In sessions with students, we ask many hypothetical questions—performing mental rehearsals for potential experiences at school, home, and work. What obstacles might come up? How would you deal with them? What do you think you’ll need? What would make it more successful? How will you get started, even if you don’t want to do it? What will “done” look like? 
 
With over 25 years as an educator and coach, I offer not just educational instruction but life instruction. Everything I do with my students and their families serves their independence and self-awareness. We set goals that span their academic, social, and home lives while tying life skills, self-advocacy, and executive function to everything we do.

Students explore metacognition—thinking about their thinking—and discover their individual learning styles. They gain the foundation for a life of self-advocacy, explaining both their gifts and limitations calmly and clearly, so people who don’t speak in those terms can understand, be it a teacher, boss, friend, relative, or partner.

I offer parents the opportunity to walk through daily routines and systems within the home in search of sticking points that may add to unneeded breakdowns. Some common focuses are morning and evening routines, room organization, and setting up successful environments for schoolwork and chore completion. As a credentialed special education teacher, I am also available to also address how students’ IEPs and 504s are working and what might improve their efficiency as well as how accommodations can be used at home as well as in the classroom.