1:1 EF Coaching for Neurodivergent Adults & College Students

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You know what you need to do. You just can't seem to do it.

You've tried planners, apps, alarms, and body doubling, but some methods only work for a week before they fail. This isn't a willpower issue; it’s a system mismatch. Understanding executive function challenges is crucial, and generic productivity advice often overlooks the needs of those seeking personalized coaching. With tailored executive function strategies and neurodivergent coaching, you can find solutions that truly resonate with your unique brain.

What we work on

⌱ Getting started on tasks with effective executive function strategies, even when everything feels stuck.

⌱ Managing time without the last-minute panic through personalized coaching.

⌱ Planning and prioritizing when everything feels urgent, a key focus in neurodivergent coaching.

⌱ Building organization systems you'll actually maintain with tailored strategies.

⌱ Breaking the avoidance-shame-overwhelm cycle using proven executive function strategies.

⌱ Creating sustainable routines, not ones that collapse by Thursday, through personalized coaching.

Who this is for

This personalized coaching is not for those who merely need a to-do list app. It's designed for individuals who have tried everything and are seeking a fundamentally different approach, utilizing executive function strategies tailored for neurodivergent coaching.

How it works

1. Free 15-min consultation

We talk about where you're at. No commitment, just a conversation.

2. Clarify your goals & challenges

We identify what's getting in the way and what success looks like for you.

3. Build your system together

Weekly 1:1 sessions where we co-design tools and strategies that fit your brain.

4. Taper & build independence

Sessions gradually decrease as your confidence and consistency grow.

Why brain-based coaching works

Traditional coaching focuses on what you should do. Brain-based coaching focuses on how your brain works and builds strategies that align with it.

That means using neuroplasticity, not willpower.

Building new neural pathways through repetition and self-directed insight, not just advice-giving. Every system we build together is designed to actually stick.

Learn more about brain-based coaching.

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Prices

$200 per hour, prorated, for personalized coaching that focuses on executive function strategies, especially designed for neurodivergent coaching.

Scheduling

Most clients begin with 1-hour weekly meetings, moving to 30 minutes, and then reducing the frequency of the meetings as they gain mastery and integrate new behaviors and skills.

Scheduling is flexible to the needs of the individual.

Included

⌱ Tailored executive function strategies and lifelong tools to support your executive functioning.

⌱ An online portal for record keeping and secure billing to facilitate personalized coaching.

⌱ Regular check-ins to support accountability and follow through in your neurodivergent coaching journey.

⌱ A responsive and respectful coach who will have your back, recognize your strengths, and be fully invested in your progress!

Learn More

Please reach us at hello@abelpathways.com if you have a question.

We'd love to hear from you.

What makes brain-based coaching effective?

Coaching based in brain science differs significantly from traditional coaching methods in its approach, focus, and underlying principles. Here are the key distinctions:

1. Focus on Brain Optimization

Abel Pathways Coaching: Centers on optimizing brain function itself, using neuroscience principles like neuroplasticity to enhance mental capabilities, improve focus, manage stress, and develop healthier habits.
Traditional Coaching: Typically focuses on achieving external life or career goals without directly addressing the brain's mechanisms or cognitive processes.

2. Science-Based Framework

Abel Pathways Coaching: Utilizes insights from neuroscience to create structured, personalized plans that align with the brain's natural learning and adaptation processes. This includes leveraging the brain’s preference for hardwiring behaviors and embedding new habits.
Traditional Coaching: Relies more on general psychological or motivational techniques without necessarily incorporating scientific understanding of brain function.

3. Self-Directed Learning

Abel Pathways Coaching: Encourages clients to make their own connections and insights, fostering self-directed learning and deeper cognitive engagement. Coaches act as facilitators rather than advisors.
Traditional Coaching: Often involves providing advice or guidance to help clients achieve their goals, which may not always emphasize independent cognitive discovery.

4. Solution-Oriented Approach

Abel Pathways Coaching: Focuses on solutions rather than problems, aiming to rewire negative neural pathways by emphasizing desired outcomes and reverse-engineering the process to achieve them.
Traditional Coaching: May spend more time addressing obstacles or challenges upfront, which can reinforce negative thought patterns.

5. Emphasis on Long-Term Change

Abel Pathways Coaching: Aims to create lasting changes in thinking and behavior by working with neuroplasticity to establish new neural connections and habits.
Traditional Coaching: Often focuses on immediate goals or challenges without explicitly addressing long-term cognitive restructuring.

6. Tailored Cognitive Engagement

Abel Pathways Coaching: Adapts sessions to individual strengths and support needs, ensuring alignment with each client’s unique brain functioning.
Traditional Coaching: May use standardized approaches that do not account for individual cognitive differences.

In summary, brain-based coaching integrates neuroscience to optimize mental capabilities and foster deeper cognitive engagement, while traditional coaching typically focuses on goal achievement without leveraging scientific insights into brain function.

1:1 EF Coaching for Neurodivergent Adults & College Students

You know what you need to do. You just can't seem to do it.

What we work on

Who this is for

How it works

Why brain-based coaching works

Working with Annabel has been incredibly helpful - it's rewarding to see the results of our work. I can’t recommend her highly enough to anyone seeking to optimize their professional or personal life.

Your first step is just a 15-minute conversation.

Unlock Your Potential with EF Coaching

Prices

Scheduling

Included

Annabel in the wisest and most validating, supportive ways guides me to and through new open doors, fulfilling my goal of determining and achieving an exciting path as I enter into my 60’s as a woman with ADHD.

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1:1 EF Coaching for Neurodivergent Adults & College Students

You know what you need to do. You just can't seem to do it.

What we work on

Who this is for

How it works

Why brain-based coaching works

Working with Annabel has been incredibly helpful - it's rewarding to see the results of our work. I can’t recommend her highly enough to anyone seeking to optimize their professional or personal life.

Your first step is just a 15-minute conversation.

Unlock Your Potential with EF Coaching

Prices

Scheduling

Included

Annabel in the wisest and most validating, supportive ways guides me to and through new open doors, fulfilling my goal of determining and achieving an exciting path as I enter into my 60’s as a woman with ADHD.

Learn More

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