Learn Smarter Podcast

311: How to Know When to Delegate (Business Series)

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET are back to chatting about business! Today they share how to know when to delegate in your ...

310: Learners Who Don’t Want Educational Therapy (Educational Therapy Series)

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET discuss the many reasons why some learners don’t want educational therapy. They also chat...

309: Pathological Demand Avoidance with Diane Gould

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET welcome Diane Gould to the podcast to discuss Pathological Demand Avoidance. She shares how...

308: (Reair 56): Why You Should Do Educational Therapy Over the Summer (Time of the Year Series)

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET reshare episode 56 where they chat about why learners should do educational therapy over th...

307: Finishing the Year Strong (Time of the Year Series)

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET chat about what all clinicians, learners, teachers, and parents need to know to finish the ...

306: School-Related Questions: FAQ 3 (Educational Therapy Series)

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET complete their  3-part series where they answer a final round of Frequently Asked Question...

305: Parenting Questions: FAQ 2 (Educational Therapy Series)

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET continue their  3-part series where they answer a new round of Frequently Asked Questions....

304: Digital Age Questions: FAQ 1 (Educational Therapy Series)

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET begin a 3-part series where they answer a new round of Frequently Asked Questions. In this ...

303: 3 Questions All Parents Should be Asking Their Learners (Educational Therapy Series)

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET answer this frequently asked parenting question: “What can I do to support my learner in ...

302: The Roadblocks of Writing (Educational Therapy Series)

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET explore why writing meltdowns occur with learners. They chat about what makes writing diffi...

301: Using Photos to Support Executive Functioning Skills (Executive Functioning Series)

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET share the origin story of this episode and how it came about. They share about why we shoul...

300: Looking Back and Looking Forward

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET welcome fellow educational therapist and their Director of Operations, Katrina Gonzalez, to...

299: How to Make Clinical Notes Meaningful (Business Series)

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET discuss clinical notes. They share why notes are important, what they need to do for you as...

298: Rachel’s Calendaring & Executive Functioning Problem (Executive Functioning Series)

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET display their partnership in helping Rachel figure out how to best manage the family calend...

297: Time Blindness (Educational Therapy Series)

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET revisit their earlier discussions regarding time blindness. Today they discuss what it is a...

296: Why (Some) Learners Aren’t Thriving…Yet (Educational Therapy Series)

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET discuss why some learners haven’t started thriving yet and how we should be thinking abou...

295: The Importance of Specificity in Praise and Feedback (Parenting Series)

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET round out their 3 episode arc on how parenting and educational therapy intersect. Two weeks...

294: Displaying Failure (The Importance of Making Mistakes Out Loud in Front of Your Children) Parenting Series

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET discuss the importance of failing forward. Last week, they chatted about getting comfortabl...

293: How to Let Learners Be Uncomfortable (Parenting Series)

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET, discuss the way parenting and educational therapy intersect.  For the next 3 episodes, th...

292: How Workflows Create More Free Time in your Business (Business Series)

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET discuss the importance of business workflows today. They discuss how having workflows speci...

Happy Holidays!

26 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Listen for a special holiday message from Rachel and Steph.   Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/learnsmarterpodcast   Ho...

291: How to Support Reading Comprehension through Inferencing (Reading Series)

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET discuss how inferencing supports reading comprehension. They go into detail about inference...

290: Re-Air 175: What to do About Learners Who Lie (Part 2) (Educational Therapy Series)

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this re-air of episode 175, Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET continue the conversation from last week and discuss what th...

289: Re-Air: Why Learners Lie (Part 1) (Educational Therapy Series)

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET re-air an important episode about the many reasons why learners lie. Be sure to listen next...

288: Task Initiation and Completion with Adult Client Nicholas (Client Success Stories)

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET welcome Rachel’s adult client Nicholas to the podcast. He talks about his processing issu...

287: Do you need an Educational Therapist or a tutor? (Educational Therapy Series)

21 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET are frequently asked by parents, “Do I need an educational therapist or a tutor?”. Toda...

286: How Educational Therapists Can Responsibly use Artificial Intelligence

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET share how educational therapists can responsibly and ethically use AI to their advantage. T...

285: Why We Should be Encouraging a Minimum Viable Product for Writing (Writing Series)

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET re-share the idea of Minimum Viable Product when it comes to writing and project management...

