Executive Functioning & ADHD Coaching
North Metro Psychological Services provides executive functioning and ADHD coaching for teens and adults in Marietta and throughout the greater Atlanta area. Coaching focuses on practical strategies for organization, time management, task initiation, planning, prioritization, follow-through, and other executive functioning skills that affect school, work, and everyday life.
Our approach is individualized, strengths-based, and neurodiversity-affirming. Rather than expecting everyone to use the same organizational system, coaching focuses on developing strategies that fit each person’s strengths, needs, learning style, and real-life demands.
Parent coaching is also available for families seeking practical ways to support younger children with executive functioning challenges.
What Is Executive Functioning Coaching?
Executive functions are the skills that help us plan, organize, begin tasks, manage time, remember responsibilities, shift between activities, regulate effort, and work toward longer-term goals.
Someone may understand exactly what they need to do but still have difficulty consistently putting that knowledge into action.
Executive functioning coaching provides structured, practical support for developing systems and strategies that make everyday demands more manageable.
Areas of focus may include:
Organization
Time management
Task initiation
Planning and prioritizing
Breaking large tasks into manageable steps
Following through on responsibilities
Managing deadlines
Establishing routines
Reducing procrastination
Keeping track of assignments or work responsibilities
Study and work habits
Goal setting
Increasing independence and self-advocacy
The specific focus of coaching is individualized based on each person’s needs and goals.
ADHD Coaching
Executive functioning challenges are common in ADHD and may affect organization, time awareness, working memory, motivation, task initiation, and follow-through.
ADHD coaching focuses on developing practical strategies for everyday challenges rather than simply telling someone to “try harder” or “be more organized.”
Coaching may help individuals with ADHD:
Create realistic organizational systems
Develop routines that are easier to maintain
Improve awareness of time
Break overwhelming tasks into smaller steps
Reduce patterns of procrastination
Develop strategies for starting less-preferred tasks
Manage competing responsibilities
Remember appointments and deadlines
Plan for long-term projects
Build systems that fit their individual executive functioning profile
A formal ADHD diagnosis is not necessarily required to benefit from executive functioning coaching.
Executive Functioning Coaching for Teens
Executive functioning demands increase significantly during middle school, high school, and the transition to college.
Teens may benefit from coaching when they have difficulty:
Keeping track of assignments
Starting homework independently
Planning long-term projects
Studying effectively
Managing competing deadlines
Remembering materials
Estimating how long tasks will take
Developing consistent routines
Recovering after falling behind
Balancing academics with extracurricular activities and other responsibilities
Coaching focuses on building skills and systems while gradually increasing independence rather than having adults continually manage responsibilities for the student.
Individual student coaching is generally available beginning around age 12.
Executive Functioning Coaching for Adults
Executive functioning challenges do not end after school.
Adults may seek coaching because of difficulties managing work demands, household responsibilities, schedules, paperwork, appointments, relationships, or multiple competing priorities.
Coaching may be helpful for adults who experience:
Chronic procrastination
Difficulty getting started even when a task is important
Disorganization at home or work
Problems estimating or managing time
Frequently missed or forgotten responsibilities
Difficulty prioritizing when many things need attention
Inconsistent routines
Trouble completing projects
Feeling overwhelmed by everyday administrative tasks
Difficulty balancing work, home, family, and personal responsibilities
The goal is not perfect productivity. It is to develop practical systems that reduce unnecessary stress and make daily responsibilities more manageable.
Parent Coaching for Executive Functioning
For younger children, coaching often works best by helping parents create structures and systems that support developing executive functioning skills.
Parent coaching may address:
Homework and school routines
Morning and evening routines
Organization of belongings and school materials
Breaking tasks into manageable steps
Visual reminders and external supports
Building age-appropriate independence
Reducing repeated prompting
Supporting children with ADHD, autism, or learning differences
Parent coaching is often more appropriate than direct coaching for younger children who are not yet ready to independently use executive functioning strategies.
Meet Our Executive Functioning & ADHD Coaches
Our coaches bring different professional backgrounds and areas of experience, allowing us to help match clients with the approach that may best fit their needs.
Jazmin Eaves, M.Ed., ADHD-CCSP, ADHD Certified Clinical Services Provider & Neurodevelopmental Coach
Jazmin specializes in executive functioning, ADHD, and academic coaching for teens and adults, as well as parent coaching for families of younger children.
