Welcome to my site. If you’ve come looking for a tutor, it may be the right place, but I’m primarily a coach. I coach students (usually high school and college age) through academics, prep for SATs, ACTs, GREs and almost any other standardized test, and through just plain life. I help them achieve whatever goals they have for themselves and help them develop the skills they need for masterful performance. At the same time, and maybe most importantly, I help them be the best people they can be through learning about themselves and how their minds and attention work. After all, no matter what we’re talking about, we’re really talking about the mind.

Why Don’t All Students Find Success?

Although we’ve all been told to 'pay attention' since we were toddlers, very few of us have ever been told how to, or how to best engage our innate intelligence when we face difficulties. Drawing from decades of experience in Educational and Cognitive Psychology, Curriculum Design and Mindfulness, we’ll help you or your students find the real keys to success, in any arena or discipline. 

Courses range in length from single-day workshops to 10-week programs to ongoing one-on-one coaching and tutoring for students, by the hour, monthly or by the course. If your school or business is within 50 miles of Chapel Hill, courses can be arranged on-site during normal day or evening hours, during weekends, or as addendum to students’ schedules. 

Most importantly, we tailor each course to meet the needs of the client and the student.

Rates: 

We offer one-on-one coaching and instruction by the hour ($120/hr), a Package of 11 Sessions for $1,200, or monthly ($500/mo), all including:

• Weekly one-on-one coaching/instruction (1 hour)

• Online office hours

• Scheduled check-ins each week

• If requested, ongoing communication with schools, teachers and support staff

For students under 1000 combined on an SAT/PSAT or under 20 on an ACT, or who need more intensive or deeper instruction or work with particular skills (reading, writing, math, test-taking, anxiety, etc..), we offer 22 sessions for $2,250 for a longer course, or a more concentrated one. Students will almost always take the SAT two or more times, and some three.  This option gives us more opportunity to work between test administrations and work more intensively with weak areas and skills.

And for students who need to build their basic skills all around (those who score below the 25% mark on one or all of the SAT/ACT/GRE areas), $5,000/yr for unlimited one-on-one coaching, online office hours and communication.  

Please contact us for a custom quote and course design.

Financial assistance is available.