IT DOESN’T GET EASIER, YOU JUST GET STRONGER.

Our Approach

At THRIVE, we combine skilled coaching with the science of how people learn, change, and perform. Our proprietary THRIVE COACHING™ Model — developed by Dr. Steele and rooted in neuroscience — merges Executive Function Coaching, Mental Performance Training, and movement-based regulation.

The result is measurable progress in academics, athletics, and everyday functioning — and for adults, the clarity, direction, and follow-through skills to navigate life with confidence.


Your Pathway To Greater Success

At THRIVE, we help teens and adults discover what they’re capable of.
Using evidence-based coaching, we build the skills that improve performance, foster resilience, and create lasting success.

our NERUROSCIENCE-BASED Coaching Services

THRIVE COACHING™ FOR teens

Teens strengthen the focus, organization, and follow-through to stay on track academically- while bringing greater consistency, mental resilience, and confidence to their sport.

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THRIVE COACHING™ FOR ADULTS

Adults strengthen the organization, focus, and follow-through to manage ADHD (diagnosed or suspected)- creating steadier execution, completed goals, and daily ease.

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THRIVINg Parent™ Coaching

Parents gain the tools, strategies, and co-regulation skills to improve their child's executive functioning and behavior- creating clearer expectations, smoother routines, and more calm.

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next Chapter™ coaching

Adults cultivate the clarity, courage, and momentum they need to move through major life changes - bringing greater direction, confidence, and decisive action to their next chapter.

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Meet Dr. Steele, Founder of THRIVE

Change expert and Founder of THRIVE, Dr. Colleen Steele, is a licensed Learning and Behavior Specialist and Board Certified Coach with a Master’s Degree in Clinical Learning Disabilities from Northwestern University and a Doctorate in Organization Development and Change. With more than twenty years of experience, she integrates deep academic training with a practical, client-centered approach, bringing warmth and a well-timed sense of humor that resonates with clients of all ages.

Having navigated the pressures of competitive athletics as a student with ADHD, Dr. Steele combines lived experience with extensive research to inform the THRIVE COACHING™ Model, an evidence-based approach grounded in cognitive neuroscience and performance psychology. The THRIVE approach helps clients strengthen executive functioning, improve academic and athletic performance, build resilience through setbacks, and show up with durable confidence on and off the field.

  • “Coach Steele gave me strategies to help stay focused while doing my homework. She helped me understand my brain better and realize that having ADHD doesn’t mean I’m not smart. It just means I learn differently.”

    Lexi, 16 - THRIVE Coaching client

  • "My coach has really helped me through this year and helped me raise my grades. She has given me great advice on how to deal with some of my problems. I'm glad I have a place to learn about my ADHD."

    Drew, 15 - THRIVE Coaching client

  • "The coaching gives me new ideas and STUDY STRATEGIES. MY coach has given me great advice on how I can stay focused in the classroom. She also helped me understand how ADHD really works."

    James, 14 - THRIVE Coaching client

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