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Dissertation coaching that fits your lifestyle.

Why Academic Coaching?

There’s no easy way to finish a PhD program, and often, there isn’t even a clear path to follow. Each step in the long process of earning a doctor of philosophy degree, from settling on a school and a PhD advisor, to choosing your secondary and cognate fields, to preparing for your comprehensive exams and mounting a successful PhD defense involves uncertainty, second-guessing, and plenty of stress. And that’s before you start dissertation writing!

Having an experienced academic coach to guide you through each step in a graduate school program is like having an extra advisor on hand who’s dedicated solely to helping you finish in a timely manner. Having gone through a PhD program myself, I understand what it takes to earn a PhD diploma. I’ve experienced many of the obstacles—passing the impostor syndrome test, overcoming writer’s block, finding ways to stop procrastinating, curbing perfectionism anxiety—that most graduate students face. I can help you develop a plan of action to keep you motivated, productive, and engaged from your doctoral courses to your dissertation defense—and everything in between.

Personalized coaching to fit your lifestyle

There are a lot of academic consulting companies out there to choose from. However, many of them offer “made-to-order” services that give you dissertation feedback via email and message exchange, but don’t offer the kind of personalized, one-on-one relationship that can make you more confident in your ability to finish graduate school in a timely manner.

My number one goal is to provide you with a clear roadmap to finish your dissertation and mount a successful dissertation defense that will lead to graduation. To put it another way: if “All but dissertation” (ABD) is your ailment, then my academic coaching is the cure. As your personalized dissertation coach, I’ll provide consistent, one-on-one dissertation assistance to help move you smoothly through the dissertation process. That’s right, we’ll meet and we’ll talk. And we’ll meet and talk as often as you like. If you’re struggling with your dissertation prospectus, need help with dissertation proposal writing, or are confused about the dissertation structure and research process, I’ll be there to help you every step of the way.

I’ll tailor my coaching to fit your life. Whether you need to work around your job, juggle thesis writing with childcare, or just need time for self-care to deal with stress and head off grad school burnout, I’ll use different strategies to accommodate your lifestyle and schedule so you can go from ABD to PhD in style. As daunting as it may sometimes seem, earning a PhD is an incredible opportunity. When you work with me, you’ll get your life back, and I’ll help you finish your dissertation.

What I’ll do as Your Academic Coach

Dissertation Motivation

I’ll work with you to identify where you’re struggling at every level of your PhD program. Whether you need help settling on a dissertation topic, are struggling with your coursework or comprehensive exams, or you need to incorporate help feedback from your PhD advisor into your dissertation, I’ll develop an action plan that will make you a more motivated, more productive dissertation project manager. By changing your mindset from stagnation to motivation, you’ll be soon be on the path to graduation.

Psychological Support

Doctoral advisors aren’t trained to be therapists, but they really should be. The process of writing a dissertation and completing a PhD program takes a toll on many graduate students’ mental health. As your personal academic coach, I’ll provide stress management techniques and help you navigate the numerous psychological barriers—impostor syndrome, perfectionism, writer’s block, negative thinking, procrastination, fear of rejection—that impede your progress towards earning a PhD. The formula for “how to get a doctorate degree” involves plenty of mental sweat. I design my academic coaching with an eye towards providing the psychological support you’ll need to stay in the race and finish first.

Setting Graduate School Goals

Goal setting and time management are essential components to finishing a PhD. I’ll help you set practical, achievable short and long-term goals so you make consistent progress. After all, success is a better motivator than failure. Most humans work best when they’re able to get positive feedback and reach key milestones. By designing targeted daily, weekly, and monthly goals to reach while studying for your PhD comps or coursework, conducting your research, or writing your dissertation, I’ll help you feel more confident in every step you take in your graduate program.

Manage Your PhD Committee

Let’s face it: there are a lot of voices involved in your dissertation process. Your doctoral advisor is at the top of the pyramid, but just below is your dissertation chairperson, your dissertation committee members, your outside readers, your secondary and cognate field advisors, and more, depending on your program. As your academic coach, I’ll help you maintain good working relationships with your advisor (however hands-on or off they are) and each of your committee members. We’ll also work together to incorporate committee member feedback and prepare you to absolutely ace your written comprehensive exams and PhD oral defense.

Where Does Academic Coaching Start?

We’ll begin by setting up a free 20-minute consultation. We’ll chat via phone, Zoom, Skype, Facebook Messenger Video, FaceTime, or WhatsApp and discuss where you stand in your graduate program and how I can offer you the best custom academic coaching.

If you then decide to move forward, I’ll develop an action plan that includes a master timeline and manageable short-term goals that will help you get a sense of how long it will take you to complete your dissertation and finish your Ph.D. program. And while we’ll certainly be emailing each other, rest assured that I’ll be there to provide personal (virtual) face-to-face support when you need it.

Do you need dissertation help?

Are you feeling overwhelmed by graduate school work? Does the dissertation process seem insurmountable? Are you feeling stuck with feelings of self-doubt? Are you afraid you can’t measure up to your graduate student and faculty colleagues? Do you feel like you’ll be “ABD” forever?