Social Coaching Services in NYC

Help your bright, kind, and unique child thrive in their social life. We offer strengths-based, highly individualized coaching services for twice-exceptional and profoundly gifted children in NYC to help address bullying, isolation, and more based on your family’s specific goals.

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Visit our Get Started page and fill out the user-friendly form to request coaching services for your child.

Explain Your Needs

We offer a menu of topics to cater to your child’s unique needs. Tell us your goals and how we can best help.     

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If your child is a good fit for our social coaching program, we’ll reach out to discuss next steps.

Empowering Your Child’s Social Journey

Equip your child with strategies they can use on their own terms to navigate friendships and social challenges confidently. Begin your journey with individualized coaching tailored to your child’s unique goals.

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Personalized Pathways to Social Confidence

At 2e Kids Coaching, we champion individuality, offering individualized social coaching in NYC tailored to your child’s unique social needs. While we can support all children who want to see improvement in this area, our specialty is working with twice-exception or profoundly gifted children. Rather than help children in group settings, we focus on our child’s unique needs with one-on-one virtual sessions, which parents are welcome to attend.

Our process begins with understanding your child’s specific goals and challenges. By harnessing evidence-based strategies, we teach kids the “social code” used by their peers, empowering them to choose when and how to engage. This isn’t about changing who they are but equipping them with tools to navigate social situations with confidence. With our guidance, children not only build meaningful connections but also strengthen their self-esteem and sense of belonging.

Which Social Skills Does Your Child Want to Work on Building?

Rather than require children to attend a stringent 16-week course covering an expansive range of topics, we tailor our approach to your child’s unique needs. This allows you and your child to pick and choose how we focus our sessions – whether you want to focus on one topic, a couple, or all of them.

  • How to handle rejection, teasing, and bullying
  • How to use appropriate conversational skills
  • How to find common interests by trading information
  • How to appropriately use humor
  • How to enter and exit conversations between peers
  • How to handle rumors and gossip
  • How to be a good host during get-togethers
  • How to choose appropriate friends
  • How to be a good sport
  • How to handle arguments and disagreements
  • How to change a bad reputation

Social Coaching Services in NYC Tailored for Twice-Exceptional Children

At 2e Kids Coaching, we recognize the distinct needs and challenges of twice-exceptional children – and we celebrate what makes them so amazing. Our coaching services are meticulously crafted to nurture their unique strengths while addressing the areas where they need support to reach their goals and achieve the social acceptance they want.

Individualized Approach

Unlike traditional group-based programs, 2e Kids Coaching programs are tailored to each child’s specific needs and challenges, ensuring the strategies are directly relevant to their personal social goals.

Evidence-Based Methods

Our coaching integrates proven techniques, such as those from the PEERS program, and adapts them to fit individual circumstances, especially for twice-exceptional and profoundly gifted children.  

Parental Involvement

Recognizing the significant role parents play, coaching sessions can involve kids alone, kids with their parents, or just parents alone. This holistic approach ensures consistent support and understanding at home.

Virtual Convenience

All coaching sessions are conducted virtually via Zoom, making it accessible for families throughout New York City and allowing for flexible scheduling. 

Anti-Masking Philosophy

Our coaching does not promote masking or trying to fit into a neurotypical mold. Instead, it offers kids the “social code” used in neurotypical interactions, giving them the choice to use or discard strategies as they see fit.

Early Intervention Focus

While many programs begin in middle or high school, we believe in building a strong social foundation early on, working with children who have at least a third-grade language comprehension level.

Immediate Social Skills Training

Not all challenges can wait, especially if a child is navigating an immediate social crisis or on the waiting list for a more extensive social skills group program. We offer “urgent care” style coaching services for these situations.

Anti-Bullying Coaching

We empower children with evidence-based strategies for proactive responses to bullying. By illustrating how non-bullied peers respond, we equip children with the tools for confidence and resilience in varied social settings.

Social Coaching Services in NYC Tailored for Twice-Exceptional Children

At 2e Kids Coaching, we recognize the distinct needs and challenges of twice-exceptional children – and we celebrate what makes them so amazing. Our coaching services are meticulously crafted to nurture their unique strengths while addressing the areas where they need support to reach their goals and achieve the social acceptance they want.

