"Tailored-to-you executive function coaching and academic tutoring for neurodivergent (ADHD, Autistic, OCD, cPTSD, etc) adults & teens, with an advocate who gets it. Amanda is a down-to-earth and compassionate coach who helps clients learn to work with their unique neurotype, mental health, learning differences, and disabilities while acknowledging and navigating systemic challenges as a team. With Amanda, clients practice tapping into their inner strengths, community support, self-compassion, metacognition, and self-advocacy in order to feel more empowered in and outside of the classroom.

Born and raised in Sacramento, Amanda (they/she) holds degrees from UC Berkeley in Art and American Studies with a focus on Race, Culture and Identity in Urban Schools. In their 13 years as an educator, they have also taught art and high school English, mentored and trained other tutors, directed an afterschool program, and worked with several local youth programs.

Together, they and their clients tackle the emotional, cognitive & social aspects of learning and navigating life. In addition to content, they address motivation, focus, time management, task initiation, follow-through, and other executive function and life skills through a trauma-informed, strengths-based, anti-capitalist, & anti-racist lens. In sessions, Amanda and clients practice values-based goal-setting; collaboratively identify personalized strategies, practices, and accommodations; identify the roots of challenges; hold space for emotions; and practice scaffolded work periods to initiate hard tasks. They help clients build long-term habits and study skills that actually work. Amanda builds meaningful connections with their clients, who often return to work with them year after year!

When they're not tutoring, Amanda works as Director of Instructional Support for a tutoring business. In their spare time, they like to walk the Bay, play videogames, & make and sell slime (at East Bay Slimes) for stimming and stress relief!" less...