Where Potential Meets Progress

Executive Function Coaching

   •   Struggling to stay organized, focused or motivated? You are not alone.

   •   Empowering students with the tools to succeed in school and in life.

  • Work smarter, think better and perform consistently at your workplace.

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The Feel Good Factory advantage

  • Boutique Coaching Practice - We believe meaningful transformation happens through depth, not volume. Our clients receive highly personalised, evidence-based executive function coaching with the continuity, expertise, and attention needed to achieve measurable outcomes. Every coaching journey is thoughtfully designed around the individual—not a one-size-fits-all programme.

  • Led by an Experienced Educator and Executive Function Coach - Lilian holds a Master of Education (Special Education) from Nanyang Techological University and a Graduate Diploma in Youthwork from the Singapore University of Social Sciences. Lilian completed the Executive Skill Coaching Program conducted by Dr. Peg Dawson,  an internationally recognised authority on executive function and executive skills coaching. Dr Dawson co-authored the bestselling Smart but Scattered series and is a leading educator of executive function coaches worldwide. 

  • Evidence-Based & Neuro-Affirming Approach
    Our coaching is informed by current research in executive functioning, neuroscience, and positive youth development. We take a neuro-affirming approach that values individual differences, leverages each person's strengths, and tailors coaching strategies to help them thrive in ways that are authentic and sustainable.

  • A Calming and Purposefully Designed Space - Our welcoming environment is thoughtfully created to support focus, reflection and growth.

  • Collaborative Support - Where appropriate, we partner parents, educators and other professionals to provide consistent support across home and school.

  • Build Independence for Life - Our goal is not simply to solve today’s challenges but to empower everyone with the confidence and skills to be the best version of themselves.

About Executive Function

What are executive function skills? 

Executive function skills are brain-based skills and refer to a variety of top-down mental processes including working memory, inhibition, attention, planning, self-monitoring, self- regulation and task initiation (Goldstein & Naglieri, 2014). EF comprising both cognitive and emotional components, play a crucial role in the regulation of goal-directed behaviour (Fernandez et al., 2014). These skills take at least 25 years to reach full maturation. 

Executive function skills are life management skills which all of us need to be effective in planning, initiating and achieving daily goals at home, in school and at the workplace. These skills are trainable and coachable with time and the right tools. 

References:

Fernández, T. G., González-Castro, P., Areces, D., Cueli, M., and Pérez, C. R. (2014). Executive functions in children and adolescents: The types of assessment measures used and implications for their validity in clinical and educational contexts. Pap. Psicól. 35, 215–223.

Goldstein, S., and Naglieri, J. A. (eds) (2014). Handbook of Executive Functioning. New York, NY: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-8106-5

How are the skills trainable and coachable?

Through customized 1-1 coaching, we help clients learn and apply Executive Function skills. These coaching methods are evidence-based and well researched.

Through workshops and webinars parents, teachers and allied professionals such as Special Educational Needs (SEN) officers learn about executive function skills tools and strategies to support the students to achieve their academic, social and life goals.

Signs of weak executive function skills:

Executive function challenges impact every aspect of behaviour (Lezak et al., 2012). 

- Forgetting to bring or losing homework despite reminders

- Difficulty staying focused in class

- Acting impulsively

- Having trouble stopping activities

- Struggling to get started and remain engaged

- Easily distractible or having trouble focussing on just one thing

- Trouble organising materials and setting schedules

- Trouble planning or carrying out a task because you can’t visualize the finished product or goal

- Difficulty motivating yourself to start a task that seems difficult or uninteresting

- Difficulty analyzing or processing information

References:

Lezak, M., Howieson, D., Bigler, E., and Tranel, D. (2012). Neuropsychological Assessment, 5th Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Our Services

About Us

Lilian Kuan, MEd (Special Education), Grad Dip (Youthwork), is an Executive Function Coach who works with students and adults to improve executive function skills. She specializes in facilitating these achievements by helping her clients to understand how planning and organization affect daily tasks, reflecting on challenges that impact their lives and empowering them to develop systems and habits to enhance their quality of life.

She is a NIE trained educator who graduated with a Master of Education in Special Education from the Nanyang Technological University, has a Graduate Diploma in Youthwork from the Singapore University of Social Sciences and is also a Certified Mental Wellness Coach (Ngee Ann Polytechnic). 

With over 30 years of experience in industries spanning from healthcare, tourism and education, she has mentored young professionals, worked with students with diverse needs and at-risk youths. The blend of corporate and education experiences gives her a holistic perspective of what it takes to be successful in school and at the workplace.

As a PEERS® Certified Young Adult Provider, she is passionate about creating neurodivergent safe spaces and activities for social interactions.

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