Executive function for the real world
Strengthen your EF‑ing skills. Expand what’s possible.
The EF Field Guide provides practical, personalized strategies to help turn executive function struggles into strengths so you can understand your brain, build your skills, and thrive.
Stop beating yourself up. Start working with your brain.
Stop beating yourself up. Start working with your brain.
Learn about Executive Function
Understand your EF areas & why they matter.
Explore practical strategies that work for you.
Meet Your EF Field Guides
Nicole and Chris created The EF Field Guide to make executive function knowledge practical, approachable, and useful in everyday life.
Nicole Ferrin, MSEd, NBCT
Co-creator and author
Nicole is an executive function coach and specialist in learning and behavior who works with adults and kids of all ages. With a focus on ADHD & neurodiversity, she draws on over twenty years experience in coaching, teaching, and qualitative research. She tailors her approach to each individual, using evidence-based practices to help people design personalized systems, build sustainable habits, and reach their goals. She loves birds.
Christopher Lamps, MD, FAACAP
Co-creator and author
Dr. Lamps offers a combination of medication, individual therapy, and family-based therapy to children, adolescents, and young adults in Richmond, Virginia. He is ABPN board-certified in both General Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. His areas of interest include obsessive-compulsive disorder, eating disorders, and ADHD. He reboots his brain through activities including tennis, skiing, and walking his dog.