Coaching for Academic Transitions in Centreville, VA
Educational Transition Coaching
"Level Up!"
Exclusively provided by Beth Lang
Your Child Is About to Take a Big Step. You Want Them to Feel Ready.
Maybe your child has been talking about the new school all the time. Or maybe they have not said a word about it, and that silence is what worries you most.
Transitions are hard for any student. For students who are neurodivergent, or who just need a little more time to adjust, the shift from one school to the next can feel overwhelming. New hallways. New expectations. New social rules that seem to change overnight.
You have watched your child work so hard to find their footing where they are now. The thought of starting over can feel like a lot to carry, for both of you.
That is exactly why I provide Educational Transition Coaching.
Coaching is not therapy. Coaching focuses on future goals, skill-building, and moving forward. Therapy is a clinical modality that addresses psychological patterns, trauma, and mental health diagnoses. Coaches cannot diagnose or treat illness.
Helping Neurodiverse Students Transition to the Next Educational Level
Level Up! is a 12 week coaching experience designed for students preparing to move from one school level to the next, whether that is elementary to middle school, middle to high school, or high school to college.
Coaching sessions are held virtually or in person once a week for one hour. Sessions focus the student setting their own goals to learn skills that make transitions feel manageable: navigating new schedules, building peer connections, strengthening communication, developing self-advocacy, and learning to manage the executive functioning demands that come with each new level.
This is a space and time where your child can identify and practice the skills they will need, with guided support in preparation before the next chapter begins.
Is Educational Transition Coaching Right for Your Child?
Level Up! is designed for students who are neurodivergent, or who simply need more support navigating change. You might notice your child:
- Gets anxious about new environments or routines
- Struggles with organization or managing their own schedule
- Has a hard time making friends in unfamiliar settings
- Shuts down or acts out when things feel unpredictable
- Has been diagnosed with ADHD, autism, or a learning difference, or you suspect they may be neurodivergent
If any of that sounds familiar, your child does not have to figure out the next transition alone.
Educational Transition Coaching Details
Elementary to Middle School Transition
Rolling sign ups all year long.
Length of time: 10 one hour sessions, 1x per week
Cost $2000
- Length of time: 10 weeks, once a week
- Duration: 1 hour per session
- Format: Hands-on goal setting and skill identification with real scenarios and practice
- Cost: $2000
- Includes:
- 10 weekly 60-minute coaching sessions
- Initial Success Assessment
- Personalized Success Plan
- Weekly action plans and accountability
- Final transition/success plan
- Email support between sessions (with clear boundaries)
- Curated resources and worksheets
- Contact Beth to register.
- Every student completes a brief assessment at the start and end of the program so you can see what has changed.
Students set goals to practice skills to navigate new schedules, manage multiple teachers and assignments, strengthen peer communication, and develop self‑advocacy skills in a supportive environment.
Middle School to High School Transition
Rolling sign ups all year long.
Length of time: 10 one hour sessions, 1x per week
Cost $2000
- Length of time: 10 weeks, once a week
- Duration: 1 hour per session
- Format: Hands-on goal setting and skill identification with real scenarios and practice
- Cost: $2000
- Includes:
- 10 weekly 60-minute coaching sessions
- Initial Success Assessment
- Personalized Success Plan
- Weekly action plans and accountability
- Final transition/success plan
- Email support between sessions (with clear boundaries)
- Curated resources and worksheets
- Contact Beth to register.
- Every student completes a brief assessment at the start and end of the program so you can see what has changed.
Students set goals to prepare for greater independence and new academic and social expectations while building confidence and practical skills for high school.
College Bound Senior Transition
Rolling sign ups all year long.
Length of time: 10 one hour sessions, 1x per week
Cost $2000
- Length of time: 10 weeks, once a week
- Duration: 1 hour per session
- Format: Hands-on goal setting and skill identification with real scenarios and practice
- Cost: $2000
- Includes:
- 10 weekly 60-minute coaching sessions
- Initial Success Assessment
- Personalized Success Plan
- Weekly action plans and accountability
- Final transition/success plan
- Email support between sessions (with clear boundaries)
- Curated resources and worksheets
- Contact Beth to register.
- Every student completes a brief assessment at the start and end of the program so you can see what has changed.
Students learn strategies and set goals that support academic readiness, social confidence, and emotional preparation for college life.
What a Coaching Session Looks Like
.Each coaching session runs for one hour and follows a consistent, predictable structure — because knowing what to expect matters, especially for the individuals I work with.
When the client arrives:
Why I Offer Level Up! Coaching Sessions
I spent years working in schools, watching students hit the wall of a major transition and struggle to find their way through it. The kids who were neurodivergent felt it the hardest. They had worked so hard to build routines, friendships, and confidence in one setting, and then everything shifted.
I kept seeing the same pattern: a student who was thriving in fifth grade would start sixth grade and suddenly feel lost. The structure they had depended on was gone, and nobody had helped them prepare for what was coming.
Level Up! Coaching grew out of that gap. I wanted to give students a head start on the transition before the school year begins, so they walk into that new building already feeling like they belong there.
Questions Parents Often Ask
If you are wondering whether Level Up! Coaching is the right fit for your child, you are not the first. Here are the questions we hear most.
Does my child need a diagnosis to join Level Up?
Not at all. This is coaching. Coaching is not like therapy where diagnoses matter. If your child gets anxious about new environments, needs more time to adjust, or just does better when they know what to expect ahead of time, that's really all it takes. If you're not sure, just reach out and we can figure it out together.
How do I know if my child needs help preparing for the transition to middle school or high school?
You probably already know. You've seen them struggle when routines change, or shut down when things feel unpredictable, or get quiet when the new school comes up. That instinct you have that they could use some extra support? That's worth listening to. Level Up! Coaching gives them a chance to identify skills they need to work on, set goals, and practice the skills they'll need — managing a new schedule, advocating for themselves, connecting with peers — before the school year starts, so they're not figuring it all out on the first day.
What happens during a session and how will I stay in the loop?
Each session is one hour and follows the same structure every week, which matters for kids who do better with predictability. They get greeted and asked about their accomplishments from the previous week, and set goals for the current week. From there we move into that week's goal discussion and skills identification — it might be practicing how to ask a teacher for help, or working through a social scenario, or building an organizational system they can use in the fall. At the end, your child gets a take-home sheet of their goals and what they are comitted to working on between sessions so you know exactly what we covered. I also do a brief assessment at the beginning and end of our coaching time together so you can see what's shifted.
Location
Creative Connections
14631 Lee Highway, Suite 212
Centreville, VA 20121
Teen Coaching Disclaimer
Coaching vs. Therapy Disclosure & Agreement
The client and their parent/legal guardian understand that teen (student) coaching is a goal-oriented, future-focused partnership. It is designed to support the client in building strategies, self-advocacy skills, and executive functioning tools.
Coaching is not therapy, counseling, mental health treatment, or medical intervention. It does not diagnose, treat, or cure psychiatric disorders or clinical conditions. The coach does not provide psychological crisis intervention.
If the client is currently receiving care from a licensed mental health professional, psychiatrist, or medical doctor, the coach strongly encourages informing that provider about this coaching relationship.
The client (and parent/guardian) retains full responsibility for all decisions, actions, and physical or mental well-being outcomes during and after the coaching engagement.
Register for Level Up! Coaching Sessions
You do not need to have every question answered before reaching out. If you are wondering whether Level Up! Coaching might be right for your child, that is reason enough to ask.
