Tutors & Coaches

Occupational Therapist & Executive Functioning Coach

Life Coach

Amy Orlando, MSOT has over 15 years of experience working as an occupational therapist in a variety of settings and has extensive experience working with clients with ADHD and autism of all ages.

Amy believes that her occupational therapy (OT) degree has been an invaluable asset that has made her the coach she is today. Her Occupational Therapy degree allows her to break down complex difficulties into smaller pieces to get to the root cause of challenges. This training has helped her understand that independence and well-being come from a “goodness of fit” between the person, their environment, and their occupation (i.e. school, job, volunteer job, etc.). 

Amy also has vast experience teaching interoceptive awareness (being able to understand how your body is feeling) to help clients further understand how they are feeling and to utilize appropriate strategies. 

Her coaching approach focuses on gaining insight and developing functional and actionable goals to help clients achieve increased independence. While Amy may suggest solutions to challenges, she understands the path to behavioral change comes from finding solutions for oneself. 

She utilizes evidence-based techniques such as active listening to help individuals reflect on their strengths and challenges which leads to increased self-awareness, independence, and self-sufficiency. 

Amy received her undergraduate degree at the University of Notre Dame in Psychology and her Master’s at Tufts University. Amy is a certified and licensed Occupational Therapist and is certified through the LEND (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities) program.

 Amy is especially passionate in using her holistic lens to help individuals navigate and understand the “why” behind why they are having challenges. She understands that other factors such as mindset, boundary setting and environmental conditions can lead to executive functioning challenges and is eager to support individuals in discovering what is getting in the way of meeting their goals.