Questions and Answers

Every client is different. Therefore every client engagement tends to cost a different amount, depending on what is needed.

Some students qualify for provincial government grants that will cover fees. Other arrangements, such as bulk fees can be made on an as-needed basis.

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While your situation is unique, most clients require between 6-8 sessions to learn and apply skills. In between sessions, you’ll complete exercises and tasks meant to address the specific issues you’re experiencing.

Sessions are scheduled once per week, for one hour. This is an appropriate pace for most students. I also offer in-between support via email, phone or web conferencing.

I will likely keep in touch long after our initial contract is complete. Check-in sessions can be scheduled once per month for the duration of your academic program.

For in-person coaching, we will meet in person at a neutral, public location such as a library, meeting room or coffee shop.

Most clients begin with a 30-minute consultation. We’ll talk about your ideas and challenges, building awareness of what is happening and what might help. From there, I might assign some exercises or concepts for you consider before our next session. Practical help starts right away.

Yes. As with learning any new information or process, it takes time to develop new skills.

You will need to “slow down to speed up”. You will apply the coaching to your academic program – you might be studying differently, for example, but you will be focusing on your course assignments. In the end, it’s an efficient way to learn.

Of course. The learning strategists and services at your school are a terrific resource. They also know the program requirements, professors and additional career planning options.

However, I recommend committing to one strategist at a time – either myself or someone at your school. This is not because one is better than the other, but because it can get confusing and overwhelming to have “competing” strategies.

It depends on how committed you are to the change. We’ll talk about what success means for you: what will you be satisfied with and what do you need? We will set realistic goals (i.e. SMART goals) and take steps to achieve early success in a way that builds your confidence on the road forward.

Tutors teach academic subjects: math, English, science, etc.

Academic strategists, sometimes called learning strategists or learning specialists, teach academic efficiency that applies to more than one subject: study skills, test-taking skills, memorization skills, time management, organization, etc.

What you study is a different issue than how you study.

For example, I was terrible at math. A tutor helped me understand algebra, trigonometry and calculus. But a learning strategist might have helped me retain what I learned for an exam or organize my study time so it didn’t feel so intimidating.

To be clear, tutors serve a key purpose, which is to help students with academic understanding. Tutors are beneficial if you need with understanding the material or exercises: math, science, English, etc.

What I do is help with thought processes involved across many different subjects. I help you build techniques for retention, completion of the work, and getting your understanding of the academic material into the paper, the assignment or the exam.