A better path forward when college gets complicated.
Specialized one-on-one support for college students who are struggling, overwhelmed, or losing momentum.
8-Week College Reset - $2,200
Free 30-minute consultation. No obligation to enroll.
When you know something isn't working
When you know something isn’t working
Your student may not need someone to manage college for them. They may need help learning how to manage it themselves.
Parents often reach a point where they know something is wrong but are not sure what kind of help their student actually needs.
You may be seeing:
Declining grades
Missed assignments
Academic warning or probation
Poor attendance
Difficulty tracking deadlines
Procrastination or avoidance
Studying without getting expected results
Trouble communicating with professors or advisors
A student who becomes overwhelmed when things go wrong
A capable student who cannot seem to translate intentions into action
Pinyon Grove begins by figuring out what is actually happening.
Pinyon Grove 8-week college reset
The Pinyon Grove 8-Week College Reset
Structured enough to create momentum. Individualized enough to address the real problem.
College difficulties rarely come down to one thing.
A student may need help with planning, follow-through, prioritization, communication, study strategies, academic decision-making, navigating university systems, confidence after setbacks—or several of these at once.
Pinyon Grove does not begin with a predetermined list of study tips. We begin with the student.
The program helps students:
Understand what is happening
Stabilize what needs immediate attention
Build systems that work
Use the right support
Learn more effectively
Recover when things go wrong
Take increasing ownership
How it works
How It Works
01 - Free Consultation
We begin with a 30-minute conversation about what has been happening, what concerns you have, and whether Pinyon Grove would be the right kind of support.
02 - Assessment & Intake
The student completes an intake, the Pinyon Grove Assessment, and an Academic Snapshot so we can begin with a clear understanding of both their experience and their actual academic situation.
03 - Individual Plan
During Week 1, the student and Matt build a personalized Pinyon Grove Profile identifying strengths, priorities, Academic Reality, and goals.
04 - Eight Weeks of One-on-One Work
Students meet one-on-one with Matt for a 55-minute virtual session each week, focused on real academic situations as the semester progresses.
05 - 90-Day Forward Plan + Follow-Up
The program ends with a personalized 90-Day Forward Plan and a 30-day follow-up call to see what has held up, what has slipped, and what the student needs next.
The 8-week journey
The 8-Week Journey
Week 1 - Understand & Stabilize
What is really happening?
Establish Academic Reality, identify strengths and obstacles, address immediate issues, and build the initial plan.
Week 2 — Clear the Path
What deserves my attention?
Map the semester, make intelligent tradeoffs, protect what is working, and build a realistic weekly schedule.
Week 3 — Build Your System
How will I manage this consistently?
Build a simple academic system for deadlines, tasks, planning, starting, and restarting.
Week 4 — Connect
Who can help?
Learn how to identify and effectively use professors, advisors, tutors, and other University resources.
Week 5 — Learn & Perform
Does the way I study match what the course requires?
Examine their courses and test more effective learning strategies.
Week 6 — Recover
What do I do when things go wrong?
Recognize warning signs and build a process for getting back on your schedule before a setback grows.
Week 7 — Take Ownership
What can I now do for myself?
Matt steps back while the student increasingly interprets problems, develops options, and makes decisions.
Week 8 — Keep Your Momentum
How will I continue my progress after coaching ends?
Review progress, identify remaining vulnerabilities, and build a 90-Day Forward Plan.
30-day follow up included
What students learn to do
What Students Learn To Do
Understand Academic Reality - Know where they actually stand instead of avoiding, assuming, or guessing.
Prioritize - Determine what matters most when everything feels urgent.
Plan Realistically - Build weeks around actual capacity rather than idealized schedules.
Start & Follow Through - Turn vague responsibilities into concrete actions.
Use College Resources - Know who to contact, what to ask, and how to follow through.
Study More Effectively - Match preparation to what a course actually requires.
Recover - Respond to setbacks before one bad week becomes a lost semester.
Take Ownership - Develop greater ability to manage college without another person constantly directing the process.
For Parents
For Parents
Support your student without having to run college for them.
One of the hardest parts of watching a college student struggle is deciding how much to intervene. Parents often feel stuck between stepping in and managing everything or backing away and hoping things improve. Pinyon Grove offers another approach. The student receives consistent, individualized support while responsibility increasingly shifts back toward them.
The student is the coaching client, even when a parent pays.
Parents may be involved through:
Parent/supporter intake when appropriate
Clear communication expectations
Broad midpoint updates when agreed upon
Broad completion updates
Pinyon Grove does not routinely:
Report detailed private session conversations
Monitor the student’s LMS for parents
Contact professors in the student’s place
Make academic decisions for the student
The goal is to help the student need less management over time.
What makes Pinyon Grove different?
What Makes Pinyon Grove Different
This is not simply weekly accountability coaching.
If a student only succeeds because someone tells them what to do every week, the underlying problem remains.
