School skills
- Organization and planning
- Task initiation and completion
- Time awareness
- School-related avoidance and perfectionism
Coaching for children and teens, ages 8 through high school
Support that sees the whole student
Coaching gives students individualized time to understand what feels difficult, recognize their strengths, and practice practical skills they can use at school, at home, and with friends.
Sessions are warm, structured, and flexible, with the student’s voice and goals at the center.
Schedule a parent consultationA good fit
Coaching may help when a student…
- Knows what needs to be done but struggles to begin
- Loses track of assignments, belongings, steps, or time
- Becomes overwhelmed by multi-step tasks or changing expectations
- Avoids schoolwork because it feels unclear or emotionally loaded
- Has strategies that work in theory but are hard to use consistently
- Has difficulty recovering after mistakes, frustration, or conflict
- Needs support navigating friendships or asking teachers for help
- Wants more independence but still benefits from structure
A student does not need an ADHD diagnosis to benefit from coaching.
Areas of support
What we may work on
Emotional skills
- Regulation and recovery after frustration
- Handling mistakes, feedback, and transitions
- Understanding individual learning needs
Social skills and independence
- Friendship skills and conflict
- Self-advocacy and teacher communication
- Supportive routines
- Age-appropriate independence
Session experience
What sessions look like
Sessions are predictable enough to feel safe while remaining flexible and responsive to the student’s age, energy, and needs. Depending on the goal, we may use conversation, games, movement, visuals, role-playing, planning tools, or practice with real-life situations.
A session often ends with one manageable strategy or experiment to try during the week.
Why support outside school can help
More time to slow down and practice
School-day support is valuable, but meetings are often brief or focused on an immediate concern. Coaching allows more room to revisit patterns, practice skills, and prepare proactively.
Connecting to real life
School collaboration
With appropriate written permission, Bonnie may communicate with a teacher, counselor, therapist, evaluator, or another professional when collaboration would support the student.
Fit and scope
When coaching may not be the right fit
Coaching is not the right level of care for every situation. A student may need therapy, medical care, crisis support, an educational or psychological evaluation, intensive academic remediation, or another specialized service when concerns are severe, urgent, or outside the scope of coaching.
A hesitant student is welcome, but meaningful coaching requires at least some willingness to engage, experiment, or communicate.
Let’s talk about what your child needs.
The no-cost consultation is a chance to discuss what you are noticing, what has already been tried, and whether coaching may be a useful next step.