Best Rachel Kapp And Stephanie Pitts Educational Therapists Podcasts (2025)

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358: Negative Self-Talk (Educational Therapy Series) 15:59

5d ago15:59

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET discuss negative self-talk. They discuss what it is, why it happens and, most importantly, what to do about it. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/learnsmarterpodcast How to connect with us: Join our e-mail list Rachel’s Kapp Educational Therapy Group website Steph’s My Ed Thera…

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357: The Adult Calendar (Executive Functioning Series) 6:28

13d ago6:28

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET are back to discuss their favorite topic: calendaring! Today they dig into ALL THE THINGS adults need on their calendars. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/learnsmarterpodcast How to connect with us: Join our e-mail list Rachel’s Kapp Educational Therapy Group website Steph’s M…

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356: The Silent Executive Functioning Problem (Executive Functioning Series) 12:36

20d ago12:36

12:36

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET discuss how executive functioning skills impact social skills. They share how it impacts friendships, relationships, and conversations. They chat about how emotional regulation and opportunity cost is a significant factor for learners who struggle with executive functioning skills. They dis…

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355: How to Get Learners to Read More (Reading Series) 11:17

27d ago11:17

11:17

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET get asked all the time about how to get learners to read more. In this episode they dig into some big ideas about reading. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/learnsmarterpodcast How to connect with us: Join our e-mail list Rachel’s Kapp Educational Therapy Group website Steph’s …

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354: When Session Progress Feels Slow (Educational Therapy Series) 17:08

1M ago17:08

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET discuss how progress works in educational therapy. Some learners click immediately with the process which thrills the student, the parents, and educational therapists alike. However, sometimes this doesn’t happen and slow progress can be one of the more frustrating aspects of educational th…

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353: Why We Need to Teach Learners How to Google 10:42

1M ago10:42

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET discuss how to help learners research quicker, faster and more effectively through getting specific, structured and neutral. They also give ideas about how to use AI to move learners through research faster. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/learnsmarterpodcast How to connect w…

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352: Assuming Competence (Educational Therapy Series) 11:16

2M ago11:16

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET discuss the idea of assuming competence. They define the idea and talk about some challenges to be mindful of when assuming competence. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/learnsmarterpodcast How to connect with us: Join our e-mail list Rachel’s Kapp Educational Therapy Group web…

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351: Alex’s Transformational Educational Therapy Story (Success Stories Series) 24:49

2M ago24:49

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET, welcome Alex, Rachel’s former client at Kapp Educational Therapy Group. Alex is a 2nd year college learner who began working with Rachel during his 1st year of college. In this episode they talked about the transformation that occurred during his work with Rachel including how valuable rul…

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350: Our Favorite Academic Accommodations Part 2 (Educational Therapy Series) 15:47

2M ago15:47

15:47

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET complete their 4-part series about accommodations. In episode 347, they chatted about what accommodations are, why they’re important, and common misconceptions about them. Then in episode 348, they discussed why some accommodations don’t work as intended (despite the best of intentions). In…

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349: Our Favorite Academic Accommodations Part 1 (Educational Therapy Series) 17:03

2M ago17:03

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET continue their 4-part series about accommodations. In episode 347, they chatted about what accommodations are, why they’re important, and common misconceptions about them. Last week, in episode 348, they discussed why some accommodations don’t work as intended (despite the best of intention…

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348: Why Some Accommodations Don’t Help (Educational Therapy Series) 14:43

3M ago14:43

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET, continue their 4-part series about accommodations. Last week they chatted about what accommodations are, why they’re important, and common misconceptions about them. Today they dig into why some accommodations don’t work as intended (despite the best of intentions). In the subsequent two e…

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347: All You Need to Know About Accommodations (Educational Therapy Series) 16:14

3M ago16:14

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET discuss accommodations in this episode. They discuss what they are, why they’re important, and common misconceptions about them. They dig into what makes accommodations different from modifications and different goals of accommodations for different ages and stages. Other episodes mentioned…

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346: All About Body Doubling (Executive Functioning Series) 19:36

3M ago19:36

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET discuss body doubling in today’s episode. They chat about what it is and why it’s effective and discuss various examples of body doubling.Support us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/learnsmarterpodcastHow to connect with us:Join our e-mail listRachel’s Kapp Educational Therapy Group websi…

