Career coaches for teens
Compare 35 career coaches. Besides their main focus, the most common focus areas are career clarity and purpose, new grads and students, career change and promotions and advancement. They most often work with teens, students and parents. Most charge $85 to $180 per hour or session.
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Alison McCallum
Alison McCallum is a burnout and career coach who works with people in education and with students. Alison trained in executive coaching at Royal Roads University in 2017 and holds an ICF Associate Certified Coach credential. Alison also works in Indigenous student services in higher education, offering support and advocacy. Alison is certified in the MBTI and Strong Interest Inventory tools and uses them to help clients gain insight. Alison also coaches people in other sectors.
Vanessa Almeleh
Vanessa Almeleh is a career, leadership and executive coach in Scotland. Vanessa helps ambitious people build work and lives that match their values. Before coaching, Vanessa spent over 20 years in the art world and mentored many artists. Vanessa started their coaching practice in 2020. Vanessa has worked with professionals from 100+ companies around the world. Vanessa also trains leaders and managers in coaching skills, and Vanessa coaches teenagers on career choices.
Jilli Warwicker
Jilli Warwicker is a life, career and business coach who helps early to mid career professionals, business executives and small business founders. Jilli has coached for over two decades and works as a change agent across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and worldwide. Jilli calls their style Life^Work, where life leads and gives direction to work. Jilli coaches people to build future skills, or power skills, so they stand out and win the opportunities they want.
Shivangi Reja
Shivangi Reja is a career and life coach based in India. Shivangi helps ambitious professionals deal with stress, overthinking and procrastination so they can get back to productive action. Shivangi is the founder and CEO of Positivitea Pathshala. Shivangi is a bestselling author and a Usui Reiki Grand Master. Shivangi also offers mindfulness coaching. Shivangi works with clients online only, in confidential sessions that end with an action plan.
Cassandra Roberts
Cassandra Roberts is a career coach and professional resume writer in Virginia. Cassandra helps people move toward the job or career they want. Cassandra has written resumes and given career advice for more than 10 years. Cassandra holds a Certified Career Coach credential. Cassandra works with entrepreneurs, students, and teens. Cassandra's focus is on helping clients aim for work they enjoy instead of settling for any job.
Peter Marotto
Peter Marotto is a leadership, career and business coach in South Windsor, Connecticut. Peter works with teenagers and young adults who are planning what comes after high school and early in their careers. Peter also coaches mid-career professionals who want to reach their goals. Peter holds an M.Ed. and has training from the Management and Strategy Institute and the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education. Peter writes a LinkedIn article series called Lessons Learned From.
Ryan Tafirenyika
Ryan Tafirenyika is a career coach in South Africa. Ryan helps high school and university students choose a career path that fits them. Ryan works with people aged 16 to 25. Ryan's focus is matching each client to a path that fits how they naturally think and perform. Ryan is one of 2,500 ICF-certified Career Direct Consultants worldwide.
Jean Gibson
Jean Gibson is a coach who works with children, young people and professionals, with and without ADHD. She has a long background in human resources and began coaching as a career coach. She now also coaches adults with ADHD in the workplace and runs a life skills program for children and teens. She holds an ICF Associate Certified Coach credential and a Diploma in Personal Performance Coaching.
Dave S. Wallace
Dave S. Wallace is a career and couples coach who works mostly with men and professionals. Dave has coached for 17 years, in private and group settings. Dave is a licensed marriage and family therapist with degrees in clinical and organizational psychology. Before this work, Dave spent 10 years composing music in Hollywood. Dave's clients include entrepreneurs, producers, artists, doctors, lawyers, principals and veterans. Most of the men Dave sees are between 16 and 50 and feel stuck in work or relationships.
Sondra Slivon
Sondra Slivon is a life and career coach who helps women through big life changes. She runs Sueño Consulting LLC in New Mexico. She works with women over 40 facing career change, retirement, divorce, or the loss of a spouse. She also coaches high school and college age women on education, career and life plans. Before coaching, she led community programs at United Way of Central New Mexico and worked in teaching and sales.
Victoria Brailitsa Bonelli
Victoria Brailitsa Bonelli is a college admissions consultant who helps teens and their parents plan for selective colleges and schools. Victoria founded Priority College in 2014 and works from Rockville, Maryland. Victoria spent over 20 years on education projects around the world, including university administration and World Bank work. Victoria's students have gained admission to Ivy League schools and won merit scholarships from $2,000 to $250,000. Victoria coaches in English and Russian.
Denise Baylis
Denise Baylis is a college admissions consultant and the owner of Open Door Educational Consultants. Denise helps high school students, college transfer students and graduate school applicants with college search, applications and essays. Denise is a former Vice President at a Fortune 500 media company. Denise uses their marketing and branding background to show how a student fits a school. Denise also offers career advising to current students and new grads.
