Valerie
Results-Producing College and Career Counselor
Do you need a thinking partner, coach, or expert to help inspire and achieve your professional, personal, or academic goals? I can help you with career and life coaching, college counseling, tutoring in STEM subjects, and scientific/technical writing. I support self-awareness and thinking in ways that empower individuals to achieve their goals. There is nothing more satisfying than helping you become your personal and professional best. My background includes 12 years of results-based coachi...
Microsoft Publisher
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Outlook
college counseling
geography
English
ESL/ESOL
HTML
world history
proofreading
SAT reading
SAT writing
geology
art history
ecology
spelling
ACT English
elementary math
elementary science
study skills
web design
career development
algebra 1
American history
biology
chemistry
vocabulary
grammar
Microsoft Excel
general computer
Microsoft Word
Microsoft PowerPoint
reading
writing
algebra 2
prealgebra
Michele W. from Acton, MA
Valerie has been helping our daughter with general study skills, Earth Science content, and organizing her writing. Our daughter's science grade has improved, her confidence has as well, and she feels much more organized heading into a rather large first research writing assignment. I look forward to seeing the end result of this.
Jenny S. from Chelmsford, MA
Valerie is a pleasure to have as a tutor. She has helped my daughter immensely with her science and finance classes. No matter what mood my daughter is in, Valerie always brings her around and helps her focus on her studies. I highly recommend Valerie as a positive influence.
Mary S. from Wellesley, MA
Valerie is always willing to help the kids even when they have waited until the last minute. My daughter had a very rough draft of a paper and Valerie read the paper and made edits. She gave great feedback! She is very helpful.
Shannon S. from Newton, MA
Valerie has engrossed herself in my child's education so that she is able to achieve to the best of her ability. Valerie is truly a partner in my daughter's education. She takes a full body approach to the subjects that she is helping my daughter in, and understands the teacher, classroom, exam, quiz, essay, and report expectations so that my daughter is as prepared as she could be. Valerie pulls out the best ideas from my daughter and enables her to commit them to paper. My daughter's papers are now in the 89%-95% range. She raises her test grades; before Valerie a 55%, after Valerie an 89%. My only regret is that I didn't make contact sooner.
Dave L. from Sudbury, MA
Valerie is very reliable and proficient. She helped me learn certain aspects of Word 2010 and she found and fixed the glitches in my document. She is very thorough and informative. I recommend her highly.
Shannon L. from Boston, MA
Valerie responded promptly and was able to help me on very short notice. She reviewed a brief paper, due for a college course the following day, and helped me improve it significantly in less than an hour. She offered fantastic suggestions on style, grammar and flow. She also helped me eliminate redundancies that I did not see. I was extremely pleased with her work and I intend to use her services again. As a bonus, Valerie is a very pleasant person! I enjoyed our phone session very much.
Marianne S. from Bolton, MA
My daughter is thrilled to report that she earned a 96% on her test on aquatic ecosystems. She is very pleased. She would like to continue to work with you after classes resume in the new year. It is terrific to see her gain confidence and succeed with material she feels is difficult. You figured out how to help her and we are very pleased.
Jennifer T. from Concord, MA
Valerie was fabulous! She met with my daughter (16) for two plus hours on a writing project. She helped my daughter break out the story into sections and lay out the facts, etc. in an organized way. They then worked from the "inside out" I believe....and put together an incredible essay. She is actually teaching my daughter how to write essays! What a skill for her to learn before college. She was punctual and professional....and the classiest tutor I have ever met. We will us her often!