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​Hi there! Welcome to Students Stress Less Coaching LLC.

​This is where you break through the chaos and overwhelm of college and learn to move through stress! 
Using the Everything but Books - 8 Necessary Skills to SurTHRIVE College©️ program, we will build the skills you need to survive college.
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​At times the stress of college is daunting, and if not managed, can lead to anxiety, depression, substance use, poor self-esteem, neglected wellness, and of all things...academic failure.

There are many causes to college overwhelm . The first thing we do in coaching is to identify what factors are the sources of your increased angst.

What feelings, emotions, and old stories are behind the stress?
What thoughts are holding you back?
What actions are you choosing as your response to these thoughts and feelings, in attempts to manage the stress?

Through the power of questioning and with the use of executive function assessment, we pinpoint your obstacles and challenges, and move forward with a plan to strengthen the skills necessary for you to execute and complete the many daily tasks required in college. This includes the necessary strategy of setting up and implementing "systems" to help you move through each day successfully.

In addition, we use the tool, The Wellness Wheel, to rate how well you balance college life and how satisfied you are in every area that requires your attention (school, friends, job, fitness, family, significant others, spirituality, hobbies and passions). 
  • How are you managing mental resilience?
  • How are you balancing all areas of college life?
  • How are you regulating strong emotions?
  • How are you connecting socially?
  • Are you using personal boundaries for your personal and academic benefits?
  • How are you implementing good study habits?
  • How healthy are you sleep and diet?
  • Is your self-esteem healthy and are you using confidence to propel you in all parts of your life?

Then we:
1. Choose your destination - where do you want to be?, what is your number one focus?, what do you look
like in 'this place'? - envision your desired end point through coaching.
  
2. Pack your bags - design your most effective and individualized college stress and anxiety management plan that includes strategies for building strong executive function skills.

3. Anticipate hurdles - identify the obstacles that will get in your way and establish how to move through those obstacles with clear direction.

4. Find the shortcut - what is the the most direct route to get you where you want to be?

5. Enjoy the view - acknowledge your progress and growth through the creation of your clear focus,  intentional exercises, practiced strategies, and consistency. (Mentor Coach, Human Growth Capital, LLC).
 
Together, our combined goal is for you to THRIVE on campus in every area of college life and your personal life:
  • ~ We want you to manage your life so that you have time for fun and exploration.
  • ~ We want you to grow so that you rely on yourSELF.
  • ~ We want you to feel confident and secure in every move and every decision you make.
  • ~ We want you to, more than anything, successfully manage stress and anxiety because learning this skill now is momentous for all success in life-not just for surviving college. 
You, however, will make individual goals, with small accomplishable steps, that will help move you to a place where you feel capable, confident, and empowered.

Each week in coaching, you will use our partnership and collaboration as accountability, responsibility, and motivation to help you build your self-management muscle. You will feel accomplished and successful after every session with  Students Stress Less Coaching LLC.
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HOW WE WILL WORK TOGETHER IN COACHING?

Welcome to the magic of coaching!

It's an honor to be your coach and I look forward to working with you. I have worked with students all over the country for the last six years - helping them settle into college so they can manage the academic rigor, manage their mental health and wellness, and manage themselves in every area of life.

The relationship between a coach and client is "co-creative", meaning we are equals and both have an active role in the coaching process.

Different from traditional therapy, coaching is a timely process (8-12 sessions) that:

1. Moves students beyond mental chaos of stress and anxiety.
2. Uses a psychoeducational component to teach students about the mind/body connection and fight or flight.
3. Uses the power of questions so students evoke their own solution.
4. Assesses executive function skills and creates a plan to build those skills that will help reduce stress.
5. Focuses on the student's strengths - using strengths to overcome "weaknesses".
6. Offers a shift for the student where a new understanding of the struggle, commitment to a solution, a clear direction, and renewed motivation becomes the vehicle for sustained change and growth.
7. Creates "systems" for students to use each day that helps them execute and complete tasks.
8. Helps students implement time management and self-management skills through the design of effective strategies.
9. Celebrates small wins and uses these successes as "gas" for the vehicle.
10. Focuses on the HOW, not the WHY? It is critical to create HOW you will get to your desired place of comfort and daily success, not WHY you are in the place you are in.
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I am master's level social worker and a certified and licensed professional life and wellness coach. The coaching programs I attended were through Coach Training Alliance - New Life Story, both certified under the International Coaching Federation. Dr. Dave Krueger, MD is the Mentor Coach, founder, and teacher of Mentor Path and New Life Story. A former professor, psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst, Dr. Kruger has trained thousands of ICF quality coaches over the years.  

In coaching, I use honed communication skills to support students through struggles, challenges, and obstacles that cause college-related stress and anxiety. As your detached thinking partner, together, design actionable steps for your self-management. Students will feel heard, understood, and empowered as we assess sources of stress and plan how to move forward despite feeling overwhelmed.

It all starts with a FREE 30 consultation where I listen to you!
Want meaningful change? Let's get started!
Hi​ again. I really am so glad you are here! 

You know, college has so much to offer - fun, growth, exploration, and education. I can remember feeling completely overwhelmed and unprepared for the experience. I was not taught how to study in high  school. I never had to practice balancing demands. I had multiple people reminding to get stuff done. Managing stress back then was not what it is today. (Your world is FULL of stimulation and distraction, and the expectations and demands placed on you is almost unimaginable.)

Eventually, I figured it all out. I failed. I was humbled on many occasions. I changed majors twice. I underapplied myself. I chose a major that was a "back-burner" major. I made plenty of wrong choices. But, I built solid life skills along the way.

And, I KNOW FOR A FACT new college students are not 100% prepared for college life! I see it every day in this practice.
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Do  you think you are prepared to handle and cope with everything college brings to the table? Can you figure it all out on your own?

Are you able to handle tough situations and make tough decisions on your own? Are you self-reliant and resourceful? Can you balance twenty-five things at once and plan ahead for them all? Do you know how to set personal boundaries for the betterment of your academic life? What about executing every. single. task. required of you each day? How would you rate yourself on handling uncomfortable emotions like depression, fear, anxiety, anger, frustration (a whole new level of frustration)? What about your wellness? 

These are the struggles you will be faced with in college.  The more you can navigate these struggles with ease and success, they more effectively and efficiently you will manage college life and your overall well-being.

Growing your ability to self-manage all areas of life so you THRIVE in college is how Students Stress Less Coaching LLC©️ will help you!

The 8 Life Skills we focus on in coaching are:
  1. Stress and Anxiety Management
  2. Social Success
  3. Executive Function Skills
  4. Mental Strength and Resilience (for failure recovery)
  5. Self-confidence and Self-esteem Skills
  6. Wellness Habits - 3 areas - basic nutrition, sleep hygience, and body movement
  7. Study Skills and Habits
  8. Emotional Regulation (for those tough emotions)
So, are you ready to THRIVE this semester?
Let's get started!
~Lori
Founder - Students Stress Less Coaching LLC©️

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