About Renee | Supporting Teens & Young Adults
Supporting Teens & Young Adults
The teen and young adult years are a time of enormous change. It’s a season when young people are figuring out who they are, what they believe, and what direction they want their lives to take. While these years can be exciting, they can also feel overwhelming and uncertain. For many years, I’ve had a deep heart for working with teens and young adults as they navigate these important years. I love helping young people recognize their strengths, build confidence, and move forward with greater clarity and direction.
Why This Work Matters to Me
I’ve always been drawn to helping young people recognize what they’re capable of and find their way forward. I also know from personal experience as a parent that these years can be challenging—not only for teens and young adults, but for the people who love them and are trying to help.
Sometimes a young person simply needs another trusted adult to talk to—someone who will listen without judgment, ask good questions, offer perspective, and help them take meaningful steps forward. That kind of relationship can make a tremendous difference.
Sometimes a young person simply needs another trusted adult to talk to—someone who will listen without judgment, ask good questions, offer perspective, and help them take meaningful steps forward. That kind of relationship can make a tremendous difference.
From Mentor to Coach
Before becoming a coach, I co-founded a nonprofit mentoring program dedicated to helping underserved teens get into and through college. I dove into this work wholeheartedly, investing nearly two decades encouraging young people and helping them see new possibilities for their lives.
As the volunteer Executive Director, I spent nearly twenty years walking alongside students as they navigated school, relationships, and important decisions about their future. During that time, I personally mentored more than 400 disadvantaged young people. There was nothing more rewarding than watching their confidence grow and seeing them begin to believe in what they were capable of achieving.
Becoming a certified coach felt like a natural next step — a way to build on those years of mentoring experience and support young people in an even more intentional and individualized way.
As the volunteer Executive Director, I spent nearly twenty years walking alongside students as they navigated school, relationships, and important decisions about their future. During that time, I personally mentored more than 400 disadvantaged young people. There was nothing more rewarding than watching their confidence grow and seeing them begin to believe in what they were capable of achieving.
Becoming a certified coach felt like a natural next step — a way to build on those years of mentoring experience and support young people in an even more intentional and individualized way.
