Online children's coaching and tuition in Hong Kong, for expat and international families
One to one online sessions for children and teenagers aged 7 to 18, focused on confidence, friendships and managing a demanding school week, with tuition available where it is needed.
Room to breathe in a busy school week.
- BSc Psychology (Hons)
- Qualified Teacher Status
- London Teacher of the Year Award 2021
- Psychological Researcher
- Former Assistant Psychologist
- 10+ years experience across Psychology and Education
- One to one online coaching, across time zones.
Ruby offers one to one online coaching for children and teenagers in Hong Kong, with support shaped around motivation, friendships, organisation, school pressures, change and emotional regulation. Tuition can also be added when academic support is needed.
The pressures children here often describe
Children who move between here, the UK and other postings can end up doing the settling-in task repeatedly, each time in a school with different expectations. Some become very good at it on the surface while quietly deciding it is not worth getting too attached.
Others are managing a heavy workload and comparing themselves constantly with people around them. Ruby and your child spend time on what they can control, on what a realistic week looks like, and on separating a difficult piece of work from a judgement about themselves.
Social confidence, friendships and communication
Friendship changes are one of the most common reasons children arrive. Groups shift when people leave, and a child who was settled in September can be on the outside by January through nobody's fault.
Ruby and your child work on the practical parts, including how to rejoin, how to start a conversation with someone new, and how to tell the difference between a friendship that needs repairing and one that has run its course.
The friendships and social confidence programme goes into this in more detail.
At a glance
- Main service
- One-to-one online coaching for children and teenagers
- Ages
- Coaching for ages 7 to 18. Tuition for ages 7 to 13
- Areas of support
- Friendships, social confidence, emotional regulation, executive functioning, organisation, school transitions and independence
- SEN and neurodiversity
- Psychology-informed support adapted for autistic children, children with ADHD and children with other additional needs
- Tuition
- British curriculum tuition, academic confidence, 7+, 9+ and 11+ preparation can be incorporated where appropriate
- Format
- Individual online sessions tailored around the child’s strengths, needs and goals
- Availability
- Online sessions arranged around Hong Kong after-school hours.
- Practitioner
- Ruby Cole, qualified teacher, BSc Psychology (Hons), former Assistant Psychologist and London Teacher of the Year 2021
- Scope
- Education-led, psychology-informed coaching. This is not therapy, counselling, psychological assessment or clinical treatment
What Ruby can help with
One to one online coaching for whatever your child is finding hard right now, including children who are autistic, have ADHD or are neurodivergent.
Who this is for
- Children carrying a heavy school week and starting to flag
- Children whose friendship group has changed since term began
- Teenagers who leave everything until the last possible hour
- Children who move between here, the UK and other postings
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Questions families in Hong Kong ask
My child is doing well academically. Is coaching relevant?
Yes, and it often is. Plenty of children who are doing fine on paper are working far harder than they need to, or feeling far worse about it than the results suggest. Coaching looks at that gap.
Will sessions add to my child's workload?
No. There is no homework attached. Sometimes your child will choose one small thing to try before the next session, but it is chosen by them and kept realistic.
Can coaching help with pressure around exams?
It can help with how a child approaches work, how they recover from a poor result and how they plan their time. It is not exam tutoring, though tuition can be added separately if the subject knowledge is the issue.
What if my child does not want to talk?
That is common at the start, particularly with teenagers. Early sessions are often built around activities and low-pressure conversation, and Ruby is comfortable letting the talking build at your child's pace.
We may relocate to the UK. Can you help prepare for that?
Yes. Coaching can cover what changes, what stays the same and what to expect socially, and tuition can bridge curriculum differences before the move.
Is this therapy?
No. It is education-led, psychology-informed coaching. If Ruby thinks a child needs clinical support, she will say so and point you towards the right kind of professional.
Do you tutor children in Hong Kong's international and ESF schools?
Yes. Tuition supports children in ESF, British curriculum and other international schools in Hong Kong, and coaching works alongside any school system.
Tuition is also available alongside coaching. Read about online tuition for international families.
Further reading
Moving to Hong Kong with children, settling into an international schoolTalk it through with Ruby.
A free 15-minute discovery call, no pressure and no obligation.
Education-led tuition and coaching, not therapy or clinical treatment. If Ruby believes a child would benefit from clinical support, she will always say so.