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How Does Coaching Work?

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Your first call is always free. Typically, we speak with both parents and student to learn more about your struggles and goals.
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We have a variety of coaching plans to fit your needs. Once we select the best plan for you, we'll sign a coaching agreement that outlines how we'll partner together.
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Now we get to the good stuff! You'll partner with Lori to navigate the struggles and reach for the goals you identified in your consultation.
Different from traditional therapy, collegiate executive function coaching, and stress management life-coaching can help students move through the overwhelm, demands, and pressures of college life with sustainable strategies, systems, habits, and exercises that build the skills necessary to thrive.

Coaching is a co-creative, 1:1 process where a professional coach partners with and empowers the student to create structure, pursue goals, and form sustainable habits. Both coach and student play active roles as we connect, collaborate, and navigate your needs and ambitions. ​Between my coaching and mental health expertise, and your clear vision of personal success, we will make a dynamite team. ​

Our process is highly personal and supports, moves, and engages the student in self-management practices that build and sustain success in every area of college life, not just academics. Personal and academic success are our ultimate goals in coaching. Together, we design the best methods, practices, habits, exercises, beliefs, and actions to make this happen.
It all begins with your free consultation.
"It was nearly impossible to get our son an appointment with his university's academic success coaches, so we began looking for other options. A friend referred us to SSLC, and now our son gets weekly 1:1 coaching that is completely tailored to his unique set of circumstances. Lori has helped him understand and cope with his ADHD and anxiety. We are so relieved to have found her."

- Mother, Arlington, Virginia 

About me


​Hi there! I'm Lori. Since 2017, I have partnered with high school and college students across the country to reach calm and emotional composure in the midst of personal and academic chaos. With a background rooted in mental health, I really like helping students not only identify their strengths, values, and passions, but to help them *use these personal qualities as the primary vehicle for moving through daily challenges.

I was once the exact college student, with the exact same struggles, that I now have the privilege of coaching young people through. 
Foremost, I am an advocate for student mental health and overall wellness. I am a strong proponent of keeping a school life-fun balance as a busy college student. To me, when you feel in control of your life in a healthy, productive way, your mental health becomes both the foundation and catalyst for your academic success.

My goal is to help your student not just survive, but thrive, in college and beyond.

My Credentials 
  • Master of Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth University & Virginia Tech
  • Trained ADHD Coach
  • Certified Life & Wellness Coach
  • Level 1 Certified Executive Functioning Coach
"I was struggling so badly with my executive function skills in college, that I began questioning if I was cut out for a 4-year degree. My mom found Students Stress Less and I will be forever grateful. Working with Lori was a true partnership, and it restored my self-confidence. Now, I'm about to graduate with a double major, and I would not be here without Lori's coaching. Thank you so much!

​- College Senior, Fredericksburg, Virginia ​

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Take advantage of our referral program!

Previous and existing clients of Students Stress Less Coaching can earn a digital gift card of their choice for referring friends or family. If the person you refer purchases any coaching package, you'll receive a $30 digital gift card from either Lululemon, Uber, DoorDash, Target, or Visa.​ Fill out the form below to refer a loved one and we'll get in touch with your referral bonus.