ADHD Tutor & Behavior Coach — Helping K–12 Students Build Confide

Erin R.

My name is Erin, and I have a MA in Child Psychology and over 15 yrs working in education as a teacher, tutor, Director of After school and Homework programs throughout Southern California and behavior coach and academic tutor specializing in ADHD, executive function, and study skills for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. I founded Potentia Tutor Coach out of a deep belief that every child has untapped potential — and that the right support, delivered the right way, can unlock it. I work with families across San Diego, including La Jolla, Del Mar, Mission Hills, and Rancho Santa Fe, both in person and online.

My approach is different from traditional tutoring because I work with the whole child, not just the subject matter. For students with ADHD and learning differences, the real barrier is rarely the content - it is the executive functioning skills that make learning possible: starting tasks, managing time, organizing materials, regulating emotions, and following through. In every session, I build a personalized plan around each student's individual strengths and challenges, using positive reinforcement, structured routines, and practical coaching strategies that carry over into daily life at home and school.

I have worked with elementary students on reading, phonics, fluency, and math foundations, and with middle and high school students on multi-subject support, organization systems, and study skills. My sessions include parent communication and weekly progress updates, because I believe families are partners in this process - not bystanders. Many of the students I work with have been told they are lazy or unmotivated. In my experience, those students simply have not yet found the right approach. Watching a child go from frustrated and shut down to capable and confident is exactly why I do this work.