Vanessa Leaver is a Speech Pathologist and Executive Function Coach with over 15 years of experience supporting neurodiverse children and their families across Australia, Japan, and New Zealand. She is the founder of The Executive Hub, a private practice dedicated to equipping parents, educators, and professionals with tools to strengthen planning, organisation, time management, and self-regulation skills in children and teens.

Vanessa specialises in ADHD, twice-exceptionality, and learning differences, offering a unique blend of therapeutic insight and practical coaching. She has led multidisciplinary teams, worked within international schools, and now runs workshops and programs that empower families with knowledge and realistic strategies they can use every day.

A mother of three herself, Vanessa brings warmth and empathy as well as some humour to her work—bridging the gap between research and real life with clarity and compassion.

Talk title:

Think, Plan, Do: Strengthening Executive Function Skills in Children and Young People

Practical Tools to Support Focus, Organisation & Follow-Through.