Coaching provides
- Present-focused skill building
- Student-centered goals
- Practical strategies and accountability
- Practice with real school and life situations
- Progress review and growing independence
For schools and professionals
Referral information for counselors, educators, therapists, evaluators, and pediatric professionals
Appropriate reasons to refer
Coaching may be useful when a student needs practical support with…
- Task initiation, planning, organization, or follow-through
- Time awareness and realistic workload planning
- School stress, perfectionism, or avoidance that can be addressed within coaching scope
- Self-advocacy and communication with teachers or professors
- Emotional regulation skills and recovery after frustration
- Friendship skills, transitions, and growing independence
- Consistent practice between school, home, and other supports
Appropriateness
When to consider coaching referrals
Coaching does not provide
- Psychotherapy or clinical counseling
- Diagnosis or psychological evaluation
- Crisis intervention or medical care
- Subject-specific tutoring or academic remediation
- Legal advice or school eligibility determinations
Collaboration
Connecting coaching to the student’s support system
With appropriate written authorization, Bonnie may communicate with a teacher, school counselor, therapist, evaluator, tutor, or another professional when coordination would support the student’s goals.
Collaboration is focused on relevant goals, strategies, and practical observations. Common Space Coaching does not replace a school team or another provider’s role.
Authorization and privacy
Written permission is required
Information is shared only when the appropriate parent, guardian, or adult student has provided written authorization, except when disclosure is otherwise required or permitted by law or because of a safety concern.
Parents of minors receive appropriate general updates. Adult students decide what may be shared with a sponsor or other professional.
Bonnie’s background
Credentials and professional perspective
- Bonnie Dismore, M.S.Ed.
- Licensed School Counselor, Colorado
- Certified ADHD Coach
- Professional experience supporting academic, social, emotional, and executive-function needs in school settings
Would you like a family or student to explore fit?
Share the internal Schedule page or contact Bonnie with a general referral question.