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345: James’ Mom Ali and their Family’s Journey Back to Joy (Client Success Series) 34:40

3M ago34:40

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET, welcome Ali, James’ mom to the podcast. James was featured in episode 343 and today Ali talks about her experience as James navigated academic challenges in high school. She talks about how James’ relationship with Stephanie and his journey through ed therapy transformed their family life.…

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344: The Single Best Thing We Did to Solve the Biggest Problem in Business (Business Practice Series) 11:33

3M ago11:33

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET dig into a business practice that changed the trajectory of their businesses. They dig into how they knew when a change needed to be made, their reluctance to make a change and why they’re ultimately thrilled that they did.Support us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/learnsmarterpodcast Ho…

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Our Message to Los Angeles Families: Supporting Kids Through the Fires 2:47

4M ago2:47

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Smarties, we decided not to release a new episode today. Instead, we wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the devastating fires here in Los Angeles and share our thoughts and support with you. Stay tuned for additional resources and tips on talking to your kids about difficult topics and supporting them emotionally during uncertain times. Our hea…

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343: James’ Educational Therapy Journey (Success Stories Series) 24:59

4M ago24:59

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET welcome Steph’s clients James to the podcast. He talks about his initial reluctance and his high level of coachability. He shares about how his improvement in sleep has been transformative and how he learned to make calculated & strategic decisions about efforting. He also talks about how h…

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Happy Holidays 2:09

4M ago2:09

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Join Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET, for a quick holiday check-in! In this short and sweet episode, they share warm holiday wishes and give you a sneak peek into the exciting plans ahead for 2025.Support us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/learnsmarterpodcastHow to connect with us:Join our e-mail listRachel’s Kapp Educ…

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342: Email Templates All Learners Should Have (Educational Therapy Series) 17:45

4M ago17:45

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET dig into why learners should have email templates ready to go to communicate with their teachers. They also share 9 ideas for email templates that the learners at Kapp Educational Therapy Group and My Ed Therapist have used. Support us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/learnsmarterpodcast …

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REAIR Ep 166: How Time Perception Impacts Learners with Dr. Ellen Braaten (Author Series) 27:56

4M ago27:56

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET re-share a favorite episode of theirs this week: a conversation with Dr. Ellen Braaten! Dr. Braaten discusses how time perception is an incredibly important part of understanding processing speed and ADHD, and she shares some tips and hints to help respond to time perception issues. She exp…

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341: College Autism Experts Dr. Jane Thierfeld Brown and Dr. Lorre Wolf (Author Series) 51:17

5M ago51:17

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET welcome Dr. Jane Thierfeld Brown and Dr. Lorre Wolf. They are college autism experts and they share the need for parents to let learners make mistakes and not do all the work for them. They further talk about the development of independence. They delve into a conversation of the DSM-V. They…

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340: Post-Exam Analysis (Educational Therapy Series) 13:01

5M ago13:01

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET discuss the important final step of the study process, which is the post-exam analysis. In this episode they share how they view this process and what questions they ask and why. They also share a free resource that can help with this process.Support us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/le…

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339: How to Highlight “Micro-wins” (Educational Therapy Series) 11:03

5M ago11:03

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET, discuss the importance of prioritizing and acknowledging the small wins for learners. They chat about what micro-wins are and how to find and highlight them for learners and their families.Support us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/learnsmarterpodcast How to connect with us:Join our e-m…

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338: IEP vs. IEE vs. Private Comprehensive Assessment with Dr. Nicole Michaeli 17:21

6M ago17:21

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET, welcome Dr. Nicole Michaeli, a pediatric psychologist who specializes in comprehensive psychoeducational assessments. In this robust conversation, Dr. Michaeli shares all the differences between an IEP and a private comprehensive evaluation. She shares how they are inherently different and…

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337: Important Updates! 12:26

6M ago12:26

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET, share some important updates from the last few months! Big changes comin’! Support us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/learnsmarterpodcastHow to connect with us:Join our e-mail listRachel’s Kapp Educational Therapy Group websiteSteph’s My Ed Therapist website @learnsmarterpodcast, @kappe…

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336: What Apps to Use to Support Your Learners (Educational Therapy Series) 11:55

