Adult Executive Function Coaching
You don’t have a discipline problem.
You have a brain that wasn’t built for the way you’re trying to work. Adult executive function coaching starts with how your brain is actually wired, then builds systems that hold when life gets loud.
Since 2013 · More than 1,300 students, parents, and adults coached · Programming overseen by a registered psychologist
Stop Procrastinating
Improve Focus
Achieve Goals
Find Work-Life Balance
Sound familiar?
Do you constantly ask yourself…
Why are my days so chaotic?
Why am I always working?
Why am I falling behind in the areas that really matter?
You work hard every day and still can’t catch up. You’ve read the productivity books. You’ve bought the planners. They worked for two weeks.
Here’s the part nobody tells you: most productivity advice is written for people whose brains already work that way. If yours doesn’t, the problem was never effort. It’s that you’re running someone else’s operating system.
Step one: the Cognitive Architectural Profile
Before we change anything, we map how your brain actually works. Every adult client starts with the Cognitive Architectural Profile (CAP), which brings together three views of your thinking. You get the results in plain language, in a one on one review: what’s strong, what’s lagging, and what to build around it.
Performance Assessment
A 45 to 60 minute online cognitive assessment across 10 cognitive domains. Not a personality quiz; a research-validated measure of how you attend, remember, plan, and adapt.
Self-Report and Observer Measures
Validated self-report and observer measures: how you experience your own executive functioning, and how it shows up to the people around you.
Behavioural Archetype
A behavioural archetype assessment: the patterns you default to under pressure, so your systems get built for the brain you have on your worst day, not your best one.
The best time to start was yesterday.
The next best time is now.
~ Unknown
Proven on the brains that needed it most.
ADHD is, at its core, a significant deficit in one or more executive function skills: the brain’s systems for attention, self-control, planning, and follow-through. Kaizen spent over a decade coaching exactly those brains. The methods that worked for the brains with the most significant challenges work for everyone, so today we coach all brains.
If you were diagnosed at 35 and you’re angry nobody caught it sooner, you’re in experienced hands. If you’ve never been diagnosed and just recognize yourself in this page, you don’t need a label to start. No diagnosis is required here, and none is ever made.
Diagnosed, undiagnosed, or just done struggling. All welcome.
Kaizen coaching supports, and does not replace, care from your doctor or psychologist.
1
Map
Complete the CAP and review your results one on one. You’ll know your strengths, your gaps, and why the old systems kept collapsing.
2
Match
You’re paired with a coach suited to your profile and your goals. Every Kaizen coach is an experienced educator, also trained and certified in Kaizen’s coaching methodology.
3
Build and Keep
Weekly sessions built around your real life, each ending with a plan you commit to. The strategies that work for you live in a shared drive that stays yours: a system you own and keep running without us.
Frequently Asked Questions
Am I too old?
No. The brain rewires at every age; that’s what neuroplasticity means. We coach adults at every phase of career and life, from first job to retirement.
Curious about the science? This short video explains neuroplasticity:
Do you only work with adults with ADHD or significant executive function challenges?
No. We work with all brains. Executive function is a set of skills every brain runs on, and everyone has a profile with stronger and weaker areas, so there is no threshold you have to clear before coaching is worth doing. Some of our clients have an ADHD diagnosis. Some have never been assessed and have no intention of being. Many simply want to work better than they currently do. Coaching works on skills, not labels. If clinical support would serve you better, we will say so and point you to the right professionals.
What happens during a coaching session?
You and your coach review the week: what worked, what didn’t, and why. You practice or refine a skill using real situations from your life, then close with a written plan in your Reflection Journal. Your toolkit and journal live in a shared drive you keep.
I’ve already had a psychoeducational assessment. Can I skip the CAP?
No, and there’s a good reason. A psychoeducational assessment is built to identify diagnoses and accommodations. The Cognitive Architectural Profile is built for coaching: it goes deeper into how you actually operate, measuring the executive function skills our methodology is built around, and it includes self-report and observer measures that require honest self-reflection. That reflection is part of the work; the CAP is where coaching starts, not a formality before it. Bring your psychoeducational results too. Together they give your coach the fullest picture.
How many coaching sessions will I need?
It depends on your goals and your starting point, and your coach will give you an honest estimate after the CAP review. Most clients feel traction inside the first month. We suggest one session per week to start; your coach will help you find the rhythm that fits your life.
How much does coaching cost?
Your CAP intake is $895 CAD plus GST, or $675 USD. That includes the full cognitive assessment across 10 domains, a written report with your personal operating guide, three practical tools from the CAP library matched to your goals, a 90-day implementation plan, a weekly review tracker, and your one on one results review with a coach. If you choose to proceed with coaching from there, it is tailored to your profile and goals and is sold in packs of 10 at $150 CAD plus GST per session, or $115 USD. We’ll walk you through the options and pricing on your free consultation.
Is adult executive function coaching covered by insurance?
Often, yes. Many extended health plans include psychology services coverage, and because Kaizen’s programming is overseen by a registered psychologist, coaching invoices can often be submitted under that category. That route does not require a diagnosis. Very few plans list executive function coaching by name, so ask your provider how they classify psychology services, cognitive skills training, or learning strategy coaching. Some clients also use health spending accounts or employer professional development funds. We provide the receipts, session descriptions, and coach credentials needed to support a claim. For more ways to reduce the cost, including tax credits and employer programs, see our guide to funding options for executive function coaching.
Empowering Brains for Learning & Life
Thirty minutes, no pressure, no obligation. Tell us what’s not working. We’ll tell you honestly whether coaching can help, and what it would look like for your brain specifically.