In my private practice, I help families and applicants (usually ages 14-18) prepare for and enroll in highly selective global universities. I draw on my experience in English-speaking higher education, especially American higher education, and use a combination of coaching, tutoring, and mentoring approaches to develop the applicant's personality.

My work involves individual, regular (more often weekly) online sessions. My main aim is to develop the child's personality and teach them to work effectively independently. This helps not only in our preparation and enrollment project, but also throughout their life journey.

In the course of our work together we discuss and develop motivation, set goals, determine priorities, organize time and space, learn time management, self-regulation and effective life energy management. We also focus on collecting, organizing, analyzing and presenting information. In addition, the development of public speaking and self-presentation skills is a mandatory part of our work.

All the skills mentioned above are not only essential for effective preparation and admission into highly selective universities but also lay a strong foundation for further academic and professional careers.

Working with teenagers, I aim to create an atmosphere of mutual respect and trust, an equal partnership focused on long-term collaboration where the student plays the central role. In this process, I see my role primarily as a helper to the applicant, not as a director or, certainly not, an executor of individual tasks. It is crucial for me that the student independently masters necessary skills and completes all required work: admission is primarily the student’s personal project.

During our joint work, the main focus is on the applicant's personal choice, especially in choosing specialization options and place of knowledge acquisition. While working, we pay great attention to forming the student's understanding of existing career trajectories and options for choosing them, as well as the opportunities to gain the necessary educational experience to master these specialties. The formal result of this work is the selection of a specialty and programs for further education. In reality, however, the teenager gains something much more – the skill of self-determination and understanding their personal development trajectory.

For these purposes, I use a number of proven schemes and tools, primarily the professional self-assessment scheme "want – can – must" and the development step scheme (also known as the GROW model). Using these tools, combined with a range of tests for abilities, personal inclinations, and professional self-governance, practically guarantees success in making a conscious choice of an individual educational trajectory. This work also significantly increases the likelihood of success in the admission process to highly selective global universities, further education in the chosen specialty, and mastering the chosen profession.

The "want – can – must" scheme helps in consciously sorting through and working on an applicant's personal aspirations, abilities, and strengths, as well as socially approved and encouraged activities. In the "can" segment, we focus primarily on the interests, desires, and ambitions of the teenager – we formulate a vision of the desired future and set goals. While working on the "can" block, we analyze the applicant's strengths and weaknesses – identifying a foundation for further development and creating a list of areas and skills to improve. In the "must" block, we focus on the expectations of close relatives, primarily the family, and socially encouraged activities, through labor market analysis and studying models of success.

Using the development step scheme, we concentrate on setting goals, analyzing the current situation, and forming an action plan within the child's immediate development zone. During this work, we not only learn to set goals using the SMART methodology but also develop the ability to translate them into a concrete plan of action, considering available resources and constraints – a skill that will be useful to young people throughout their lives.

Practicing data collection and situational analysis helps develop a child's analytical, critical, and resourceful thinking. By forming an action plan, we learn to break down complex goals into manageable tasks, organizing them by priority over time. In providing resources for the action plan, we rely on the "21st-century skills" methodology, also known as the 4Cs: Communication, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Collaboration. All this leads to the most important outcome – a conscious state aimed at achieving ambitious goals through a realistic action plan, and importantly, the desire to act and achieve results.

A significant part of my work also involves dealing with the applicant's mindset and psychological state. Often, before starting the active phase of the process, we address the teenager's mental and psychological barriers. This is achieved primarily through work on self-esteem, a positive vision of the future, and the child's mental resources.

Despite the fact that the project of preparation and admission occurs during the challenging period of teenage separation, my extensive experience working with various children almost always yields results. Moreover, establishing an authoritative stance, what psychology refers to as the "third adult," helps families maintain constructive involvement in the teenager's self-definition process, even if family relationships are not always smooth.

Here are some benefits you'll get from working with me one-on-one:

1. Clear understanding of the preparation and admission process;

2. Tailored preparation and admission strategy;

3. Assessment of individual strengths and admission probabilities;

4.Clear preparation recommendations and task priorities that are aligned with goals;

5.An understanding of the U.S. and global education industry and how it can be beneficial for you;

6. Assistance in choosing career paths and a list of recommended specialties;

7. Insight into the different types of U.S. colleges and their advantages and disadvantages;

8. Tailored list of colleges for application;

9. Psychological support and motivation;

10. Assistance in building motivation;

11. Help in developing study skills and self-study;

12. Professional "third adult", involved in the development and success of your child;

13. Assistance in preparing for all entrance tests with the involvement of proven and experienced tutor with a serious history of achieving results with very different children.;

14. Support and oversight of the entire preparation and admission process;

15. Aid in finalizing college choices and negotiating scholarships and other forms of external financing;

16. Support in psychological adaptation, relocation, and starting studies (often with trusted adults at the place of study).