Individualized Approach

Unlike traditional group-based programs, 2e Kids Coaching programs are tailored to each child’s specific needs and challenges, ensuring the strategies are directly relevant to their personal social goals.

Evidence-Based Methods

Our coaching integrates proven techniques, such as those from the PEERS program, and adapts them to fit individual circumstances, especially for twice-exceptional and profoundly gifted children.  

Parental Involvement

Recognizing the significant role parents play, coaching sessions can involve kids alone, kids with their parents, or just parents alone. This holistic approach ensures consistent support and understanding at home.

Virtual Convenience

All coaching sessions are conducted virtually via Zoom, making it accessible for families throughout New York City and allowing for flexible scheduling. 

Anti-Masking Philosophy

Our coaching does not promote masking or trying to fit into a neurotypical mold. Instead, it offers kids the “social code” used in neurotypical interactions, giving them the choice to use or discard strategies as they see fit.

Early Intervention Focus

While many programs begin in middle or high school, we believe in building a strong social foundation early on, working with children who have at least a third-grade language comprehension level.

Immediate Social Skills Training

Not all challenges can wait, especially if a child is navigating an immediate social crisis or on the waiting list for a more extensive social skills group program. We offer “urgent care” style coaching services for these situations.

Anti-Bullying Coaching

We empower children with evidence-based strategies for proactive responses to bullying. By illustrating how non-bullied peers respond, we equip children with the tools for confidence and resilience in varied social settings.

Be Bright. Be Divergent.

Embrace your child’s unique brilliance. Learn more about how we can partner with you on this journey.

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Our Approach to Social Skills Coaching in NYC

Acceptance

Acceptance of children and families just as they are.

Respect

Respect for each individual’s right to present themselves as they wish.

Kindness

Kindness, warmth, and understanding in every interaction. 

Empowerment

Offering strategies for reaching social goals, not demanding behaviors.

Frequently Asked Questions

If available, a recent neuropsych evaluation can be insightful. Additionally, an adult familiar with the child (parent, coach, teacher) will be asked the current social interactions relevant to the child’s goals. 

We are familiar with PEERS and Social Thinking materials, and can offer their strengths (systems analysis) in a way that avoids ABA “masking”.

While we specialize in coaching, we do not provide therapy. The primary difference lies in the approach and the goal. Therapy often delves into emotional healing, understanding underlying issues, and exploring past experiences to address current challenges. Coaching, on the other hand, is forward-focused, centered on building skills, setting specific goals, and creating actionable strategies to achieve them. If your child is already seeing a therapist, and the therapist is on board, we can collaborate to reinforce our coaching strategies. 

Our program is specifically tailored for twice-exceptional children, often referred to as “quirky” or “differently wired”, as well as those who are bright or intellectually advanced. This includes children with classic diagnoses like autism, ASD, or Aspergers, who may experience social deficits. We also cater to the profoundly gifted – think of the third grader who immerses himself in Shakespeare, significantly surpassing his same-age peers in cognitive abilities. Such children often find it challenging to fit into conventional social coaching settings. Additionally, our program emphasizes anti-bullying techniques, empowering children with the tools to navigate social situations confidently and reducing the chances of being bullied.

We prioritize language comprehension and personal social goals over age. In other words, we recognize that a child’s physical age may not always match up with their social and cognitive abilities. Every child matures at their own pace, and some might be ahead in certain areas while needing guidance in others. Therefore, while we consider the child’s age, we place greater emphasis on their development.

Children should possess at least a third-grade language comprehension level and have their own social goals as well as a concept of friendship. Birth date is not a primary consideration in asynchronous children.

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“Very approachable, kind, well-informed and thoughtful.”

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“Thanks for convo the other day. It was great. Made me feel “not the crazy mom””.

T. M.

“Very grateful to Elizabeth Smith for her kind and attentive care!”

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Unleash Your Child’s Potential With 2e Kids Coaching

Empower, accept, and celebrate their authenticity. Dive into a more confident future and give your child the tools to shine their brightest.

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Unleash Your Child’s Potential With 2e Kids Coaching

Empower, accept, and celebrate their authenticity. Dive into a more confident future and give your child the tools to shine their brightest.

Take the First Step