How It Works
How we work with families
Here’s what to expect from a coaching engagement, whether you’re the graduate or the parent.
Working with both the graduate and the family
Most families come to Launch Point through the parent. The parent is usually the one researching options, paying the bill, and quietly worrying. But the graduate is the one doing the work, and coaching only works if the graduate is engaged, respected, and treated like the adult they are.
So we built the practice to honor both. The family is a partner in the engagement. The graduate is the client. What happens in the graduate’s coaching sessions stays between them and the coach. That distinction is what makes the work effective.
FOR PARENTS
If you're the parent
Here's what we do for you:
We get the work moving
Most graduates don't need another lecture from a parent. They need a coach who isn't their parent. Within the first two weeks, we have a clear plan, a target list, and a weekly cadence.
We give you a calmer house
When the coaching is doing its job, the dinner-table tension drops. The job search becomes the coach's domain, not the family's.
We coach the family
We map your professional network against your child's target fields, give you scripts for warm introductions, and help you understand when your help speeds things up and when it accidentally slows them down.
We are honest with you
If your graduate needs something we can't provide — clinical support, a different kind of coach, or simply more time — we'll tell you. We don't stretch engagements that aren't working.
FOR GRADUATES
If you're the graduate
Here is what coaching actually looks like:
It's a working relationship, not therapy
We meet weekly. You leave each session with a short list of things to do before the next one. We hold you to it — not with guilt, but with structure.
Your sessions are yours
What you say to your coach stays with your coach. Your family is part of the engagement, but they're not in your sessions and they don't get a transcript.
We start where you are
If you don't know what you want to do, that's where we start. If you know what you want but can't get traction, that's where we start. If you took a job that's wrong, we figure out the move.
We treat you like an adult
Because you are one. The expectations are real, the work is rigorous, and the outcome is yours to own.
THE PROCESS
What a typical engagement looks like
1. The Intro Call
A free thirty-minute conversation, usually with the parent, the graduate, or both. We talk about where things are, what's stuck, and whether coaching is the right fit. No pressure. Most of those calls end with a clear next step, whether or not it's with us.
2. The Discovery Session
If we move forward, the engagement begins with a ninety-minute discovery session with the graduate. We use a combination of structured assessment tools — including CliftonStrengths and Holland Code (RIASEC) — alongside in-depth conversation to map where the graduate is, what they're good at, what they want, and what's getting in the way. By the end of the session, there's a working plan.
3. The Coaching Cadence
Weekly sessions with the graduate. Periodic check-ins with the family. Clear deliverables between sessions. Real movement, every week.
4. The Close
Engagements end when they should end — usually around the ninety-day mark, sometimes sooner if a job offer comes early, sometimes longer if the graduate is moving into a more complex transition. Either way, we close out with a clear handoff: what's next, what to watch for, and how to keep the momentum going.