Do you struggle with any of these challenges?

  • Mental Health

    Feeling lonely

    Self-esteem

    Anxiety and depression

    Managing emotions

  • Social Skills

    You have trouble starting and keeping healthy friendships and other relationships

  • Executive Functioning

    Getting and staying focused

    Organizing

    Planning

    Prioritizing and making decisions

    Keeping track of time

You’re not alone.

These challenges are common for people who are neurodivergent or have medical conditions that often come with being neurodivergent. I know how you feel because I’m neurodivergent, and that's how I often feel. And that's why I started Be Your Best Coaching.

About Mira K. Cohen, LMSW

When I was in middle school, high school, and college, there was very little evidence-based support for neurodivergent people like me. I started with Be Your Best Butterfly Coaching groups to address the unique mental health, relationship, academic, and independent living challenges experienced by many tweens and teens with Turner Syndrome. And I’ve expanded Be Your Best Coaching to include services for neurodivergent people of all ages.

The BYB Approach

I take a holistic and personalized approach that helps clients learn a wide variety of skills so they can take control of their lives.

I help clients tackle anxiety and executive functioning challenges simultaneously because according to research, it is more effective than treating them separately. BYB Coaching is strengths-based and incorporates several evidence-based interventions and approaches.

  • Interventions

    • ADHD Coaching

    • CBT Therapy

    • CBT Therapy

  • Approaches

    • Positive Psychology

    • Solutions-Focused

    • Mindfulness

What You’ll Get

  • Explore your strengths and challenges

  • Practical solutions to use your strengths to manage your challenges:

    • Organize your life

    • Manage your emotions

    • Navigate relationships

    • And more 

  • Opportunities to connect with other neurodivergent people like you

My Experiences

  • Licensed Masters Social Worker, State of Connecticut

  • Masters of Social Work, UConn School of Social Work

  • Certified yoga and mindfulness instructor through Breathe for Change, a program that teaches educators how to incorporate mindfulness and yoga in the classroom.

  • Life experience. Like many who are neurodivergent, I’ve participated in multiple camps, therapies, social skill groups, and educational opportunities over the years. This allows me to pass on what I’ve found to be the most helpful.

Important

I cannot provide therapy without clinical supervision, because I am not a licensed clinical social worker (yet). All of my clients will be encouraged to seek professional mental health care if they indicate that their needs are beyond the scope of my current practice.

Meet the Team

  • McKenna Vincelette

    Communications Coordinator

    Diagnosed with ADHD at 18, McKenna struggled through high school. She decided to join BYB to help others have a better experience than she did. In her free time, she enjoys reading, watching Netflix, spending time with family and friends, and going to Disney World!

  • Lauren Wall

    Content Consultation

    Lauren Wall is a third-year undergraduate neuroscience major at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is a co-coordinator of the Bruin Neurodiversity Collective, an academic and social support group for neurodivergent UCLA students. Her research interests include the neural circuitry of autism and ADHD. As a neurodivergent student herself, she is thrilled to work with BYB’s creative team!

References Supporting My Model