About me

Hi, I'm Courtney (she/they), and I provide one-on-one tutoring and coaching appointments that support academic and personal growth for adolescent and adult learners.

I specialize in several areas of support, including:

  • Time management and organization

  • Analytical and creative writing support

  • Literacy strategies and reading encouragement

  • Project planning and study skills

  • Academic and personal growth mentoring for scholar athletes/artists/activists who need help meeting the demands of their busy lives.

As a tutor and coach, I am:

  • Experienced

  • Insightful

  • Warm

  • Supportive

  • Realistic

  • Communicative

  • Compassionate

  • Collaborative

  • Motivating

  • Relational, taking into account the intersectional identities and systemic realities of each client.

Professional Background:

  • Academic Center Director and Tutor: Leading a team of tutors in an Academic Support Center at an independent school in Massachusetts. Tutoring adolescent learners for more than 10 years.

  • Classroom teacher: Teaching as a classroom educator at the secondary and post-secondary levels for more than 10 years.

  • Academic Advisor: Advising groups of students as an academic support advisor at the secondary level for more than 10 years.

  • Athletic Coach: Coaching as a seasoned multi-sport head and assistant coach at the varsity and junior varsity levels for 10 years.

  • Equity & Justice Facilitator: Facilitating equity spaces as a trained inclusivity & equity leader, trauma-informed facilitator, and social justice educator for more than 10 years.

  • Gender Advocate: Leading and participating in a gender equity task force at a secondary independent school for 5 years.

  • Mindfulness Instructor: Guiding wellness classes at the secondary level as a certified yoga and mindfulness instructor with a concentration in social and emotional learning practices for teens (E-RYT 200) for 5 years.

All of these skills, gathered intentionally throughout my time as an educator, inform my tutoring and coaching today. In this integrative pedagogical approach, I strive to offer trauma-informed frameworks and student-centered care.

Other professional development and educational training:

  • Ongoing training as a writing, reading, study skill, and executive functioning coach for secondary students (attending the Annual Executive Functioning Conference and seminars through The Institute of Learning and Development and workshops at Landmark College).

  • Completing equity and justice professional development at The People of Color Conference (2013/2014/2015); Interactive Institute for Social Change Boston (2018); Restorative Justice Training Suffolk University (2020); and attendee of multiple equity conferences, including the White Privilege Conference (2021).

  • Training at Bard’s Institute for Writing and Thinking (2015, 2017)

  • Training as a certified yoga and mindfulness instructor (200-hr) through the Breathe for Change Yoga, Mindfulness, and Social and Emotional Learning Certificate for educators (2018)

  • Earning an M.A. from Brandeis’ dual English Literature and Gender Studies graduate program, where I also trained as an ELL instructor and tutor for secondary and college students (2011-2012)

  • Earning a BA degree in Psychology and Women’s and Gender Studies from Smith College (2008) with honors and distinction in writing.