Author: Courtney Edman

Courtney is a 2e Parent Coach who understands the challenges that parents and professionals face educating and parenting a twice-exceptional child. She has spent the last 20 years helping her own children, including her 17-year old child who is 2e, navigate the joys and challenges of life: family, friends, school, sports, internships, college, and jobs. Courtney masterfully blends her personal background with a professional passion for coaching parents and families and is committed to making a difference in the lives of others who face the challenges, uncertainties and obstacles of raising, educating, and launching a 2e child. Courtney earned her Bachelor’s degree from Washington and Lee University in 1993, and went on to complete a Master’s of Science degree at Virginia Commonwealth University in 1997. She received her license as a physical therapist shortly after graduation in 1997, and ever since, has been coaching a variety of patients and their families to achieve their individualized treatment goals based on their own unique set of strengths and challenges. In addition to treating her own patients, she also coaches other physical therapists to help them meet the needs of their patients. She looks forward to expanding her role as a coach with Effective Effort Consulting, and is particularly interested in working with twice-exceptional students and their families. In addition to her work with EEC, she has also recently become involved with the newly established Chris Walsh Center for Families and Educators at Framingham State University as well as with the Massachusetts Association for Gifted Education. Courtney lives in Framingham, MA. with her husband, two teenage children, and her faithful walking companion and dog, Baxter. She is periodically blessed to have her college-aged daughter at home with them, too. When not coaching, Courtney can be found competing on the tennis court, getting her feet in the sand or the ocean, or spending time with family and friends, near and far.