KEY COACHING · ADHD & NEURODIVERSE SPECIALIST · PARKER, CO + VIRTUAL
Executive Function & ADHD Coaching for Teens
Your kid is smart — so why can’t they just do it? They understand the assignment, they mean to do it, and then nothing gets turned in and you’re the one lying awake. That’s the gap between knowing and doing, and it’s coachable. I’m Colleen Yanez — a National Board Certified special-education teacher and certified ADHD coach with 25+ years in classrooms. Through the KEY Method™, I help teens and tweens, including ADHD and neurodiverse learners, build focus, follow-through, and independence. In Parker, CO and virtual anywhere.
From a client, Brad:
Your tips & tricks helped me to lock in and pass my certification exam the first time. Before I would be stressed and procrastinate. This time I was calm and confident.
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Everyone I work with moves through the KEY Method
This is an outline of The KEY Method — the spine of everything from a single session to six months of VIP coaching. It’s not a worksheet. It’s a path.
Peace Comes First
WHAT CHANGES FOR YOUR FAMILY
Parents don’t come to me for better grades. They come for relief — mornings that don’t start with a battle, homework that happens easily, and the quiet confidence that their teen is going to be okay. Better focus, follow-through, and independence come first. Grades follow.
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Executive function coaching in Parker, CO & online
I coach teens and tweens (ages 11–17) one-on-one, in person in Parker and across the south Denver metro — Castle Rock, Lone Tree, Highlands Ranch, Aurora — and virtually anywhere in Colorado and beyond. This is coaching, not tutoring: we don’t re-teach the algebra, we build the systems that get the algebra done.
Raising an Independent Teen
FREE WORKSHOP • ON DEMAND
A free 45-minute workshop on why smart kids stall and the three shifts that get them moving without you pushing. Watch it free, on demand — tonight, after they’re in bed. Enter your email and start watching right away.
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What Parents Ask Before the First Call
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It’s coaching that builds the “how” skills school assumes teens already have — planning, organization, time management, focus, and follow-through—the things that get in the way of their success. At Key Coaching, we do this through the KEY Method: Building Knowledge, Elevating Skills, and Unlocking YOU.
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Key Coaching will meet with and evaluate each client to determine what skill(s) they’d like to work on. Then, Key Coaching designs a personalized program that caters to each individual and their needs. Participants will meet once a week for 50 minutes either in person (Parker, Colorado) or virtually. The coaching is designed so that participants will immediately have skills and strategies he or she can implement immediately, resulting in a decrease in anxiety and increase in confidence and independence. Interspersed in sessions is looking at limiting beliefs and how to create new personal narratives.
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Yes — supporting ADHD and neurodiverse teens is my specialty. I hold a master’s in special education, National Board Certification as an Exceptional Needs Specialist, and ADHD coaching certification. As a coach I build practical systems that fit how your teen’s brain actually works, complementing any support they already have.
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Key Coaching offers a free consultation call for anyone interested in learning more. You will meet a coach, share a little about areas of struggle and learn how the coaching will go. It’s recommended that both parent and teen are on this informational call.
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I’m based in Parker, Colorado, and coach in person across the south Denver metro and virtually anywhere.
Teacher. Coach. Author.
MEET COLLEEN YANEZ
Colleen has spent her whole career helping kids see themselves differently — first in Chicago classrooms, then through coaching — and the KEY Method™ is what came out of it.
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From a parent:
Colleen is a gem and has brought just the right skill set to our family! From her thoughtfulness and well-matched tools to her organization, Colleen brings it all to each connection and makes a positive difference each time. I highly recommend Colleen from Key Coaching
THERE’S ALSO A DOG
Meet Jack the Dog…
A paralyzed cocker spaniel on wheels who became a children’s book about kindness and different abilities — a book for families, and author visits and read-alouds for schools.
“It teaches a lesson without beating you over the head with it.”
— Jack Canfield, co-author of Chicken Soup for the Soul. Yes, Jack (Canfield) interviewed Colleen about Jack (the dog). It goes about as delightfully as can be!
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