Katy Peplin
Accountability and productivity coach for PhD students and early career scholars
| Hourly rate range | $75 to $140 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Students |
| Credentials | PhD |
| Practice | Thrive PhD |
Katy Peplin is an accountability and productivity coach for grad students, PhD students and early career scholars. She turned her own difficulties in graduate school into a coaching business. She founded Thrive PhD, a community that has grown into courses, writing groups, one-on-one coaching and workshops held around the world. Her work rests on the idea that a person can be a scholar and a human at the same time.
What Katy helps with
Katy works with academics who want to do strong scholarly work while staying human. She focuses on the pressures of graduate school and early academic careers.
- Staying accountable during graduate school
- Building productive work habits as a PhD student
- Keeping up a steady writing practice
- Handling the challenges of early academic careers
- Balancing scholarly work with being a whole person
Who Katy works with
Katy works with grad students, PhD students and early career scholars. Her community serves academics at different points in graduate school and the start of their careers.
Background and qualifications
Katy holds a PhD. She started her coaching business after facing her own difficulties in graduate school. That work grew into Thrive PhD, a community for academics. It now includes courses, writing groups, one-on-one work and workshops in many parts of the world.
Katy Peplin pricing
Programs and services
- One-on-one coaching
- Courses
- Writing groups
- Workshops
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The CoachVouch take
Built her coaching business from her own graduate school struggles and grew it into a global community for academics called Thrive PhD.
Best for PhD students and early career scholars who want accountability and productivity support.
Common questions
How much does Katy Peplin charge?
Coaching with Katy runs $75 to $140 an hour. Request an intro for an exact quote.
What does Katy Peplin help with?
Katy Peplin helps with staying accountable during graduate school, building productive work habits as a PhD student, keeping up a steady writing practice and handling the challenges of early academic careers.
Is Katy Peplin certified?
Katy Peplin lists: PhD.
Does Katy Peplin offer group options?
Yes. Thrive PhD includes writing groups, courses and workshops along with one-on-one work.
How do I contact Katy Peplin?
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