Your Coaches:
Linda S. Classen, M.Ed., LPC –
Linda Classen is an Educator, Educational Consultant in the areas of Staff and Family Supports for Exceptional Students, Consultant in Educational Law, a well known consultant in ADHD and related behavioral and learning problems and is a respected Licensed Professional Counselor. Her 30+ year public school career initially included campus assignments and evolved into her later roles as a district-wide teacher/staff/family support specialist. While with the Austin Independent School District she specialized in School Law [Section 504] and in helping others learn how to work effectively with students who are struggling with ADHD and related range of learning struggles. Linda is a popular presenter on a range of topics for teachers and has been the moving force of the Central Texas Chapter of CHADD, a support group for youngsters and adults with ADHD and a related range of biobehavioral problems. Linda’s effectiveness with families who have special needs has been enhanced by her experience with her own exceptional family member.
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Edward C. Gooze, Ph.D. –
Ed Gooze has an academic background in the areas of Communication and Learning Disorders and Physiological/Behavioral Psychology. His overall work history includes public school and university teaching stints; a 30 year private practice in communication, learning and behavior, part-time therapy/testing and supervisory experience in Psychiatric and Rehabilitation Hospital settings and numerous professional and family training presentations.
Over the last 12 years he has shifted his program emphasis to a Positive Coaching approach for working with exceptional individuals and organizational change and is increasingly emphasizing programming based on Applied Neuroscience and other Biobehavioral Sciences.
Contact: (512) 497-2913
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For over 12 years Linda and Ed have episodically provided Parent/ Family Group and Individual Support Services. The programming emphasis has shifted more sharply in the past 5 years or so towards positive, science-based coaching approaches. This research-based, multi-faceted approach is still unique among regional professionals who work with exceptional persons and their families.








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