LAUNCH by Heiser

I help people navigate life transitions, giving them a clear understanding of what's ahead, the skills and systems they'll need, and practical strategies for handling real-life challenges. Whether they're preparing for a transition or already in the middle of one, I guide them toward greater clarity, confidence, and independence.

It's not therapy or counseling, and while people sometimes assume it's coaching, LAUNCH by Heiser is something more specific: it's built on a named, research-backed framework, the LAUNCH Framework, six skills (Locate Your Strengths, Advocate for Yourself, Understand the System, Navigate Your Time, Cultivate Wellbeing & Connection, Harness Your Confidence), each with its own session and its own tangible output. The client isn't just talking through a transition; they're building real tools they'll actually use. It's structured and repeatable, grounded in my own graduate training in education, two decades of experience working with students, and my own life experience navigating transitions.

Sessions are always one-on-one, just me and the client, that's where the real ownership gets built. For programs like LAUNCH into 12th Grade, where the client is still in high school, parents aren't in the room during sessions, but you're never left in the dark: LAUNCH Growth Notes after select sessions give you a window into what was covered.

Sessions are built around real, research-backed tools and strategies, not just conversation. Each one is interactive and hands-on: the client is actively building something real and specific to that session, a tool they'll walk away with and actually use, not just talking points.

By the end, the client has real, tangible material to show for it, tools and plans built specifically around them, plus something less visible but just as important: a shift from uncertainty to real, evidence-based confidence in handling what's next.

Both options are one-on-one, and scheduling is built entirely around the client's own timeline, so we'll find a rhythm that fits.

Just reach out! Once you do, I'll send over an enrollment form. Completing that form and processing payment is all it takes to reserve a spot.

Payment is easy and flexible, by Venmo or ATH Móvil. You're welcome to pay in full, or split it into two parts: the first half the week before sessions begin, and the second half after the third session.

Life happens, and I completely understand! Once a session date is confirmed, I just ask for as much notice as possible if something comes up: 48 hours for in-person sessions, since I need that time to make sure the space is available, and 24 hours for virtual sessions. I'll always do my best to find a new time that works, though I can't guarantee a make-up session will land exactly when you'd like, so early notice really helps us find the best fit.

Over 20 years working alongside students and families at an international college-prep school in Puerto Rico taught me how much a young person can grow with the right support at the right moment. I hold a master's degree from Harvard Graduate School of Education and bring specialized training in executive function and academic life coaching, but just as meaningfully, I've lived this transition myself, as an educator, a mother, and a returning student. LAUNCH is the program I always wished existed.

LAUNCH into 12th Grade isn't college counseling, and it doesn't replace your school counselor, it works alongside them. Students do get more comfortable and conversant with the college process itself, but choosing schools, building a final list, and writing essays stay with your school counselor. This program focuses on what happens before and around the college process: the confidence, systems, and self-advocacy that make it possible to handle it well.

That's such a fair question, and this isn't about replacing your school counselor, whose role is broad and genuinely valuable. It's about adding something different alongside it: consistent, one-on-one time built entirely around your student, for a life transition that takes longer than a semester or a few conversations to really prepare for. A school counselor supports your student inside the school system. This program focuses on the transition itself, and on the skills that will carry your student through this one and the ones still ahead.

The best time to build these skills is before they're urgently needed, so your student walks into senior year already equipped rather than trying to catch up in the middle of it. Starting in sophomore or junior year means the transition becomes something your student is genuinely prepared for, and can even look forward to, instead of something that catches them off guard.

The Founding Family Cohort rate ($968, instead of $1,210) is offered to the first families in the program, in exchange for testimonials, case studies, and feedback that will shape it for every family after. It's a warm invitation to be part of the program from the very beginning, and it won't stay at this rate indefinitely.