What are executive functions?

Executive function coaching focuses on the mental skills people use to get things done and steer toward their goals. Meghan Michalski builds these skills with her clients, one at a time:

Planning
Prioritizing
Communication
Thought organization
Cognitive flexibility
Time management
Emotion regulation

These skills support daily success. Meghan is a coach and mentor, and you can meet Meghan to learn about her background and approach.

How does executive function coaching work?

Meghan starts with trust and rapport, and with an assessment of how the client processes information. She then teaches concepts and organizational strategies adapted to the way that person perceives and understands things, so the tools fit the person.

Clients first use new strategies with support. Over time, Meghan works so that the client can use them independently. Along the way she builds confidence, skills and knowledge of why the strategies matter for performance.

Her toolkit includes:

Research-based attention-training techniques that help clients cultivate awareness and increase concentration.
Mindfulness practices, including various meditation and mindfulness techniques, to enhance self-awareness, concentration, and emotion and thought regulation.
A writing and creative-process method for building self-esteem and executive function skills.

What does working together look like?

Coaching with Meghan is an ongoing, long-term relationship that meets at a regular cadence. It is not a fixed-length program. Sessions are one-to-one and offered both virtually and in person. See where Meghan works for details.

How does coaching fit with therapy and medical care?

Alongside, not instead of, clinical care

Meghan is a coach and mentor, not a licensed clinician. She works alongside the client’s psychiatrist, psychologist and family as one coordinated part of a whole care team. Coaching is not a substitute for clinical care. Clinicians can read how Meghan works with a care team.

Who it is for

Who is executive function coaching for?

Young adults and mood disorders

Coaching for young adults (18–25) whose depression, anxiety or bipolar disorder gets in the way of executive functioning.

Life transitions coaching

Support for times of change, such as starting or leaving college, a first job or moving toward independence.

Recovery coaching

Support with planning, routines and follow-through for people in recovery, as one part of their wider care team.

Entrepreneurs and creatives

Executive function and creative-strategy coaching for individuals, entrepreneurs and creative professionals.

For parents and caregivers

Parents and caregivers are part of the whole care team, alongside the client.

Questions

Common questions about coaching

How is coaching different from therapy?

Meghan is a coach and mentor, not a licensed clinician, and coaching is not therapy. She focuses on executive function skills such as planning, routines and follow-through, and she works alongside the people providing clinical care. Coaching is not a substitute for clinical care.

Is this only for ADHD?

No. Executive function challenges can have many sources, including depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder. Meghan works on the skills involved, as one part of the client’s care team.

Is coaching online or in person?

Sessions are one-to-one and offered both virtually and in person. See where Meghan works for details.

How long do people work with Meghan?

Coaching is an ongoing, long-term relationship that meets at a regular cadence, not a fixed-length program.

Do you work with my therapist or psychiatrist?

Yes. Meghan works with existing care teams and sees herself as one coordinated part of a whole care team. If you would like to talk about how that could work for you, get in touch.

Executive function coaching with Meghan Michalski