284: Remembering Your Why (Business Series)

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET reminisce about their origin story, why they were attracted to educational therapy and how ...

283: Executive Functioning Skills Expectations (Executive Functioning Series)

24 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET share how they struggled with this episode. They talk about how comparison impacts adult ex...

282: Next Level Calendaring (Executive Functioning Series)

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET discuss new language around calendaring and how it can magnify the impact of calendaring on...

281: Calendar Checklist for College Learners (Executive Functioning Series)

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET discuss the different executive functioning needs of college learners. They share what coll...

280: The Executive Functioning of the Learn Smarter Podcast (Business Practices Series)

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET, are back to share some behind-the-scenes news about how the podcast is produced. Additiona...

279: Educational Therapy in High School with Cooper (Client Success Stories)

26 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET, welcome Rachel’s client, Cooper, to the podcast. Cooper talks about the impact of educat...

277: Catie Chase – How to Work with a Learning Specialist (Professionals Series)

12 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET welcome college coach for neurodiverse learners and life coach, Catie Chase. She chats abou...

276: Reair: Online Portal Pitfalls (Executive Functioning Series)

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET dig into everything online portals in this re-air of episode 123. Online portals have long ...

275: Building Learner Confidence with My Ed Therapist’s Educational Therapist Ali Guydan (Local Professionals Series)

29 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET welcome Ali Guydan, an educational therapist from My Ed Therapist, to the podcast. Ali join...

274: The Silent Suffering of Problem Solving (Executive Functioning Series)

22 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET, discuss how problem solving is an often overlooked but major problem for learners. They ch...

273: Math Accommodations with Adrianne Meldrum (Math Series)

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET welcome back Adrianne Meldrum, CEO and Founder of Made for Math. Last week she taught us al...

272: Multisensory Math with Adrianne Meldrum (Math Series)

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET, welcome Adrianne Meldrum, CEO of Made for Math, to the podcast. She shares her background ...

271: Reair: Math and Executive Functioning Woes (Math Series)

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel & Steph dig into how executive functioning impacts math functioning and ability. They break down executive functioning when it comes to math an...

270: Learning Intervention in Action with Kapp Educational Therapy Group’s Learning Specialist Deanna Tayag (Local Professionals Series)

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET, welcome Deanna Tayag to the podcast. Deanna is a learning specialist at Kapp Educational T...

269: Reconsidering Metacognitive Strategies (Educational Therapy Series)

18 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET, share their tips and tricks for helping learners to understand themselves from a metacogni...

268: Dr. Jeremy Sharp – When and Why You Should Reassess Your Learner (Professionals Series)

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET welcome back friend of the podcast, Dr. Jeremy Sharp. Dr. Sharp is a licensed psychologist ...

267: College Learning Disability Specialist Elizabeth Hamblet and 7 Steps to College Success (Author Series)

04 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET welcome back College Learning Disability Specialist Elizabeth Hamblet to discuss her new bo...

266: Breaking Down an Essay Prompt (Writing Series)

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET, discuss how to break down an essay prompt. This is a long overdue topic on the podcast and...

265: The Importance of Recalibration (Business Practices Series)

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET, discuss the importance of recalibration as a professional. The idea often makes people (pa...

264: Reair: Feeling Time Part 2 (Executive Functioning Series)

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

 Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET continue the conversation from last week. In this episode they chat about several strateg...

263: Reair: Feeling Time Part 1 (Executive Functioning Series)

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

All people experience time differently and this could not be more true for learners with different learning profiles. In this re-air, Rachel & Steph d...

262: Games for Executive Functioning Skills (Executive Functioning Series)

30 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET are bringing back a favorite episode. Today our resident Game Guru, Steph, brings us all th...

261: Is this Autism? with Donna Henderson and Dr. Sarah Wayland (Author Series)

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET are excited to welcome back Licensed Psychologist Donna Henderson and welcome Dr. Sarah Way...

260: Learner Avoidance Tactics (Educational Therapy Series)

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

 Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET, discuss the very specific avoidance tactics learners use when dealing with a large multi...

259: Test Anxiety (Educational Therapy Series)

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET, discuss test anxiety. In this episode they discuss why learners feel anxious, how and why ...

258: Re-Air: Why You Should Do Educational Therapy Over the Summer

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Summer is the perfect time to start educational therapy. In this re-air of episode 56, Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET both...