Imbert Fung
Imbert Fung is an independent college consultant and education coach who helps teenagers and young adults with university applications, career preparation and presentation skills. Imbert founded Future Reach Education in the Toronto area. Imbert is an MIT and UPenn alumnus and a HECA member. Imbert brings experience from hiring and leading hundreds of employees across industries. Imbert's office is in Downtown Markham, Ontario.
Marci Schwartz
Marci Schwartz is an independent educational consultant who leads Thrive College Counseling in Los Gatos, California. Marci helps teens and their families plan the move to college. Marci's team focuses on students with autism, ADHD, and other learning differences. They build college lists, guide applications, and teach executive function and college readiness skills. The same team member who does a student's test prep stays on to provide the college counseling.
Janet Loren
Janet Loren is a Certified Educational Planner who helps teens and their parents choose a college and get through admissions. Janet has advised families in Bergen County, New Jersey and beyond for over 30 years. Janet's practice, Pearl Glassman Educational Counseling, matches each student to schools by social, academic, financial and location fit. Janet also guides families toward programs that suit different learning styles, including special education placement.
Maria Nissi
Maria Nissi is an independent college advisor who helps high school students and their parents plan for college. Maria works with students on college and career exploration, strengths assessment, college list building, essays and applications. Maria's focus is fit, so students land at schools that match their academic, social and financial needs. Maria works from Queensbury, New York, and is a Professional member of IECA. Parents get a clear plan and less stress.
Jay Morjaria
Jay Morjaria is a life coach for children, teenagers and young adults. She helps young people build confidence, handle stress and learn life skills that support school and everyday life. Jay has worked with Year 10 and 11 students at The Langley Academy in Slough. She has also mentored college students in Leicester and coached youth football for three seasons. She holds a Clean Coaching Diploma, an MOE Certificate in Coaching and NLP Practitioner training.
Kelly Smith
Kelly Smith is a career and life coach in South Carolina who helps students and colleagues make good career and life choices. Kelly spent 40 years in academia. Kelly built a research program, won multiple teaching awards, and taught classes across many disciplines. Kelly also worked in faculty governance and administration. Kelly holds a PhD in Philosophy and a Master's degree in Biology. Kelly offers a free first consultation.
Lynn Knapke
Lynn Knapke is a behavioral health and wellness coach who works with adults and youth on wellness, life and career goals. She holds a Doctor of Behavioral Health and a psychology master's degree. She has experience reversing burnout in health care workers and counseling in wellbeing retreat settings. She also teaches fitness classes one-on-one and in small groups online. She is certified to serve clients in all 50 US states.
Alex Ellison
Alex Ellison runs Throughline Guidance, an independent college and career counseling practice in Loyalton, California. Alex helps high school students, college students, recent graduates and early career professionals pick a college, a major and a career path. Work starts with aptitude assessments that show a student's natural strengths. The Class of 2026 earned over $11M in scholarships, and 70% received at least one merit scholarship. Executive function coaching and transfer guidance are also offered.
Allison Hazel
Allison Hazel is a certified professional life coach who works with Black men, Black women, Black children, teens, and LGBTQ+ clients, including queer Black men and women. Allison studied Business Management at an HBCU and first thought Allison would work in business. Friends in college called Allison's "Baby Iyanla" because Allison listened to people's stories and offered solutions. Allison grew up in the rural South and builds their coaching around culturally competent support.
Anooj Vedd
Anooj Vedd is a life and creativity coach who helps people move from uncertainty to clarity. Anooj works with people going through transitions, doubting their career path, or holding back on ideas they have not acted on. Anooj's coaching is values-led and mixes empathy with structure. Anooj draws on a background in tech, travel, and personal growth. Anooj's clients range from teens building confidence to professionals who want a life that fits them better.
Audrey Codner
Audrey Codner runs The Classroom Consultant in Maryland. Audrey mentors former teachers who want to earn income outside of the classroom. Audrey is a former professional athlete who moved into teaching and then into consulting. Audrey also tutors secondary math, including algebra 1 and 2, geometry, pre-calculus and college algebra. Audrey holds a Maryland Teacher's Certification and works online.
Elise Phillips
Elise Phillips is a life and family coach in Seattle, Washington. Elise helps teens and young adults find their strengths and learn to use them. Elise holds an MEd and has coaching certifications in well-being, resilience, academic resilience, and career discovery from the Youth Coaching Institute. Elise also writes about the Four Tendencies and how motivation styles shape the way students and teens respond to requests.
Hanna Jertz
Hanna Jertz is a burnout and career coach based in the Netherlands. Hanna helps international female entrepreneurs and women who want to build a life around their values. Hanna works on burnout, high sensitivity, purpose, work-life balance and starting a business. Hanna has lived in several countries and has their own experience with health challenges.
Nella Castro
Nella Castro is a life and career coach and counselor based in Maryland. She works with teen girls and young women. She has more than 13 years of experience as a school counselor and mentor. She helps young clients find their passion and purpose, build a success mindset, and reach their goals. She holds a degree in psychology and a master's degree in counseling education.
