What is Life Blossom Coaching & Admissions?

Hello and Welcome!

I am a well-known college and graduate school admissions consultant; I’ve had over 15 years’ experience in the process of guiding students to selecting colleges, outlining and drafting their best essays, and interviewing successfully for some of the most prestigious schools in the nation.

Through my many years (and many students’ applications) I’ve been advising, I have come to realize that the most important part of my work is NOT sending kids off to Harvard, Stanford, Princeton and MIT — although trust me, I’ve done that a lot.

While I quickly discovered that I had a natural talent for listening and connecting with young high school students and college-bound seniors, I was grateful that with my help, they learned how to express themselves powerfully and present themselves in a way that would make college admissions boards sit up and take notice.

The most important — and most fulfilling — part of my job has come from helping young people to discover who they are, and empowering them to discover their very best self; who they want to be in the world. When young people are given the opportunity to embrace that “best self”, they blossom - for life.

For that reason, I pursued a demanding and far-reaching coaching certification program with iPEC (Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching), in order to be able to provide even better psychological, emotional, and leadership support to all of my college-bound clients. Not only did I graduate iPEC’s standard coaching certification program, but I also continued on with iPEC’s specialized Cor.E Dynamics “Masters” program, completing additional certifications in Well-Being Dynamics and Performance Dynamics.

Additionally, I became a certified NLP + Ericksonian Hypnosis practitioner, in order to add to the tools I use in coaching clients who may be suffering from a) test prep anxiety; b) interview anxiety; c) procrastination and/or self-doubt; and d) poor study or work habits. I am also a certified Jivamukti Yoga & meditation teacher (300-hour course).

With Life Blossom Coaching, my underlying goal is to provide well-being and performance coaching to high school students, college students, and graduate school students (as well as anyone in transition between these phases). A college application is not just an application — it is a reflection of your mental, emotional, psychological, and spiritual state at that time. While I am still very passionate about helping my students create powerful and persuasive applications that motivate positive admissions decisions, I have come to realize that applications — and college acceptance! — is just a small step on the journey to a fulfilling life. You should realize that, too.

Whether you are a current student, or a soon-to-be student, or the parent of a student, you should know this: your life is about so much more than whether you get into an Ivy League school, or a Big Ten school, or a D1 school. Your life is worth much more than status and labels — and the sooner you devote time to exploring and discovering your own unique path to “success”, the happier you will be. I guarantee that the answer to that question is not the same for everyone, and the time has come for us to embrace that.

I’m proud to say that my 15-year career in tutoring (SAT and GMAT) and admissions consulting, as well as my deep education in key coaching practices (including core energy coaching and hypnosis) have prepared me to provide compassionate, unparalleled life coaching to young people navigating the most important transitions of their lives.