Stop running on willpower.
One-on-one coaching for capable adults with ADHD who are tired of starting strong and crashing. Together we design your personal operating system, then run it in your real weeks until it sticks.
- One-on-one coaching, led by Scott Treas, MA, LPC
- Online nationwide, or in person in Littleton, CO
- One 90-day season at a time, with a checkpoint, so you never commit blind
- Paced around your real calendar
- Built for ADHD brains: strengths first, no shame
- Your tools, your system, nothing you’ll outgrow
$3,500 per 90-day season, or $1,200 a month for 3 months. Start with a free call to see if it’s the right fit.
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Executive function coaching: stop running on willpower.
You're capable, and you're tired of starting strong and crashing by week three. Executive function coaching helps you design a personal operating system for planning, time and focus, then run it in your real weeks until it sticks.
1:1 with Scott Treas, MA, LPCNo diagnosis neededOnline anywhere, or in Littleton, CO
Coaching for the skills that turn plans into action
Executive function is the set of brain skills you use to plan, start, manage time, stay focused, remember what's next and follow through. Executive function coaching is one-on-one help building systems for those skills, then using them in your real life with accountability until they stick. It's practical and skills-based. It doesn't diagnose or treat ADHD, and you don't need a diagnosis to start.
Most capable adults with ADHD run on adrenaline, memory and last-minute pressure. It works, until the job, the family or the stakes get bigger. Coaching replaces willpower with structure that lives outside your head.
It's not a character flaw. It sounds like this.
I start strong, then it falls apart by week three.
Every system, every time.My to-do list lives in five apps and my head.
So half of it gets lost.Deadlines get done, but only in a panic.
Then you crash afterward.I'm good at my work, and exhausted by everything around it.
Email, admin, planning, follow-up.I've tried every planner and app.
None of them stuck.My days get away from me.
Reactive all day, and the important work slides.
Apps, courses and coaching compared
| Planner or app | Productivity course | Executive function coaching | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built for | Someone else's brain | The average person | How your brain works |
| When it breaks | You quit it | You're on your own | We fix it together |
| Tested in | Your best week | Examples | Your real weeks |
| Accountability | Notifications | None | A coach, every session |
| What you keep | An app subscription | Notes | A system you can run and restart |
90-day seasons, one at a time
Design
- Map how your brain works
Your executive function and strengths profile, and where your days leak.
- Clarify roles and goals
What actually matters, so the system has something to serve.
- Design your operating system
Planning, time, tasks and focus, written down and tested.
Run
- Put it to work in real life
Busy seasons, travel and bad weeks included.
- Fix it when it breaks
Troubleshoot, simplify and build the habits that keep it running.
- Hand it over
A handoff session, so it keeps going after coaching.
Capable people whose ability has outrun their systems
Professionals, founders, graduate students and anyone whose ability has outrun their systems. ADHD or executive function struggles are usually part of the picture, but a diagnosis isn't required. If focus, time and follow-through are the bottleneck, this is built for you.
Coaching is led by Scott Treas, MA, LPC, who was diagnosed with ADHD at 32 and built LifeSketch around this work. More on ADHD coaching →
Which sounds most like you right now?
Build your personal operating system
This is what executive function coaching is for: a system designed around you, tested in your real weeks and fixed when it slips.
- Executive function and strengths profile
- Your operating system, written down and tested
- One season at a time, with a checkpoint
Want to read more first? See how the coaching season works.
Find work your brain can stay in
If you've built the structure and still feel bored or stuck, look at the fit. Start by sorting out what lights you up.
- Interests, strengths and values in one place
- Career options that fit an ADHD brain
- A plan you can work at your own pace
Want the full plan at your own pace? ADHD Career Change is a self-paced course, $197.
Give the search structure
A job search is a long, unstructured project, which is exactly what executive function makes hard. The Job Search Accelerator gives it structure.
- 6 months of private 1:1 coaching
- The 9-step job search framework
- Accountability through offers and negotiation
Not sure what you want yet? Start with Find Your Path.
