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PACE
College Coaching

Individualized coaching for college students with mental health challenges

Mission

PACE College Coaching provides peer-delivered, advocacy-oriented college and education supports to students with mental health challenges. 

Kyra Baker-Short, MS

Founder & Director

I discovered my passion working with students with mental health challenges when I served as Community Inclusion Specialist with the Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion of Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities. While there, I provided individualized supports to college students diagnosed with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and major depression as part of a national research study. From 2019 – 2023, I served as co-designer and facilitator for a program focused on increasing meaningful campus engagement among college students with mental illnesses. While at Temple, I discovered that many of the students I worked with had not received adequate supports to empower them to live independently and connect meaningfully with peers, faculty and administrators. This led me to start PACE College Coaching. 

As a coach, I support students to succeed academically and develop meaningful, independent lives as college students. I work with traditional college students, adults returning to school or starting for the first time, and students returning to college following intensive psychiatric treatment. As a person who navigated the higher education system with mental health challenges, my services are peer-delivered. 

 

I meet with students virtually and offer additional support via phone and text. I offer sliding scale rates and am happy to discuss payment plans that work for you. Contact me today at info@pacecollegecoaching.com to schedule a free consultation!

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