Navigating your unique path to college, together.

Neurodiversity brings valuable perspectives to higher education. With the right support, overcome learning challenges and reach your full potential.

About Our Academy

Is the GOALS program right for you?

GOALS helps students master academic and life skills—beyond studying and focus—so they enjoy school again. Our specialized program supports students with 504 plans, IEPs, and private school accommodations.

Most students who come to us experience the following challenges:

Managing time effectively, staying organized, or keeping up with academics and extracurriculars
Transitioning into high school, college, or other life events or activities
Learning disabilities or other executive functioning disorders

How GOALS can help

Our personalized approach offers expert 1:1 tutoring to help students master executive functioning skills like simplifying tasks, prioritizing, and self-advocating—unlocking a clear path to college success.

Our solution

How we’ll partner for success

Time management

GOALS teaches practical strategies to help manage deadlines, balance schoolwork, and avoid last-minute stress. Through personalized planning tools and structured routines, we help students build habits that keep them on track.

Organization

Knowing where to start can be overwhelming, so our students learn how to prioritize tasks, set realistic goals, and together, we develop systems to help them stay on track. Through EF coaching and check-ins, students can follow through successfully and gain a sense of accomplishment.

Structured planning

By breaking down the college prep journey into clear, actionable steps, we’ll work together to create personalized timelines, set milestone goals, and offer accountability check-ins, ensuring students stay focused and confident.

Task prioritization, initiation, & follow-through

Knowing where to start can be overwhelming, so our students learn how to prioritize tasks, set realistic goals, and together, we develop systems to help them stay on track. Through EF coaching and check-ins, students can follow through successfully and gain a sense of accomplishment.

Emotional regulation

The college process can be stressful, but we equip students with techniques to manage anxiety, stay motivated, and navigate challenges with confidence. Our counselors provide support and flexibility to help students stay resilient through their college prep journey.

TESTIMONIALS

Student success stories

GOALS has given my son a process to follow, a safe and nurturing environment to practice this process, and the motivation to continue this process to succeed in life, as well as school.

—Maria, Empowerly parent

GOALS helped empower my son to become a more positive and stronger independent learner, which will be invaluable for the rest of his life. It also helped me return to the positive values of parenting, by avoiding the pitfalls of homework nagging.

—Joy, Empowerly parent

I found the missing piece of the puzzle with GOALS. They have given me the tools to become the well-rounded man I’ve always dreamed of being.

—John, Empowerly student

Begin your college journey with GOALS

Every student deserves a college application process that recognizes their unique strengths and provides appropriate support and guidance for their challenges. During your consultation, we’ll share more about GOALS and how we can tailor our comprehensive college counseling program to your specific needs, helping you find the right college fit.