Dear Dr. K, You have and continue to be a life altering positive influence on our family, especially on our children. We are seeing amazing changes in both our boys. They are showing more discipline, confidence and demonstrating much improved organizational skills. I see them writing in their planners, staying on top of their studies, and planning for their futures. This is thanks to your coaching and guidance. We are also looking forward to you closely working with and coaching our teenage daughter. She struggles with self-confidence and other emotional issues We know she will also benefit greatly from your wisdom and experience. My husband and I are so grateful to you for all that you have done for our children, and for us. We recommend any and all people who want to make a positive and impactful change in their lives, to work with you Dr. K. You are an awesome life coach! Thank you so much!! Our sincere gratitude, Anonymous

Dr. K has been a sounding board for our family, a mentor to our children and an integral part of our children's high school journey. She was the calm voice when communications broke down and always weighed in on what was in the best interest of the child, knowing instinctively when to bat for him and when to be speak her mind. In doing so she was able to earn the trust and respect of our son, whom she worked with since freshman year, gently guiding him, being his support system, and always in his corner. When we wondered if our son was ready and mature enough to take on his high school, she stepped in and worked with him, teaching him how to plan his days and control his impulses. Today he is headed to a top ivy, and this change in trajectory can only be attributed to the relationship Dr. K was able to create with him. At times impossible to reach or get through, Dr. K was able to understand and approach our son in a way that is hard to explain. Her life coaching is about creating trust and a developing a relationship before attempting any behavioral change. Her steady, calm and gentle approach has seem our son turn around 180 degrees . Academics became a joy, and school an environment where he could pursue his interests with vigor. The day he got into college she was the first person he called after his parents, tears rolling down he thanked her for helping him turn things around. In her my son has truly found a life long mentor.

One year ago, when we took our son, a very bright young man, but someone who has struggled with basic time management skills, to see Dr. K for the first time, my husband and I knew that we absolutely made the right choice in helping our son, T, to work on building fundamental skills essential for his future in school and far beyond. We love Dr. K’s methodical and systematic approach in teaching T in order to gradually build up these time management skills from scratch. Unlike the conventional time management approach for kids described in many such books, Dr. K first built a strong connection, a substantial trust and friendship with T. T has told his parents on many occasions how enjoyable it is to share and discuss everything with his beloved Dr. K. This relationship became the very foundation for Dr. K to effectively teach T time management and for T to begin to internalize what he has learned from Dr. K. An extremely seasoned educator with knowledge and experience in teaching thousands of students across some 20 years, Dr. K has tailored her methodology in guiding T and parents through the several phases of learning via effective communication. T began his journey with Dr. K through small steps of learning with clearly defined SMART goals for him to aim for. T practices time management skills on a daily basis ranging from daily planning to help tours for the family. Dr. K committed to not only checking T’s daily progress but also discussing the status and her strategy with us to tailor it to our home environment to further motivate and facilitate T’s learning. The value in Dr. K’s teaching extends far beyond just time management. She, for example, drills down to the root cause for the topic or issue at hand based upon her keen observation, follow by coaching the parents on how handle specific behaviors and frustrations. The strong bond and trust fostered by Dr. K with the parents created synergy for T’s learning both in her class and at home. As a result, T thrived this year both in his academics and his increased maturity. He is now a motivated, happy and academically successful teenager. We would like to highly recommend Dr. K for the kids as well as for the family as a whole. As a great educator equipped with tremendous knowledge, experience, and dedication, as well as great integrity, kindness and a sense of humor, Dr. K brings happiness to our life. Thank you Dr. K, from the bottom of our hearts!

Dear Smriti, I would like to take a minute to show my gratitude for the time you have put into helping me find my way in this life… I also want to thank you for the in depth help with chemistry class (you weren’t joking about the difficulty of it.) 😊 With your help as a life coach, I have come a Long way. Thanks for seeing the potential in me to be better, - for doing what you do.

