Kathleen Young

My career has always centered around coaching. I love to hold space for people to choose greater freedom. Releasing what doesn’t support them opens up the space for a more life-affirming path.

After twenty years of empowering students to build upon their strengths and face their challenges, I broadened my influence to helping anyone who wants to grow, both young and old, in and out of their school years..

Equipped with wisdom from countless mentors, coaches and teachers, insights from overcoming obstacles, a very strong intuition and empathy balanced with candor, I am a truly transformative personal development and academic coach.

Why I Coach:

I have an ever-deepening commitment to my own growth and authenticity. I know that self-awareness, coupled with goal setting rooted in intentionality, paves the road toward wellness, creativity, purpose and happiness.

Society, including our families, institutions and social media, teaches us so many limitations - so many “shoulds” - that don’t serve us. I do this work to help my clients reclaim and celebrate their true selves.

Founder, Aurora Lights Coaching
Personal Development and Academic Coach

Credentials

In addition to a Master’s Degree in Special Education, I have certificates/certifications/program completions in:

Life Coaching, Happiness Coaching, Reiki I and II, The Tools, Ombudsmanship, NonViolent Communication, Mediation.

Aside from my own clients, I have coached over 2,000 sessions at Bravely, a “coaching and training platform for employees.”

Since 2022, I coach for Robin, the “mental health solution for learning success”.

I also serve as an Educational Specialist and Teacher Trainer at Research Institute for Learning and Development, a nonprofit dedicated to the empowerment of others through executive functioning coaching.

My Healing Journey

I am incredibly lucky to have found so many incredible supports along my journey. Here are a few of my favorites:

  • Energy Work (Reiki/Polarity/RYSE)

  • Sound Healing (Didgeridoo, Crystal Bowls)

  • Yoga and Meditation

  • Therapy

  • Coaching!

  • Laugher Yoga

  • Journey Dance

  • The Tools/Shadow Work

  • Holotropic Breath Work

  • Countless books filled with wisdom and love

“Understand-Identify-Label-Shift”

We use this 4-Step Process to help you move forward into a flourishing, confident and empowered YOU. I can’t wait for our journey to begin!

Understand
Become aware of your cognitive thought distortions (check out my blog!) and reasons for unproductive habits. This is instrumental to change.

Identify
Recognize when these thought distortions and habits sneak into your day. Explore conditions under which you are apt to be more vulnerable, and find ways to proactively alter or approach them.

Label
Label old patterns immediately. This is the time to pivot towards greater success.

Shift
Use your courage, self-awareness, confidence, and improved communication and time management skills to create new, healthy thought patterns and habits.

We’re Here to Support You!