Devon Clawson
Devon Clawson is a life, career and retirement coach in Salt Lake City, Utah. Devon helps teens and adults who feel overwhelmed by big life changes. These include school, career, retirement, parenthood and reintegration. Clients name their strengths and values, build a personal roadmap, and then act on it. Devon holds a Certified Integrative Coach credential and has written articles on reaching goals and on loneliness.
Jessica White
Jessica White is an independent educational consultant in Madison, Mississippi. She runs EduSail, a college and career counseling practice for middle and high school students and their parents. Her team, called the Crew, helps students with essays, activities, college lists, scholarships, and trade school options. EduSail also offers a 6-week flagship program called The College Crew and special programs for athletes, artists, and international students.
May Semaan
May coaches teens and their parents to build a communication strategy, a relationship strategy and an academic strategy. May also helps mid-career people decide on their next career move. May's work covers two groups, families with teens and working professionals at a turning point. May trained at Rhodes Wellness College.
MyTeenLife Coach
MyTeenLife Coach is a coaching service for teens, young adults, and their parents. The team works on life, school, and career questions during big transition periods. They bring 30+ years of combined experience. Their work covers life skill building, resilience, positive relationships, academic and career coaching, stress management, tech addiction, and ADHD. They say they have helped hundreds of teens build resilience and improve communication.
Myeisha Ramirez
Dr. Myeisha Ramirez is a life and career coach in Illinois. Myeisha helps teens, young adults and women who feel stuck move toward purpose. Myeisha founded Cultivation Culture Collective and works as an educator. Myeisha holds a doctorate in Diversity & Equity in Education. Myeisha's coaching is trauma-informed and culturally responsive. Myeisha mixes accountability with compassion and adds a firm push when clients need it.
Sònia Victoria Werner
Sònia Victoria Werner is a certified transformation coach who works with artists, creatives and students. Sònia founded Werner Learning & Coaching and is an artist themselves. Sònia grew up around the world as a first-generation American. Sònia's sessions cover finding purpose, spotting what holds clients back, and building a road map with clear steps. Sònia also teaches stress reduction practices and explains how the creative industry and growing up really work.
Jeremy Messenger
Jeremy Messenger is a relationship and life coach in Rhode Island who runs Better-Life Coaching. Jeremy helps individuals and families build the skills to nurture, maintain, and repair relationships. Jeremy focuses on coaching between partners and within family systems. Jeremy also coaches on individual careers, healthy habits, and problem solving. Jeremy holds a Bachelor's degree in Social Work and is currently studying for clinical social work licensure.
Clayton Kirkland
Clayton Kirkland is a life coach who helps people with career, relationships, health and personal fulfillment. Clayton runs Happiness Trek, LLC. Clayton is a Certified Professional Life Coach. Clayton's work looks at how the parts of a life connect instead of treating each issue alone. Clayton works with students, teens, job seekers, singles and LGBTQ+ clients, and Clayton digs into the patterns and beliefs that hold people back.
Penny Lobred
Penny Lobred is a life coach for teens and young adults. Penny helps clients who feel lost, stuck, or unsure what they want from life. Penny's work covers choosing a major, college decisions, the job search, grades, and heavy workloads. Penny mixes practical tools like time management and accountability with work on the thoughts and beliefs that hold clients back. Penny builds each plan around the individual client instead of using a fixed package.
Side by side
| Coach | Focus | Hourly rate range |
|---|---|---|
| Alison McCallum | Career change and Career clarity and purpose | $100 to $175 an hour |
| Vanessa Almeleh | Career change and Career clarity and purpose | $106 to $133 per hour |
| Jilli Warwicker | Career clarity and purpose and Promotions and advancement | $100 to $190 an hour |
| Shivangi Reja | Career clarity and purpose and Women's careers | $80 to $150 an hour |
| Cassandra Roberts | Career change and Job search | $125 to $175 an hour |
| Peter Marotto | New grads and students and Career clarity and purpose | $50 to $250 per hour |
| Ryan Tafirenyika | Career clarity and purpose and New grads and students | $100 to $190 an hour |
| Jean Gibson | Career clarity and purpose and Career change | $110 to $150 an hour |
| Dave S. Wallace | Career change and Career clarity and purpose | $90 to $175 an hour |
| Sondra Slivon | Career change and New grads and students | $100 to $160 an hour |
| Victoria Brailitsa Bonelli | New grads and students | $150 to $240 an hour |
| Denise Baylis | New grads and students | $70 to $130 an hour |
| Imbert Fung | Resume and LinkedIn and Interview coaching | $80 to $220 an hour |
| Marci Schwartz | New grads and students | $150 to $225 an hour |
| Janet Loren | Career clarity and purpose | $150 to $240 an hour |
Common questions
How much does a career coach cost?
Most career coaches charge $85 to $180 per hour or session.
What else do these career coaches help with?
Common focus areas include career clarity and purpose, new grads and students, career change and promotions and advancement.
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Last updated September 2026.