Dr. K, Thank you for helping me throughout the entire school year. No matter what, you have always supported me, which helped me improve throught out the school year. You have had a profound impact on my life, and I am in debt for it. I hope you will continue to do the same for your future students. Sincerely,

Dear Dr. K, Thank you so much for the incredible help you have given me this year. Through only a few months, I have been able to grow so much with your guidance. I really could not imagine myself surviving senior year without your support. Thanks again for everything. Kind Regards,

Dr. K, I wanted to thank you for being there for me the past few years, especially recently , as an unwavering and wiser mind. You support (from school to everything else) means a lot to me, and even when I seem frazzled, the support is helpful. I’m very grateful for all the time you’ve spent to help me. It’s directly and indirectly taught me many things and helped me grow up – helped me learn about life really. (or at least the impossibly small fraction of life I’m experiencing). You really have taught me may things, most of which are too corny for me to recount, but I am really grateful that you continue to put in the time to do that, and to humor my many questions and worries. (and help me through them). This is starting to sound repetitive, my bad-its just trying to express lots of gratitude in being there as I grow up a bit. Thank you again!

Hello Dr. K. I am writing to with you a happy holiday and express my gratitude for all that you’ve done for me. Before meeting you, I was not doing so well in school and felt as if I had no control over my life. You helped me realize my full potential as a student. You are always patient and make time to help students in your busy schedule. I am grateful for your guidance as it has impacted my life and will continue to help me in the future. I hope you have a wonderful holiday filled with love, family and memories. See you after the New Year,

Dear Dr. K J and the parents feel very lucky to have you as J’s teacher and mentor on guiding him towards a wonderful young man! We would like to thank you for all your love and efforts on teaching J! We also very appreciate your friendship and guidance to the parents.

My wife and I very appreciate your help to C. in the last semester. You sure made the difference to get C learn the skills to manage his time and to become more independent these days. Thanks again. 

Hey Dr. K! If you don't remember me, my name is B. L. and I took your summer course on succeeding in life. I would just like to provide some input for your future classes! To start it off, I absolutely loved your course. Though it may not seem like it (I am rather quiet), the course had a profound impact on my life. I could see the habits formed during the course pay off wonderfully in school. I now have a strong planning habit, from school to my weekends and even trivial stuff like relaxing. Sophomore year has definitely set in now and some small even meaningless things can be seen now. I have turned a new leaf in my study habits and can be reflected in my test scores. Perhaps the most important and treasured habit I took away from the course is practice tests. Even though we did not emphasize much on the test taking aspect of school, I found that I am consistently in the top percentile with this new "weapon" of mine. I've always wondered how the top students study and now I know. I am still on track with my goals set during the course and I continue to strive for them:). I am recommending this course left and right to my friends and family! I just thought to say hi after a while:). Thank you so much for your help and the impact you've had on my life! Hope to hear back soon! Best Regards,

I have known Dr. K (as her students call her) for about seven years both as my kids’ chemistry teacher and tutor. She brings with her not only an innate knowledge about the subject, but also excellent teaching skills that enhance her students’ learning experience. She knows how to tap into a student’s potential and bring out their best capabilities. All this is done so seamlessly that the student does not even realize that he/she is putting effort into the studying. Grades get better as well as their understanding of the subject. She also incorporates good study skills and work habits in her teaching. It, thus, ends up being not only a Chemistry session, but also an overall study planning session. She is very easy to work with (both from a student and parent perspective) and is willing to put in more time especially around test dates and is flexible to work around busy high school schedules.  Dr. K has worked wonders with both my kids and I strongly recommend her to anyone who is looking at deepening their understanding of Chemistry (and get better report cards in the process)!

Dr. Smriti Koodanjeri, an AP chemistry and organic chemistry teacher at Harker upper school, has been an inspirational mentor, teacher and tutor to my daughter. Dr. K knows her material so well, she writes her own chemistry bible (she can probably write it forward and backward blindfolded) and can teach even the most difficult concepts with ease because of her complete understanding and expertise in chemistry. She dissects each concept in bite-sized pieces so that each step is made easier toward understanding the more complex concepts. My daughter loved learning from Dr. K not only because Dr. K taught the material so well, but because Dr. K cares so much about each student under her tutelage. Dr. K’s warmth, understanding and expertise has influenced my daughter not only to love science, but contributed in part toward my daughter getting early acceptance to a school of veterinary medicine.