About Me

I specialize in preparing students as they transition from one educational milestone to the next.  I am dedicated to supporting students’ academic, social, personal success and wellbeing. I guide students to develop skills in areas which include executive functioning, time management, goal setting and long-term planning. Together, we will identify strengths and challenges in academic areas and build strategies to better manage and balance academic and extracurricular expectations.

My educational background includes a Master’s of Social Work from Boston College Graduate School of Social Work, a Master’s in Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a Bachelor of Arts from Fordham University, as well as training certificates in Coaching for Student Success and Coaching Neurodiverse Learners from JST Coaching & Training. I bring over ten years of experience working at schools and nonprofits to improve access for students, design strategies for their success and support students in achieving their goals.

I live in the Boston Area and am the parent of two young adults.

Professional Affiliations:

  • Member, Independent Consultants Association (IECA)

  • Member, National Association of Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA)

  • Member, National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

  • Member, Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)

  • Member, Ambassadors, The Steppingstone Foundation

  • Member, Advisory Board, National Partnership for Educational Access (NPEA)

About the Process

  • Navigating their current academic needs. Identifying current challenges to academics, developing strategies to plan for papers and projects, building reliable study skills, balancing extracurricular schedules, preparing for academic and social demands of college, and focusing on personal and wellness goals.

  • I create individualized strategies designed to address ADHD and executive functioning needs. This includes enhanced study and organizing skills, compliance with existing academic plans (IEP, etc.), and collaboration with Disability/Accommodations/Support offices to further encourage the use of resources made available to the student.

  • I provide comprehensive academic advising that involves both students and their families to ensure an inclusive approach to success.

  • I collaborate with students as they transition into high school or college and navigate new academic and social expectations.

    This includes supporting time management in the final semesters of middle or high school, the transition during the summer months, planning their courses, and completing the numerous expectations for incoming freshmen.

    Additionally, I work closely with students in their first semesters on a high school or college campus to further build reliable skills in self-advocacy, self- confidence, social confidence, time management, executive function, goal setting and managing academic schedules. The areas of focus include:

    • Identifying new goals for academic and personal success

    • Methods to assure accountability

    • Time management strategies in a new academic setting

    • Understanding a school's learning management system (Canvas, D2L, Blackboard, etc.)

    • Navigating information about orientations, class registration, and dorm life

    • Review of all course syllabi and planning for multiple long term assignments

    • Developing a weekly assignment plan

    • Study strategies - individual and group study planning

    • Building familiarity with the resources available to increase academic confidence

    • Ways to make use of office hours, the writing center or other tutoring options

    • Managing accommodations process, if necessary

    • Exploring extracurricular and volunteer opportunities on campus

    • Handling setbacks

My Services

Working Together

Our first meeting will include the student and the parents or guardians to meet each other and talk about your goals, academic strengths and challenges. I will answer your questions and you will have some time to determine if we are a good fit for each other.

Once you engage my services, the student and I will meet one-on-one with frequent text check-ins. Our meetings (on ZOOM, if out of area) are tailored to your strengths, challenges and goals. We will work on strategies which help you to understand, manage, and advocate for specific learning needs. Regular meetings are critical to building improved academic and personal routines. Brief outreach between meetings helps to keep the student focused on goals. 

If you have any questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to reach out using the contact form. You can also reach me by email or phone from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday. 

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