257: Gap Year Specialist Julia Rogers (Professionals Series)

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

 Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET welcome Julia Rogers, founder of En Route Consulting, which specializes in personalized g...

256: How OCD and Anxiety Impact Learning with Natasha Daniels (Part 2)

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET welcome back Anxiety Expert and OCD Child Therapist Natasha Daniels to the podcast. Today t...

255: Re-Air: Top 10 Reading Comprehension Strategies (Part 2) (Reading Series)

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Reading comprehension is critical--even if your student is the most fluid out loud reader...are they really understanding what they’re reading? Read...

254: Re-Air: Our Top 10 Reading Comprehension Strategies (Part 1) (Reading Series)

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Reading comprehension is critical--even if your student is the most fluid out loud reader...are they really understanding what they’re reading? Read...

253: “Bright Kids Who Couldn’t Care Less” with Dr. Ellen Braaten Part 2 (Author Series)

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

 Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET, are joined again by Dr. Ellen Braaten, the author of Bright Kids Who Couldn’t Care Les...

252: “Bright Kids Who Couldn’t Care Less” with Dr. Ellen Braaten Part 1 (Author Series)

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

 Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET, welcome back Dr. Ellen Braaten to discuss the origin story of her new book, Bright Kids ...

251: Understanding OCD and Anxiety with Natasha Daniels (Part 1)

14 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET welcome Anxiety Expert and OCD Child Therapist Natasha Daniels to the podcast. They chat ab...

250: Reair 47 – Note Taking

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

 Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET deep dive into note-taking in this re-air of episode 47. They chat about why it is so dif...

249: Nikki Returns (Client Success Stories)

28 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET welcome back Nikki, who initially joined us back in 2019 when she was 15 years old. She was...

248: Why Systems are Essential (Executive Functioning Series)

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET discuss why systems for time, physical space, and digital space are essential for high func...

247: Adults in Educational Therapy with Marshall (Client Success Story)

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET welcome Rachel’s client, Marshall. He shares his story about what brought him to seek edu...

246: Reair 28 – Motivating the Unmotivated

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET do a deep dive on motivation. Hear why they don’t believe any student is ever “lazy” ...

245: Top 5 Reasons Learners Wait for Deadlines (Educational Therapy Series)

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET share their experiences about the top five reasons why learners wait for deadlines. Supp...

244: Productivity Pressure (Business Series)

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET discuss the pressure to be productive as business owners and podcasters. They share why the...

243: Learn Smarter Pro Group Convo

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET invited some of the Fall 2022 cohort of Learn Smarter Pro to talk about the experience. The...

242: Learn Smarter Pro FAQs

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET get asked a lot of questions about Learn Smarter Pro and today they’re answering it for y...

241: 10 Things We’ve Learned From Learn Smarter Pro (Business Series)

03 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET discuss ten things they have learned from hosting Learn Smarter Pro. They chat about the co...

240: Happy Holidays

27 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

  Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET quickly check in with a holiday message and preview a bit of what’s to come for 2023. ...

239: Metacognition (Executive Functioning Series)

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET discuss a major component of Executive Functioning Skills: metacognition. They share what i...

238: The Messy Room Episode (Educational Therapy Series)

13 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

 Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET, discuss the messy room dilemma that occurs in the vast majority of our teenagers. They g...

237: Self-Care for Educational Therapists (Business Series)

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET, talk through why Educational Therapists, learning specialists and those who “help” nee...

236: How to Get your Learner to Read Outside of School (Reading Series)

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET, discuss the whys and hows of how to get learners interested in stories. T...

235: Re-Air: Academic Emergencies (Educational Therapy Series)

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Newsflash: there is no such thing as an academic emergency. In this re-air of  episode 90, Rachel & Steph share: what an academic emergency is how p...

234: Why Knowing Your Ideal Client is Essential (Business Practices Series)

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel and Stephanie share why learning who their ideal client is was so essential in building Kapp Educational Therapy Group and My Ed Therapist. The...

233: How to Increase Follow Through (Executive Functioning Series)

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel and Stephanie share why follow through is so difficult for people who struggle with executive functioning skills. They share their tips on how ...

232: Re-air 121 :The Most Common Executive Functioning Hazards (Executive Functioning Series)

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel & Steph have been working with students for so many years that they have seen it all. Today, they share some of the most common Executive Funct...

