See the whole student. Find the root cause.
I'm Jess. Through an online evaluation, I help capable students, ages 10 and up, who struggle to start and follow through. I find their strengths and what's getting in the way, then give you a clear plan.
Schedule a call with me →Free · 15 minutes · No prep needed
Capable kid. Real effort. The follow-through won't hold.
Strategies work for a week, then fall apart.
Your child knows what to do but can't start.
You're still the reminder, every single day.
There's a reason this keeps happening. I can help you find it.
Schedule a call with me →B·A·I·N·E·S is how I find the root cause.
Most evaluations test for a diagnosis and end with a label. I look at six parts of your child's life that shape how they learn and follow through.
Then I tell you which one to work on first.
How B·A·I·N·E·S works →Not a report that gets filed away. A plan you use this week.
The Blueprint is my online evaluation. I look at executive function, how your child learns, and B·A·I·N·E·S to find their strengths, what's getting in the way, and what to work on first.
The real reason
Not "try harder." I name the root cause and explain it, so the guessing stops.
Clear priorities
What to work on first, so you're not trying ten things at once.
An explanation for your child
Not lazy. Not broken. Just a root cause nobody had found yet.
Four steps. All done online.
It starts with a free 15-minute call. If it's a good fit, here's what happens next.
You tell me what's going on
What's happening at home, school, or work, and what you've tried.
Online formsI meet your child
I work one-on-one with your child to see how they learn and where they get stuck.
About 1.5 hours · VirtualYou get the Blueprint
Your child's strengths, the root cause, and what to work on first.
PDF report by emailWe go over it
We turn the Blueprint into a plan for home, school, or work.
30 min · VirtualIn their own words.
Before WHILDE, I was the reminder machine. The Blueprint was the first thing that made it make sense. We finally saw what was causing the stuckness — and the plan was clear. Within weeks, he was starting work with less arguing and more follow-through.Emily R. Parent of a 7th grader
My daughter is bright, but she just wouldn't start. It looked like laziness until we did the evaluation. WHILDE pinpointed what was getting in the way. The biggest change? Less tension at home — and she stopped feeling like she was “the problem.”Michael T. Parent of a 9th grader
We'd tried tutors, planners, and reward systems. Nothing stuck because we didn't know what we were fixing. The WHILDE Blueprint replaced guessing with clarity. For the first time, we had a roadmap specific to our child.Sarah L. Parent of a 6th grader
Hi, I'm Jess.
I've worked with students and families for 20 years. I kept seeing the same thing: smart, capable kids stuck in a loop of trying hard and falling apart.
Most help treats the symptom. A new tutor, a new planner, a new reward chart. Right idea, wrong starting point.
So I built B·A·I·N·E·S. It helps me find the root cause, so your family can stop guessing and build independence that lasts.
More about me →You don't need to fix everything. You need to know where to look first.
Book a free 15-minute call with me. I'll listen, tell you where I'd look first, and suggest a next step.
Schedule a call with me →Free · 15 minutes · No commitment
15 minutes. No pressure.
- You tell me what's happening at home and school.
- I tell you where I'd look first.
- I suggest a next step, whatever that is.
- If it's not a fit, I'll say so.