Independence doesn’t mean flying solo. Our coaches are trained to help you develop your own support system in your own community so you know where to turn when life feels uncertain.
From day one, we are working toward the day when you don’t need us anymore. For us, that day is the ultimate win!
If any of these tasks feel tricky for you, coaching could be a great fit!
Founded in, LifeTutors was formed to fill the specific gap in care between young adults transitioning from residential treatment back home to Western North Carolina. As our client base expanded, we noticed a more diverse range of needs and determined that our approach could be beneficial in other life transitions. LifeTutors answered the call to provide our clinically-informed coaching services nationwide.
With focused dedication and thoughtful planning, LifeTutors evolved from a grassroots initiative to a comprehensive service for young adults and their families. Today, we are proud to serve young adults throughout the country with an individualized & wrap-around care model and our commitment to program integrity ensuring continuity of care throughout all service regions.
Our goal is to help you tap into the systems, communities and resources you need to sustain an independent life. Our services are intentionally temporary as we begin working toward the day you don’t need us from the start. We believe that no one is broken or in need of fixing (you included!); rather that folks discover what works for them through experience. Our coaches bring their own lived experience to help you form your own way of navigating the ins and outs of living a balanced, independent life.
We value transparency, honesty, clear communication, and accountability.
Coaching Focus: Identifying goals, solidifying relationships and Building Momentum
Parent Coaching included
Coaching Focus: “The How”: How to reach goals, How to move through hard things
Parent Coaching available
Coaching Focus: Reflecting on time in LifeTutors and refining the strategies developed throughout the coaching process
Parent Coaching available
Starting or returning to school and need support? You’re not alone and we are here to help. Our Collegiate Achievement Program (CAP for short) may be right for you!
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There is no cut off- we ask you try us for three months minimum and give us one month’s notice should you like to conclude. Most young adults work with us for about a year.
With your permission, we include your full support team. This looks different for everyone yet most everyone includes their therapist, prescribing provider, parents, and any other specialist who might be part of their regular care team.
Coaching is not diagnosing or treating you- you’re not broken and you don’t need to be fixed. Coaching is designed to help you reach your own conclusions and carve your own path- we’re just doing the work alongside until you’re ready on your own. Coaching is set apart by the way a coach approaches a conversation with a client. Coaches do not teach but help you through a process of discovery by using active listening skills, asking powerful questions, expanding thought processes, identifying limited beliefs, designing action steps and following up.
If you are a great fit for LifeTutors yet in an area that’s new to us- no worries! Our team will hire and train experienced professionals with your specific needs and preferences in mind. The goal is to always find a great match for each individual we work with, not just whoever is available.
If we have coaches in your area, we can get started in about a week! If we need to hire new coaches it can take a few weeks- we offer virtual coaching in the interim.
Coaching appointments last anywhere from 60 to 90 minutes. There can be room to extend a coaching appointment for a special circumstance and if needed (for example: you're attending a two hour job fair and need coach support).
You’ll decide this together once you get started. Our coaches work with you to schedule sessions when and where it fits best in your life. Don’t worry- you don’t have to see us on weekends :)
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Are you tired of people telling you what you need to do and change? Are you tired of talking about what needs to change and are ready to do something about it? We’re here to help you create the change you want to see in your life, rather than tell you what that is.
You and your coaches will decide this together, based on your goals. LifeTutors appointments happen in a public park, coffee shop, your home, your college campus, the DMV, the gym, the dentist’s office, and on and on and on! Your appointment location is centered around your goals and where in the community you’ll make progress toward them. Our motto is “service without walls” meaning we work with you where you need it.
You’ll meet your coaches anywhere from 2-5 times each week. You’ll determine together, with the Clinical Director, how many appointments are right for you.
You’ll work with a coach team (so 2 coaches) and you’ll also have the support of the Program and Clinical Directors at any given time.
Our young adults are all intelligent and capable people who seek more out of life than they currently are experiencing- they’re curious, motivated, and willing to do the work to achieve their goals. Participants often are looking for support in executive functioning (things like time management, organization, getting efficiently from point A -> point B) and support in reaching their goals toward independence. We often help folks with housing, job search, their collegiate track, and getting involved in their community. Our young adults have received diagnoses or a combination of issues including depression, anxiety, ADD, and ASD to name a few. Some of our young adults have been in treatment for eating disorders, mental health concerns, or substance use in the past.
LifeTutors is a coaching and mentoring program for young adults seeking wellness in all aspects of their lives and support with executive functioning and independent living skills. We are non-residential, meaning you live in your home (not a residence hall) when we work together. LifeTutors provides one-on-one support with trained professionals who are there to help you execute action-oriented items necessary to complete your goals. Whether it’s finding a job, obtaining housing, academic support, or executive functioning tasks, there is no task too big or too small.
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