Life Coaching for Teens

We offer private 1:1 youth mentor coaching services for adolescents and young adults ages 12-19.

How do life coaching and mentoring relate?

A large body of research suggests high quality mentoring supports positive development for high-risk youth in a number of ways. However, for maximum benefit the following factors are necessary:

Active guidance (the mentor consistently works to build mentee competencies and facilitate the mentee setting and pursuing personal goals)
Advocacy (the mentor identifies mentee needs and fosters the mentee’s self-advocacy)
Closeness/emotional connection (a caring relationship between mentor and mentee)
Collaborative/developmental orientation (identifying mentee’s interests and strengths, facilitating the mentee’s sense of contribution)
Consistency (mentor follow-through and trustworthiness)
Longevity (extended duration of relationship)
Parent engagement (mentor involves the parent/caregiver in addressing the mentee’s needs and respects the parent/caregiver’s role)
Positive role modeling (the mentor sets a positive example for the mentee, demonstrates healthy behaviors, integrity, and prosocial behavior) (OJJDP, 2013)

All of these functions are an integral part of the life coaching process however, science-based life coaching adds the intensive training, certification, structure, tools, professional, and ethical standards that means our high quality mentoring is a professional discipline. I have undergone 60 hours of intensive training, practice, and supervision to be certified followed by continuing education to maintain credential.

Sample Coaching Focus Options

Personal Goals
– Navigating life transitions and change.
– Enhancing self-esteem, confidence, social and emotional intelligence, self- and others-awareness, mindfulness, positive emotion, and engagement.
– Wellness strategies for mental, physical, and emotional health.
– Creating balance, meaning, and purpose in pursuits and interactions.
– Stress reduction, frustration/anger reduction, effective communication, and resilience.
– Committed action, values-based goal striving, and achievement.
– Learn to thrive in your own skin.
– Building strong, positive social networks.
– Bullying, harmful behaviors, detrimental peer influence, substance use awareness.
– Self-development to become a leader among your peers.

Academic and Professional Goals
– Harnessing individuality (strengths, personality, interests, values, talents, and passion) for success.
– Tools for academic success. Tailoring systems and tools for success to your learning, thinking, and motivation style.
– College readiness and planning.
– Career planning. Career niche discovery. Applying your personality, experience, natural interests, passion, and strengths to design your unique career path.

Logistics
The first and most essential aspect of effective coaching is a good fit in the coach-client relationship as this connection directly affects success. The initial coaching consultation with parent and teen is free and serves to allow us get to know one another, for this purpose, before any commitment from either side.

Private Coaching Retainer: Varies. Contact for a free consultation.

Minimum Commitment: 3 months.

Distance sessions by Skype or telephone internationally. In person available to those local to nationally matched coaches.

First monthly installment is due at signing to secure your spot.

**We offer sliding scale rates on needs-basis for youth at high risk of poverty or delinquency. Due to the reduced nature of sliding scale rates we must limit this service to those clients meeting reduced rate program requirements. The following guidelines are considered:

– Socioeconomic disadvantage
– A history or abuse, neglect, or behavioral issues.
– Homeless or foster teens
– Teen parents