Helping students move forward
with clarity and confidence.
Structured, personalized guidance for families navigating college planning, academic demands and the path to greater independence.
Independent Educational Consultant
Guidance grounded in how students develop
I work with students and families who are ready to approach college planning and academic demands with greater structure, clarity and direction — and who want guidance from someone who understands both the admissions process and how students develop during these years.
Adolescence is a period of real neurological and developmental change. The capacities that college and adult life require — planning, prioritization, self-regulation, independent decision-making — are still forming throughout high school and into the early twenties. That's not an obstacle to work around. It's the context that shapes everything about how I work.
My training as a Certified School Counselor is grounded in human development and educational psychology. That means I approach each student not just as an applicant with tasks to complete, but as a young person at a specific developmental stage — with specific strengths, specific challenges and a specific relationship with school that has been shaped by years of experience before we ever meet.
The goal is not simply to complete applications successfully or to fix organizational habits. It is to help students grow into more capable, thoughtful and independent young adults in the process — so that whatever they built during our work together carries forward long after the immediate goal is reached.
How I Support Students and Families
I work with students and families to provide structured, personalized support across the areas that matter most during high school and the college process.
- College admissions strategy and planning
- College list development and application guidance
- Academic and extracurricular positioning
- Organization, planning and executive function development
- Independent decision-making and self-advocacy
Through this work, students develop stronger planning habits, greater ownership of their responsibilities, improved communication and the maturity to manage academic and college planning demands more independently.
Strategic guidance. Practical structure. Increasing independence.
My work brings together a combination of disciplines that rarely appear in the same practice.
School Counseling and Human Development
My M.Ed. and school counselor licensure are rooted in developmental theory and educational psychology — which shapes how I understand students, pace my work with them and distinguish between challenges that are situational and those that are developmental.
College Admissions Strategy
Understanding how colleges evaluate students — not just what they want to see, but why — allows me to help families make strategic decisions earlier and more confidently.
Executive Function and Academic Coaching
Organization, planning, follow-through and independent decision-making are not fixed traits. They are learnable skills that develop through guided practice over time. Working on these capacities alongside admissions planning or college readiness means students arrive at college genuinely prepared — not just credentialed.
This combination means the support a student receives is not only about the immediate goal. It is about the habits, systems and self-awareness they carry into whatever comes next.
How Families Work With Me
Families begin at different stages depending on their student's needs, goals and desired level of support. There is no single right starting point.
College Admissions Counseling → For families where college planning and application strategy have become the immediate priority. Academic & Executive Function Coaching → To strengthen organization, planning and independent academic habits before admissions planning becomes more relevant. College Readiness Coaching → To prepare students for the transition to college life and greater independence.Credentials & Education
- Certified School Counselor
- Master of Education, School Counseling — University of Southern California
- Bachelor of Business Administration — University of Miami
Location & Availability
- Based in Madrid, Spain
- Working online with students across the United States and internationally
- Spanish available for parent communication
Not sure where to begin?
A free 30-minute call can help clarify your student's current needs, determine the most appropriate level of support and identify a thoughtful starting point — no pressure, no commitment.
Online · No obligation · Spanish available for parent communication