HOW COACHING WORKS
I don't run every client through the same curriculum.
Each session starts with a practical question, which is what's actually getting in your way this week, and we build from there.
Sometimes the problem looks like time management and turns out to be perfectionism, and sometimes it looks like laziness from the outside when really the student doesn't know how to turn a twelve-step assignment into the first action.
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WHAT WE WORK ON
The skills:
Planning and prioritizing, time management, organization, getting started on tasks, study systems and building routines that hold up in real life.
What's underneath them:
Perfectionism, avoidance, overwhelm, negative self-talk, confidence, self-advocacy and learning how to recover when things don't go according to plan.
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HOW IT WORKS: STEP BY STEP
Free 15-minute consultation. We talk about what's going on and whether coaching is the right fit.
Intake. We look at strengths, challenges and goals, so coaching starts from where you actually are.
Weekly coaching and accountability. Weekly sessions, plus a short check-in between sessions to keep strategies moving in real life.
Family Team Meetings. For middle and high school students, parents join periodically so everyone is working from the same plan.
Phasing out. As skills take hold, support steps down gradually, so you leave coaching running your own system.
Progress isn't a straight line, and there will be seasons when things feel manageable and seasons when life gets overwhelming. The goal isn't perfection. It's leaving with a toolbox of skills, systems and self-awareness you can come back to whenever you need it.
The bottom of our Home Page dives into more detail on these 5 phases of service.
COACHING OPTIONS
Sessions are virtual nationwide, with in-person sessions available in the Los Angeles area.