Andrew Bryan

Andrew Bryan is an independent educational consultant in Seattle, Washington. He runs Emerge Educational Consulting and helps teens, college age students and their parents. His work covers college advising, career guidance, and school and program placement. He advises students who have faced emotional, behavioral or learning challenges. He also leads 10-day Trek Epic walking adventures and adult pilgrimages, and offers a self-guided Gap Year program.

What Andrew helps with

Andrew helps young adults choose a college path, find career direction and get through times of change. He also helps families who need a placement for a young adult who is struggling.

• College advising for students with emotional, behavioral or learning challenges
• Career exploration and assessment for young adults
• Career direction for early career adults in transition
• Therapeutic wilderness, school and program placement
• Case management for families with at risk young adults
• Support and coaching during college and campus life
• Planning a gap year

Who Andrew works with

Andrew works with teens, college age students in transition, and post college early career adults. He also works with their parents. Many clients have faced emotional, behavioral or learning challenges. Some families come with an at risk young adult and need a placement.

How Andrew works

Andrew's work follows what Emerge calls the equation for hope. Each client creates a vision, builds a plan, and then works with Andrew to carry out the next steps. The aim is to build resilience along the way. Emerge also offers a college success program with support during the school year, plus career assessment that maps out occupations and a path toward goals.

Background and qualifications

Andrew Bryan is a Professional member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association. He leads Emerge Educational Consulting, Inc., based in Seattle. The practice covers college advising, career guidance and assessment, therapeutic wilderness, school and program placement, and case management. It also runs a college success program, 10-day Trek Epic walking adventures, adult pilgrimages and a self-guided Gap Year program.

Andrew Bryan pricing

Programs and services

• College advising
• Emerge College Success Program
• Career guidance and assessment
• Therapeutic wilderness, school and program placement
• Case management
• 10-day Trek Epic walking adventures

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