Children and teenagers meet individually with their coach through live video sessions.
Coaching combines supportive conversation, guided reflection, age-appropriate activities, and practical strategies for understanding emotions and navigating everyday situations.
The experience is tailored to three developmental stages.
Ages 4–8: Understanding Feelings and Learning to Respond
Younger children are developing the language and skills to recognize emotions, express needs, and manage frustration.
Coaching uses engaging activities, stories, visual supports, and guided practice to help children:
- Recognize and name emotions.
- Notice physical signs of strong feelings.
- Express needs and ask for help.
- Practice calming and self-regulation strategies.
- Manage disappointment and unexpected changes.
- Learn what to say during early friendship conflicts.
- Develop flexibility and confidence when trying something new.
Parents participate in portions of sessions to understand the strategies being introduced and help reinforce skills at home.
Ages 9–13: Understanding Yourself and Navigating Friendships
During late childhood and early adolescence, friendships become more complex, emotions can feel more intense, and young people develop a deeper understanding of themselves.
Coaching helps students:
- Recognize and understand increasingly complex emotions.
- Navigate changing friendships, misunderstandings, and feelings of exclusion.
- Develop confidence in conversations and social situations.
- Consider different perspectives.
- Manage frustration, embarrassment, and disappointment.
- Communicate more effectively with parents and family members.
- Recognize patterns in their thoughts, feelings, and reactions.
- Develop self-compassion, resilience, and flexible thinking.
Parent participation is adapted to each child's developmental needs while allowing increasing opportunities for independent reflection and self-expression.
Ages 14–18: Building Self-Understanding and Emotional Independence
Adolescence brings increasingly complex questions about identity, relationships, personal values, independence, and belonging.
Coaching helps teenagers:
- Develop a clearer understanding of their emotions, strengths, and values.
- Navigate friendship challenges, social expectations, and interpersonal conflict.
- Recognize how thoughts and assumptions influence emotional reactions.
- Develop strategies for managing rejection, criticism, frustration, and uncertainty.
- Communicate needs, preferences, and boundaries.
- Strengthen emotional regulation during difficult conversations.
- Practice mindfulness, perspective-taking, and intentional decision-making.
- Build confidence, self-compassion, and personal agency.
Coaching emphasizes increasing independence, with family involvement adapted to each teenager's developmental needs and goals.