The route to a successful academic career
can have many twists and turns…
Whatever your career stage, you have experienced the detours and roadblocks that can send us on unexpected paths.
I am a coach and editor who specializes in working with academic faculty/staff and graduate students.
I can help you embrace your strengths, meet your challenges, develop your potential, and achieve your goals.
Aligning work with values
Finding direction and making decisions
Establishing priorities and setting goals
Focus and time management
Common coaching topics:
Assistance transforming dissertations into monographs
Mentoring around book/article submissions
Support in incorporating reviewer feedback
Help with structure and argument (developmental editing)
Help with readability (copy and line editing)
Frequent editorial needs:
Work with Me!
Scheduling
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I offer synchronous online and in-person coaching sessions and asynchronous editing and writing assistance.
Coaching
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One-on-one sessions are tailored to help you meet your goals. Coaching packages begin at $350 for 3 sessions; a la carte hour-long sessions are $125.
Editing
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Prices vary by project, and usually fall between $0.05–$0.08/word
Tes Slominski, PhD
Coach and Editor for Academics
Former faculty member. Supportive coach for neurodiverse clients. Author of peer-reviewed articles and a monograph. Freelance editor with journal and encyclopedia editing experience. Thoughtful manuscript reviewer.
Your fellow traveler through academic life.
Feedback from Clients
“Working with Tes was a joy. I came to Tes with a tight deadline and was under a lot of stress. Tes understood the position I was in and took my work seriously, but she also made me laugh along the way. Tes understood what I needed and worked with my timeline. She returned edits quickly and responded to my many emails in a timely manner. She provided accountability, support, and encouragement.”
— F., assistant professor
"[Our] sessions have helped me to define a vision for the next stage of my career through identifying those qualities that are strengths. Tes is a friend and valued disciplinary colleague; she's someone with whom I already had trust, and when I learned that she was moving into coaching, I thought that foundation was perfect to undergird the vulnerable work of assessment and growth.”
— K., professor
“Wow. [Our] sessions have been so helpful primarily in reframing my work and getting to the root of the reasons why I feel certain ways while working. They’ve unearthed fears and insecurities I didn’t realize I even had, and they’ve provided me with tangible, actionable steps to improve in the future. I tell [my peers] ‘I'm LOVING it. For me, it’s worth every penny.’ Coaching has completely reframed how I am approaching my dissertation and writing in general.”
— H., PhD candidate