Pinnacle — For College-Bound Students

A structured readiness program for students preparing to launch into college or bounce back after a challenging first year.

The hardest part of going to college isn't getting in. It's becoming the person who can thrive once you're there. Pinnacle is a focused readiness program designed to do exactly that work — building the executive function, emotional resilience, help-seeking, and self-direction that the next four years will demand from the very first week.

• College-bound seniors entering their freshman year in the fall
• Students who have done well academically but have not yet been tested away from home
• Twice-exceptional students about to lose the supports of high school
• Students with mild to moderate anxiety, ADHD, or executive function challenges entering an environment that will tax those areas
• Young adults home from a difficult freshman year who need to build a different plan before returning

Pinnacle is delivered as a structured five-meeting program, beginning with a standardized psychological assessment.

Initial Assessment — BASC-3. Before the first meeting, both the student and parents independently complete the BASC-3 (Behavior Assessment System for Children, Third Edition) — a standardized, norm-referenced behavioral assessment used by clinical psychologists. Results are scored and clinically interpreted before the first meeting.

Meeting 1 — Objective-setting (Student and Parents). A working meeting with the student and parents together to review the BASC-3 results, discuss the family's specific concerns and goals, and establish the focus for the work ahead.

Meetings 2, 3, and 4 — Working Sessions (Student). Three structured sessions with the student alone, focused on the specific readiness work the assessment identified — executive function calibrated to college's demands, coping and emotional regulation, identity and goal clarification, help-seeking and independence skills.

Meeting 5 — Family Integration. A closing 30–45 minute meeting with the parents and student together to present personalized recommendations, walk through what was accomplished, align on how the family will support the work going forward, and review a written summary the family takes home.

For students whose situations require more than this preventive structure can address — young adults home from a difficult freshman year, students with significant readiness gaps, or families navigating an active crisis — Pinnacle Extended offers a longer, customized engagement. Length, structure, and fees are determined in the initial consultation based on the specific situation.

Format: In-person at our Coppell office or virtually 

Time commitment: BASC-3 plus five meetings, typically completed across 5–8 weeks 

Best timing: April through August for students entering college that fall 

Investment: $2500 for Pinnacle Standard

Pinnacle Extended pricing discussed in consultation.