Empowering Teens & Young Adults to Thrive
Supporting youth in developing mindfulness, confidence, and emotional strength so they can face life’s challenges with clarity, calm, and courage.
Empowering Teens & Young Adults to Thrive
Supporting youth in developing mindfulness, confidence, and emotional strength so they can face life’s challenges with clarity, calm, and courage.
When young people learn to slow down, understand their emotions, and treat themselves with kindness — especially when things feel tough — they develop the inner strength to face challenges with clarity and courage. I help teens and young adults build the tools to stay grounded, respond thoughtfully, and grow from setbacks. This work centers mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and self-compassion as the foundation for lasting resilience.
What is Youth Well-being Coaching?
As a certified Youth Well-being and Resilience Coach, I support teens and young adults as they navigate the many challenges of growing up. With a focus on cultivating mindfulness practice and emotional intelligence, I help young people establish greater confidence, self-awareness , and resilience that is rooted firmly in self compassion. My coaching style is very adaptive and aims to provide a supportive space to challenge limiting beliefs, build individual strengths, set goals, and create an empowered path forward.
“Just as a garden flourishes with time and nurturing, so too does a person with self-love and attention.”
Focus Topic Examples
Confidence Building
Relationships
Emotional Intelligence
Self-Compassion
Managing Stress
& Anxiety
Mindfulness
Conflict Management
Self-Care
Academic Achievement
Career Direction
Healthy Habits
Self-Discovery
Communication
Why Youth Coaching?
Adolescence is a critical period for young people to begin building the social and emotional skills that lay the foundation for lifelong well-being. Coaching can be especially helpful for teens as it provides a supportive space for self-exploration and growth during a pivotal time in their lives. Research supports the effectiveness of coaching for improving a teen’s emotional well-being, enhancing self-regulation, and fostering personal growth.
It is developmentally appropriate for teens to assert their independence in order to form their own identities. As they naturally shift some emotional reliance away from primary guardians, it is especially important that they have other trusted adults to turn to. With personalized guidance in overcoming limiting beliefs and developing healthy habits, they can create a stronger sense of self with the confidence to make empowered choices. We can’t shield the next generation from life’s inevitable challenges, but we can equip them with the internal resources they need to thrive.
Offerings
During our initial consultation, I will help each family determine if my services are the right fit. Because choice and autonomy are central to my approach, it is imperative that teen clients want to participate in the process, rather than be coerced.
Coaching can be a short or long-term engagement, but I recommend starting with at least a 4-week package, as it usually takes most clients 4-8 weeks to see meaningful impact.
Virtual Sessions
45 Minutes
SIngle Session
$75
4-Pack
$260
8-Pack
$480
12-Pack
$660
Walk & Talk Sessions
60 Minutes
SIngle Session
$80
4-Pack
$300
8-Pack
$560
12-Pack
$780
Group Sessions
90 Minutes
Group sessions are intended to serve 3-8 participants around the same age.
I offer two options for groups:
1. Weekly or bi-monthly sessions that are tailored to the specific interests of the group
2. Eight-week Youth Resiliency Curriculum in which we explore topics through guided talks and activities that cultivate self awareness, resiliency, and well-being with a focus on emotional intelligence and self- compassion.
4-Pack
$150
8-Pack
$550
12-Pack
$960
About Me
Perhaps I love working with teens and young adults so much because I can so crisply recall the bumpy journey of those formative years. I made many misguided choices, and can see now how I could have benefited greatly from greater adult mentorship. That said, I trust in the inherent “messiness” of adolescence and continue to feel a deep tenderness for this critical stage of becoming.
My approach to coaching is informed by first-hand experience with teens and is grounded in evidence-based training with the Youth Coaching Institute. Over the last 15 years, I have worked as an educator and youth mentor in many settings including school gardens and kitchens, public charter high schools, and most recently, a rural homeschool collective. In addition to this work, I have volunteered for many years as a 1:1 and group mentor for teens. Through these experiences, I have become increasingly aware of the positive impact that my mentorship offers.
Young people gravitate towards me because they know that I am on their team. As a coach, I work for them and will never try to force any one else’s agenda on them – not mine, not their guardian, not any institution. My commitment is to understanding and supporting the individuals that I work with, exactly as they are.
At the heart of my work with youth, I honor the inherent wisdom and self-determination of each individual. Together, we cultivate a strong sense of belonging and deep curiosity about one’s self and experience. I ask thoughtful questions, and I listen. I really listen.
I reside in Springfield, Oregon with my partner and his 9 year old daughter, and my own young adult son a mile away. In addition to working with youth, I love to garden, hike, craft, practice my ukulele, and challenge myself with always learning something new.
Testimonials
“I met Amber when I was 16 through a mentoring circle at my small alternative high school. We sat in a weekly sharing circle together for 2 and a half years.
My senior year I was several credits behind my graduation requirements. That year, she helped me to earn those extra credits for graduation by taking me under her wing as an intern at her job working with kids on a farm. In that experience, I learned a lot of self-value, confidence, and practical and social skills.
From then on, we’ve remained close and have continued to engage in regular self-reflective check-ins and fun adventures. She is an open-minded listener who is uplifting and reassuring to talk with.”
~ Savannah G. – Age 23
“ Working with Amber is like a deep breath of fresh air. She’s not your typical coach—she brings this light, playful energy that makes every session feel natural and alive. Whatever I’m feeling, she’s right there with me, not just understanding but feeling it too. Being around her reminds me that it’s okay to grow at my own pace, to trust the process, and to embrace every part of the journey”
~ Ellysia – Age 31
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