Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.
William Butler Yeats
Why Choose DES for Personalized 1:1 Executive Function Coaching
Nationally Recognized Leadership in Education
Greenwich’s Executive Function Experts — Built Here. Trusted Here.
Since 2009, DES has supported students and adults in developing the executive function skills that drive performance — planning, organization, time management, prioritization, and follow-through.
Established in 2009
40+ professionals
Serving families throughout Greenwich, Fairfield County, and Westchester
Much of our work comes through referrals from schools, professionals, and families. Our coaching model is structured, measurable, and accountability-based — designed to build independence, not dependence.
Over more than a decade of working with families, we’ve learned that most underperformance isn’t a motivation issue.
It is a skills issue.
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“Laziness” Is a Four-Letter Word
Many of the students we work with are bright and capable, yet struggle with organization, task initiation, time awareness, and follow-through. Some have formal diagnoses such as ADHD. Others do not. What they share is a gap between ability and output.
That gap is often mislabeled as laziness.
But at DES, we don’t believe in “lazy.” That’s not a diagnosis but a short-term placeholder when the answer isn’t clear. And the answer to the question of why our students underperform is executive dysfunction.
We do not view underperformance as a character flaw. More often, it reflects underdeveloped executive function skills. Without those skills, effort alone cannot create consistency.
At DES, we address the skills directly.
Our coaching is structured and practical. Students learn where breakdowns occur and how to implement systems that improve planning, organization, accountability, and execution. As skills strengthen, performance stabilizes — and confidence follows.
The goal is not short-term motivation.
It is durable independence.
A Structured Approach to Executive Function Development
Executive function skills do not strengthen through reminders or motivation alone. They develop through consistent modeling, guided practice, and gradual accountability. Our work is built around structured weekly sessions that focus on identifying patterns, refining systems, and building repeatable habits.
Rather than reacting to individual assignments, we help students understand how to approach tasks across environments — school, home, extracurriculars, and eventually professional settings. Planning frameworks, calendar management, task breakdown strategies, and time estimation techniques are introduced methodically and reinforced over time.
This process is deliberate. Progress is monitored. Systems are adjusted as needed.
Over time, students begin to internalize the structure that was once external. What begins as coached accountability becomes independent execution. That shift — from external oversight to internal regulation — is the foundation of long-term executive function growth.
Our goal is not simply to help students complete work more efficiently today. It is to equip them with skills that sustain performance for years to come.
Parent Collaboration
Since 2009, DES has worked with students across a wide range of learning profiles.
Our team includes experienced educators, executive function specialists, and learning professionals — all with advanced degrees and teaching certifications.
We support children, adolescents, college students, and adults through a structured model that produces measurable progress.
Our focus is direct:
Build the executive function skills that allow capable individuals to perform at their potential.
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Every engagement begins with a consultation to determine fit. We’ll discuss your goals and whether our structured weekly coaching model is the right approach.
Sessions are scheduled weekly, with no long-term contracts — only a shared commitment to meaningful progress.
Confidential. Weekly sessions. No long-term contracts.
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