

Your Child Has a Blueprint. Now Let's Build From It.
Let's Build the Skills to Show It.
Ongoing 1:1 coaching for students with ADHD, learning differences, and twice-exceptional profiles. Structured in 8 or 12-week cycles — grounded in a personalized Brain Blueprint, with student sessions, family coaching, and a clear arc from beginning to end.
More Time. More Depth. More Progress.
Some families need a clear plan and a lifeline. Others need time to go deeper — to build habits, adjust course, and arrive somewhere meaningfully different than where they started.
That's what ongoing coaching is for.
Every cycle begins with the Brain Blueprint — a personalized roadmap built from your child's learning profile, strengths, and the Goal Zones that will shape our work together. From there, we move through the same four-part PAUSE System structure: connection, student coaching, family coaching, and reflection.
The difference between 8 and 12 weeks isn't just time. It's how far we get.
It Starts With the Brain Blueprint
Before the first session, Dan does his homework.
The Brain Blueprint is a personalized document built from your child's neuropsychological evaluation, teacher feedback, and your intake form — synthesized across 11 executive function domains into one clear, practical roadmap. It's not a report that sits in a drawer. It's the living reference point that every session is built on, returned to, and adjusted as your child grows.
How the Cycle Works — The Four Parts.
Part 1 — Connection & Goal Setting
Before we set goals, we get to know each other.
We identify the Goal Zones — the specific focus areas drawn from the Brain Blueprint that will shape our work together. Your child's strengths, learning profile, and academic demands. The family routines and habits that define daily life. The focus is never just on your child.
Part 2 — Student Coaching
Each session supports students in building self-regulation and executive function skills — with some combination of real work completion, app and tech exploration, and structured discussion using the same frameworks parents learn about through PAUSE People coaching. Sessions are guided by the Blueprint: we know what we're working on, why it matters, and how to tell if it's sticking.
The focus is on developing habits of planning, organization, and self-management that feel practical, sustainable, and confidence-building. In-person at The Lab is always preferable — but online is an option too.
Part 3 — Family Coaching
Lasting change doesn't happen in a vacuum. Lasting change happens when families are part of the process.
Parent coaching sessions provide time to review progress, align expectations, and apply the PAUSE People System at home. These conversations strengthen routines, communication, and the family systems that make your child's growth sustainable — so the work doesn't stop when the session ends.
Part 4 — Reflection & Renewal
We pause together to ask: what's working, and what's next?
Throughout the cycle, we reflect on progress, revisit the Blueprint, and identify next steps. Some families meet their initial Goal Zones within one cycle; others continue into new focus areas with a renewed sense of direction. This reflection keeps our work aligned, meaningful, and always pointed forward.
How it comes to life
Choose Your Cycle
8-WEEK ENGAGEMENT: $3,497. Structure and momentum through mid-October.
For families ready to go deeper, the 8-week cycle provides continuity and a clear arc — a beginning, a rhythm, and a shared direction. Grounded in the Brain Blueprint from day one, with approximately 10 hours of coaching total: 8 hours of student coaching, and 2 hours of parent coaching included.
12-WEEK ENGAGEMENT: $4,997 Sustained support through Thanksgiving.
The most comprehensive option. Twelve weeks gives us the time to go deeper, adjust course, and arrive at the holiday break with real, measurable progress — with the Brain Blueprint evolving alongside your child. Approximately 15 hours of coaching total: 12 hours of student coaching, with 3 hours of parent coaching included.
This is the full PAUSE System experience — and the best value per hour of any option I offer.
Getting Started
1. Book a complimentary discovery call to see if we're a good fit
2. Complete a short intake form about your child, family, and goals
3. Share any existing evaluations or documents — the more Dan has, the richer the Blueprint
4. Sign a simple coaching agreement — then we get started
Sessions: 25 or 50 minutes · in-person at The Lab (preferred) or online
Frequency: Weekly, based on needs and goals
What We Work On
In-Person at the Lab for Greater Impact
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Writing — A light-hearted, tech-focused approach that's frequently a game-changer for reluctant writers. The Lab has apps and extensions to explore and put to work immediately.
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Math — Foundational skills built through hands-on activities, virtual manipulatives, and digital resources — identifying gaps and addressing them before they compound.
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Sustaining Attention — The Lab is a space where students practice sustaining attention with all the right EF supports: timers, structured to-do lists, chunked work, and a calm environment.
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Task Initiation — High- and low-tech tools, apps, and templates help students get started on tasks they'd otherwise avoid. Structured scaffolds reduce overwhelm and build the confidence to take first steps independently.
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Emotional Regulation — Big emotions cool through supportive coaching, skill-building, and a calm environment — reducing emotional intensity and boosting motivation and engagement.
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Assistive Technology — Students explore and practice the tools that boost productivity, comprehension, and independence — in a supported setting, while getting real work done.
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Challenging Limiting Beliefs aka ANTS (automatic negative thoughts)— When students demonstrate their skills and talents, they become more open to new, positive, and motivating perspectives about themselves as learners.
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Completion — "Done" requires more than wanting to be finished. Completion and reflection — not perfection — build a real sense of control over the learning process.





