Mark A. Greiner, M.D.

Without hyperbole, the time my family spent with Annika Ahlstrom was invaluable because she is an unforgettable and effective teacher. We went to her in need, and she taught us how to go about organizing, prioritizing, and helping ourselves. My family of four (two teenagers, two adults, all with ADHD, all extroverts) were able to engage with a curriculum that we needed to learn but struggled with/against because we are at different stages of our lives and, well, have ADHD. She has a talent for communicating at the level and tone needed; has high emotional intelligence; can reach learners of all ages and families from diverse backgrounds; and listens and observes carefully. She creates a safe space for learning and sharing really powerful and emotional stuff. I am most impressed by Annika, and recommend her to anyone seeking effective, accessible tools and principles for managing life – when you need some help organizing yourself.

Seeing My time changed our lives. Two years ago my son was a typical tweenager, totally disorganized, or so I thought and I was the typical organized helicopter mom. And "the Twain shall never meet". That was us. We were at constant war. Then we started the program with Annika, just my son and I and it was life changing. It helped me understand my son and the way his brain functions and my son learned to understand my state of mind. We started to have conversations instead of arguments. Assignments and projects were submitted on time without the late night 2:30am scramble to finish a project and my son and I became friends rather than adversaries. Our organizational  and time management skills improved. We learned about our weaknesses and started using strategies to overcome them together. My son started at a new school this year. His teachers and counselors are amazed at how organized and put together he is.  They love him and I am so proud of him, all thanks to this program and Annika's help. We will forever be grateful to Annika for introducing us to this program and being with us every step of the way through this journey. Like I said before, life changing. Our only regret,  we wish we could have started it sooner and also involved the rest of our family. Thank you Annika!!! 

My husband, son and I started the Seeing My Time program with Annika the summer before my son's junior year.  We found that working together as a family was beneficial to all of us.  It helped us realize our individual weaknesses and gave us tools and strategies that were easy to apply and made big changes. We were able to support my son in the areas he needed help and at the same time give him the ability to take ownership of his work and make better choices and decisions.  This helped to avoid conflicts and arguments.  Annika is knowledgable, personable and very easy to work with.  I would highly recommend her and the program!  My only regret is that we didn't find her sooner.  I believe all children should be taught these skills in elementary school to prepare them for their future learning.

Annika is an Angel.!  I was not happy about my relationship with my daughter who is always late for everything.  I tried to read books aimed at helping parents but nothing worked.  When Annika was referred by my daughter's psychologist, I wanted to give it a try, not expecting major changes.  Meeting  and working with Annika over the summer was such a wise decision. I was able to join the sessions to gain a better understanding of my daughter's brain.  We learned better communication skills.  I don't get this opportunity with my teenage daughter a lot. Lastly, I witnessed changes in my daughter.  She now has a sense of time.  She uses the white board to plan her day and she's even cleaning her room.  She will start her new school year with more motivation, focus and time management skills.  We will both keep practicing all of the strategies!

Our son started seeing Annika in the summer after 9th grade because he was experiencing difficulty with his organizational skills.  He was having trouble keeping track of his assignments and deadlines and as a result he had numerous missing assignments which really hurt his overall grades.  He also did not have the ability to plan ahead for long-term assignments and to study for tests.  He needed a tremendous amount of support from us to keep on top of his work.  After 8 sessions wit Annika he was able to successfully track his assignments and deadlines and did not have a single missing assignment the following school year!  He is now able to successfully manage his work on his own.  Annika taught him some very simple, straightforward skills to organize himself, his time and his work.  We are so grateful to her for having helped our son!  WE only wish we had done it sooner!  We highly recommend Annika to other families facing similar struggles.

We can confidently say our son is ready for college now and our family is stronger, thanks to the Seeing My Time program with Annika. Our very bright and very shy son has struggled to reach his potential in school because he lacked the essential organizational and communication skills to focus his efforts and to self advocate with his teachers. He wasn't willing to do one on one tutoring for study skills: it was too overwhelming. Working with Annika as a family was ideal for our situation and we were pleasantly surprised with the benefits we ALL took away from our sessions. We learned about our own and each other's strengths and weaknesses and how we could best support each other. We learned concrete tools for organization and time management and put them into practice under Annika's guidance.  Our communication as a family has improved and we look forward to continuing our family meetings when our son goes off to college.  Annika was so easy to work with and very knowledgeable. We recommend her wholeheartedly!  

We started using Annika the summer after my daughter’s 1st year at college.  Her spring semester was a disaster.  She had no focus, no plan, no tools.  She was stressed and overwhelmed.  Within weeks of working with Annika’s calming and nurturing teaching, my daughter started feeling much more confident.  Planning her work and being organized.  I saw the transformation every week.  Being part of the learning, helped us a family as well. As parents, we send our children off to college without having the correct tools to organize.  Annika put the focus back in my child, even when my daughter felt doomed.  She is much more confident.  She is a whole different person.  Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

My daughter and I gained so much insight working with Annika.  Using the Seeing My Time program with her guidance taught both of us many lessons, most of all how each of us thinks.  Our brains are just wired differently and now we can understand each other better. I am much more able to help my daughter with this understanding and using the skills taught to us by Annika.  Due to the fact that we do not live near her, most of our sessions were completed via the computer.  We did the first session and one close to the end, face to face in the same room but being able to work together online for the other sessions was most helpful.  Not just because we did not have to travel, but all my daughters school work was right within reach and Annika could really guide us in our environment.  There were also tools that help our whole family communicate better in relationship to time and scheduling.  We will never forget the skills taught to us by Annika and feel confident in the knowledge that she is available for questions or a tune-up if needed.

Nancy 

This course has been such an eye opener for both myself and my son.  Annika helped us overcome and improve on weaknesses.  The course as informative and extremely helpful and I would highly recommend it for any middle, high school or college student.  I wish I had known about this course for my older children.

Judd, 10th Grade

This course helped me very much.  I am handing in my work on time because I have my calendar to look back on which I would not have used before.  This course has made me feel like I am bigger than my school work. I used to feel the work was bigger than me and I would drown.  I can swim now.

Annika Ahlstrom is a gifted teacher, communicator and mentor.  Her programs on mindfulness and executive function are wonderful and effective - and delivered with great experience and genuine caring.  She has a way of making any student feel at ease and receptive to creating new, winning patterns for learning.  We recommend her enthusiastically!

My daughter and I have learned so much from Annika during this program.  It has changed my entire way of running a busy family schedule.  My daughter and I are now able to support one another with specific strategies that make us feel good at the end of the day .  Annika taught us the science behind our behaviors and gave us the tools to succeed.  The look on my daughters face when she made the deans list was priceless.  It was truly life changing for me and I will be doing the program again with my college, high school and middle school children.  

Annika's class helped our family better understand how we think and process, and how to work with who we are to more effectively manage our time.  There were so many amazing, concrete skills  - everyone in our family - our young children, our teenager, and my husband and I - were able to benefit from the class.  The class helped us to work together better, plan more meaningfully, and actually achieve our goals.