Are you getting good grades but still feel like something is missing?

Are you not fitting in well with others at school or in groups?

Are you struggling with anxiety and depression when it comes to thinking about school, exams, and your future?

Do you feel alone?

Are you only motivated to get good grades for the purpose of parent/adult praise?

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If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you just might need a coach in your life!

 

 

My works as a youth life coach and youth advocate are my primary purpose in life.  As a struggling child and teen myself, I know first-hand what it feels like to feel unwanted, to have everyone overlook what I was thinking or to dismiss it as just mere child’s behavior or child talk, or worse to still act out (questionable behavior) and everyone ignores it because my grades were good and on the outside, I looked like the perfect child.  I was heavy in the church and was a leader in all of the youth groups and tried to be in clubs that spoke to how great I wanted everyone to see.  I wanted and yearned for everyone’s approval and that mindset slowly became a part of my only desire or focus to just be accepted. Through those misleading times I not only didn’t get to experience being a child, I never really got to grow up. 

 

In my role as a teen coach/advocate kids and people, in general, seem to trust me which is because one’s heart and energy are reflective in a way that even words normally can't express.  It’s a connection that people feel and I usually have that connection with most.  Maybe its because no one truly understood me, so life purposely granted me with a gift of openness which was focused on redirecting me to always care about others.  So many kids are hiding behind academic and social success but deep down inside they are struggling with stressful feelings of not being understood, lack of self-confidence, feelings of being lost because at this age no one really understands and that can be a very deep space if not given the tools to see the light at the end of the dark path.  During my college career, I couldn’t focus on one tract because I truly understood that life is just not that simple and that also seems to be a problem with most professionals.  We’ll let me explain what I mean…having a doctor that sees children, but doesn’t take the time to understand women and gender studies may not have the ability to see through the academia of it all when they ask a teen girl how they feel their life is going.  Basically, all careers should require a cross-functional type of learning engagement. So why trust a coach that doesn’t have a master’s in psychology or is not a doctor, well that’s because there is a big difference between a coach and a psychologist.  As a coach, I’m here to help not diagnose which in that lies the difference.  Therapy is set to diagnose and provide treatment, while coaches help a person on a journey of self-discovery.  Having both therapy and coaching work extremely well together since they have extremely different objectives and outcomes.  I have a video that breaks down the difference in coaching versus therapy provided by the Youth Coaching Institute.  Make sure you check that video out if you have questions. 

 

The majority of things that youth today experience or will experience has already crossed my path, either through my own journey, my two kids, or the number of kids I have already worked with which is why I get it!

 

If you are a parent and you are frustrated because your kids just don’t seem to be responding to your parenting skills or if you are a teen and just need your personal space of self-discovery then having a teen life coach may be just what you need. 

 

I provide virtual video conferencing that makes it easy and accessible for everyone.  Teens can feel comfortable in their own environment of choice versus feeling like getting help is a trip to the doctor which leads with a negative connotation.  Let’s connect during my complimentary 20-minute phone or video consultation to help you determine if Coach Mo fits the needs of your teen and whether we would be a good fit!