Personalized life coaching for teenage boys and young adults, rooted in real connection, practical tools, and timeless Jewish values.
ZR Coaching combines meaningful personal connection, emotional understanding, accountability, practical tools, and timeless Jewish values, drawing on nearly two decades of experience working with young people.
Whether a young person is struggling with motivation, confidence, emotional challenges, relationships, or finding direction, the goal is to help him move forward with greater self-understanding, independence, purpose, and responsibility.
Not overnight, and not by force. Step by step, with someone in his corner.
Progress follows a simple path. We meet him where he is and keep moving, one step at a time.
Start with what is actually going on, without judgment.
Find words for thoughts and feelings that were hard to name.
Own his part and his choices, without shame.
Leave every session with one practical move forward.
Eight areas that shape how a young person sees himself and moves through life.
To empower young people to discover who they are, recognize their strengths, and overcome internal obstacles, so they live with purpose.
Clarity. Direction. Growth.
Zalmy Raksin is a life coach for teenage boys and young adults, a co-founder of TAG Academy, and a certified Grief Recovery Method specialist. He listens first, then helps each young man find his words, own his part, and take his next step.
ZR Coaching is led by Zalmy Raksin, a life coach who believes every young person has strengths waiting to be recognized.
Zalmy is a life coach for teenage boys and young adults and a co-founder of TAG Academy, a school for boys who struggle in conventional settings. He is also a certified Grief Recovery Method specialist.
His coaching is relationship first and safety first. He listens and reflects before offering insight, and he balances empathy with responsibility, without shame.
The work is built on understanding the individual, identifying underlying challenges, building self-awareness, strengthening communication, developing healthy habits, and creating real, sustainable progress.
Turn inspiration into structure, emotion into language, language into responsibility, and responsibility into action.
Nothing changes until a young person feels understood and safe.
High expectations, delivered with warmth and without shame.
Jewish values and Yiddishkeit as a living foundation, not a lecture.
A short conversation is the best way to see if this is the right fit.
Get in touchUnderstanding the individual, identifying underlying challenges, and building progress that lasts.
Every session draws on all four, in an order that fits the young person in front of us.
Purpose, values, and a connection to something bigger than the moment.
How he thinks about himself, his story, and his options. Clearer thinking, fewer labels.
Naming feelings, handling pressure, and communicating without blowing up or shutting down.
Habits, energy, and daily action that back up what matters to him.
Soul + Story + Step = Growth
Each meeting runs 50 to 60 minutes, in person or on Zoom.
Reach out and we will talk through what you are seeing and what you hope for.
Get in touchBegin with a single session, a focused six, or the full twelve. Every option is personalized to the young person in front of us.
For boys who feel stuck, unmotivated, or misunderstood, and for parents who want a trusted guide alongside them.
For the years of big decisions: direction, confidence, relationships, and building a life that is his own.
For young people carrying grief or facing a transition, including Grief Recovery Method work.
Teenage boys and young adults who want more clarity, confidence, and direction, or who are working through emotional challenges, relationships, or motivation.
Each session runs 50 to 60 minutes. We listen first, name what is going on, look at his part, and finish with one practical next step.
Both. Sessions can be held in person or on Zoom, whichever works best for the family.
Send a note through the contact page. We will set up a conversation to talk through what you are seeing and which program fits.
You know your son better than anyone. Sometimes a trusted voice outside the family helps him open up in ways he can’t at home.
Coaching can help when your son or young adult is working through things like these.
A relationship built on trust and safety, where he is heard before he is guided.
Language for thoughts and emotions that have been hard to explain.
Tools, habits, and accountability that turn insight into real progress.
Send a note and we will set up a call to hear what you are seeing and what you hope for.
Together we decide whether coaching is right now and which program suits your son.
Sessions begin in person or on Zoom, with a focus on connection first.
That is common. Reach out anyway, and we can talk through ways to introduce the idea so it feels like his choice.
No. Life coaching focuses on clarity, skills, habits, and growth. It does not replace therapy or medical care, and if there are serious concerns we encourage working with a qualified professional as well.
Yes. Young adults are welcome to contact us directly.
If you believe your son is in immediate danger, contact local emergency services or a crisis line right away.
Tell us a little about who the coaching is for. We will reach out to talk it through, with no pressure.