“A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply
be the best one can do under the circumstances.
The real mistake is to stop trying."
-B. F. Skinner
Sarah Hoadley Gibbs, MA, LPA (NC)
Gibbs Psychoeducational Consulting, LLC
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Executive Function Coach
Are you wondering if you or a loved one needs to be evaluated by a psychologist? Is your loved one falling apart at home and at school? Shutting down?
OR
Have you or your child already completed a Pscyho-educational Evaluation? Are you asking yourself, “Now What?”
Consulting
Do you have so much on your plate you don’t always know where to start? Is your loved one constantly forgetting what they are supposed to be doing? Can they complete multiple steps when asked or do you feel like you are always having to repeat yourself?
Executive Functioning
In the middle of a conversation do you find your mind wandering OR finding it difficult to wait for your turn to speak? Are you really “great” at multi-tasking but in reality you are letting things go and forgetting others. Are you always thinking about “What’s next?” How uncomfortable do you feel when you are not busy?
Mindfulness
How many times a week do you start a new “routine?” How often do you find yourself wishing you had more time? Does it feel like you are going into battle every time you ask your child to do their school work, a chore, or clean their room?
Study & Life Skills
Do you have any of these concerns?
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Our world is hectic and busy with work, multiple schedules, school, life, and family. As a result we often find ourselves feeling stressed and overwhelmed with the demands of daily life, and so do our children. We are not born with the Executive Function Skills needed to help manage the challenges we experience throughout our lifetime...and these skills are not often learned at school. Instead, we are SUPPOSED to inherently know how to manage complex tasks: emotionally, rationally, and in a timely manner. If we do not learn these essential Executive Functioning Skills at an early age it can lead to learning gaps, frustration, and difficulties in managing day-to-day tasks. As an Executive Function Coach, my expertise lies in understanding how the brain works and using evidence-based strategies in helping you or your child learn the skills they need to set them up for success in school, at home, and beyond. I am NOT a TUTOR. I use your child’s educational history, learning style, self-awareness, environment, and “village” to create an individualized plan that will better support them and you in managing the challenges of daily life.
My goal is to support the development of key executive functioning skills:
How an Executive Function Coach can HELP!
- Decision making and goal setting
- Readiness and task execution
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- Organization
- Time Management
Free Consultation: 15-30 minute call or ZOOM to discuss concerns and how I can help
- If needed, I can help you build a road map to understand the Psycho-Educational Evalution (PsychEd) process and
available options. - Executive Function Assesment Planning: if available, I will review PsychEd History to include test results, Individual
Education Plans (IEPs), 504 Plans, Report Cards, teacher input, learning style inventory. - Executive Function Assessment: In-home 2 hour visit. Use PsychEd History, learning style inventory, parent/student
concerns, and other tools to develop an Individualized Plan. This Plan will include a breakdown of the family
schedule, possible roadblocks, and coaching suggestions to help relieve roadblocks that are impacting family life and
homework time. Assist with suggestions to help parents advocate for implementation of PsychEd Evaluation
recommendations at school. - 2 hours of follow-up, check-ins, and flexibilty to make changes to in-home/school strategies
Get Started Package: $550. In order to truly benefit from my services I recommend a starter package of
5 hours. This gives us time for the intake assessment which is 1.5 hours, plan implementation, follow-up,
and flexibility to make changes. Included in the package:
Need More Help: $130 per hour for Executive Function Coaching and offer a 10% discount on
packages of 3 or more hours.
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Executive Function Coach: Services and Pricing
Offices in Alpharetta and Dunwoody
Sarah Hoadley Gibbs
MA, LPA (NC)
About Me
- Before becoming an Executive Function Coach and a Mom, I spent 10 years practicing as a Psychological Associate in North Carolina. During this time, I provided a wide variety of assessment and therapy services to children, adolescents, and adults. I conducted clinical and social-emotional interviews and assessments, led parenting-skills classes and social-skills groups for children with AD/HD, Aspergers, and Autism. I worked in Early Intervention with a team of professionals at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist to provide services for children birth through 36 months of age with a developmental delay or disorder. Since becoming a full-time Mom, I have used these experiences along with evidence-based methods, procedures, or interventions to help my friends, my family, and my own children navigate the complexities of their individual education journey. Now that my children are older and don’t need me as much; I have decided to use my experience to help you. I am passionate about helping others learn, grow, and become their best self. Let me use my experience, knowledge, and passion, to focus on helping you and/or your child navigate your own individual education journey.
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Education, Clinical Training, Experience & Publications
Education & Licensure
Master of Arts: Clinical Psychology
- Thesis: The Relationship Between Internalising
Symptoms and Self-Esteem Over Time in an
Adolescent Cohort
Licensure NC #2553: Current (initial date 6/05)
- Psychological Associate (PA)
- Health Services Provider-PA
Advanced Clinical Training
- Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Low Self-Esteem
- Children Adolescents, Young Adults
- Psychological Testing & Assessment
- Social-Emotional & Behavioral Testing
- Anxiety & Mood Disorders
- Clinical Interviewing
- Stress Management
- Social Skills Training
- Parent Coaching
Experience
- Whitaker Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility
- UNCGreensboro ADHD Clinic
- Appalachian State Psychology Clinic
- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Behavioral Medicine-
Eastchester formerly known as Cornerstone Behavioral Medicine - Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Children’s Developmental
Services Agency (CDSA): Staff Psychologist - Durham CDSA: Staff Psychologist
- Kingswood UMC Preschool: Long Term Substitute, Music Teacher,
Direct Support Facilitator
Publications
- Chapter 20. Rett Syndrome/Robert T, Brown and Sarah L.
Hoadley--Handbook of Neurodevelopmental and Genetic
Disorders in Children (Guiford Press, 1999) - Rett Syndrome: A Case Study (2001)
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Testimonials
-Testing Client, age 13
“Ms. Sarah was very nice, caring and easy to work with. I
found the testing interesting and thought provoking.”
“I wanted to have my son assessed for ADHD but I didn’t know where to start. Sarah helped me navigate the different areas of expertise within the mental health field. During our consult, she helped me figure out what type of service would meet my son’s needs. After my son’s diagnosis, I again turned to Sarah for guidance. She made a complicated and emotion-filled process so much easier for our family.”
-Parent, son age 16
-Colleague, Licensed Psychologist, Ph.D.
“I have worked with Sarah in a professional setting for two
years. With a warm, supportive, and clear coaching style,
Sarah helps her clients feel at ease, grow in confidence,
and achieve their learning goals.”
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