Executive Functioning Coaching
Executive functioning skills are the tools we all use to manage daily life—things like planning, staying organized, managing time, focusing, and regulating emotions. When children, teens, or adults struggle with these skills, it can affect not only school or work performance but also confidence and overall well-being. At Interactive Discovery, we offer individualized executive functioning coaching to help clients build strategies that work for them. Our approach combines practical tools with ongoing support, so that skills become lasting habits. Families often notice improvements in academic performance, greater confidence, and a stronger sense of control in daily life. Executive functioning coaching gives people of all ages the foundation they need to thrive both in the classroom and beyond.
How Interactive Discovery Brings Executive Functioning Coaching to Life
Children: We embed skills in everyday routines through play-based strategies, visual supports, checklist systems, and parental involvement. This aligns with research showing early interventions pave the way for habit formation and stronger regulation skills
Teens: We collaborate with teens to foster autonomy, time-management, and adaptive strategies that accommodate growing academic and social demands.
Adults: Whether managing work, family, or daily responsibilities, our coaching offers personalized, structured strategies to enhance productivity, reduce overwhelm, and strengthen focus—especially for individuals with ADHD, Autism, anxiety, or executive functioning challenges
Meet the Team
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Jacqui Kluger, PhD
SENIOR CLINICIAN, TESTING SUPERVISOR
Dr. Kluger is a licensed psychologist with a doctorate in Educational Psychology from The Graduate Center of The City University of New York. She joined Interactive Discovery in 2018 after serving children and their families in a learning support clinic in Manhattan. Dr. Kluger uses a range of tools to assess the learning, developmental, and social-emotional needs of her clients. She has extensive experience connecting children to the support they need, and helping families navigate the process of understanding and treating their children’s learning and emotional difficulties. Working in a private practice that focuses on assessment and consultation highlighted the profound way that mental health and learning challenges are tightly intertwined, with each affecting the other. Her work with families has provided her with a level of expertise that allows her to bring her therapeutic work into the assessment process to become an ally and an advocate for families and individuals.
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Ida Piker, PsyD
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
Dr. Ida Piker received her doctoral training from Pace University’s School-Clinical Child Psychology program in New York City. She has experience in elementary, high school, residential, and inpatient settings conducting psychoeducational and comprehensive psychodiagnostic assessments of children and adolescents experiencing developmental delays, learning disabilities, and mental health challenges. Dr. Piker recognizes the value of receiving a diagnosis and the beneficial services and interventions individuals may obtain as a result. She works closely with clients and their families to gain an in-depth picture of their psychological functioning, clarify diagnoses, and provide tailored treatment recommendations.