Executive Function Skill Workshops for Parents
Life can feel overwhelming when you or your child struggles with executive function challenges.
Many parents find themselves searching for answers - reading articles, trying strategies, and wondering what actually helps.
Empowered Focus offers psychologist-led workshops designed to help adults better understand their child’s (or their own) executive functioning, build executive function skills, and create sustainable approaches to help everyday life.
These workshops provide practical, research-informed guidance in a supportive environment where adults can learn, ask questions, and leave with strategies they can begin using right away.
Workshops at Empowered Focus help adults understand the skills and patterns that drive everyday challenges.
Workshops address topics like:
understanding executive function skill challenges- in your children (or in yourself)
how to use individual strengths to address areas for growth (we don't call them weaknesses around here!)
understanding basic brain development to inform when behavioral challenges are “can’t do” or “won’t do”
helping parents coach their children of all ages to build independence and confidence to launch on their own
Rather than focusing on quick fixes or rigid strategies, our workshops help you to understand what may be driving concerns and how to respond in ways that are more effective, less stressful, and work with your brain and not against it.
Current and Upcoming Workshops
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Understand Your Child's Executive Functioning: What It Is and How To Help Them
A workshop for parents whose child struggles with executive function challenges due to ADHD or neurodivergence. No diagnosis needed.
Learn:
• what executive function is and how development impacts it
• how executive functioning affects behavior and learning
• practical first steps parents can take to help their child build skills starting tomorrowIdeal for parents of children and tweens
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Understand Your Own Executive Functioning: What It Is and How To Improve Your Skills
A workshop for adults who have challenges with executive functioning due ADHD, neurodivergence or other reasons (e.g. perimenopause). No diagnosis needed.
Learn:
what executive functioning is and how it impacts adults life
begin to understand your own strengths and areas for growth
leave with practical steps to make small sustainable changes in your life
Ideal for adults who are new to learning about executive functioning
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Understand Your Older Child's Executive Functioning: What It Is and How To Help Them
A workshop for parents of older children who struggle with executive function challenges due to ADHD or neurodivergence. No diagnosis needed.
Learn:
what executive function is and how development impacts it
how executive functioning affects independence and their ability to launch
practical first steps parents can take to help their older child build skills
Idea for parents of teens to young adults
Who These Workshops Are For
These workshops are designed for adults to learn more about executive functioning, whether that is to help themselves or to help their child of any age. These workshops are not designed for children or teens.
No formal mental health diagnosis is needed in order to benefit. It could be that you have suspicions about yourself or your child…all are welcome.
Many individuals attend because they want a clearer understanding of why some everyday tasks are hard (like getting started or persisting through to the end of a task).. Or they have a student or relative that they want to understand better.
Please note: Empowered Focus workshops are educational programs designed to provide general information and strategies. They do not include diagnosis, therapy, or individualized clinical guidance.
Empowered Focus workshops are designed to be practical and accessible.
• live virtual sessions
• approximately 60 minutes
• opportunities for questions and discussion
• recording available for participants
Dr. Liz Gaebler, PhD, LP, NCSP, ADHD-CCSP
Dr. Gaebler is a psychologist and educator specializing in ADHD, executive function, and supporting families navigating behavioral and emotional challenges.
Through her clinical practice, Capital City Psychology, she works with tweens, teens, young adults, and their families.
Through Empowered Focus she offers educational workshops and group coaching programs designed to help adults better understand their child’s (or their own) executive function skill challenges.
Ready to Learn Practical Strategies That Actually Work?
Sign up for one of our workshop using the links above or contact us today to inquire about other ways that we can help.