Sioux Falls & South Dakota
Sioux Falls Resource Directory for ADHD, Executive Function & Learning Support
Raising a student with executive function challenges takes a team. These are the Sioux Falls tutors, counselors, therapists, and specialists I trust to walk alongside families, so you can find the right support close to home.
Executive Function Coaching in Sioux Falls
BestEFC — Natalie Micheel✓ Natalie's practice
Counseling, testing, and tutoring each solve part of the puzzle. Coaching is the practical place where it all gets put to work: the planner that actually gets used, the big project started early instead of the night before, the student who can tell a teacher what they need.
What I do: Students who plan, start, and follow through on their own, with grades that come back and stay back. I coach middle school, high school, and college students to get there, in Sioux Falls or online anywhere in the U.S.
Your role shifts from homework manager to coach and backup support.
Parent Support & Family Advocacy in Sioux Falls
Melissa Chaplin Coaching✓ Recommended
As an ICF Master Certified Coach, Melissa delights in supporting parents of neurospicy tweens and teens. Whether you want to get on the same page as parents with a doable game plan, navigate the challenges and leverage the opportunities of an EF journey, maximize your family’s strengths, or keep the momentum going, Melissa offers an experienced, safe space for you to clarify your next steps and take effective action.
South Dakota Parent Connection
Free information, training, and support for South Dakota families of children with disabilities or special health needs, including help navigating IEPs and 504 plans.
CHADD Chapter Locator
Find a local or online CHADD chapter for ADHD education, parent support groups, and connection with families who get it.
Helpline Center — 2-1-1
Call or text 2-1-1 for free, confidential help finding local resources, from counseling and support groups to everyday family needs.
ADHD Evaluations, Speech & Behavior Support in Sioux Falls
Neuropsychology Consultants
A Sioux Falls psychology practice offering neuropsychological evaluation. Call to ask about testing for attention, learning, and executive function concerns.
Healthgrades — Sioux Falls Neuropsychologists
A searchable list of neuropsychologists in the Sioux Falls area, with credentials, specialties, and patient reviews to help you compare options.
LifeScape
Outpatient pediatric therapy and behavioral health, including speech-language pathology and social/pragmatic language support for children and teens.
Catalyst Behavior Solutions
A Sioux Falls clinic providing applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy and behavior support for children and their families.
Counselors, Therapists & Psychiatric Care in Sioux Falls
Rising Hope Counseling✓ Recommended
Rising Hope Counseling has been bringing hope and healing to South Dakota communities since 2013. We offer compassionate, personalized mental health care for children, teens, adults, couples, and families. Our experienced clinicians specialize in a variety of evidence-based approaches, including EMDR, play therapy, CBT, IFS, and more. With in-person counseling, school-based services, and telehealth options, we are committed to making quality mental health care accessible, especially in rural communities.
Wellness Collective — Counseling & Psychiatric Care✓ Recommended
Counseling for children (ages 3+), teens, adults, couples and families, plus psychiatric care with medication management and psychological assessments for ages 5+, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, OCD and more.
Avera Behavioral Health
Outpatient psychology and psychiatry services through Avera, including counseling, medication management, and psychological evaluation for children, teens, and adults.
Tutoring & Dyslexia Support in Sioux Falls
605Tutor✓ Recommended
One-on-one K–9 math and reading tutoring in Sioux Falls. Customized lessons that build strong foundational skills and confidence, at your student’s pace.
Pathways Literacy Center✓ Recommended
Pathways is a specialty literacy center for dyslexia, structured literacy, and one-on-one reading and spelling support. Led by Carmen Heethuis, Program Director and Structured Literacy Dyslexia Specialist (C-SLDS).
Integrative & Whole-Person Care in Sioux Falls
Wellness Collective — Integrated Care✓ Recommended
Integrated medicine, mental health, and wellness, all working together to help you feel better, get answers, and move forward.
Brain Health and Chiropractic, Dr. Cooper Dykstra✓ Recommended
Sometimes executive function struggles start with a brain that's working too hard just to stay regulated. When that foundation is steadier, coaching skills have somewhere to stick.
For complex neurological challenges like POTS, ADHD, concussion recovery, dizziness and balance, and kids struggling with focus, coordination and regulation. Care happens through his Brain Reset program: a full neurological evaluation, then an intensive built around what it finds. A great next step for families who feel like they've tried everything.
Avera Functional & Integrative Medicine
Avera’s integrative medicine clinic, blending conventional care with a whole-person approach to health and wellness.
Sanford Integrative Health & Wellness
Sanford Health’s integrative health clinic, offering whole-person care that complements traditional medicine.
Questions Sioux Falls Parents Ask About Getting Help
What is executive function coaching?
Executive function coaching teaches students the skills school expects but rarely teaches: planning, organizing, getting started, managing time, setting priorities, and following through. A coach works one-on-one with the student every week so those skills turn into habits.
How do I know if my child needs an evaluation, counseling, tutoring, or coaching?
An evaluation explains why school is hard. Counseling helps with stress, anxiety, and mood. Tutoring fills gaps in reading, writing, or math. Executive function coaching builds the daily systems for planning and follow-through. Many Sioux Falls families use more than one, and a free call with Natalie can help you sort out where to start.
Can my student see a counselor and an executive function coach at the same time?
Yes. Counseling and coaching do different jobs, and they often work well together. Counseling supports the feelings; coaching builds the systems for getting schoolwork done.
Is there an executive function coach in Sioux Falls, SD?
Yes. Natalie Micheel is a certified executive function coach based in Sioux Falls, SD. She coaches middle school, high school, and college students in person in Sioux Falls and online.
Is there an ADHD coach in Sioux Falls?
Yes. Natalie Micheel is a certified executive function coach in Sioux Falls who works with students with ADHD, in person and online. ADHD makes planning, getting started and following through harder. Coaching builds those skills one at a time, with someone in your student’s corner every week.
“I see it every week: a student who knows exactly what to do and still can’t get started. That’s a skill that’s still growing, not a motivation problem.” — Natalie
Learn more: What an ADHD executive functioning coach does · Executive Function Coaching: A Parent’s Guide
A quick note. This directory is a starting point, not an endorsement or a guarantee. Every family is different, so please do your own research and choose the professional who feels like the right fit for your student. BestEFC does not receive payment for any listing on this page.
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