Personalized coaching grounded in your strengths. From college admissions to career readiness, we build the skills, the confidence, and the plan that make success sustainable and genuinely yours.
UpVia Coaching started because Via means "by way of." UpVia Coaching represents a dedication to the upward mobility of every client. Together we reach goals through one-on-one support, guidance and discussion, strategies, and connections to local community resources.
At UpVia Coaching, we believe the path to college and career success is never one-size-fits-all. We start where you are, build from what you already do well, and develop the strategies and systems that make success sustainable and genuinely yours.
We specialize in working with people who benefit from a more tailored approach, including those with IEPs and 504 plans. Our work is grounded in strength-based practice and positive psychology: focusing on what is working, what brings engagement and meaning, and how to leverage those qualities into real, lasting outcomes. Every plan is built around the individual.
Every service UpVia provides is rooted in three interconnected, evidence-based disciplines. Together, they define a coaching approach that is both rigorous and deeply human.
Rooted in positive psychotherapy, strength-based practice focuses on your internal strengths and resourcefulness rather than cataloguing what is missing. We identify what you already do well and build outward from that foundation. Progress feels possible when it is an extension of who you already are, not a correction of who you are not.
Drawing from the science of well-being, our coaching cultivates positive emotions, engagement, and meaning alongside practical skills. Resiliency training focuses on what makes life worth living, emphasizing strengths, virtues, and positive experiences. Our mission is to guide clients toward personal growth, improved relationships, and a more fulfilling life, not just a better application.
Hayley brings formal training as a transition specialist for individuals with disabilities. This means deep expertise in post-secondary transition planning under IDEA, IEP transition indicators, self-determination curricula, formal career assessments, and the community agency linkages that turn a plan on paper into a life that actually works. It is not a specialty add-on. It is woven into every engagement.
Each engagement is built around the individual. Our three-pillar framework of strength-based practice, positive psychology, and transition expertise runs through every service we provide.
From building your school list to submitting your final application, we provide expert guidance that positions each applicant with clarity, strategy, and an authentic voice rooted in their genuine strengths.
The habits and systems that make academic life manageable and sustainable. We build skills from a foundation of existing engagement and motivation, so new systems feel attainable rather than imposed.
Discovering direction and building a credible path toward it is some of the most important work we do. We use formal career assessments and strengths inventories to match individuals with opportunities where they are most likely to thrive.
Drawing directly on Hayley's background as a transition specialist, this service addresses the full arc from secondary IEP planning through post-secondary transition. We work within IDEA frameworks, develop self-determination, and build the skills individuals need to advocate for themselves at every stage.
Whether it is a college interview, scholarship panel, or first professional opportunity, the ability to tell your story with confidence is a skill that serves a lifetime. We help individuals find and articulate the strengths that make them genuinely compelling.
For those who need a steady partner to build confidence, habits, and academic momentum. We help individuals cultivate the positive emotions and engagement that fuel lasting improvement, session by session.
Authentic voices from individuals and families across coastal New England, reflecting the relationships, hard work, and meaningful outcomes at the heart of UpVia Coaching.
"Hayley is one of the hardest-working people I know. She is a make-it-happen person. If she doesn't have the answer, she finds it and brings it back with a full plan. The dedication she shows to every individual is genuinely remarkable."
"Hayley builds real relationships with the people she works with. She meets them where they are and coaches them forward with instinct and care. Her insight with individuals who face diverse challenges is unlike anything I have seen in this field."
Founder & Lead Coach, UpVia Coaching
Hayley Weissman founded UpVia Coaching on a simple conviction: every individual, regardless of how they learn or where they start, deserves a knowledgeable and relentless advocate in their corner. Her approach is not about fixing people. It is about uncovering what is already there and building from it.
Hayley's methodology is grounded in three interconnected disciplines. Strength-based practice ensures that sessions focus on capability, not deficit. Positive psychology brings attention to the emotions, engagement, and meaning that fuel lasting growth. And her formal background as a transition specialist gives her direct expertise in post-secondary planning for individuals with disabilities, including IDEA compliance, IEP transition indicators, self-determination curricula, and linkages to post-secondary agencies and supports.
With more than five years of direct coaching experience across coastal New England, Hayley is known for her directness, her warmth, and her ability to meet people exactly where they are.
UpVia Coaching serves individuals and families across New England, with a particular focus on the coastal communities that define this region, from the Maine coast to Cape Cod and the Connecticut shoreline.
All services are available in-person and virtually, so geography is never a barrier to getting the support you deserve.
Schedule a complimentary 30-minute consultation. No obligation, just an honest conversation about where your student is today and where they are fully capable of going.