Testimonials
"Thank you for all of your gifts - patience, compassion, knowledge, and more - that you shared with me over the year. You played such an important role in supporting me to begin to view myself as someone who can succeed, not just academically but holistically. I always look forward to our meetings, knowing I would come out with more clarity and confidence to do this work in a good way."
J. - Bachelor of Education Student
“As an adult graduate student with a recent diagnosis of ADHD I had a lot of initial anxiety utilizing student accommodations and specifically a learning strategist. I was unsure whether I needed/wanted the support therefore I set up initial meet and greets with a few learning strategists to determine my next steps. Immediately Adrienne’s flexible approach to goal setting was very empowering. This powerful gift of hers is not to be overlooked as some professionals, in my opinion, tend to have rigid agendas, templates and goals yet fail to specifically meet individuals needs. Adrienne did a wonderful job at recognizing my strengths and reiterating them to me when I was struggling or having blind spots. She helped me with prioritization and goal setting yet never in a patronizing way. She also introduced me to an array of technology that has alleviated lots of my stress. Overall my note taking has become more efficient and my learning/study in general has been enhanced.
In addition, although the role of a learning strategist is primarily for academic goals, these sessions helped me to alleviate stress and frustration in many areas of my life as the techniques and aids provided were very versatile. Adrienne did a wonderful job at keeping our sessions in their academic lane while also holding space for other areas of my life that trickled through into the sessions at times. I’m a firm believer that this holistic approach to helping and healing is powerful in today’s society as too often many discourses and systems try to compartmentalize the human experience. I 100% recommend Adrienne, specifically to any adult learners as her co-collaborative and co-constructive approach created a safe empowering space where nothing but positive outcomes were had.”
K. - Social Work Graduate Student
"I really enjoyed working with Adrienne and found her to be very helpful with organization skills to keep my work detailed and focused."
M. - Psychology Student
"I was skeptical of what an academic strategist could offer at first, but Adrienne's support ended up being so important to me that we met weekly in the final year of my degree. The strategies that we worked on were helpful for my individual work as well group work. It was nice to be able to share my new skills, which made group work go much more smooth."
C. - Double Major - Psychology & Linguistics Student
"I started working with Adrienne in September of my first year. Right from our initial meeting we started working on creating strategies that could help me succeed. Adrienne provided me with diverse and helpful information to help with my style of learning. She is very experienced in what she does and has a wealth of knowledge that can help any student. With Adrienne I learned many learning strategies from time management and scheduling to flash cards and mind mapping. Having a learning strategist that you meet with regularly helps you feel less alone in your studies, like you’ve got someone rooting for you, and Adrienne is a great example of that. She always came prepared to our sessions and helped me manage not just my studies but my wellbeing too."
J. - Engineering Student
"Adrienne has been a great resource supporting my academic learning. She always comes prepared with new perspectives, tools, and encouragement and takes the time to understand who you are and how you learn best. I've learned so much about how to learn better. Thanks so much for doing a great job!"
A. - Business Student