Adult Executive Functioning Coaches In Dallas, TX
The 6 coaches on this page work with Dallas adults on executive function: planning the week, starting projects, keeping deadlines and deciding what comes first. All 6 coach virtually, over Zoom or Google Meet. You start with a consultation, and we match you with the coach who fits your goals and the way you work.
The Ladder Method trains every coach in its framework before they take a client. The framework combines executive function skills, evidence-based learning techniques and emotional awareness. It's the same framework behind our adult coaching program in Dallas, and this page is about the people who deliver it.
Our coaches work with early-career professionals, established executives, business owners and adults changing careers. Sessions cover organization, deadlines, starting projects, prioritizing, planning and professional communication.
MASTER EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING COACHES
ADULT EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING COACHES
What Each Coach Brings to Your Sessions
4 of the 6 coaches above hold a graduate degree: 3 master's degrees in psychology or counseling, and 1 law degree. The details below come from each coach's profile.
Stephanie D manages our executive functioning program and develops its curriculum. She has more than 10 years of experience and is our most senior academic and executive functioning coach. She holds a B.S. in psychobiology from UCLA and an M.A. in psychology with an emphasis on cognition. She works with adolescents and adults, and she connects with clients whose learning styles don't fit the mold.
Samantha B is our Student Success Manager and the corporate trainer who mentors new coaches on executive function tools and strategies. She has 14 years of tutoring experience and a B.A. in English from UCLA. Her coaching centers on time management, organization, task prioritization, goal-setting and breaking big tasks into steps.
Jasmine M. holds an M.A. in Mental Health and Psychological Counseling from Teachers College, Columbia University, and a B.B.A. in marketing from Howard University, magna cum laude. She spent more than 10 years in the corporate world, where she led diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and advised senior leaders. Her profile describes her coaching as "practical, collaborative, and grounded in both research and real life." Time blocking is her favorite tool.
John H is a professional development manager at an international law firm, where he counsels associates on their careers. His earlier roles include civil litigation associate, appellate consultant and recruiting and development manager. He holds a J.D. from Pepperdine School of Law and a B.A. in history from UCLA, and he has taught and mentored for 3 decades. If you bill your time, he has done that job.
Rebekah C trained in Texas. She holds an M.A. in counseling from the University of Texas at San Antonio and a B.A. from the University of Memphis. Her counseling experience includes social and emotional skills-building groups and group therapy sessions at Gary Job Corps in San Marcos. She focuses on working memory, organization and accountability. She works with clients remotely, one-on-one and in small groups.
Katherine F holds a B.S. in sociology from Cal State San Bernardino and is working toward a master's in social work. She has worked as a substitute teacher and at the Ronald McDonald House, and she has led service trips in Central America. Her profile names relationship-building and supportive environments as her strengths.
Every coach on this page is part of a team of more than 50 instructors.
How We Match You With a Coach
Matching starts with a consultation. We assess what you need and what you want to change, then match you with the coach best suited to your personality and objectives. You can read every coach's profile before that call.
After the match:
Sessions run weekly or biweekly.
Each session builds a skill, checks what you committed to last time and applies the strategy to real work on your calendar.
You and your coach review progress at regular check-ins.
Coaching ends when you use the strategies on your own, consistently.
What you work on depends on where you're stuck. Here are 6 of the core skills we coach, with the strategy behind each:
Organization: visual planners, digital systems and a workspace you can keep in order.
Time management: time-blocking, reminders and schedules built on how long work takes in practice.
Task initiation: micro-goals and structured accountability, so starting doesn't wait on motivation.
Working memory: note-taking frameworks and recall techniques for meetings, calls and instructions.
Emotional regulation: mindfulness and reflection, used at the point where work starts to feel overwhelming.
Cognitive flexibility: changing methods when one stops working, and using feedback to adjust.
Every session is built around your goals.
Executive Function Coaching for Dallas Professionals
Executive function coaching teaches the systems you use to plan work, start it, track it and finish it on time. Competing priorities, slipping deadlines and work that spills into your evenings are executive function problems. Schools rarely teach these skills, and job descriptions assume you have them.
Founded in 2008, The Ladder Method has worked with hundreds of clients across the United States, in person and virtually. About 70% of our clients are neurodivergent, with ADHD, autism or executive functioning challenges. The framework is built around structure, flexibility and positive reinforcement, and it runs through all of our executive function coaching in Dallas, for students and adults.
Coaching sits between 2 services you may have tried. Therapy focuses on emotional processing. Job training teaches the content of a role. Coaching works on execution: how you structure a project, plan your day around your energy and hold yourself to a deadline. We wrote more on how executive function coaching affects productivity at work.
