Our Services: The BridgeYears Approach
Our collaborative model of care integrates the educational and emotional dimensions of your teen's final high school years.
Writing Retreats
Guided 5-day summer workshops where students discover their authentic voices and craft compelling college essays.
Comprehensive Support
BridgeYears offers personalized guidance and strategic insights to support your family throughout the admissions journey. We’re committed to maximizing your chances, reducing stress, and transforming the process into an empowering experience.
Family Consultations
Focused sessions to improve communication, clarify goals, and reduce conflict during the college process.
Mindfulness Workshops
Practical tools for emotional regulation and stress management that serve students & parents beyond high school.
Comprehensive Support
Personalized Guidance
Receive two-on-one advice tailored to your unique strengths, goals, and aspirations throughout your entire application journey.
Application Excellence
Get expert assistance organizing and refining every component of your application materials to showcase your best work.
Strategic Insights
Gain insider knowledge and proven strategies to confidently navigate the complex and ever-changing admissions landscape.
Our Commitment to You
We're dedicated to maximizing your admission chances while helping you find the college that's truly the right fit for your academic interests, personal values, and future ambitions.
Less Stress, More Strategy
From your first brainstorming session to submitting your final application, we transform a stressful process into a strategic, manageable, and even empowering experience.
Program Details
Duration & Time: 5 weekdays for rising seniors in late-June & early-July, 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM (NY)
Capacity: 10 students per session
Key Outcomes
An application-ready essay + strategies for emotional regulation & family harmony.
Senior-Year College Readiness Retreat
Program Components
Individualized & group college essay development seminars led by Peter Melman, PhD
Mindfulness & stress-management workshops with Sharon Lavon, LCSW
Collaborative essay review sessions & creative exercises to encourage a holistic bonding experience
Family consultations to address expectations & communication
Closing family gathering to establish ongoing support networks
Program Details
Duration & Time: 5 weekdays for rising sophomores & juniors in mid- & late-August, 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM (NY)
For school athletes, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM + additional weekend, 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM (NY)
Capacity: 10 students per session
Key Outcomes
Analytical writing development + early college essay readiness + mathematical skills assessment + preventive coping strategies for the academic & emotional journey ahead.
Sophomore & Junior-Year Writing Retreat
Program Components
Analytical & memoir writing workshops to further critical thinking skills & foster healthy self-expression in advance of the college process
Supportive math diagnostics to assess students for their level of SAT/ACT readiness
Mindfulness workshops on resilience & managing uncertainty
Family consultations for proactive alignment before senior-year stress
Closing family gathering to encourage shared support
College Essay Follow-Ups
Our add-on 1:1 guidance helps students polish their personal statements & craft compelling supplemental essays that stand out in competitive admissions processes.
Authentic Storytelling
Hone personal statements that genuinely represent your unique voice, experiences, and potential
Strategic Supplemental Essays
Create targeted responses that demonstrate perfect alignment with each university's values and culture
Professional Revision Process
Benefit from expert feedback that elevates writing while preserving your authentic voice
Weekly Well-Being Follow-Ups
Our ongoing add-on support ensures students maintain momentum & emotional well-being throughout the final years of high school.
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Practical techniques to manage application anxiety, academic pressure, & decision stress.
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Tools to navigate the competitive atmosphere & social media pressures during application season.
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Addressing the emotional complexities of potential rejection, preparing to leave home & entering a new chapter of independence.
Monthly Parent Support Circles
Supportive add-on individual & group meetings for parents navigating the challenges of the college process.
Boundary Setting & Letting Go
Learn to provide support while respecting your child's growing independence & ownership of the process.
Managing Perfectionism
Address unrealistic expectations & help your child focus on fit rather than prestige.
Healthy Motivation
Discover techniques to encourage without adding pressure or anxiety.
Parent-Teen Communication
Develop tools for productive conversations during this emotionally charged time.
Coping with Rejection & Uncertainty
Prepare for the unpredictable nature of admissions & model resilience for your child.