Conditions We Treat
ADHD, Memory, Attention, Problem Solving and Focus
ADHD, Memory, Attention, Problem Solving and Focus
ADHD, Memory, Attention, Problem Solving and Focus
Practical techniques, mental reframing, addressing emotions. These are tools for managing ADHD and related executive function problems. You may choose to work with us for just a few sessions or over the long term to learn skills, break down overwhelming situations and create new patterns. Read about executive dysfunction below.
Language and Speech Disorders
ADHD, Memory, Attention, Problem Solving and Focus
ADHD, Memory, Attention, Problem Solving and Focus
Stroke, Parkinson's disease, and various neurological disorders can affect your ability to find words, understand what you are hearing or speak with clarity and ease. Speech therapy can help restore function and find new ways to do old tasks.
We are here to help.
Voice and Swallowing disorders
ADHD, Memory, Attention, Problem Solving and Focus
Voice and Swallowing disorders
Public speakers, singers, teachers, concert goers. Just about anyone can experience hoarseness and voice changes that don't go away on their own. Many people experience trouble swallowing with consequences as severe as aspiration pneumonia or as subtle as feeling a lump in the throat while swallowing. Exercises for the voice and throat ca
Public speakers, singers, teachers, concert goers. Just about anyone can experience hoarseness and voice changes that don't go away on their own. Many people experience trouble swallowing with consequences as severe as aspiration pneumonia or as subtle as feeling a lump in the throat while swallowing. Exercises for the voice and throat can improve your voice and your swallowing. We are here to help.
What is ExeCutive Dysfunction?
Do I have executive dysfunction?
While ADHD is one of the most common sources, brain injury, concussion, long Covid, stroke, cancer-related brain fog, mental health conditions, dementia and many other conditions can cause executive dysfunction.
People with executive dysfunction may have trouble with many tasks, including:
- Planning: They may have difficulty planning projects, estimating how long tasks will take, or shifting plans when situations change. They may also have trouble visualizing the finished product or goal of a task.
- Starting tasks: They may have trouble motivating themselves to start tasks that seem difficult or uninteresting. They may also have trouble getting started or initiating tasks.
- Focusing: They may be very distractible or have trouble focusing on just one thing. They may also daydream or "space out" when they should be paying attention.
- Switching tasks: They may struggle to move from one task to another or multitask.
- Managing emotions: They may have trouble managing their emotions or impulses. They may also have trouble regulating their emotions, which can make their reactions seem out of proportion to others.
- Remembering things: They may have short-term memory issues or lose important items.
- Learning: They may have difficulty learning or processing new information, or learning from past consequences.
Other symptoms include:
- Poor organizational skills
- Difficulty developing a logical plan
- Difficulty meeting deadlines
- Being late to appointments, events, or social activities
- Socially inappropriate behavior
- Mentally rigid or inflexible
What does coaching look like for these problems?
- Calendaring - Set it up and use it!
- Phone reminders - Let your phone help you remember.
- Plan-Do-Review-Modify - How to make plans and see how they worked.
- Pomodoro Technique - Take breaks before you exhaust yourself mentally.
- Prioritizing - Learn how to know what to do first.
- Estimating - Realistically estimate how long tasks will take so you can get them done!
- Addressing emotions (overwhelm, shame, anxiety)
- Understanding what motivates us (and what doesn't.
- Overcome all-or-nothing thinking.
- Energy allocation and gathering - Understand physical, mental and emotional energies are like a bank account. Learn how to stay in the green.
Process
- We start with an intake session with some interviewing where you tell the coach or therapist your concerns, needs and wants, some testing and measures and goal setting.
- Follow up sessions in person or by video.
- You might get what you need in as little as three sessions or you may choose more ongoing work once a week or once or twice a month.