Counseling may be the better first step
If low mood or anxiety is the bigger story, start there. Coaching can come later or alongside it.
- Licensed associate clinicians
- In person in Littleton or online
- Colorado residents only
In crisis? Call or text 988.
Full details on Pricing & Insurance. Coaching is private pay.
Executive function coaching FAQ
What is executive function coaching?
One-on-one coaching that helps you build systems for planning, starting, managing time, staying focused and following through, then use them in real life with accountability until they stick.
How is this different from ADHD coaching?
It overlaps a lot. Executive function coaching focuses on the systems side: your weekly and daily operating system for planning, time and focus. Our ADHD coaching also covers career fit and direction.
Do I need an ADHD diagnosis?
No. Our coaching is ADHD-friendly, so it works well if you have ADHD or suspect you might, and many clients have no diagnosis at all. What matters is the trouble with starting, planning and following through, whatever the cause.
How long does it take?
Coaching runs in 90-day seasons, one at a time. Most people design their system in the first season. Some add a second season to run it under real pressure before handing it over.
How much does it cost?
A 90-day season is $3,500, or $1,200 a month for three months. Coaching is private pay. The first call is free.
I've tried every planner and app. Why would this work?
Most tools fail because they're built for someone else's brain, and no one helps you adapt them when they break. Here the system is designed around you, tested in your real weeks and fixed when it slips.
Is coaching online?
Coaching is online from anywhere, or in person at our office in Littleton, Colorado, near Denver. Counseling is for Colorado residents only.
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Stop relying on willpower. Build the system.
Tell us what's going on. We'll tell you honestly whether executive function coaching, another program or something else fits.
Coaching is not therapy and is not a substitute for mental health treatment. If you're in crisis, call or text 988.
Sound familiar?
It’s not a character flaw. Most capable adults with ADHD run on adrenaline, memory and last-minute pressure. It works, until it doesn’t.
What we build together
Direction
Clear roles, goals and priorities, so you know what matters this week.
Structure
A weekly and daily operating system built around how your brain works.
Follow-through
Routines, triggers and accountability that turn plans into done.
Independence
A system you can run, adjust and restart on your own.
How it works
It works in 90-day seasons. You commit to one season at a time. At the checkpoint we decide together what’s next, and if you stop, you keep everything you’ve built.
Design
Map how your brain works and where your days leak. Clarify your roles and goals, then design your personal operating system: planning, time, tasks and focus.
Go, adjust or stop
We look honestly at what’s changed. Then choose: another season, a lighter maintenance plan, or graduate with your system.
Run
Put the system to work in real life, with coaching when it breaks. We troubleshoot, simplify and build the habits that keep it running, then hand it over.
Sessions are paced around your real calendar, so travel and busy seasons don’t break the plan. We draw on the planning, focus and habit tools behind our executive function framework.
What’s included
- One-on-one coaching sessions, scheduled around your calendar
- An executive function and strengths profile
- Your personal operating system, written down and tested
- Our executive function toolkit: templates, planners and trackers
- A handoff session, so it keeps going after coaching
Who it’s for
Professionals, founders, graduate students and anyone whose ability has outrun their systems. A diagnosis isn’t required. If focus, time and follow-through are the bottleneck, this is built for you.
“I’ve tried every planner and app.”
Most tools fail because they’re built for someone else’s brain, and no one helps you adapt them when they break. Here the system is designed around you, tested in your real weeks and fixed when it slips. That’s the part an app can’t do.
A good fit if
- You’re capable, but your systems can’t keep up with your life
- ADHD or executive function struggles are part of the picture
- You want structure that sticks, not another burst of motivation
Something else fits better if
- Your main goal is landing a job: Job Search Accelerator
- You want direction for a career change: ADHD Career Change
- Anxiety or depression comes first: therapy in Colorado
Start with a free call.
Tell us what’s going on. We’ll tell you honestly whether executive function coaching, another program or something else fits.
Book a Free CallCoaching isn’t therapy or a substitute for mental health treatment. If you’re in crisis, call or text 988.