Elizabeth Doolin
Executive Function Coach, Trainer & Educator, The Taproot Collective
As an Executive Function Coach & Trainer, I help adolescents, college students, adults, parents, and professionals better understand how they think, learn, and navigate the demands of everyday life. My coaching is grounded in the belief that when people understand how their brains work, they can make more intentional choices, build on their strengths, and develop the skills needed to thrive.
No two brains are alike. That’s why every coaching relationship begins by understanding each person’s unique cognitive profile, strengths, values, and goals. Together, we create a personalized roadmap that strengthens executive function, emotional regulation, communication, and self-management skills through practical, evidence-based strategies that can be applied immediately in daily life.
I am especially passionate about supporting individuals with ADHD, dyslexia, neurodiversity, and other executive function challenges, as well as those navigating important life transitions, from middle school and high school to college, the workplace, leadership roles, and beyond. My role is not to “fix” people, but to help them better understand themselves, develop sustainable habits, and build the confidence and independence to move toward the life they want to create.
Clients often tell me that our work together helps them replace self-criticism with self-understanding. By combining neuroscience-informed coaching with Motivational Interviewing, I help clients transform insight into meaningful action, one intentional step at a time.
At the heart of my work is a simple belief: small changes in how we think, plan, communicate, and respond can lead to profound changes in how we learn, lead, and live.
Education, Training & Certifications
I earned a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies with a Minor in Education and completed the Multiple Subject Teaching Credential Program at Chapman University. My work has always centered on helping people develop the skills they need to thrive—not only academically, but throughout every stage of life.
Today, I work with youth, college students, adults, parents, and professionals who are navigating executive function challenges, ADHD, dyslexia, neurodiversity, and other lagging skills that can affect learning, work, relationships, and daily life. I have a particular interest in supporting individuals through periods of transition, when new demands often place greater pressure on executive function skills.
My coaching is grounded in neuroscience and Motivational Interviewing, helping clients strengthen motivation, ownership, self-awareness, and follow-through. Drawing on evidence-based practices in executive function, positive psychology, developmental science, and interpersonal neurobiology, I partner with clients to better understand how their brains work, build on their strengths, and develop practical strategies that create meaningful, lasting change.
I am an ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC) and have completed advanced professional training in executive function, ADHD, dyslexia, Collaborative Problem Solving, neuroeducation, and interpersonal neurobiology through leading experts including Dr. Lynn Meltzer, Dr. Russell A. Barkley, Dr. Sally E. Shaywitz, Dr. Ellen Braaten, Dr. Molly Colvin, Dr. Dan Siegel, and Massachusetts General Hospital’s Think:Kids Collaborative Problem Solving program.
My coaching is collaborative, strengths-based, and individualized. Rather than telling clients what to do, I use neuroscience-informed coaching and Motivational Interviewing to help them discover their own motivation, strengthen executive function, emotional regulation, communication, and self-management skills, and build the confidence and independence needed to thrive at school, at work, at home, and in relationships.
I remain actively engaged in continuing education through the International Coaching Federation (ICF), the Institute of Coaching (IOC), Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD), the Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA), SMARTS Executive Function professional learning, and ongoing dyslexia workshops and educational updates through leading researchers and organizations. Staying current with emerging research allows me to translate the latest evidence into practical, individualized strategies that help clients achieve meaningful, lasting change.