Same Goal, Different Tools: Exploring Therapy and Executive Function Coaching

This isn’t a “which is better?” episode. It’s a “what do I need right now?” conversation.

In this episode of EFThis!, Erin and Nancy break down the real differences—and powerful overlap—between therapy and executive function coaching. Not from a competitive lens, but from a compassionate one.

We talk about how therapy often helps people heal, process, and understand—while coaching helps people build skills, create systems, and turn insight into action. Because knowing why something is hard doesn’t always make it easier to do the thing—especially for neurodivergent brains.

Whether you’re a parent, student, or adult wondering which support makes sense (or if it might actually be both), this episode gives you language, clarity, and permission to choose support without shame.

Growth isn’t linear. Support doesn’t have to be singular.

Nancy

Erin