Endorsements
Many families and students form a strong bond with Maria that lasts for years, seeing her as a reliable resource and trusted ally in decision-making. Her honest, unfiltered communication resonates with clients who appreciate her candid, direct style of feedback. She often serves as the calming voice of reason amid the often tumultuous challenges of family life, particularly in the context of preparing children to face the world.
Marianne
"I love that Maria works with the whole person and builds skills that will help students develop confidence in their abilities, instead of focusing solely on grades. She takes the time to develop a relationship, understand the student, and customize her coaching and strategies to best fit with their personality, strengths, and challenges."
Anne
"Maria has changed our child's entire relationship with school. She has taught him many strategies to organize and prioritize his work and reinforces those strategies in each session. She has given him the confidence to advocate for himself at school by helping him understand how he processes information and how that might be different from others. Finally, she has worked directly with teachers to develop strategies in the classroom to help our son be more successful. She has simply been life changing for our family."
Susan
"Maria is a godsend! She considers the whole student, not just grades. She is able to meet the student where he is and then work from that point toward the goals that have been set. She is patient and flexible, and my son's case she has been able to come up with alternate plans/approaches if the first plan isn't working for him. She is diligent, caring, and effective. Bonus: Maria is teaching the students to be accountable for their work and helping them to become more independent in the process. We are very happy with her services"
Edith
"We started sessions with Maria in November of 2020. Our daughter was struggling with her study skills for one particular class. Maria helped her to organize her materials and create a study plan that broke down the information she needed to know, as a result she felt more confident preparing for the assessments. Her grade and her confidence improved! We loved that Maria honed in on the issue and worked with our daughter's learning style to quickly create a solution!"
Thomas
"Maria Casey is the mentor every young adult needs in their life, whether they know it or not. I was the textbook definition of unmotivated and disorganized. I had no idea where I wanted to direct my passion or my interest. I met with Ms. Casey every morning before school for a few years and despite my numerous mess-ups and immaturity, she never once lost faith in me. Without her, college would've been a massive long shot. I would've never found the motivation to pull my grades up and improve. The lessons she taught me have extended far beyond the classroom and are only taking me farther each day. I never once felt like a client and if there's anything I ever need she's the first one I reach out to. No words can express the appreciation I feel towards Ms. Casey."
Kerrie
"My son has been working with Maria for 4 years now. We cannot imagine a school year without her. Maria is so good at getting to know each of her students as individuals and tailoring a program that works for that individual child. Maria also has an amazing ability to guide both students and parents in communicating academic goals and struggles."
Amanda
"We started working with Maria when our son began 9th grade and they have worked together for four years. She has been instrumental in helping him to be more organized and to plan ahead better for assignments and tests. This has not only improved his academic performance, but helped make the studying/homework process less stressful at our house. He has a much better understanding of how he learns and this has boosted his confidence."
Gretchen
"Ms. Casey has helped our son tremendously during the transition from virtual learning to in person learning. He has improved his organizational skills and week planning. We are very grateful."
Sean
"I started working with Ms. Casey soon after graduating from college. I was very disorganized and trying to navigate the world of taxes, my career, and finances which was all new to me. I learned how to set attainable goals and she taught me the fundamentals of scheduling, prioritizing and how to manage my time efficiently. After six months, I now feel like I am prepared for anything and have my life in order!"
Christine
"Our daughter began working with Maria when she came back from college after struggling her first semester away. A late diagnosis of ADHD and mild ASD proved challenging, even in community college. Maria worked closely with all of us, including her therapist to help her establish new goals. We watched her confidence grow as she set herself on a career path! Maria continues to mentor our daughter, outside of regular sessions, they have built a strong bond and we are grateful she is part of our village."
Allison
Maria respects students, meets them where they are, creates a program and plan that works for and challenges them, and then she is direct and honest with them regarding their efforts. She holds them accountable while also advocating for them, assuring them, and guiding them to keep themselves on track. They trust her and know they can count on her. Students respect her and as a result, they work hard and show a willingness to try new strategies because don't like to let her down.
Anonymous
Maria provides such personalized learning which bridges the gap for learners who need support translating the way school is taught to match their strengths. She helped our son overcome self-doubt and a negative self-perception that he was not strong academically (after a late diagnosis of learning differences). The progress after working with Maria is night and day. He feels empowered now to set new goals and believe in his abilities. Best of all, he now knows that the struggles he felt were never due to him being less capable academically but rather a matter of him lacking faith in himself. Maria’s strategies, creative study skills, and enthusiasm unlocked his potential. His pride in his work and belief in himself has been life changing!