professionals with diverse backgrounds, specialized training, and expertise in various fields. We carefully match clients with coaches who best meet their specific needs. Our executive function coaches are flexible and work around your busy schedule to provide the support you need.
Why Choose New Frontiers for Executive Function Coaching?
- Expert Executive Function Coaches: Learn from professionals with extensive experience in leadership and executive development.
- Customized Approach: Each coaching plan is tailored to meet your unique needs and goals.
- Strategic Development: Focus on developing the critical skills necessary for executive success.
- Flexible Scheduling: Our coaches accommodate your busy schedule with flexible session times.
Interested in Learning More?
Let’s set up some time to chat and explore how our Executive Function Coaching can help you achieve your goals.