She helps clients develop practical strategies for organization, time management, study skills, task initiation, routines, and follow-through. Her background in psychology, education, special education, and school administration gives her particular experience supporting students and adults with ADHD, autism, executive functioning differences, and learning challenges.
Jazmin’s approach is collaborative and neurodiversity-affirming. Rather than relying on one organizational system, she works with clients to develop strategies that fit their individual strengths, learning style, and everyday demands.
Background & Experience
Master’s Degree in Secondary Education, Johns Hopkins University
Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Oglethorpe University
ADHD Certified Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP)
Teach For America Metro Atlanta alumna
Former tenured special education teacher and administrator
Experience supporting ADHD, autism, executive functioning, and learning differences
David R. Gray, MSW, LCSW, ADHD-CCSP, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, ADHD Certified Clinical Services Provider & Executive Functioning Coach
David provides executive functioning and ADHD coaching for adolescents and adults who want practical support with organization, time management, planning, task initiation, follow-through, academic demands, and everyday responsibilities.
His background as both a licensed clinical social worker and former special education teacher gives him a strong understanding of the ways executive functioning differences can affect school, work, home life, and transitions toward greater independence. He also has extensive experience with ADHD, autism, learning differences, educational supports, and family systems.
David uses a collaborative, strengths-based, and neurodiversity-affirming approach. Coaching focuses on identifying the specific barriers getting in the way, developing realistic strategies, and building systems that clients can increasingly use independently.
Background & Experience
Master of Social Work
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
ADHD Certified Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP)
Former special education teacher and department chair
Experience with ADHD, autism, executive functioning, and learning differences
Knowledge of school systems, IEPs, accommodations, and educational supports
Executive Functioning Coaching vs. Therapy
Executive functioning coaching and psychotherapy serve different purposes.
Coaching is primarily practical and skills-focused. Sessions emphasize developing strategies, systems, routines, accountability, and problem-solving around specific executive functioning goals.
Therapy focuses more broadly on emotional and psychological concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship difficulties, emotional regulation, or other mental health needs.
Some individuals benefit from coaching alone, while others may benefit from therapy or a combination of both services.
Because David is also a licensed therapist, his role and service type will be clearly established based on the client’s needs. Coaching and psychotherapy are provided as distinct services with different goals and expectations.
If emotional or mental health concerns are the primary difficulty, therapy may be a more appropriate starting point.
What Does Coaching Look Like?
Coaching is individualized, but sessions commonly involve:
Identifying the executive functioning challenges creating the most difficulty
Establishing realistic and meaningful goals
Developing practical strategies or systems
Trying those strategies in everyday life
Reviewing what worked and what did not
Adjusting the approach as responsibilities and needs change
Building greater independence over time
The goal is to develop strategies the individual can increasingly use on their own rather than creating long-term dependence on a coach.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Executive functioning coaching may be helpful for teens and adults who struggle with organization, planning, time management, procrastination, task initiation, prioritization, or follow-through.
It may be particularly helpful for individuals with ADHD, autism, learning differences, or other executive functioning challenges.
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No. Some individuals seek coaching because they experience executive functioning challenges even without a formal ADHD diagnosis.
If there are questions about whether ADHD is present, a separate ADHD evaluation may be appropriate.
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There is considerable overlap. ADHD coaching typically focuses on executive functioning challenges that commonly occur with ADHD, while executive functioning coaching can also support individuals who experience similar difficulties for other reasons.
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Yes. Adult coaching may address work responsibilities, household demands, organization, time management, procrastination, task initiation, routines, and balancing multiple priorities.
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Individual coaching is generally available beginning around age 12. For younger children, parent coaching is often more appropriate and focuses on creating supportive systems at home and school.
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Yes. Executive functioning coaching may be helpful for autistic teens and adults when organization, planning, transitions, task initiation, or managing everyday demands are areas of concern. Strategies are individualized and neurodiversity-affirming.
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No. Coaching is focused primarily on practical skills, systems, strategies, and goal attainment. It is not a substitute for psychotherapy when significant emotional or mental health concerns require treatment.
Schedule Executive Functioning or ADHD Coaching
If you or your teen is struggling with organization, time management, procrastination, task initiation, planning, or follow-through, executive functioning coaching may help.