About Edge Executive Function Coaching

An Edge Coach specializes in helping individuals with executive function challenges – especially ADHD – develop and implement the strategies, structure and scaffolding they need to succeed in school, home, work and friendships. The videos below – each about 2 minutes in length – provide a brief overview of Edge coaching.

How Does Edge Coaching Work?

How Edge Coaching Works

The Edge Coach works as a partner with clients to develop a plan to achieve goals they have identified. The coaching relationship empowers them by providing structure, support, and accountability. The clients own the goals and plans because these come from them, not from the coach.

How Edge Coaching Helps

The focused and personalized one-on-one approach used in Edge Coaching helps individuals who have executive function issues with the following:

  • Goal setting
  • Planning and organizing
  • Prioritizing and time management
  • Focusing and perseverance, even in the face of adversity
  • Impulse control
  • Self-accountability
  • Motivation and procrastination
  • Follow-through and task completion

How Does Edge Coaching Help Me?
How Do You Match Me with a Coach?

How We Match Clients With a Coach

Our Coach Matchmaker, based on our conversations with the client, identifies three coaches aligned with their preferences. The client interviews each prospective coach. After all interviews are completed, the client talks with the Coach Matchmaker about their experience and decides whether they have found a good match. There are no fees for the coach match process.

Who Are Our Edge Coaches?

Our Edge coaches are International Coaching Federation (ICF) certified and are specifically trained in working with neurodiverse individuals. In addition, they must have at least 2 years prior experience coaching and have coached at least 10 ADHD clients before coming to Edge. Most of our coaches have advanced degrees.

Who Are Our Edge Coaches?
How Much Does Edge Coaching Cost?

How Much Does Edge Coaching Cost?

This video provides an overview of the coaching process and an explanation of the fees for Edge individual coaching. It covers the intake / foundation fee, the cost for a coaching week and what to do if the client has financial challenges.

What People Say About Edge Coaching

  • –Jordan T.
    "My coach really helped me focus on what I needed to do. When I break down what I need to do each week, it makes it easier to think about each task and get it done quicker.”
  • - Rachel
    "My coach made me ask questions and get my own answers. I loved the support and direction coaching gives me.
    "I will be the only person in my family on track to graduate. My siblings and parents all had trouble graduating. Coaching and the support I get from it is what gives me confidence I can make it through."
  • "My coach made me ask questions and get my own answers. I loved the support and direction coaching gives me."
    - Alicia B.
  • - Rozzland K.
    “My coach helped me organize my academic schedule, gain confidence and become a better student who works harder and is more focused than before."
  • “The coaching our son received changed his life! The coaching techniques taught him to structure his activities and get them done. He now has a successful career. We found that the coaching component was an absolutely essential element."
    - Parents of a student with ADD
  • Our experience with Edge Coaching has been top-notch from the moment of our inquiry through the coaching process. As a parent of a teen with ADHD, we truly felt cared for. Our son’s experience has been wonderful from the start!
    Our experience with Edge Coaching has been top-notch from the moment of our inquiry through the coaching process. As a parent of a teen with ADHD, we truly felt cared for. Our son’s experience has been wonderful from the start!
    "Our experience with Edge Coaching has been top-notch from the moment of our inquiry through the coaching process. As a parent of a teen with ADHD, we truly felt cared for. Our son’s experience has been wonderful from the start! "
    - Parent of high school student
  • - Janice Borsh, parent of a college student with ADHD
    "My coach made me ask questions and get my own answers. I loved the support and direction coaching gives me.
    "Thanks to the Edge Foundation Individual Coaching and Edge Coach Ruth, Jake is feeling much more confident about his academic progress. He independently got his application for nursing school completed and turned in ahead of time! Based on last term’s strong academic performance he was accepted!”
  • "Thank you for making Edge Coaching and Coach Matchmaking happen.  The Edge Coach was great.  It was truly a life changer."
    "Thank you for making Edge Coaching and Coach Matchmaking happen.  The Edge Coach was great.  It was truly a life changer."
    - Working adult, 38
  • - Parent of a college student with ADHD
    "After Edge coaching, our son is able to independently get up and go to his job, get to his classes, participate in a weekly study group and has started to set up an exercise schedule. He has come a long way!"
  • "After Edge coaching, our son is able to independently get up and go to his job, get to his classes, participate in a weekly study group and has started to set up an exercise schedule. He has come a long way!"
    - Parent of a college student with ADHD
  • "Working with Edge Coach Deborah has been a wonderful experience. We quickly tested several strategies for me to remain productive through the day/week/month. I start each day knowing exactly what my focus is and have never felt as productive in my entire adult life!"
    - - Nick F.
  • "I gained numerous insights into the science and everyday practical implications of ADHD and related executive function challenges. I improved my work-life balance and made progress on my goals. Having been through Edge coaching, I'm better equipped than I have been in the past when starting a new position. "
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    M.K, attorney, 63

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Our Client-Centered Coaching Process

Our coach selection process has been designed to make sure clients are paired with a coach that they are excited about and comfortable with. Here’s how it works.

STEP 1

Initial Conversation

The Edge Coaching Program starts with a get-to-know you conversation with the Financial Guarantor who could be parents or the client. In this and any subsequent calls, we answer questions about coaching and try to understand the client’s situation and readiness for Edge Coaching. We ensure they understand the general terms and conditions of working with an Edge Coach.

STEP 2

Coach Matching

Our Coach Matchmaker will identify three coaches based on the client’s preferences for them to meet and consider in order to find their perfect match. Once they have chosen a coach, a contract is signed and coaching can begin.

STEP 3

Intake / Foundation Session

This happens after the client has been matched with a coach and the month-to-month contract is signed. They have an Intake / Foundation Session with their chosen coach. It is two hours and is broken down into two sessions. During these discussions, the client and coach talk about what’s working in the client’s life and what’s not, what’s frustrating, and where the client would like to see progress, as well as short term and long terms goals and what specifically they would like to start working on.

STEP 4

Weekly Coaching Sessions and Check-ins

After a client completes the Intake / Foundation session, they begin their weekly 30-40 minute coaching sessions by video or phone. In addition, they will have two additional check-in appointments of 10-15 minutes each during the week for a coaching and check-in total of 60 minutes per week. Check-ins can be by text, phone, video or email, depending on the client’s preference.

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Executive Function Coaching

EXPERIENCED ICF CERTIFIED COACHES

Our Edge Coaches are ICF certified, trained to work with neurodiverse students, and have years of experience.

RESEARCH VALIDATED PROCESS

The effectiveness of our Edge Coaching process has been validated in a two year university based, randomized, double blind, control group study by Wayne State University.

YEARS OF
COACHING SUCCESS

Since our founding in 2005, we have provided Executive Function coaching to thousands of individuals to help them realize their full potential.

CONTACT US TODAY

Denise von Pressentin
Edge Individual Coaching Manager & Coach Matchmaker
206-632-9497
888-718-8886
dvonpressentin@edgefoundation.org
www.edgefoundation.org