Empowering students to build focus, confidence, and peace of mind.
Executive functioning coaching and advocacy that build lasting executive functioning and life skills while reducing stress, easing anxiety, and creating calmer homes.
Drawing on over two decades of experience, Aliza Starr partners with bright, capable students to strengthen executive functioning so they take ownership of their learning, build confidence and independence, and develop the skills needed to succeed in school and beyond.
Based in West Hartford, Connecticut, serving families in surrounding communities through in-person coaching, with select virtual availability when appropriate.
Aliza Starr with her daughter Aria Jade
The StarrHacks Difference
Few professionals bring all three together:
Executive Functioning Coaching:
Building focus, organization, planning, time management, and self-regulation skills that transfer across every subject.
Real Task & Assignment Support:
Strategies applied in real time while completing schoolwork, projects, and responsibilities, turning everyday work into opportunities for growth.
Powerful Advocacy:
Direct communication with teachers, support during PPT/IEP meetings, and ensuring the right supports and accommodations are in place so students can succeed both in and out of the classroom.
Why Families Choose StarrHacks
This rare combination empowers students to build confidence and independence. It creates success at school, greater ease at home, and skills that last a lifetime.
Executive Functioning:
Turning Potential Into Progress
The skills that help students move from intention to action
Even the brightest students can struggle with follow-through, not because they lack ability, but because they need the right structure, systems, and support.
Executive functioning is the brain’s management system. It’s what helps students plan, organize, focus, regulate emotions, and follow through, in school and in everyday life.
When these skills listed here are strengthened, students don’t just perform better, they feel more confident, capable, and independent, in the classroom and beyond.
Core Executive Functioning Skills at a Glance:
Organization
Clarity instead of chaos
Time Management
Using time intentionally and effectively
Task Initiation & Completion
Starting strong and following through
Focus
Staying on track, even when distractions compete
Self-Regulation
Managing emotions with resilience and control
At StarrHacks,
these skills come to life through personalized coaching that builds structure, confidence, and independence.
From a clear starting point to lasting growth, the StarrHacks Coaching Path evolves with your child.
This isn’t tutoring.
It’s personalized, strategic coaching that strengthens how students think, plan, and follow through, while supporting real academic work along the way.
Most families begin at one point on the StarrHacks Coaching Path and continue as confidence and momentum grow.
The StarrHacks Coaching Path
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A focused reset for students who feel overwhelmed or stuck. This short-term experience restores clarity, establishes supportive systems, and helps rebuild momentum.
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Consistent, personalized coaching to strengthen executive functioning skills, build routines, and increase follow-through. Students begin to feel more capable, confident, and independent.
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Designed for deeper, lasting progress. As skills and habits take hold, students build confidence, resilience, and independence while families experience greater calm and consistency at home.
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Ongoing coaching that evolves as needs change. Skills are reinforced, momentum is maintained, and growth continues as new challenges emerge.
Students don’t just learn strategies. They apply them while completing real assignments.
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“After our first call with Aliza, it was like we could finally breathe. Three years later, our son is thriving, earning A’s and B’s and taking real pride in his work.”
parent of Jaxon, Farmington, CT
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“Because of your help, I was awarded Student of the Month and didn’t have to go to Saturday school all year.”
parent of Nicole, West Hartford, CT
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“Aliza helped my daughter develop a stronger sense of independence, not just as a student but as a person. She understood her strengths and challenges and kept her engaged in meaningful ways.”
parent of Claire, Wethersfield, CT
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“One of your greatest strengths is how deeply you understand and connect with students.”
parent of Rowan, Glastonbury, CT
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“Aliza worked with my son for five years — not because it took that long to see improvement, but because everything she did made such a difference. My son now has a toolbox of strategies he’ll carry with him throughout his academic journey.”
parent of Ethan, West Hartford, CT
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“My friend asked who Aliza was when she saw your name on my phone. I told her, ‘I really like her!’ She looked shocked. Most kids don’t like their tutors, coaches, or teachers. I wish you were my teacher for everything.”
parent of Lindsay, Avon, CT
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“Aliza Starr is our family’s shining star. She helped our daughter go from struggling to raising her grades by three letters within weeks and lifted a huge weight off our family.”
parent of Olivia, West Hartford, CT
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“Everything Aliza did made such a difference. My son now has a toolbox of strategies he’ll carry with him for life.”
parent of Ethan, West Hartford, CT
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“Working with you has been a game-changer at school and at home.”
parent of Annabelle, Glastonbury, CT
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