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We LOVE working with Courtney! We are so thrilled that we found her. After a
terrible experience at a new school for our son Zander, who had just joined their
middle school program for kids with learning differences, we needed to reassess
where we were and what he and we, as his parents needed. Zander has a diagnosis of high-functioning autism and ADHD and we knew he was struggling with executive functioning tasks. We had been very active in supporting him through an autism center providing ABA services for him, his IEP at school, play therapy, and reflex integration. But we felt we were missing something and he was clearly not thriving, even in an environment we expected to be inclusive and supportive.
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By some miracle, we found Courtney, who saved us, honestly! From the very beginning, she enveloped our family with warmth, understanding, and support and validated our struggles. She also opened our eyes to Zander being twice exceptional and truly gifted in certain domains, something we had never fully grasped. Living in Massachusetts, teachers and educators usually do not talk about giftedness, and even if they did, they would probably not know how to support it. Courtney met Zander and immediately GOT him. She understood his struggles and difficulties, and saw his amazing strengths and potential. And the same goes for us as his parents. She coached us to be even better parents to Zander and really strengthened our relationship with him. Within a very short time, she had developed a very productive rapport with him and worked together with him on how to navigate school and life. Courtney also helped us understand our own son much better within such a short time. As a pediatrician myself and priding myself on being very open to neurodiversity and behavioral challenges, I thought I knew my own child pretty well. But through Courtney, I learned that there was so much more going on!​
Up until we started working with her, we had always focused on supporting Zander’s disability and weaknesses, and had neglected fostering his talents and gifts and giving him more room to excel and grow. She helped us navigate some of Zander’s challenges in a completely different way, which were so much better! For example, earlier in the school year, Zander lied about completing all his homework and did not get it done. Ordinarily, we would probably have been upset with him and scolded him, not understanding this behavior, rather than sitting down with him calmly, exploring the reasons behind his lying and supporting him in a much more productive and loving way, as Courtney encouraged us to do. We learned so much about our son and even ourselves through this process!​
Courtney supported us tremendously through one of our most difficult time as a family with such warmth and kindness. She came to all of Zander’s IEP and later 504 meetings (as he tested out of his IEP that year because he was doing so well!), which was hugely helpful. She has a wonderful way of putting very abstract and
complicated issues into clear, actionable words that helped the entire school group, Zander, and us, of course, to be on the same page and support him even better.​
I can honestly say, that Courtney has been a gift to us and we are more than thrilled thatour son is now truly thriving!
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Stefanie and Jean-Marc G | Parents of a High School Freshman | Massachusetts
Thank you so much for your support and guidance over the past months. Your coaching has made a huge difference for our family.
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You didn’t just work with our son; you helped us as parents too. Your coaching style allowed us to understand how he thinks and approaches problems. My wife and I really appreciated our one-on-one and group sessions, which helped us take a step back, understand, and respond better, rather than blaming our son for what seemed like a lack of effort. Your sessions with him were great, but your overall approach really stood out. You gave us and our son tools and strategies that not only helped us now but will benefit our family in the long run. Your positive and encouraging attitude made each session something we all looked forward to, and your support has had a profound impact on us all.
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You kept us involved through emails, text messages, and family sessions, making sure we were all on the same page. Initially, we thought it might be more than we needed, but it turned out to be exactly what was needed. Your insights were invaluable, especially when it came to communicating with his teachers and navigating the 504/IEP process.
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Your professionalism and sincere empathy make you an outstanding ADHD coach. If anyone is looking for someone who can truly make a difference, we wholeheartedly recommend you. You deliver results, bottom line.
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Thank you, Courtney, for everything. You’ve made a significant difference in our lives, and we are forever grateful.
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Sean + Ali | Parents of a High School Sophomore | Pennsylvania
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​I started coaching a little under a year ago, and I am so incredibly happy that I did.
Just like working through my ADHD, the process has had its ups and downs. I initially started coaching because I needed a new way to study for the MCAT, a big test for medical school admittance, but the reality was that I have accomplished much more than a standardized test.