231: Principles of Test-taking (Educational Therapy Series)

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel and Steph dig into the fundamental executive functioning skills of test-taking. They share their principles of test-taking for multiple choice,...

230: 11 Things the Books Don’t Tell You About Executive Functioning Skills (Executive Functioning Skills Series)

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel and Steph have collectively worked with learners with Executive Functioning Skills challenges for over 20 years. They share what they know abou...

229: Upleveling Games Part 2 (Educational Therapy Series)

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We’re back with part two of how to uplevel games. In this episode, we’ll dive a bit deeper into how and why to informally assess learners using ga...

228: Upleveling Games Part 1 (Educational Therapy Series)

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Stephanie is the Game Guru. Rachel & Steph go into Steph’s history with games and how she discovered her Game Guru-ness. Steph shares how games are ...

227: The Start of the Year Mentality (Educational Therapy Series)

27 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As Board Certified Educational Therapists, Rachel and Steph are able to observe trends throughout the year. Today they share what the new school year ...

226: How Business Mindset Impacts Educational Therapists (Business Series)

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There have been surprises along the way as Rachel & Steph have gone through this podcast journey. Today, they share how the podcast has impacted the w...

225: How to Think About Math with Kapp Educational Therapy Group Learning Specialist and Master Teacher Anna Aguilar Gardner (Math Series)

13 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kapp Educational Therapy Group Learning Specialist Anna Aguilar Gardner joins us on the podcast. She talks about how to collaborate with the classroom...

224: Re-Air: New Year New Goals (Educational Therapy Series)

06 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we’re revisiting an important and timely episode all about SMART goals! Listen in to learn why it’s important to set SMART goals and how to...

223: You Don’t Need All the Answers Right Now (Business Practices Series)

30 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel and Steph discuss why a major role of educational therapy is to guide the parents to next best steps while maintaining the larger picture in mi...

222: How to Talk to Your Kid About Their Diagnosis with Dr. Liz Angoff (Author Series)

23 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Liz Angoff is an educational psychologist in private practice. She has also developed books and a framework around how to talk to your learner abo...

221: (Revisiting) Back to School (Educational Therapy Series)

16 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Rachel & Steph re-share how to prepare for going back to school. In this episode, Rachel & Steph talk about how to prevent “academic emergenc...

220: ADHD and Girls with Dr. Kathleen Nadeau (Author Series)

09 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Kathleen Nadeau is a clinical psychologist and Director of Chesapeake Center for ADHD, Learning & Behavioral Health as well as author of several b...

219: Permission to Pivot (Business Practices Series)

02 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel and Stephanie talk about how important it is to give ourselves permission as clinicians to pivot. They talk about giving yourself permission to...

218: Business Intentionality and New Motherhood with Educational Therapist & Former Learn Smarter Pro-ster Alena Houghton (Business Practices Series)

26 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Educational therapist, new mom and Learn Smarter Pro-ster Alena Houghton joins Rachel and Steph to talk about her experience deciding to build a new b...

217: Why Virtual Educational Therapy is NOT Online School (Educational Therapy Series)

19 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel & Steph chat about how they thought about virtual educational therapy before the pandemic and how the pandemic completely shifted their thinkin...

216: How Educational Therapy Can Help an Adult (Educational Therapy Series)

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel and Steph dig into how educational therapy can significantly benefit adults. They share how executive functioning skills challenges don’t end...

215: The Testing Psychologist Podcast – Why Do Learners Lie and What to Do About It (Educational Therapy Series)

05 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode, Dr. Jeremy Sharp of The Testing Psychologist podcast shares this conversation he had with Rachel Kapp and Stephanie Pitts. Th...

214: ADHD Essentials – The Wall of Awful with Brendan Mahan (Executive Functioning Series)

28 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

ADHD Coach, Podcast Host and Speaker Brendan Mahan joins Rachel and Stephanie on the podcast. Brendan explains his “Wall of Awful”, how the bricks...

213: How Coaching Led to Balance, Independence and Stabilibility with Educational Therapist Elizabeth Norwood (Business Practices Series)

21 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Educational Therapist Elizabeth Norwood came to coaching with Stephanie concerned that working as an independent educational therapist was not sustain...

212: How to Know When You Are in the Right (or Wrong) School with Educational Consultant Shelley Lawrence (Professionals Series)

14 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Shelley Lawrence is the founder of Schoolhouse Collaborative and has spent her entire career helping families navigate their child’s learning. In th...