New Client Form

Executive Functioning Support

Stronger Focus.
Better Organization.
More Confidence.

As school demands grow, the challenge isn’t just the material–it’s managing time, focus, and organization.

The good news? Executive Functioning skills can be taught and strengthened, giving students the tools they need to succeed.

Is This You or Your Child?

  • Find it hard to figure out how to get started on a task?
  • Can focus on small details or the big picture, but not both at once?
  • Struggle to estimate how long a task will take?
  • Work either quickly and messily—or slowly and incompletely?
  • Have trouble using feedback to improve your work?
  • Stick with a plan even when it isn’t working?
  • Have difficulty paying attention or get easily distracted?
  • Need directions repeated many times?
  • Have a tough time switching gears between activities?
  • Struggle with thinking about or doing more than one thing at a time?

 

You’re not alone–and these are exactly the skills we build together.

What is Executive Functioning Support?

At True Mind + Body, executive functioning support is offered virtually to meet students where they are—at home, on campus, or away at college. Our Executive Functioning Consultant works one-on-one in real time to create personalized strategies that fit your learning style, academic demands, and daily routines. This format makes coaching accessible, relevant, and easy to apply immediately.

Who We Work With:

At this time, our EF coach works with high school, college, and graduate students.

What We Work On

  • Planning & Prioritizing: breaking large assignments into steps, mapping out timelines, choosing what to do first
  • Organization: systems for materials, notes, emails, and digital files
  • Time Management: realistic time estimates, schedules that actually work, reducing last-minute stress
  • Task Initiation & Follow-Through: getting started, staying on track, finishing strong
  • Focus & Attention: minimizing distractions, working in focused sprints, using tech wisely
  • Cognitive Flexibility: adapting when plans change, problem-solving in the moment
  • Self-Monitoring: incorporating feedback, checking work, learning from what worked
  • Study Skills: evidence-based methods (active recall, spaced practice, retrieval) tailored to courses

Goals & Progress

Success looks different for everyone. Together we set measurable academic goals (e.g., on-time submissions, reduced late work, consistent study blocks) and define simple tracking guidelines so students and families can see progress over time.

Building Independence

Our ultimate goal isn’t just to help students “get through” their workload—it’s to help them build lasting skills they can apply on their own. Over time, students practice strategies until they become habits, gradually gaining the confidence and independence to manage academics, responsibilities, and life transitions without ongoing support.

Collaboration

With permission, we can coordinate with parents, advisors, or disability services to align strategies across home and school—keeping the student’s voice and autonomy at the center.

Get Started Today!

Becky Novack, MA

Becky provides Executive Functioning Coaching as well as Special Education Advocacy for children and adolescents. Becky’s goal is to give her clients the tools they need to thrive in school and beyond. She has extensive experience teaching students strategies in getting organized, self-regulation, long term planning, maintaining focus, and in developing the social skills they need to be strong self advocates. Becky has always had a passion for helping unique learners develop into independent, confident young adults. Her approach incorporates research based strategies with student centered goal setting to achieve measurable success for all children and adolescents.
Becky worked as a full-time Special Education teacher for 8 years. In addition to her University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Bachelor’s degree in Special Education, Becky earned her Masters degree as a Reading Specialist from Concordia University and obtained her graduate education certificate in English as a Second Language and Bilingual Education from the American College of Education.

Trusted mental health care for the whole family

We're here to help.

Get in Touch

Subscribe To Newsletter

Contact us

Copyright © 2024 TrueMindBody

Terms of Use

Privacy Policy