6M ago11:55

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET discuss apps in this episode of Learn Smarter: the Educational Therapy Podcast. Their take on apps and support mechanisms may be surprising. Support us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/learnsmarterpodcast How to connect with us:Join our e-mail listRachel’s Kapp Educational Therapy Group w…

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335: 14 Ways Learners Complicate their Lives (Executive Functioning Series) 19:51

6M ago19:51

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET have previously shared how executive functioning skills impacts all aspects of studenting (in fact, they’ve given this talk several times at various conferences and schools around the United States). Today, they dig deeper into how learners who struggle with executive functioning skills com…

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333: Steph’s Secret to Getting Kids to Use a Planner (Executive Functioning Series) 13:44

7M ago13:44

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET talk about calendaring and planning again! Steph shares a hack and offers up a freebie that should help reluctant planners see the benefits of exerting control over their time–rather than letting time control them.Support us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/learnsmarterpodcast How to conn…

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332: Test Anxiety (Educational Therapy Series) 10:54

7M ago10:54

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET dig into test anxiety–what it is, why it happens and what to do about it. Support us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/learnsmarterpodcast How to connect with us: Join our e-mail listRachel’s Kapp Educational Therapy Group websiteSteph’s My Ed Therapist website @learnsmarterpodcast, @kappe…

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331: My Ed Therapist’s Client Gigi and Why Mistakes are Essential to Learning (Student Success Stories) 28:56

7M ago28:56

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET chat with Gigi, a client of Steph’s at My Ed Therapist. Gigi’s mom, Laura, joined us on episode 198 titled “Trusting your Parental Instincts” which was a part of our Success Stories series. She shares her version of her story and how she came to work with Steph and why she enjoyed sessions …

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330: The Grades Formula (Educational Therapy Series) 12:15

7M ago12:15

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET talk about why grades aren’t reflective of knowledge alone and why that is frustrating for learners and parents. They chat about how grading is a lagging metric for parents, learners and clinicians. They also discuss the 3 foundational elements that have a crucial impact on grades. Support …

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329: Foreign Language Requirement (Educational Therapy Series) 15:30

8M ago15:30

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET discuss the Foreign Language Requirement for the learners in their practices. They share their ideas and explore alternative but meaningful ways to satisfy this requirement. Support us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/learnsmarterpodcast How to connect with us:Join our e-mail listRachel’s…

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328: Recalibrating Learner-Clinician Relationships for the New Year (Business Practices Series) 15:46

8M ago15:46

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET discuss a really critical event that can happen in the educational therapy process: a recalibration of learner-clinician expectation and relationship. In episode 219 (which was released August 2022) Rachel and Stephanie shared an episode called “Permission to Pivot”. In that episode they ta…

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327: All About Dyscalculia with Dr. Sandra Elliott – Part 2 (Local Professional Series) 30:57

8M ago30:57

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET continue the conversation with Dr. Sandra Elliott, Chief Academic Officer for Touch Math. She shares principles of helping learners with dyscalculia of 4 instructional strategies and learner strategies. She shares Dyscalculia do’s and don’ts. Be sure to subscribe to our Patreon to hear the …

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326: All About Dyscalculia with Dr. Sandra Elliott (Local Professional Series) 24:43

8M ago24:43

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET welcome Dr. Sandra Elliott, Chief Academic Officer for Touch Math. She shares how she came to focus on math, special needs, and dyscalculia and she clearly defines dyscalculia. She shares that dyscalculia is as prevalent as dyslexia among learners. Dr. Elliott also shares how dyscalculia ha…

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325: Neuropsych vs. Psycho Ed Assessments with Dr. Karen Wilson (Local Professionals Series) 20:29

9M ago20:29

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET welcome back neuropsychologist Dr. Karen Wilson, who has a private practice in Los Angeles. She is also the founder of ChildNexus, a platform that connects vetted professionals and parents. Karen shares about why individuals seek out assessment and the differences between all the types of a…

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324: REAIR Ep 226 – How Business Mindset Impacts Educational Therapists 11:39

9M ago11:39

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET reshare how business mindset and limiting beliefs have impacted their business. There have been surprises along the way as Rachel & Steph have gone through this podcast journey. Today, they share how the podcast has impacted the work they do, the people they coach, and their approach to edu…

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323: Master Class with Executive Functioning Expert Marydee Sklar (Part 2) 37:36

