Mental Health Supports Academic, Financial, and Career Success

Coaching Can Connect the Dots

It may seem obvious to state that student mental health has a strong impact on academic performance, financial prospects and management, and career security and advancement. However, many students have come from communities and traditions that tend to disregard mental health in the recipe for success, and may equate mental health challenges with weakness and failure. This can lead to students attributing learning challenges primarily to a personal lack of ability, and being unable or unwilling to unpack the drain their mental health is having on their cognitive load.

Institutions are working to approach the student body in a more holistic way. Many are expanding mental health services and augmenting their offerings with online platforms. Some are finding ways to link offices together to emphasize the interdependence of resources such as career exploration, financial aid, disability services, and more.

Mental health is often a delicate and difficult topic, and coaches need to keep strong boundaries around their roles and walk themselves back from any assumptions about student mental status. However, when a student self-discloses a mental health challenge in the context of academic coaching, it reveals an opportunity to help the student understand the role of mental health support in other areas of striving. In this case, a coach can ask questions that...

...ask the student about plans to seek support, and share details if the student is unaware

...invite the student to explore the specific effects that the situation is having on one or more classes

...encourage the student to share a story about when stronger mental health has helped them succeed in learning, on the job, and in self-management

...ask the student to identify small actionable goals that both move them toward completing academic tasks and increase their sense of responsibility and accomplishment

For coaches connecting the dots between mental health, academic success, and career readiness, LifeBound offers two comprehensive training options.

Our 3-Day Virtual Training and Self-Paced Inclusive Coaching Course equips educators to engage students in meaningful conversations—while also understanding the boundaries of the coaching role within the broader continuum of care. Coaches aren’t therapists, but they can help students recognize how emotional well-being impacts learning and performance, and guide them toward appropriate support services. LifeBound’s trainings offer both the tools and the discernment needed to navigate these moments with empathy, clarity, and confidence.

Make 2025 the Year Coaching Solves Higher Ed’s Toughest Challenges

Higher education is grappling with unprecedented challenges—rising mental health crises, the need for greater career readiness, and the unfortunate reality that many students struggle to secure meaningful employment or are let go shortly after starting. These issues affect not only individual students but also university outcomes like enrollment, retention, and long-term institutional success.

By equipping your staff with coaching training, you can help students build resilience, achieve meaningful employment, and address many challenges that universities face today. Allocate your budget toward LifeBound’s training options this year and plan ahead to ensure your institution is prepared to address these critical needs effectively. Let’s create a campus-wide culture of coaching and make an impact in 2025!

LifeBound offers multiple ways to train academic coaches, faculty, or staff:

3-Day Virtual Training

Next Class: May 2, 9, 16

A dynamic, interactive course focused on practical coaching techniques.

Self-Paced Inclusive Coaching Success Course

Choose Your Own Dates!

A flexible, 15-hour program designed for those who want to deepen their skills at their own pace. The course dives deep into foundational and advanced coaching techniques as well as motivation, resilience, career readiness, cultural competence and coaching diverse student populations, and includes private sessions with a LifeBound Coach. Institutional packages are available for group training.

LifeBound Certification Program

Summer Session: May 27 – Aug 26

For coaches ready to take their skills to the next level, the LifeBound Certification Program offers an in-depth dive into advanced coaching practices and strategies, culminating in certification as a LifeBound Coach.

Let’s make 2025 a year of transformation for your institution and the students you serve!

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Live 3-Day Course

Format

Online

2025 Dates

May 2, 9, 16

June 2, 4, 6

July 14, 16, 18

August 11, 13, 15

(view all 2025 dates online)

Time

3 days, 6 hours each

Cost

$1,500 per person

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Self-Paced Course

Format

Online

Dates

Choose the dates that work best for your schedule

Time

15 hours (self-paced), plus 3 hours with LifeBound Coach

Cost

$1,500 per person

If you’ve already completed the 1-Day or 3-Day program, email contact@lifebound.com to receive a discount code for $500 off the new Self-Paced Course. Contact us about group rates.

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