There are a lot of trends and data in the world of executive functioning.
But our Metacognitive Mentorship Model™ grew from decades of educational experience. It is not a packaged program or one-size-fits-all system. It is a process that we follow to help people understand themselves better and be part of their own solution.
We care deeply, think creatively, and stay closely attuned to each student and family. Lisa describes the work as
Executive Functioning Through Design Thinking.
Understand the person, identify the real problem, build a workable response, and keep adjusting as needs change.
We believe empathy and accountability belong together. Feeling understood creates the safety, trust, and self-awareness that allow genuine responsibility to develop.
Meet the Founder
Meet the Team
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Lisa Franz
FOUNDER + TUTOR + EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING EXPERT
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Samantha Bohanon-Rowe
EDUCATIONAL TUTOR + EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING SPECIALIST
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Rachel
COORDINATOR + EDUCATIONAL TUTOR + EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING COACH
On-Line And In-Person Meeting Options Available
A personalized approach, trusted results and a hint of magic.
Students struggle. Parents worry. Today’s educational landscape can be stressful for everyone.
But it need not be a lonely journey. Mindful helps students learn better and parents breathe easier.
Our Services
“Lisa has a wonderful ability to connect with our son, balancing patience and tenacity.
She makes him feel supported and understood, while also equipping him with practical tools to strengthen his executive functioning skills and become more independent in managing his work.”
Parent of 8th Grader
Executive Functioning
Executive functioning skills, the ability to plan, start, and follow through, are what help us turn intentions into action.
When these skills are strained, students may know what they need to do but still struggle to get started, stay organized, manage frustration, or complete work independently. Adults may find themselves repeatedly losing track of priorities, avoiding important tasks, or creating systems they cannot sustain.
Our coaching begins by identifying where the process is breaking down. We then help each client build practical routines, external supports, and repeatable strategies that reduce the mental load of daily life. Over time, clients develop not only stronger skills, but also a clearer understanding of how they work best and greater confidence in their ability to move forward.
Each client’s path is different, but the work follows a clear framework: The Metacognitive Mentorship Model™. We begin by understanding the full picture: what the client is being asked to do, where the process is breaking down due to emotions, environment, and executive functioning, and how these factors are shaping the struggle. We then build skills, systems, and self-awareness together so clients can respond more flexibly and work with increasing confidence and independence.
“I am already lining Lisa up to work with my younger son as he starts high school, wishing I'd found her earlier for my eldest child!”
Laura D.
Personalized Tutoring
Academic Tutoring
Personalized one-on-one tutoring helps students get in touch with how they learn best. We use a customized approach tailored to each student. My flexibility, paired with regular feedback, makes parents feel like partners.
Test Prep and Next School/College Applications
Applying to high school or college can quickly become a second job for students and parents. Students receive practical support as they prepare for the ISEE, SSAT, SAT, or ACT and learn how to approach applications with greater confidence and organization. Parents receive guidance on timelines, expectations, and how to support progress without becoming responsible for every deadline and study session.
Lisa really helped enhance my understanding of ADHD and gave me practical, research-driven strategies to use with my teen.
As a parent, I really appreciated her thoughtful, down-to-earth approach.
Beth G. — Parent Coaching Client
Parent Coaching
Parenting a struggling teen is hard. You are constantly trying to figure out when to step in, when to back off, and when to hold the line…when everyone—including you—just needs a break. You want to protect your relationship with your teen, but you also cannot ignore the important things falling through the cracks, the rising anxiety, or the constant conflict.
It is easy to get stuck in the same exhausting cycle: reminding, pushing, arguing, backing off, worrying, and then starting all over again.
Parent coaching creates a place to slow that cycle down and make sense of what is actually happening. We look beneath avoidance, shutdown, anxiety, disorganization, and resistance to understand how executive functioning, emotional regulation, expectations, and family dynamics may be interacting.
Together, we develop practical ways to respond that fit your teen and your family. Our goal is to help you communicate more clearly, set boundaries you can hold, offer support without taking over, and help your teen move toward greater confidence and independence.
“Lisa understands the school system, childhood development, family systems and how the relationship between you and your child governs success…
If you want someone that guides you and your child through development, then go with Lisa. You'll see your child handle increased workloads, plan ahead, execute, and take pride and ownership of their schoolwork.”
Thomas Sherman — Parent
Workshops + Consulting
Mindful offers workshops, professional development, and consultation for schools, clinicians, organizations, and parent communities seeking a more nuanced understanding of executive functioning and adolescent development.
Too often, struggling students are treated as though they need more motivation, firmer consequences, or another organizational system. Our work helps adults look beneath the visible behavior and consider how stress, emotional regulation, cognitive load, environment, and developmental readiness may be affecting a young person’s ability to access their skills.
Our sessions translate research into practical guidance on topics such as stress and executive functioning, motivation, emotional regulation, school avoidance, and supporting teens without adding shame, urgency, or unnecessary dependence.
Each workshop or consultation is tailored to the needs of the group, with an emphasis on thoughtful discussion, concrete tools, and strategies that can be applied in real schools, practices, and families.