The Coaching Connection offers psychological consulting, testing referrals, psychotherapeutic support and coaching services for individuals and the parents of individuals who struggle with academic achievement, motivation, direction, discipline, school problems and related learning or developmental issues. We also work with people struggling with personal growth concerns that lie outside of the learning, academic or family environment. We are licensed mental health professionals with specialized experience in transformational, psychotherapeutic coaching as well as in traditional psychotherapy, psychological consulting and evaluation. We use coaching methods that straddle the intersection between traditional psychological intervention and methods derived from all of the great spiritual and personal growth traditions. We understand that depression, anxiety, behavior problems, low self-esteem, peer problems. work problems and family discord can emerge from mild learning or processing differences and that parenting a child with a mild learning or processing difference can be an exasperating, puzzling and difficult experience for both the parent and child. We are trained to help the parents and teachers of such children shift the way they think about the child and then modify the way they parent and teach so as to become maximally effective and successful in their work with these children. We like to see parents and teachers become masterful guides, mentors and role models, so that they can experience all of the fun, love, joy, ease and feelings of accomplishment that drew them to the challenge of raising and teaching a child in the first place. We like to return families to the peace, love and family harmony that comes from a well-functioning home with effective, satisfied parents and successful, happy children. We work with younger children and the parents of younger children as needed and coach the bright but underachieving high school student on how to get clear on what he or she wants, what his or her values are, what strategies will work best to reach important goals and how to work with ease. Finally, we teach life success principles, psychological principles and life mastery strategies to the older, college-aged child so that he or she can move into adult life smoothly, with all of the confidence and courage he or she needs to become successful in college or in a chosen vocation. We also work with individuals in groups and with groups of professionals, teachers and counselors in community-centered workshops and seminars where we teach these principles and tools for life mastery, and we would enjoy creating a program specifically for the needs of your group.