The student’s actual situation outranks the curriculum - We adapt when the student’s real situation requires it.
Understand before fixing - Not every struggling student needs better time management.
Do with before doing for - Support should build capability, not replace it.
Use real work - Students practice with actual courses, deadlines, decisions, and communication.
Recovery matters - Success is not avoiding every setback. It is learning how to recover sooner.
Build toward independence - Pinyon Grove is designed to become less necessary.
What's included?
What’s Included
The 8-Week College Reset includes:
Free 30-minute initial consultation
Student intake
Parent/supporter intake when applicable
Pinyon Grove Assessment
Academic Reality review
Personalized Pinyon Grove Profile
Eight 55-minute private coaching sessions
Complete Pinyon Grove Student Toolkit
Weekly Momentum Points
Individualized academic systems and strategies
Help-seeking and resource planning
Study Strategy Audit & Experiment
Personalized Momentum Recovery Plan
Week 8 reassessment
Final Pinyon Grove Profile
90-Day Forward Plan
Brief between-session email support
Broad parent updates when applicable and agreed upon
30-day post-program follow-up
The Investment
The Investment
Pinyon Grove 8-Week College Reset
$2,200
Includes the complete eight-week program and 30-day follow-up
Payment options:
$2,200 paid in full
OR
2 payments of $1,100
The consultation is an opportunity to discuss what is happening, ask questions, and determine whether Pinyon Grove appears to be the right fit.
No obligation to enroll.
Is Pinyon Grove a good fit?
Is Pinyon Grove a Good Fit?
Pinyon Grove may be a good fit when a student:
Is struggling academically
Is on academic warning or probation
Has begun falling behind
Has difficulty turning intentions into action
Struggles to organize or prioritize responsibilities
Avoids academic problems when overwhelmed
Needs help navigating professors, advisors, or college systems
Has lost confidence after setbacks
Needs more individualized attention than the institution can routinely provide
Is willing to participate
Pinyon Grove is not a replacement for:
Mental-health treatment
Crisis intervention
Medical care
Substance-use treatment
Disability assessment
Subject-specific tutoring
Legal advice
Financial-aid advising
Institutional academic advising
A student may use Pinyon Grove alongside other appropriate professional or university support.
What does success look like?
What Does Success Look Like?
Progress often becomes visible before the GPA changes.
Depending on the student, progress may include:
Understanding where they actually stand
Missing fewer important deadlines
Attending more consistently
Starting work earlier
Using a reliable planning system
Communicating instead of avoiding
Using professors, advisors, and tutors more effectively
Making clearer academic decisions
Using better study strategies
Recovering faster after setbacks
Requiring less external management
Pinyon Grove does not guarantee a particular GPA or academic outcome.
We help students improve the behaviors, systems, decisions, and recovery skills that support stronger academic performance.
Meet Matt
Meet Matt
M.S. - Student Affairs in Higher Education
20+ years supporting students in education
I have spent more than two decades working with high school and college students, advising, coaching, teaching, and in student-support roles.
My higher-education experience has included work as an academic advisor, graduate advisor, program coordinator, and student success coach.
Again and again, I saw students who had access to good resources but struggled to connect the pieces.
They did not necessarily need another person telling them to care more.
They needed help understanding what was happening, deciding what mattered, navigating the institution, rebuilding after setbacks, and developing systems they could actually use.
That is why I built Pinyon Grove.
My role is to help your student become a more capable, independent college student by collaboratively building a personal system they can use to manage college successfully.
Our goal is to help them become increasingly capable of running it themselves.
FAQ
FAQ
Is this tutoring?
No. Pinyon Grove focuses on the processes surrounding college success rather than teaching a specific academic subject.
Is this therapy?
No. Pinyon Grove does not diagnose or treat mental-health conditions.
Does my student need to be on academic probation?
No. Some students come after significant academic difficulty, including academic warning and probation. Others come when things are starting to slip.
Will you monitor my student’s grades?
No. We help students learn how to monitor and understand their own academic reality.
Will you contact professors for them?
Normally, no. We can help the student prepare, but the student generally makes the contact.
What if my student has ADHD, anxiety, or another diagnosis?
A diagnosis does not automatically make coaching inappropriate. Pinyon Grove may support academic systems and follow-through while licensed professionals address clinical needs.
Can you guarantee better grades?
No. Academic outcomes depend on many factors. We focus on the behaviors and skills that support stronger academic performance.
What happens after eight weeks?
Students leave with a 90-Day Forward Plan and return approximately 30 days later for an included follow-up.
What happens during the free consultation?
We spend about 30 minutes discussing what has been happening, what support may be useful, and whether Pinyon Grove appears to be a good fit.
Ready to talk
READY TO TALK?
You don't have to know exactly what your student needs.
If college isn’t going the way you or your student hoped, let’s start with a conversation.
We’ll talk about what’s happening, where things stand, and whether Pinyon Grove could be the right kind of support.
Free 30-minute consultation • No obligation