I realized much more about the way my brain works, whether it be my executive (dys)function, motivators, study skills, routines, planning, and much more. My coach, Wendy, has shown me new approaches to difficult tasks, has educated me on common ADHD issues, has validated my feelings and issues, and has taught me how to be resilient through my setbacks (and much more).
I not only have been accepted into medical school and will set off on becoming a doctor next summer, but I also have discovered so many new ways to climb my toughest of mountains and break down my walls of awful. The lessons I learn (and continue to learn) during our virtual sessions have allowed me to make day to day life easier and push through things that I never thought could be better.
So, if you’re a person like me, with ADHD, anxiety, etc., or if you are just simply struggling with established systems of the world and need a new outlook, I would most definitely recommend working with a coach. (P.S. Thanks Wendy, you’ve helped me more than you even know!!!)
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Ellie | College Graduate and Future Medical School Student | Virginia
Courtney, you are amazing! We hired you to help our son with his executive function skills at school, but we have gotten so much more. You have excelled as our case manager. You have not only coached my son through creating an effective and comprehensive organizational system for his schoolwork, you have also supported him in advancing competence in his general life skills. Your coaching with his sleep routine and with our family's communication method was immeasurable, as was your valuable guidance regarding advocacy and self-advocacy.
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You have encouraged and empowered my son's independence with this invaluable skill building. His self-esteem is at an all-time high, he is proud of what he’s accomplished, and he enjoys the sessions. Thank You!
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Sarah | Mom of a High School Freshman | Massachusetts
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I have always struggled with the little things: getting out of bed, doing homework, and getting to or doing things on time. Things that my family and friends said should be easy, were never easy to me. I had always been considered smart by others, but by junior year, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't do things the way I wanted, started to question whether I was as smart as they said, and wondered if something was wrong with me.
In high school, I was successful enough to be in the National Honor Society, but when I got to college, all of the little things I had to do on my own made it harder for me to keep up like I had in high school. Over time, I got overwhelmed, overslept, missed classes, lost track of due dates, missed turning in assignments, and everything snowballed. I ended my freshman year on academic probation and at risk of losing my scholarship. A friend told me about 2tametheshamE and how coaching might help.
I started coaching with Kristin the summer after my freshman year. She helped me realize it wasn’t my fault, that there wasn’t anything wrong with me, and that my struggles could be related to executive function skills and ADHD. I met with a doctor who diagnosed me with ADHD which gave me so much relief.
I started medication and it was incredible how much easier everything suddenly was. I could wake up on time, get to things on time, had a much easier time doing the little things, and I was finally able to use the strategies Kristin had shared with me! She showed me a way to keep track of all of my assignments and to use a calendar with reminders for things other than my classes like assignments, tasks, and appointments. Now whenever I have something to do, it immediately goes into my calendar.
Medication plus coaching have made all the difference for me, and the best news is that I am not only off of academic probation, but I actually made the Dean’s list this fall and still have my scholarship! Kristin has been a great help and I highly recommend her for anyone who is struggling in high school or college! She has so many ideas and strategies to offer and really knows how to help.
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Anonymous College Student | Bentley College | MA
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I am SO appreciative of 2tametheshame's family-centered approach and commitment to truly involving parents as partners in the process. Many times, on the long road to finding effective help for my son with ADHD, I have been left out of the loop in terms of what practitioners were doing with him - especially once he reached the age of 18. Consequently, we had many stops-and-starts over the years, which resulted in minimally effective care for my son - and left us both feeling discouraged and alone. Finally, with 2tametheshame, he is getting real, practical coaching, and I am able to provide effective support. We have an ally in the process and everyone is working toward the same goal - it is magical!
