Growth Through Coaching
Providing personalized coaching to enhance executive functioning and life-enhancing skills.
Welcome
Feeling overwhelmed by disorganization, procrastination, constant distractions, or feel lost and that things seem so easy for other people? Struggling with time management, planning, or getting started- whether due to ADHD, stress, or life changes?
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What Is Executive Functioning?
Executive functioning is your brain’s control center: The skills that help you organize, plan, manage time, stay focused, regulate emotions, and complete tasks.
These skills act like the brain’s “management system,” allowing you to set goals, make decisions, adapt to changes, and control impulses so you can navigate daily life effectively. When these skills are disrupted, even everyday activities can feel challenging.
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Whether you’re an adolescent, college student or adult professional, parent, or supporting someone who is, executive functioning coaching can help strengthen skills like organization, focus, self-control, and follow-through so daily life feels more manageable and less stressful.
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What Do I Do? Listen. Suggest. Support​​​
Growth Through Coaching specializes in non-judgmental executive functioning & growth coaching services. What does that mean? I focus on the unique needs of adolescents and adults, helping them navigate life challenges and transitions with a strengths-based approach. My goal is to help you get to where you want to be through 1:1 support sessions for clients and parent/family coaching for partners and families of clients.
Lisa Sydney, MSW, LSW
Hi! I'm Lisa (she/her)
I am a student success and counseling professional with deep experience supporting adolescents and adults as they navigate academic, personal, and career transitions. I work with secondary school students, college students, and adult learners to overcome academic challenges, strengthen executive functioning skills, and develop practical strategies for organization, time management, and follow-through.
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My approach is personalized and strengths-based: I take the time to understand each client’s unique learning style, personality, and goals. Whether you learn best through visual tools, hands-on activities, structured planning, or reflective conversation, I adapt my coaching to meet you where you are. I focus on building strategies that are realistic, sustainable, and empowering, so clients feel confident using them long after the session ends.
I am known for creating a supportive, judgment-free space where clients can explore what’s getting in the way of their progress and try new approaches without fear of failure. My coaching blends practical skill-building with encouragement, accountability, and an understanding of how mindset and self-belief affect success. I see and hear clients and work with them to create change.
I earned my Master of Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania and my BA in Psychology from Dickinson College, and am a Licensed Social Worker in Pennsylvania. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my family and cat, traveling, and cultivating my growing collection of plants.
Offerings
Coaching
Meet 1:1 in-person or remotely to work on challenges we identify as ones you want to focus on by creating goals and an action plan while valuing your authentic self.
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You’re capable and amazing. There may be things you’re not comfortable with yet, or tasks that feel frustrating and hard to even attempt. That doesn’t mean you can’t do them- it may take a different approach or perspective that works better for how you learn.
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Have a family member, parent, or partner meet separately with us for family/parent coaching to find ways in which they can be supportive of the work you are doing.
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Coaching is not therapy.
Support
I provide ongoing support during transitions, ensuring clients are motivated and equipped to achieve their personal and professional goals. You can always come back to coaching, or meet less or more frequently throughout the year. The length of coaching is not pre-determined- make of it what you like.
Growth
My focus on growth enables clients to build lasting skills and resilience, empowering them gain confidence to tackle challenges in new ways.