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Personalized Coaching, Proven Results.

The How Skills offers the highest recommended Executive Function coaching program for neurodivergent adults and students.

ADHD

Autism

Mental Health

Anxiety

Dyslexia

Learning Disabilities

Brain Injuries

Chronic Illness

PTS/PTSD

Blindness/Low Vision

We help you build sustainable tools, strategies, and habits in key executive function areas so you can thrive at work, school, and home.

99% of clients report satisfaction with their coaching experience.

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Popular Coaching Topics

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Task Initiation

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Communication

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Self-care / Stress

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Workload Management

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Organization

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Decision-making

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  Focus  

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Memory

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Time Management

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Problem Solving

Adult Coaching

Coaching for adults at every stage of life to help overcome barriers and support your professional and personal growth.

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Student Coaching

Coaching for adolescents, young adults, and parents to support them in developing academic, social, and life skills.

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Workplace Coaching

We partner with companies, academic institutions, and other organizations to offer coaching as a effective accommodation.

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How It Works

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Schedule A Free Consultation

We'll discuss challenges your experiencing, answer any questions you may have, and whether coaching is a good fit with your needs.

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Your coach will collaborate with you to set and prioritize goals during your first meeting, then create a coaching plan aligned with these objectives.

Meet Your Coach & Set Goals

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Build Your Customized Toolkit

Your coach will introduce you to new tools and guide you on how to implement them to build sustainable habits and achieve your goals.

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Testimonials

“The How Skills has had an immeasurable impact on my work and home life. From email triage, task initiation, workload management to name a few. The weekly check-ins on action items with my coach were very helpful in keeping me accountable and motivated me to put the strategies to use. I honestly can say I feel a lot less stressed in my daily work life after completing The How Skills.”
“Coaching is a great way to hold yourself accountable, and gain tangible skills and tools to make significant steps. Coaches at The How Skills are full of knowledge and compassion—a winning duo.”
“My experience with The How Skills was unique, in that they helped me during a sudden and unexpectedly difficult time in my personal life that cascaded into work. The How Skills helped me prioritize stress management, communication, and time management, and provided coaching, tools, and frameworks to address each. Ultimately, they helped me feel back in control of my life at work and like an even better version of my old self.”
“We couldn’t be more pleased with the support that our son received. Everyday used to be a constant struggle, but his coach has helped him develop the skills to get his homework finished, do better in classes, and overall has made things go a lot more smoothly in school and at home. Now we get to focus on being parents, not managers.”
“Coaching was simply life changing. I see my work life as “before coaching” and “after coaching”. My coach helped me to be more intentional about what to do, how to do it, and when to do it. By having a lot of tools for breaking my tasks apart, I am much better at moving forward in challenging situations. They were very smart and patient.”
“The strategies we covered over the course of the coaching program not only provided me with science-backed techniques specifically designed to support my needs, but it gave me back the confidence that my condition had stripped me of. This program was invaluable.”
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FAQs

  • We work with adults of all ages and students as young as 10 years old. We also commonly work directly with parents/guardians to provide them with tools to help their children.

    We specialize in overcoming executive function challenges for folks with ADHD, autism, anxiety, dyslexia, blindness or low vision, braining injuries, learning disabilities, PTSD, chronic illness, and mental health conditions.

  • All of our coaches are former educators with master's or doctorate degrees and backgrounds in fields specializing in neurodiversity and disability. Each coach goes through a intensive onboarding program during their first six months at The How Skills to learn our methodology and approach to coaching, as well as get experience co-coaching with a senior coach. We continue to invest in the development of all coaches through weekly training and professional development.

    One of the biggest differences between The How Skills and other coaching providers is that all of our coaches are full-time employees. This ensures all of our coaches meet our rigorous coaching standards and allows us to provide a consistent client experience. The vast majority of other providers send clients to coaches who are contractors, so they're not able to enforce a consistent methodology and approach to coaching. This creates a disparity in the quality of coaching received for different clients with sub-optimal outcomes for many.

    Check out our blog article for more on what to look for when selecting a coach!

  • We survey clients during and after coaching to measure the effectiveness of our coaching program and to collect feedback on how we can improve. We ask questions related to the impact, quality, and overall satisfaction with coaching. Ensuring successful outcomes is at the heart of everything we do, and our survey results reflect our strong commitment to our clients.

    Check out our testimonials to hear directly from our past clients!

  • Executive Function (EF) is a term for a set of cognitive skills that help you manage your behavior and achieve goals. These skills include things like:

    • Planning and organizing: Making a plan to reach a goal and figuring out the steps you need to take.

    • Flexible thinking: Adjusting to new situations or changing your approach when something isn’t working.

    • Self-control: Managing impulses, emotions, and behaviors so you can stay focused and act appropriately.

    Basically, executive function is like the brain’s “management system.” It’s what allows you to think ahead, focus, solve problems, and regulate emotions — all the things that help you get things done efficiently and effectively.

    When people have trouble with executive function, they might struggle with things like starting tasks, keeping track of time, remembering what they were supposed to do, or staying calm under pressure.

    Check out our page about executive function to learn more!

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