College Coaching in Boulder

• How to work with the resistance that holds your child back
• Planning effectively so they can manage the school workload
• Time management and prioritizing
• Organizing and managing schoolwork effectively
• Study skills – How to study, write papers, complete homework realistically
• Being honest with oneself about challenge areas and the consequences of inaction
• Advocating for oneself proactively with teachers
• Being forthcoming and honest with parents
• Overcoming procrastination
• Dealing with challenging social circumstances
• Regulating emotional overwhelm
• Learning the right mindsets, unlearning excuses
• Creating habits and routines for school success
• Parents learn how to support their child more effectively

• 1:1 coaching – At my office, the student’s residence, or other convenient meeting places. 1:1 time is critical in the coaching process so we can address the unique needs of an individual. I do a lot of 1:1 sessions with my college students. Whatever it takes.
• Systems – Learn the systems and strategies that all students need to succeed in school.
• Parent strategy sessions – How to support your unique child.
• SNO – I teach college students how to do Sunday Night Overhauls, which is critical for maintaining systems. Often students aren’t in the habit of maintaining their systems, so things continue to fall apart. Learning to do regular overhauls is key.
• Regular accountability check-ins – Via text, phone, Skype or live, depending on the student. I am in regular contact with my college students, helping them a lot with accountability because the expectations of college are more than they are used to.
• Tutoring – I tutor math, writing, science and history. I sometimes have other tutors on-hand at the office for extra support.
• Home Visits – This is where I help them optimize a Sacred Study Space and work on routines, as well as tackle any other projects that they want to work on.
• Advocacy/emails – I support college students with advocacy emails and effective correspondence with professors and TAs. This is an absolutely critical skill for college students to learn to do proactively.
• Full Access to Me – Phone, text, Skype, email. I’m available to you 24/7. Ok, that’s a bit hyperbolic; I do have a life. But reach out any time and I’ll be with you soon.
• Emergency calls – Help when students need it the most. I’m available via phone, email, text, Skype. I often do a lot of urgent calls with college students at the end of the semester when things pile up at the last minute.
• College-specific issues – College is a new world. The expectations are very different, and so are the experiences. I guide my college students exhaustively through how to navigate things like this:
  • How to handle the massively increased responsibility.
  • How to manage all sorts of life skills, like grocery shopping, cleaning, paying bills, getting college materials.
  • How to schedule time when there is no schedule.
  • How to be realistic about the gravity of college work. My college students are usually completely unrealistic about the amount of time and focus it takes to read college textbooks, to write college-level papers and to study for college exams.
  • How to deal maturely with the massive exposure to parties, drugs and people who are bad influences and who are happy to drag others down with them.
  • How to communicate honestly and openly with parents.
  • How to create study groups and other forms of accountability.
  • How to read through syllabi and structure study time to account for classes where there are fewer graded items that are weighted much more heavily.

1. Be sure you read this page thoroughly so you understand exactly how the program works.
2. Contact me here for the Enrollment Application and to set up a free 30-minute Meet & Greet in-person or online. No obligation whatsoever. No pressure. It’s a relaxed opportunity for us to get to know each other and see if it’s the right fit.

• 1:1 Coaching
  • Each semester I schedule numerous 1:1 sessions with my college students to work on systems, home visits to set up study spaces and help with organization, meetings on campus for all sorts of support, meetings at coffee shops for studying, extra meetings at the office for school work, etc.. I often do skype checkins with my college students. I also tend to do a lot of skype editing of papers with college students.
• SNO, Sunday Night Overhauls:
  • College students are required to be at my office every Sunday night as early as 6pm.
  • 6:30-9:00pm: Students work on closing out the prior week and prepping for the upcoming week. This includes critical habits such as effectively updating planners, reorganizing school materials precisely, checking the portal thoroughly, dealing with the inbox, as well as focus time for studying and homework.
  • Students may bring food and may leave early if they finish early. I often order food for students.
  • When your student has a big paper or exam, I stay late for them as needed.
• OGN, Open Gym Nights:
  • Open Gym Nights are on most Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 4:00 pm-7:00 pm.
  • Students must attend at least one OGN per week, preferably 2-3 nights.
  • This is an open time for students to come in for coaching, homework and studying.
  • Students may arrive at any time within the time window.
  • I am there early and stay late when students need me.
• Parent Meetings: I require parents of college students to meet with me 2-3 times during the semester, to touch base proactively as well as to discuss strategies for supporting your child and addressing the concerns you have about your child. This is usually online since most college parents are out of town, but sometimes we meet when parents are visiting.
• Student 1:1 coaching: I schedule numerous 1:1 sessions with my college students throughout the semester to address the vast amount of issues they are working with.

Testimonials

So much mastery…time management, dealing with directions, trying new things, getting to her job in a timely manner!

I said, “Wow! So much executive skill went into making this day work! What do you think enabled you to be so successful and on top of things?!” She said, “Seth!”

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I’m so thrilled for her (and for me) to see her starting to take charge and function more age appropriately in her life. She’s proud of herself, and rightfully so!  Thank you so much for all your help to date! -Karin A., a mom from Brookside, NJ

A bit over two years ago my daughter was entering her third year at the University of Colorado. She is very bright, creative and thoughtful but was struggling with meeting the academic requirements needed to finish school. She had failed several classes and been on and off probation a couple of times. Therapy had helped somewhat but the results were short-lived. She wanted to do better but lacked the organizational skills and focus necessary to fulfill the demands of school.