9M ago37:36

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET welcome executive functioning expert, Marydee Sklar for a continuation of their conversation. Be sure to check out part 1 if you haven’t already! This week, we dig deeper into how emotions and the brain impact our executive functioning. Marydee shares how COVID impacted executive functionin…

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322: Master Class with Executive Functioning Expert Marydee Sklar 38:16

9M ago38:16

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET welcome executive functioning expert, Marydee Sklar. In this first part of our two-part conversation, Marydee shares her background, including how she struggled with time management for much of her life. She explains how crucial it is to understand the relationship between time, the brain, …

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321: Reair Ep 201 – Executive Functioning Masterclass with Peg Dawson 43:31

10M ago43:31

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET reshare a wonderful and important episode this week: Episode 201: Executive Functioning with Peg Dawson. The school year is around the corner and executive functioning is such a huge part of school and life success. In this episode, Peg talks about modifying the environment, keeping the sup…

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320: Alissa Opfer’s Leaving the Classroom Journey (Local Professional Series) 27:29

10M ago27:29

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET, welcome Alissa Opfer to the podcast. Alissa is a learning specialist at My Ed Therapist and she is joining us today to talk about her journey leaving the classroom environment. She shares why she struggled leaving the classroom and what she has learned since leaving the classroom. Alissa a…

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319: Decision Making and Executive Functioning Skills (EF Series) 16:41

10M ago16:41

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET talk about how weaker executive functioning skills lead to challenges with making decisions. In episode 274: The Silent Suffering of Problem Solving, they addressed what we mean when we talk about problem solving and why it’s important. In this episode, they further chat about why decision …

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318: An Adult Autism Diagnosis with Elizabeth (Professionals Series) 40:19

10M ago40:19

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET welcome Elizabeth to the podcast. Elizabeth shares how she explored her own journey and was able to “connect the dots” of her own story and explore her autism diagnosis as an adult. She shares her workplace accommodations with us and talks about making the decision to mask her autism in som…

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317: Using the Summer to Plan for Failures (Educational Therapy Series) 17:31

10M ago17:31

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET discuss the concept of failing forward. They talk about why summer is the perfect chance to prioritize this idea, how to involve parents in the process when appropriate, and the importance of planning for “failing”. They share the transformation that can occur with prioritizing this convers…

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316: REAIR Ep 190: Emotionally Charged Task Avoidance 20:56

11M ago20:56

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET are thrilled to reshare episode 190. The learners that Rachel and Steph work with at Kapp Educational Therapy Group and My Ed Therapist ALL have some emotional response to tasks that they avoid. Rachel and Steph dig into this–they talk about what it means, what it looks like, how to figure …

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315: Sarah’s Parenting Journey of a Highly Reluctant Learner (Client Success Story) 45:11

11M ago45:11

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET welcome a parent of one of Stephanie’s clients at My Ed Therapist. Sarah is the mother of Finn, a 10th grader, who has had a very emotional journey in Educational Therapy. Finn was an elite athlete who was struggling to balance his sport and academics. Sarah shares how she partnered with St…

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314: REAIR Episode 112: EF Summer Projects 21:54

11M ago21:54

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET reshare episode 112 of Learn Smarter: the Educational Therapy podcast. The teams of Kapp Educational Therapy Group and My Ed Therapist inspired this episode! Nearly every daily activity can be turned into an executive functioning episode. Rachel & Steph dig into all the executive functionin…

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313: What Parents Can Do In Between Sessions (Parenting Series) 18:34

11M ago18:34

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET discuss the tricky idea of intersession parent involvement in educational therapy intervention for middle school through college learners. They share the 3 different levels of parental involvement and how to establish agreements around what the learner and clinician need in each level. They…

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312: The 8 Reasons Learners Don’t Want to Email (Their Teachers) (Educational Therapy Series) 11:10

12M ago11:10

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET share why learners push back about email and emailing their teachers in general and what to do about it. Support us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/learnsmarterpodcast How to connect with us:Join our e-mail listRachel’s Kapp Educational Therapy Group websiteSteph’s My Ed Therapist websit…

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311: How to Know When to Delegate (Business Series) 13:01

12M ago13:01

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Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET are back to chatting about business! Today they share how to know when to delegate in your business and work through all the mindset issues that come about when giving up control.Support us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/learnsmarterpodcast How to connect with us:Join our e-mail listRac…

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