Adolescents

We believe that adolescents in today’s world want to live a life aspiring to a higher standard—to build a life and a world based on personal character, self understanding and high self esteem. We are committed to young people taking charge of manifesting their own destinies in life. Within the context of total well-being and personal discovery, participants in our programs build on their physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual dimensions.

Key Educational and Counseling Programs

Human Development Clinic
The Human Development Clinic is a multidisciplinary clnic providing services to adolescents, young adults, adults, couples and families in transition. The Clinic addresses concerns regarding education, behavior, psychological, physical, and emotional well-being, development and achieving full potential in life. We serve a broad range of clients that em power well-being and manifesting full and unique potentials in life, in school, in relationships, in work, and in personal well-being.

We conduct educational and psychological assessments, recommend appropriate interventions and possible professional resources. In addition we coordinate care services by serving as a resource to parents, schools, agencies, and the clinical evaluation team.

The Champions Program
format for adolescents is more advanced than the format for children. Champions imparts self understanding by giving adolescents a knowing about their unique purpose in life and helping them to establish a network of healthy supports to empower their full and unique potentials. When adolescents aged thirteen to eighteen participate in the program, as distinguished from younger children, we draw upon their stronger cognitive, metacognitive and contextual abilities, and help them to take on bigger challenges that are most meaningful to them. Champions is tailored to each participant’s learning style and talents. Participants discover new capacities for self-determination, emotional well-being, and new depths of character. We have many program formats and lengths available to fit your child's particular needs.

The College Counseling Program
is for adolescents and young adults who want to gain acceptance into a college that best supports their unique vision for a great life. College Counseling participants have gained acceptance into colleges and universities across the nation, for example: Rice University, Tufts University, Brown University, Babson College, Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts, New York University, Georgetown University, Boston College, McGill University, Carnegie Mellon University, and many more. We have also secured merit scholarships and financial aid for our participants. Participants go to college clear about their vision and purpose and prepared for a successful educational experience, beginnings a life of accomplishment, purpose, and contribution.