Evolution Mentoring and Coaching offers life coaching and mentoring for teens, high school and college students, and young adults ages 13 to 31, based in Mill Valley, Marin County, California and available virtually worldwide. Services include one-on-one mentoring, parent coaching consultations, group programs for boys and girls, and the HeroPath® workshop, led by Jeffrey Leiken, MA.
Mentoring and Life Coaching, Not Therapy
Evolution Mentoring and Coaching offers a full range of mentoring and life coaching services based in Mill Valley, CA, available to families throughout Marin County and, virtually, worldwide. Jeffrey Leiken, MA is an experienced life coach and mentor with more than 25 years of practice. He is not a therapist and does not provide therapy. What he offers instead is straightforward: teaching a young person a way of life.
The teens and young adults who thrive here are bright, capable and often accomplished, and quietly stuck. They overthink until they become their own worst enemy. They doubt themselves in private. They know what they want and cannot map the first step toward it. And they will not hear any of this from a parent, which is precisely why a trusted mentor who is not you can reach them.
Life Coaching for Teens
Jeff currently works with high school, college and young adults and their families across the US and in Europe. Explore if his services are the answer you have been looking for by scheduling a consultation. 2/3rds of Jeff’s clients come to him after conventional interventions like psychotherapy proved ineffective. His specialty is working with bright, thoughtful, sensitive, more intense and seeking teens and young adults.
Fees are $750 to $3500/month.
Teen Coaching Parent Information
Jeff works with parents who want to draw on his expertise to develop a deeper understanding and more effective strategy for relating to and/or supporting their adolescent son or daughter.
Fees for 2 hours of consulting time are $750
Speaking
From Parent Ed at schools to Keynote Addresses at conferences To Staff Development for organizations to programs for students Middle through College… From gatherings in a living room to speaking to audiences of a 1000 or more… Jeff has presented on 4 continents to over 60,000 parents, teens and professionals who work with youth.
Jeff is masterful at taking complex topics and presenting them in a way that is understandable, relatable and practical.
“I begin every presentation making two presumptions:
#1: This may be the only time I ever spend with you, so I had better make sure to offer you something to have made it worth your while to have spent your time with me.
#2: The possibility exists that for some one in the room, something I have to offer may be the missing piece they have been searching for that could change the course of their or their kid’s life.. and its happened many times. Therefore I adapt to every group I work with … nothing I do is prescript… no two presentations are exactly the same…”
Media Interviews
Jeff offers timely, thought provoking, often unconventional insights and commentary on many issues relating to youth. From timely quotes on breaking news to in depth interviews to editorials and comprehensive articles, here is a partial list of media where Jeff has appeared:
Group Programs For Adolescents
Jeff offers group programs for schools, summer camps and organizations. He teaches real life real world strategies, skills and concepts that empower youth to rise above distractions, temptations and emotions, to achieve personal and professional success.
Current Group Programs Jeff is running:
Workshops and Retreats
HeroPath® For older teens (16+) and young adults needing to make Life Direction decisions. This extraordinary weekend workshop has been help on 3 continents with attendees from 17 different countries. Jeff works with a team of exceptionally skilled Coaches to lead you through a process that will lead to breakthroughs in clarity and certainty about where to be going, what to be doing and who to be doing it with.
What Now What Next!™ Jeff’s newest program for adults in their 20s who want guidance making the next transition in their lives, personally or professionally. When you are having career success, but not sure its the career you really want… when you are tired of hooking-up and actually want real lasting connection… when you have “checked all the boxes” gotten your degree, gotten jobs, and yet are still left feeling unsatisfied… What Now What Next is for you.
One-on-One Mentoring and Life Coaching
Every engagement includes regular scheduled meetings, in person in Marin County or remotely by video or phone. At the comprehensive level, it also includes unlimited access between meetings by text, email and phone, because the moment a young person is finally ready to talk is rarely the moment of the next appointment. A breakup lands on a Tuesday night. A humiliation happens in a group chat on a Saturday.
Start With a Free Consultation
Evolution Mentoring and Coaching takes a small number of families at a time, which is what makes this level of access possible. Schedule a free consultation with Jeff to talk through your child’s situation and hear how he would approach the work. There is no cost or obligation.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does life coaching for teens cost?
Monthly fees range from $750 to $3,500 depending on the level of access and support your family needs. Parent coaching consultations are $750 for a two-hour session.
Do you accept insurance?
No. Jeff is a life coach and mentor, not a doctor, and does not provide therapy, so insurance does not apply.
How often do you meet?
Plans include a minimum of three personal appointments each month at the comprehensive level, or one longer monthly session at the limited level, plus availability between meetings.
Can we work with Jeff if we don’t live in Marin County?
Yes. Most of Jeff’s work is virtual, serving families across the United States, Europe and 17 countries. In-person meetings are available in Mill Valley and Marin County.
Who is not a good fit for this work?
Jeff does not work with people managing untreated substance abuse, those currently in traditional psychoanalytic therapy, or anyone whose situation calls for clinical care.