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Leslie | Mom of a Young Adult (23 years old) | Colorado
Working with Courtney has been an incredible experience for our family, and for Bailey, in particular. From the very beginning, Courtney’s family-style coaching and case management approach stood out. She brought a unique blend of compassion, structure, and insight that immediately made a difference in how we, as a team—Bailey’s school staff, therapist, and parents—worked together to support Bailey’s ADHD in both academic and personal environments.​
Courtney’s coaching was not just about providing tools for Bailey; it was about empowering all of us. She took the time to understand Bailey’s needs holistically, making sure that the strategies we implemented were consistent at home, in therapy, and at school. This collaborative approach created a support system where everyone was on the same page, and it made a noticeable difference in Bailey’s confidence and performance.​
Bailey’s school team was particularly impressed with how Courtney facilitated communication and developed realistic, achievable goals that aligned with Bailey’s academic needs. Her therapist noted the positive changes in Bailey’s emotional regulation and self-awareness as a direct result of the family coaching we received. As parents, we feel more equipped than ever to support Bailey’s unique learning and behavioral challenges.​
Courtney’s guidance has been invaluable in helping Bailey thrive in all aspects of her life, and we highly recommend her coaching approach to any family navigating ADHD management.
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Beth | Parent of a High School Student | Massachusetts
Thank you, Courtney, for helping our family. In every session, you took the time to understand who Raegan is, learned how her brain worked, and then communicated that to us in a way that we could understand. It gave us perspective, compassion, a new direction with parenting and hope for us to improve our relationships with our daughter (which did happen!). Through your work with us, I learned that meeting the age-appropriate standard milestones was no longer a valid benchmark for me to hold her to, and we were able to understanding that she wasn’t making a choice not do something and that it was truly something she was either not capable of or needed to be taught more about how to do appropriately.
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Randi | Mom of a 2nd Grade Student | Massachusetts
After reading Courtney's newsletter and listening to her podcasts, much of what she was sharing was resonating with me about my son's habits and behaviors and how I was parenting him. It was scary for me to make the call and reach out to Courtney, but I knew we needed help. I wanted to help my son, and more importantly, I wanted to restore our relationship so that he felt seen, heard, supported and most importantly loved. I knew my son could be successful, but he and I both needed support. Courtney was the magician who provided that support. During the initial phone conversation and consultation, I felt heard as a parent, and my son felt heard as a teenager. My son immediately looked forward to his coaching time and was able to share how he was feeling. Courtney helped me see things from his perspective while also respecting me as a parent and my point of view. With her help and coaching, my son is finding his way successfully and independently, and our relationship is much stronger. The tension between my son and me is gone, and our relationship is moving forward in a loving and supportive way. Courtney has been amazing for my son and me and her communication and follow up is top notch. She is a difference maker!
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Ashley | Mom of a High School Senior | Pennsylvania
Our family has been grateful to meet Courtney and work with her for over 2 years. Courtney has been a tremendous help to provide concrete and tactical ways to create structure and scaffolding strategies for the kids. There are so many resources out there but she helps to wade through the noise to provide specific, relevant resources for me (books, podcasts, camps, etc.). I have seen a noticeable improvement in my son's confidence and behavior since I started working with Courtney. My son also looks forward to talking to her and sharing what is going on with him.
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Courtney is incredibly empathetic and creates an environment that is comfortable to share the challenges and frustrations at different stages of development. We all feel very fortunate to have found Courtney and our family has benefited from the insights, strategies and counseling Courtney has provided. Highly recommend!
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Renee | Mom of an Elementary + Middle School Students | MA
Courtney started with my 16-year-old daughter this Spring who struggles with depression, ADHD and ASD and had not done well with prior EF tutors. Courtney had her work cut out for her, as my daughter is not quick to trust adults or experts. She had become convinced that no tools will work for her. Courtney took just the right amount of time building a relationship with Sophie and in addressing Sophie's own goals. They have a great working relationship and have started building on that to organization and executive function skills. Courtney has helped me to step back and not be Sophie's constant reminder and this is helping her build the skills for independence and college.
