Charisma™ Virtual Social Coaching is a personalized social skills training program. It’s like having a personal guide to help you navigate tricky interactions you experience in real life, through an avatar-driven software.
You participate using your computer from anywhere, to work with a personal Charisma™ Coach.
Build confidence and perspective in a safe, non-threatening environment.
Our Charisma philosophy is simple yet profound: JUST BE YOU! We never dictate what social success should look like. There's no "right' or 'wrong" way to navigate social interactions – it's all about embracing who you are and what feels genuine to you.
Based on over a decade of meticulous research, Charisma merges live, strategy-focused social coaching with immersive, real-time interactions. With just a click, dive into a virtual world of dynamic role play, in the safety of our avatar-driven platform.
Since 2016, Charisma has helped nearly 500 individuals and families throughout six countries, with 90% of participants reporting gains in recognizing and managing emotions, and 75% nearly doubling their ability to understand the intentions of others.
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Charisma empowers individuals in school, community, college, and workplace settings to navigate social challenges with confidence. By providing a safe space to step outside their comfort zones, Charisma helps participants build communication skills, strengthen relationships, and engage more fully in their daily interactions.
Through broader access to Charisma coaching, we support individuals in key life transitions—whether moving from elementary to middle school, middle to high school, starting college, entering the workforce, or becoming more active in their communities—equipping them with the tools to connect with courage and thrive socially.
You can help make these opportunities accessible to more individuals by giving to our Charisma Scholarship Fund. Your support provides life-changing coaching to those who need it most. Donate today and empower someone’s social success!
Who can benefit?
Charisma is designed to help anyone with social challenges, but most users range from middle schoolers to early adulthood, where navigating new social expectations and dynamics are a daily occurrence. Social rules shift and it is easy to feel alone. Charisma helps make these transitions easier, but as we’ve uncovered over the years, it’s also helping people looking to sharpen their job interview skills and improve customer interactions.
Charisma has proven effective for individuals with:
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
Social anxiety
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Social pragmatic communication disorder
Learning differences
As well as those who are gifted and talented, high-achieving, twice exceptional (2E) and/or seeking individualized social-emotional coaching
How does it work?
There's nothing to download. All you need is a computer with an internet connection.
Coaching sessions spanning 10 hours are scheduled over 5 or 10 weeks.
Cost: $995 for the 10-session training (limited,
need-based scholarships are available)
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Neurodevelopmental challenges can hijack the social brain, taking a toll on relationships and diminishing confidence in social settings. With Charisma Virtual Social Coaching, people with attention challenges practice pro-social communication skills in a safe, secure virtual world.
You don't need to change who you are – under the guidance of a trained Charisma Coach, you can build confidence and learn to connect with others in a way that feels right for you.
Watch a recorded information session about Charisma to better understand how our innovative approach to social coaching can help you become the best version of yourself.
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Meaningful Impact
Unlike traditional social skills training, Charisma provides a platform to practice and measure dynamic social interactions and related cognitive competencies.
The I-ASSER2T™ (Interactive Analysis of Simulated Social Emotional Reasoning & Resilient Thinking) introduces a reliable, consistent method of tracking social behavior in the moment.
CURIOSITY
Approach social environments with an open mind
CONNECTION
Stimulate powerful and meaningful conversations
COURAGE
Embrace social risks that drive relationships forward
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