Empowered Access Services

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College counseling at the intersection of adolescent development and selective admissions.

A high-touch, long-term partnership for families who want clarity, confidence, and a thoughtful path to college.

With nearly twenty years of experience working directly with teenagers and inside the admissions world, I guide students through this process in a way that supports their growth and positions them intelligently within a competitive system.

This isn’t just about submitting applications.

It’s about helping your teen understand themselves — and translating that self-understanding into a compelling, cohesive, well-executed college strategy.

Students in 9th or 10th grade. 

In 11th grade? See College Planning for Juniors instead.

• Personalized one-on-one counseling from 9th or 10th grade through high school graduation
• Academic and extracurricular planning, including course selection each year
• Summer planning and program guidance
• College list development and refinement
• Application strategy and deadline management
• Essay brainstorming, guidance, and editing
• Interview preparation
• Financial aid and merit scholarship strategy, built into list development
• Support for up to 12 college applications (UC and CSU each count as one)
• Parent meetings and regular check-ins
• Messaging and organization through CounselMore

Support is tailored to each student’s needs and evolves as goals and timelines become clearer.

The Comprehensive Support Package is a high-touch, multi-year partnership designed to support students thoughtfully through each stage of high school and the college admissions process.

Pay in full: $11,900

Payment plan: $14,000 ($2,000 down at enrollment, then 12 monthly payments of $1,000)

The down payment reserves your student’s spot and begins onboarding, assessments, and initial planning. We’ll walk through both options during your consultation so you can choose what feels sustainable for your family.

Deep developmental expertise
Nearly two decades working directly with adolescents means I understand motivation, identity formation, executive functioning, and the realities of growing up in this era.

Real admissions literacy
Experience inside the admissions world brings clarity about how applications are evaluated — beyond rumors, rankings, and internet myths.

Strategic growth, not résumé engineering
I don’t manage your teen’s life or manufacture a narrative. I help them take ownership of their path and present it with clarity and coherence.

You’ll always work with me
I cap my caseload at 15 students per graduating class so every family gets truly high-touch support. There are no associates and no handoffs: from our first session to the last application, your student works directly with me.