Roxane Barsky

rkbarsky@gmail.com

Hello! I am an advanced executive function coach and trainee psychotherapist. I have worked with adults and university students for many years, supporting them with their EF skills, professional and personal goals, academic challenges, and emotional wellbeing. I specialise in both neurodiverse and neurotypical adults, but I have particular experience with those who have ADHD/ADD, dyslexia, ASD, Tourette’s, OCD, and anxiety. I also work with people in the LGBTQ+ community. Before training as a coach, I worked for several years as a tutor, specialising in essay-writing, exam preparation, and university studies. Prior to this, I worked in the film and TV industry as a producer’s assistant and development executive. I still pursue my creative interests today, and have worked closely with adults looking to develop their own creative goals.

As someone with dyslexia myself, I fully understand the challenges that neurodiverse and EF-challenged people go through, particularly in their personal and professional lives. I am deeply committed to supporting people through their difficulties on both an emotional and practical level. I pride myself on being a warm, friendly, and patient coach, as well as one who is structured and pragmatic. I have been complimented for making my clients feel at ease and inspired to work on their challenges.

I hold a BA and Master’s in History from King’s College London and Oxford University. I also have a foundation degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy from CCPE. Additionally, I am the in-house educational consultant for The CODE Education, the tutoring arm of Connections in Mind, and I carry out EF workshops and trainings for adults.

Outside of work, I enjoy learning languages (French and Italian). I love reading, especially fiction, as well as non-fiction books on neuroscience/psychology, philosophy, psychoanalysis, and history. I also love film and screenwriting.

I so look forward to meeting you in a chemistry call.

Neurodiverse Expertise:

  • ADHD
  • Dyscalculia
  • Dyslexia
  • Tourettes
  • ASD
  • OCD
  • ADD
  • ODD
  • Dysgraphia
  • Neurotypical

Client Group:

  • Corporate
  • Executive Leadership
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Family CHO (Chief Home Officer)
  • Young Adults
  • Adults

Specialisms:

  • Planning and Time Management
  • Homework Routines
  • Emotional Regulation and Self Control
  • Organisation and Tidiness
  • Making and Keeping Friendships
  • Essay Writing
  • Revision Planning
  • Revision Skills
  • Resilience
  • Bedtime routines
  • Screen time

Experience:

Connections in Mind Foundation – Supervisor

2020 – 2021
Supervisor to another EF coach, training them in the role as they supervise the education and attention-deficit challenges of a 13-year-old at Fulham Boys School.

Connections in Mind – Executive Function Coach

2018 – Present
Trained coach specialising in students with high academic potential, ADHD, dyslexia, mental health challenges, essay-writing, exam technique and organisational difficulties relating to school work.

VIP Family – Private Tutor

2015 – 2021
Full-time residential placement; three children overseeing their preparation for the 10+, 11+ and 13+ exams from a starting point of basic English, successfully securing them places at London’s top prep schools.

Qwerty Films – Producer’s Assistant

2014 – 2015
Assistant to film producers on big-budget features and TV shows, including ‘Downton Abbey’, ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’ starring Meryl Streep, and the critically acclaimed documentary ‘My Nazi Legacy’.

Qualifications:

The University of Oxford

MSt, Modern British and European History

King’s College London

BA (First Class), History

Book a free Chemistry Session:

Email coach to book time: rkbarsky@gmail.com