Success Coach for Teens, Young Adults & Parents
My work integrates life and health coaching, mindfulness, social-emotional learning, and practical strategies that help teens and young adults think more clearly, make better decisions, and navigate life with greater confidence
How Can Coaching Help?
Coaching is not about diagnosing or dwelling on the past. It is about building skills, strengthening self-awareness, and creating meaningful forward movement.
My work integrates life and health coaching, mindfulness, social-emotional learning, and practical strategies that help teens and young adults think more clearly, make better decisions, and navigate life with greater confidence.
Coaching helps clients clarify values, recognize strengths, understand obstacles, and develop habits, mindset, and resilience. Instead of focusing on what is wrong, we focus on what is possible.
Sessions offer a confidential, supportive space for honest conversation, insight, and real-world tools. Growth is important work, but it does not have to feel heavy. Expect clarity, practical strategies, and plenty of laughter along the way.
A little about me
I worked with tweens, teens and young adults for over three decades as a music educator before shifting to the health and wellness space around 2015. It was a gradual shift that began with me noticing that kids weren’t as confident, curious, or joyful and leading to me earning certifications in health coaching, life coaching, social emotional learning, and meditation and mindfulness. I earned a graduate certificate in Family Life Education and Coaching at North Carolina State University to better serve my clients
More about meWhat clients say
I cannot express enough gratitude for the impact Marianne has had on my teenage daughter’s life. My husband and I saw changes after only the second session. We chalked it up to a fluke while at the same time holding our breath and hoping that it wasn’t. (It wasn’t.) In four months, Marianne has empowered our daughter with both mindfulness and self-discovery while at the same time helping her reconnect with our family. My middle-schooler is becoming actively thoughtful, more patient, and more aware of the nuts and bolts of who she is and who she would like to become. For my daughter, I get the sense that seeing Marianne on a weekly basis has been like visiting a “cool Aunt;” she’s someone who can be talked to openly, without fear of it coming back to me, and who gives the very best advice. I wholeheartedly recommend Marianne to anyone with a teenage daughter.
We are beyond thrilled to have met Marianne at a time when we needed someone just like her the most. We have an 18 year old daughter making a transition to college, who needed some coping skills and some positive reframing in difficult situations. Marianne took the time not only to get to know us as parents, but took the time to understand the background and history of our daughter. She then quickly connected with her and truly got to know her as a person. Marianne gives our daughter wonderful strategies and we have seen such a positive change in her overall emotional well being and ability to tackle difficult situations. Marianne has even helped us, as parents, prepare for the huge transition that we will all feel when our daughter goes to college. Marianne is kind, thoughtful and smart and clearly connects easily with her clients. I highly recommend working with Marianne. She has made a hugely positive impact in our family’s life and well being!
Kudos to Marianne Breneman for her most positive and helpful impact on our daughter, from middle school through high school. We know that our daughter’s life has been immeasurably enriched by Marianne. We have complete trust in Marianne’s ability to help our daughter.
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