Helping students and parents to engage more comfortably in courageous conversations.

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Conversations to Have Before Heading to College

Working with college bound students, current college students, and their parents at critical junctures including:

  • Helping students and parents to better understand each other’s concerns, questions, and priorities

  • Considering where to apply

  • Crafting essays for college admissions

  • Coaching for successful college tours/ accompanying families on tours to help with everything behind the scenes

  • Deciding where to go

  • Getting emotionally prepared for transitioning to college

  • Supporting parents to let go

  • Navigating a rocky freshman year

  • Supporting students who decide to transfer 

  • Dealing with loneliness and putting oneself out there

  • Dealing with complex problems including sexual violence, dating violence, eating disorders, self-harm, and mental health issues as well as difficult situations happening at home such as divorce, a death in the family, a challenging diagnosis of a loved one that may dramatically alter a family unit, etc.

  • Finding mentors

  • Choosing a major and plan of study

  • Finding internships and jobs

  • Launching after college

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