Most clients notice improvements within 4-8 weeks. They report better organization and time management and less procrastination. Confidence and self-reliance get stronger too.
One adult client used the framework to structure work projects, manage deadlines and get back the balance between work and home. From an adult client's post-coaching feedback:
"I can now manage my workload efficiently and still have time for family. The structure I built with my coach changed my daily life."
Contact us today to schedule a consultation. Tell us what keeps slipping, and we'll match you with the coach who fits.
Texas Doesn't License Coaches: Run the 5-Question Coach Check
No Texas license covers executive function coaching. The Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council licenses 4 professions: psychologists, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors and social workers. Coaching isn't on that list, so the word "coach" tells you nothing about someone's training.
The first national survey of ADHD coaches shows why that matters. Published in JAMA Network Open in January 2026 and led by Margaret Sibley of the University of Washington School of Medicine, it covered 481 US coaches. 85% held no health care license. 90.5% worked without clinical supervision. 62.5% had completed training endorsed by the ADHD Coaches Organization, and 60.9% started coaching during or after the COVID-19 pandemic.
A coach without a license can still be the right hire, so ask before you book. These are the 5 questions we'd put to any coach in Dallas, with our answers:
What training did you finish before your first client? Every Ladder Method coach completes training in our framework, which combines executive function skills, evidence-based learning techniques and emotional awareness.
What's your background? 4 of the 6 coaches on this page hold a graduate degree, in psychology, counseling or law. Our wider team comes from education, psychology and learning science.
Who checks your work? Our 2 Master Executive Functioning Coaches run that side. Stephanie D manages the program and its curriculum, and Samantha B trains and mentors new coaches.
How will I know it's working? Through regular progress check-ins, and an end point you can see: coaching ends when you use the strategies on your own, consistently.
What's outside your scope? Diagnosis, medication and therapy. Those come from licensed clinicians. You can check a Texas counselor, therapist, social worker or psychologist on the Council's Verify a License search.
Most Adults With ADHD Were Diagnosed After 18
More than half of US adults with ADHD were diagnosed as adults. A CDC survey published in October 2024 counted 15.5 million adults, 6.0% of the adult population, with a current ADHD diagnosis. 55.9% of them received that diagnosis at 18 or older.
So more than half reached adulthood before anyone named what made planning and deadlines hard. A diagnosis names the problem. Coaching builds the systems around it.
2 more findings from the same survey matter here. 71.5% of adults taking a stimulant had trouble filling a prescription in the previous 12 months because the medication wasn't available. And 46.0% had used telehealth for ADHD care, so a video session is familiar ground for nearly half of adults with ADHD.
Coaching isn't medical care and doesn't replace it. The systems you build with a coach stay yours, whether or not a prescription gets filled that month.
What Texas Law Says About Workplace Accommodations
Texas Labor Code section 21.128 makes it unlawful for an employer to refuse a reasonable workplace accommodation for a known physical or mental limitation of a qualified employee or applicant with a disability, unless the accommodation would cause undue hardship. It covers employers with 15 or more employees, plus counties, cities and state agencies of any size (section 21.002). Whether ADHD counts as a disability in your case depends on how much it limits you. Complaints go to the Texas Workforce Commission Civil Rights Division within 180 days of the alleged violation (section 21.202).
A coach can help you work out what would help, decide what to ask for and rehearse the conversation with your manager or HR. A coach isn't a health care provider, so any medical documentation has to come from your clinician. For advice on your own situation, talk to an employment lawyer.
Questions Dallas Adults Ask Before Booking a Coach
Can I meet my coach in person in Dallas?
Not with the coaches on this page. All 6 work virtually, over Zoom or Google Meet, so where you live or work in the Dallas area doesn't limit which coach you're matched with.
How do you choose my coach?
After a consultation. We assess your needs and goals, then match you with the coach best suited to your personality and objectives. You can read each coach's profile before the call.
How often are sessions?
Weekly or biweekly. Each session builds a skill, holds you accountable and applies the strategy to your real work.
Is executive function coaching the same as therapy?
No. Therapy focuses on emotional processing. Coaching focuses on practical skill-building, time management and getting goals done. In Texas, counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists and psychologists need a state license to practice. We cover the difference in how executive function coaching differs from therapy.
Do I need an ADHD diagnosis to start?
No. About 70% of our clients have ADHD, autism or executive functioning challenges. Coaching works on skills, so you can start with or without a diagnosis.
How soon will I notice a difference?
Most clients notice improvements within 4-8 weeks. Coaching ends when you use the strategies on your own, consistently, so the total length depends on your progress.
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