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Lauren | Mom of a High School Senior | Massachusetts
Working with Courtney has been a unique opportunity to learn new language and strategies to help our son reach his potential. Working on executive function strategies with combined input has lead to better communication and understanding in our family. Courtney has taught us how to meet our son at his level so he has the ability to practice independent skills. This has strengthened our family and given my son more confidence in his abilities.
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Jennifer | Parent of a High School Student
I started looking into an executive function coach for my oldest when she was in her second year of college. She had gone through life and academics with lagging executive function skills up to that point, but had been strong enough academically that she was still able to pretty easily skate through everything with the help of parental reminders and some coping mechanisms she had learned in other ways. She was able to maintain this until part of the way through college in her challenging STEM program, when being several hours from home combined with some health issues impacted her executive function even more, as well as affected her working memory and some other cognitive issues. was trying to help her from afar as much as I could, but it was beginning to feel like a lot of nagging from me, and was wearing on both of us mentally and not helping our relationship.
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I found Courtney through a parent support group for parenting gifted and twice exceptional children. Reading through her website and seeing that she was also a mother with the personal 2E parenting experience in executive function challenges, I immediately felt like she was someone who “gets it.” I reached out to her, and she made me feel so seen and heard. I felt she would be a good fit for my daughter, and my daughter agreed to have a virtual meeting with Courtney and myself to discuss the possibility of working with her.​
My daughter clicked with Courtney and knew she needed help, so was willing to start working with her as well as agree to have me stay in the loop regarding work they were doing and how she was progressing in school. I would say that at the point we connected with Courtney, my daughter was really in a crisis mode. She was just trying to survive in school and keep her head above water, and was barely staying afloat. It has now been two years since Courtney started working with her, and we have seen such huge growth in so many areas. There are tools and skills that Courtney has helped her use that she had previously either been reluctant to try, or had given up trying to use. Courtney works with her to determine what tools work the best for her, and what areas continue to need more growth. She is also very good at helping both my daughter and myself to see the big picture – and helps my daughter break that big picture down into smaller workable pieces that don’t overwhelm her the way it used to.
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Working with Courtney over the last two years has helped my daughter grow more into functional adulthood and start being more in tune with what works for her in ways of time management and seeing the overall picture. It has also helped her relieve some stress by not feeling like she is always trying to catch up and stay on top of things, but rather has been able to move more into a proactive academic life where she looks ahead at what is coming.
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It has helped me considerably, lifting a huge weight from my shoulders as I have been able to focus more on being “mom” and less on trying to help with reminders and wondering if things are being completed. Courtney keeps me updated on my daughter’s progress, and I am able to be a cheerleader in her successes and offer gentle reminders on occasion when things are piling up and she calls me stressed out. It’s helpful for me to know the “big picture” from the perspective that my daughter and Courtney have been working on, because then I’m able to support my daughter in that vision and use it as an anchor when she has moments of overwhelm and calls me. Because I’m no longer helping her keep track of all her tasks and wondering if they are finished, and she has taken responsibility for herself on those things, but I am still aware of them, I’m able to better listen and help her navigate through those moments.
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Another thing that has been helpful is for my daughter and I doing a virtual meeting together with Courtney at the end of the semester. It’s a chance for her to discuss things that worked and ideas that might help more in the future. It’s also helpful because I’m seeing a more emotional side of things and Courtney is seeing a more academic side of things. When we are able to discuss our observations with my daughter and listen to her feedback, it helps her remember some things from the semester more clearly by getting both of those perspectives.
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I have to remind myself often that life, and even college, is a marathon and not a sprint - especially for those with executive function challenges. The skills being gained and the growth being seen through my daughter working with Courtney matter more in the long run than her actual grades, and she is learning how to handle life challenges in ways that will serve her for a long time to come. It has also tremendously helped us as parents. They say it takes a village, and in this case teamwork between parent and executive function coach has helped a young adult grow more functional into adulthood, as well as create healthier boundaries in supportive parenting.
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Caneel | Mom of a College Student | Texas