Psychologist-Led Workshops and Coaching for Parents

Practical workshops on ADHD, executive function, behavior, and the mental load of modern parenting.

Understand what’s really driving behavior — and learn strategies that actually work in real life.

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Located in lovely Madison, WI. Available online nationwide.

Welcome to Empowered Focus

Empowered Focus is the educational and coaching sister business of Capital City Psychology, offering psychologist-led workshops and programs focused on ADHD, executive function, behavior, and parenting challenges.

  • Our workshops and coaching opportunities are designed for parents who want clear, practical guidance for navigating attention challenges, emotional regulation, organization, and the everyday stress of modern family life.

  • Instead of offering generic parenting advice or productivity hacks, Empowered Focus works to help adults understand how executive function skills shape behavior, learning, and daily life — and how to build strategies that support both parents and children.

Empowered Focus Is For You If You…

  • Feel overwhelmed trying to manage work, parenting, and everything in between

  • Are a parent of a child who struggles with attention, organization, emotional regulation, or behavior challenges

  • You might have ADHD (or not), be in the depths of hormonal changes, or just feeling plain burned out - and you need life to feel more manageable

  • Feel tired of reading conflicting parenting advice online and just want someone to cut through the noise

  • Want practical strategies grounded in psychology and real-life experience

  • You want support that feels human, not isolating and helps you really connect with your child and family

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Hi, I’m Liz.

I’m a psychologist, adult educator, and coach who supports families everyday.

Through my clinical practice, Capital City Psychology, I work with tweens, teens, young adults, and their families navigating ADHD, anxiety, and executive function challenges.

Through Empowered Focus, I provide educational workshops and coaching programs designed to help parents better understand behavior, ADHD, and executive function skills.

I also come from a family deeply shaped by ADHD, and I know firsthand what it feels like to support others while quietly running out of steam yourself.

As a midlife mom who’s been to the edge of burnout and back, I believe you deserve:

  • clarity instead of constant worry

  • tools instead of guilt

  • community instead of doing this alone

I share practical, actionable ideas that help you transform overwhelm into clarity and confidence- while balancing the demands of work, family, and (yes!) time for yourself.

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Learn More About Me

  • I recently attended a presentation by Dr. Gaebler, and it was incredibly insightful & relatable. She has such a down-to-earth way of explaining executive functioning skills, especially for busy moms and entrepreneurs who are trying to do it all.

    I love her approach with the different “team members” in the brain—it makes everything so much easier to understand and even kind of fun to think about. What really stood out to me was that her approach goes way beyond just time management. She helps you see how executive functioning touches everything—planning, staying focused, managing emotions, and being flexible when life inevitably throws curveballs.

    I left the presentation with real strategies I could start using right away. I’d absolutely recommend her to anyone who wants to feel more in control of their time and energy in a way that actually feels human.

    -Jill B., Workshop Participant

  • “(The workshop) helped me identify the “why” behind some of my own struggles and how to use strategies for myself and my daughter”

    Workshop Participant

  • “This was a very wonderful, informative, and concise presentation about very important topics. I loved interacting and discussing with my colleagues about the information.”

    Workshop Participant

  • Thank you so much. So much useful information clearly presented. The (activity) ingeniously gave us time and focus for discussion amongst ourselves.

    Workshop Participant

 FAQs

  • Empowered Focus provides psychologist-led workshops and educational programs designed to help parents better understand ADHD, executive function skills, and everyday behavioral challenges.

    Our goal is to make complex psychological ideas practical and accessible, giving parents clear strategies they can use at home and in daily life.

    Most Empowered Focus programs are offered as live workshops and educational sessions, with occasional coaching opportunities available for adults who want additional support in strengthening their own executive function skills.

  • Empowered Focus workshops are designed primarily for parents who want to better understand ADHD, executive function skills, behavior, and everyday parenting challenges.

    Many of the parents who attend are thoughtful, busy adults trying to support a child who struggles with attention, organization, emotional regulation, or behavior. They are looking for clear, practical strategies that go beyond the overwhelming or conflicting advice often found online.

    While the focus is on parent education, many participants are also midlife working moms juggling career, family, and the mental load of everyday life, who find that learning about executive function and behavior helps them better understand both their children and themselves.

  • No. A formal diagnosis is not required to benefit from Empowered Focus workshops.

    Many parents attend because their child struggles with attention, organization, emotional regulation, or behavior — whether or not ADHD has been formally diagnosed.

    These workshops focus on helping parents understand how executive function skills affect everyday behavior, learning, and family dynamics. The strategies discussed can be helpful for children with ADHD, as well as for many children who simply need more support with planning, focus, or emotional regulation.

    Our goal is to provide clear, practical guidance that helps parents better understand what may be driving their child’s challenges and how to respond in ways that are more effective and less stressful.

  • Empowered Focus workshops and coaching programs are educational and skills-focused, not therapy.

    In these programs, Dr. Liz Gaebler shares research-informed guidance on topics such as ADHD, executive function skills, behavior, and parenting strategies. Workshops focus on helping parents and adults better understand how these challenges affect everyday life and learn practical approaches they can try at home.

    Coaching programs focus on helping adults strengthen their skills, such parenting, time management, and understanding behavior.

    Because workshops and coaching are educational services, they do not provide individualized mental health treatment or replace therapy with a licensed provider.

    If you are looking for therapy services, Dr. Gaebler provides clinical care for tweens, teens, young adults, and parents in Wisconsin through her practice, Capital City Psychology.

  • Yes. Most Empowered Focus workshops are offered virtually, so parents and participants can join from anywhere.

    These educational workshops focus on topics such as ADHD, executive function skills, behavior, and parenting strategies, and are designed to be accessible to families regardless of location.

    For organizations, schools, or professional groups interested in hosting a training or workshop, please feel free to reach out to discuss virtual or in-person training opportunities.

  • The easiest way to begin is by exploring the upcoming workshops offered through Empowered Focus.

    These psychologist-led workshops cover topics such as ADHD, executive function skills, behavior, and parenting strategies, and are designed to provide practical guidance that parents can start using right away.

    You can view current workshop offerings and register directly through the workshop page.

    If you are interested in executive function coaching or organizational trainings, you are also welcome to reach out to learn more about those options.

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Still have more questions…or an idea for something not listed that you’d like help with?

Reach out — I love to talk (I am a psychologist after all…).

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