College & Youth Coaching & Purposeful Companionship
The Unique Benefits of Youth Coaching
None of us want our young adults to face difficulties without support. Kerri offers not only unconditional support from a highly-trained, objective adult ally but also the opportunity for them to develop knowledge and skills that will benefit them throughout their entire lives. Youth clients will receive consistent encouragement and reinforcement; they will be seen and heard in an environment where expressing any thought or idea is safe. They will also be provided tools, the right questions, and action planning to move towards overarching well-being and achieve goals.
- *Coaching is not counseling (please see below)
- **For more Career-Related information, Please Also See Adult Coaching and Resume Services
Youth-Coaching Can Help Young Adults to:
- Prepare for their careers & Interviewing
- Identify Interests
- Navigate Challenges
- Establish and obtain goals
- Defining what they can and can’t control
- Explore thoughts and circumstances
- Access new perspectives and understanding
- Increase resiliency
- Consider a variety of choices and actions and enact them
- Develop a positive, healthy self-esteem and identity
The skills and support they receive can also be applied across their lives to many different situations and for general well-being.
“No matter what challenge a young adult is facing, our underlying focus will always be on helping them to develop a positive and healthy self-esteem. As a coach with many years of experience, I have seen over and over that no matter one’s age, this is the common vein that drives my clients towards fulfillment, resiliency, and achieving the lives that they desire (I can say this from my own life experiences as well). Therefore, helping youth learn how to develop and maintain a positive sense of self is of critical importance and a very real gift.” – Kerri K. Rosen, CPCC, ACE
Confidentiality & Parents/Guardians
The Coach-youth client relationship will remain confidential unless the youth client presents information that indicates any form of risk (sexual, physical, emotional) or actions that should be taken by the parent (for example, in the case of bullying). The Coach is also available to speak to schools, counselors, and teachers if appropriate. This will be explained to the youth client by the Coach and discussed continuously. The Coach will confer with psychological experts on any topics/issues that are questionable as to whether a break in confidentiality is required. In cases of significant immediate risk, the Coach maintains the right to contact the police and appropriate social and health services.
Generally, the Coach will express to Parents/Guardians his or her general sense of how our coaching is proceeding and encourage the youth client to do so. If agreed upon with the Client and Parent/Guardian, the Coach can provide more specific observations.
Coaching is Not Therapy

Coaching is not counseling. Coaches help their clientss to develop their strengths and overcome challenges in the present and to become equipped for the future; they do not address healing methods for past traumas (although healing can be a side-effect of coaching), handle diagnosed pathologies (mental health disorders), or “fix” them. Instead, the Coach addresses her Client as a whole and capable person and provides the companionship and tools for them to be affirmed, explore, plan, act, and be their best self.
Coaching, however, can coincide with therapy (and does so well). If a Coach believes therapy is required instead of coaching or in addition to coaching, the Coach will inform the youth client and the parent. With permission, the Coach and Therapist can interact on behalf of the youth client.

Religion & Family Cultures
The Coach will always respect each youth client’s religious and cultural identity. Religious and cultural views can be included in the sessions if appropriate and requested. The Coach, however, will not force the youth client in this area.
F.A.Q.s
- Scheduling: Sessions can be scheduled weekly (suggested) or on call. Sessions are usually 50-minutes.
Pricing:
RESUMES for COLLEGE STUDENTS:
- Resume (one page) – $290.00
- Cover Letter (one page) – $60.00
- Package (one version of each) – $340.00
- Customization, LinkedIn Profiles, Key-Wording & Additional Pages – $100/hr. (billed in 15-minute increments).
YOUTH COACHING
- See Pricing on our coaching page
Kerri K. Rosen, CPCC, ACE
Since 2004, Kerri has been utilizing her exceptionally personal style of coaching to work with a variety of clients across all ages and stages of life. She is:
- Certified by the Coaches Training Institute (CTI) in Co-Active Coaching
- A Mother (two boys)
- The Founder of 7 Nightingales
- An Former Educational Event Coordinator (child-focused, family and adult events)
- A Graduate of Wellesley College (Anthropology)
Kerri works successfully with youth clients on a variety of goals. She is intuitive, sensitive, and warm while also direct. She is also unfailingly encouraging. When her clients need an advocate who can see their gifts and wonders, Kerri places those in front of them. When they need to just be heard and known, she listens. When they need to be pushed, she calls them forward towards their best actions. She is their cheerleader, tactical partner, and ‘safe space’ to explore what is possible, make it happen, or just be their best and true selves.