Social Communication & Awareness Coaching (Individual)

*when appropriate, coaching may be provided in a client’s natural social environment (i.e., school, after-school program. etc.)*

We offer individual coaching services for children, teenagers, and young adults. Social communication coaching involves social-and-self-awareness skills: it supports students in understanding the connections between their thoughts, feelings, and behavior, and how it affects their relationships and social interactions. By deepening their understanding of self, clients will feel more confident in their ability to connect with others and navigate challenging situations and emotions. Clients will also learn specific tools and strategies to enhance their communication across environments. We pride ourselves in catering to the unique needs of our clients and their individual challenges. Offered virtually or in-person.

One-on-one Counseling Session

Approaches to coaching include:

  • developing better or more effective problem solving and conflict resolution skills

  • tools and concepts from Social Thinking ©, Zones of Regulation © , and Size of the Problem ©

  • practicing or processing real or hypothetical social scenarios

  • perspective taking instruction and practice

  • strategies for negotiating, persuading, describing, compromising

  • developing a growth mindset

  • use of a friendship pyramid to better understand relationships

  • developing self-advocacy skills 

  • social behavior mapping

  • identifying strengths, challenges, likes, and dislikes

  • identifying one’s emotions/building emotional vocabulary