Are you a College Freshman or Sophomore, a High school Junior or Senior, or Upperclassmen in College who is feeling unnerved by the changes in your life? Do you have a student who you care about and know is struggling with this transition? If so, we hope you will stay with us on this page; we can help no matter what stage you are at!

Note to the Student:
Campus Coaching is designed to provide you with a confidential, caring, non-judgmental forum in which to express difficult thoughts, concerns and experiences. We follow strict regulations regarding client confidentiality, privacy and privileged information. In addition, it is our belief and our goal to provide an environment that is caring, non-judgmental, and conducive to change.

A Note to Parents:
As parents of young adults it is often difficult to change the patterns of child rearing as your child matures into adulthood. As concerned parents it is normal to want to know what your child is doing and planning. However, sometimes instead of inviting conversation with our children it in fact closes them down.

As therapists /coaches we are aware of the delicate balance between young adults and their parents. We provide Campus Coaching to bridge just this connection. Our goal it to help them find solutions to problems and unanswered questions in their lives. Sometimes they are able to share thoughts with professionals because they are not emotionally connected to them like you are as their parent.

It is also important that they feel safe to express their feelings and thoughts in order to open up the possibility for healthy change, which after all is everyone’s’ goal.

Stage I: Getting In

Maybe you are a high school upper classmen and you are beginning to think about college. Does any of this sound familiar to you?

I am "so done with high school", but secretly I am not sure I am ready to be on my own. I want to go away to college, And I want to stay home. I worry about making the wrong choice and ending up at a college I don't like. I worry about looking like a loser or disappointing my parents. I worry I won’t be able to handle college. I feel anxious a lot of the time and would love to have someone I could call for help. My parents and family are "just too close" even though they really care about me

Stage II: Campus Life

If you are a college freshman or sophomore you are past Stage I and now you may be struggling with trying to find that balance in your campus life.

Do any of the following statements "fit for you"? I love the freedom of college BUT I have some trouble organizing my days and my time. I know I shouldn't be missing classes, but no one is here to "make me go". All my friends are trying "stuff" to be able to stay awake longer and study, should I? Money seems to go so quickly. I really don’t know where I spend it. It is hard adjusting to dorm life; too many people all the time. I worry about getting all this work done. It is so much more than I had in high school. Even though there are lots of people around, I feel lonely a lot of the time. I don’t want my parents to think I can’t handle this. It has been a long time since my parents were my age; they don’t really get what goes on here. I feel anxious a lot of the time and would love to have someone I could call for help. My parents and family are “just too close” even though they really care about me.

Stage III:

For those of you who are two years or less from graduating from college, congratulations on your accomplishment this far! We also know you are probably beginning to think about a whole new set of issues.

Perhaps you have already heard this one: "What are you going to do when you graduate"? That can be a confusing and frustrating question. Parents and relatives probably are asking you this question all the time, and each time you hear, it adds angst to your search.

Do any of these questions "sound familiar" Still not sure after almost four years? What do you mean you don’t know what you want to do? You are almost done what are you doing next? Your friends all seem to have a direction, why don’t you? It is time you grew up, what do you want to do with your life? I am anxious a lot of the time and would love to have someone I could call for help. My parents and family are "just too close" even though they really care about me

Solutions to College Conundrums

Imagine what it would be like to be able to better understand your personal learning type ? Could you make better choices on choosing "where and when" to study? How about when working in groups on projects, dealing with your roommates or just in general to "get along and better understand the people in your life"? Could you make better choices on choosing "where and when" to study?

Imagine what it would be like to develop your own personal map in figuring out what you want to do with your life?

• Would it be useful in narrowing down the choices?
• Could asking the right questions help you find your niche?
  

• Would it be useful to be able to talk with a caring, nonjudgmental professional who has experience and training?


• Would you like to know that you can call , email or visit when you need to?

Campus Coaching is a program that will take you from imagination to reality!

As Qualified Administrators for both the MBTI® and Strong Interest Inventory® we can offer you psychological Assessment tools which will provide you with information and open up the possibility for coaching conversations as well as thoughtful, directive decision making.

Since the majority of our clients are away from home, this program offers our services via phone or email contact, as well as face to face (if you happen to be in the area). Available as a series of monthly contacts, the choice is yours. The help is available!

For more information please contact us.

"The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this:
Decide what you want."

Ben Stein

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