Online children's coaching and tuition in Thailand, for expat and international families
One to one online sessions for ages 7 to 18 in international families, focused on transitions, belonging and social confidence, with tuition available when it is needed.
Somewhere steady to think, in the middle of a lot of change.
- 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 Thailand, with support shaped around motivation, friendships, organisation, moving country, change and emotional regulation. Tuition can also be added when academic support is needed.
Frequent moves and the questions they leave behind
Children who move often can look extremely capable and still be carrying something. A child who has said goodbye several times may start holding back from new friendships, or may throw themselves into them and be knocked sideways when a friend leaves.
Identity comes up a great deal with children growing up between cultures. They frequently have a rich, wide view of the world and no simple answer to where they are from. Sessions give them room to hold both without needing to tidy it up for anyone.
Friendships, social confidence and communication
Sessions are practical. Ruby and your child look at what they say and do in real situations, try alternatives, and work out which ones actually feel possible for them rather than for a more outgoing child.
Where a child has been hurt by a friendship, Ruby and your child spend time on repair, on boundaries, and on how to tell whether someone is a good friend to them.
The friendships and social confidence coaching covers this in full.
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 Thailand 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 who have already changed school several times
- Children who hold back from new friendships
- Children working out where home is
- Children who need one system for organising work that lasts
Preparing for a school interview or a presentation? There is more on Interview & Speaking Confidence coaching.
Questions families in Thailand ask
My child has moved a lot and seems fine. Should we still consider coaching?
It is worth a conversation. Children who move often become very capable at arriving, and some of them stop letting things matter as a way of coping. Coaching gives them somewhere to notice that.
Can sessions help before a move rather than after?
Yes, and that is often the best time. Ruby and your child can work on the goodbye, on what your child wants to take with them, and on what the first few weeks might realistically feel like.
What does a first session look like?
Mostly getting to know each other, and finding out from your child what they would like to be different. Nothing is tested and nothing is diagnosed.
Do you work with teenagers as well as younger children?
Yes, coaching runs from 7 to 18. Sessions with older teenagers look quite different, with more direct conversation and more of the agenda set by them.
Is coaching suitable if my child is autistic?
Yes, and it is adapted to how they communicate and process. It is neurodiversity-affirming support, not an attempt to change how they are wired, and it is not assessment or therapy.
How do you keep me involved from a different time zone?
Written notes after sessions, and calls scheduled at a time that works for you. You will always know what Ruby and your child are working on.
Do you work with children at Bangkok's international schools?
Yes. Coaching and tuition both work alongside any of Bangkok's international schools, whether they follow the British, IB or American curriculum.
Tuition is also available alongside coaching. Read about online tuition for international families.
Talk 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.