The PhDone Dissertation Completion Programme is a Group Coaching service. Led by your coaches, Khalia and Polly, this programme will give you the support, focus and tangible tools you need to get your PhD done. The programme is based around structured writing retreats, individual planning meetings, community coaching calls, and workshops on everything we think you need to focus on your research and thrive. 

Our ethos is progress over perfection, alongside the steadfast belief that academia doesn’t need to be stressful or isolating. We do the best work when we’re supported, focused and motivated. The PhDone Dissertation Completion Programme is here to help you with your own PhD submission timeline, by providing the space, structure, and support that you need to thrive.

Dare I say…”we’re not like other phd coaching programs”?

Although the PhDone Dissertation Programme includes group coaching calls and individual meetings for support and tailored guidance, it’s so much more expansive than traditional dissertation coaching. This service is grounded in community and will grant you all the tools to complete your PhD: dedicated time and space for writing, support in creating a plan that works for you, tailored skills workshops on topics from wellbeing to prepping for your viva/thesis defense.

Here at Accepted, we emphasize the importance of community and belonging in order for intellectual growth and curiosity. So as a member of PhDone you will have access to the entire Accepted Scholar’s membership resources (round the clock study sessions, daily writing groups, community spaces, and support groups) in addition to exclusive access to the PhDone programing and direct access to PhDone coaches to help you navigate each step of the process from proposal to PhDone!

Khalia and Polly have created this programme based on their own respective PhD journeys and the challenges they’ve faced. They’re enacting the change they want to see in academia, and bringing that to the PhD community. 

They’ll help you craft your roadmap to get your PhDone, and they’ll lead the writing retreats, group coaching calls, wellbeing workshops and skills-based training, as well as offering weekly ‘office hour’ meetings, to talk through whatever’s on your mind.

This programme is made to suit you and your own routine. In our first meeting, we’ll create a plan – your roadmap to get your PhDone – that will be tailored to you and your research project. Within this, you have the opportunity to incorporate the two-hour weekly PhDone Write Ins, the weekly office hour meetings with Khalia or Polly, and the monthly community calls and skills workshops into your plan. You’ll also have access to the Accepted Society’s events, which offer daily co-working study sessions nearly round the clock.

Khalia is based in California and Polly is based in the UK, to account for different schedules and time zones. You’ll also have the opportunity to say what times and days work best for your routine in the enrollment period, and we will take these into account when scheduling the writing retreats, coaching calls, office hours and workshops.

The PhDone Programme has been created to support and sustain long-term habits, goals and routines. Whether this is the final few months of your submission timeline, or whether you’re halfway through your PhD journey, we believe that three months of structured writing sessions, planning and goal-setting will allow you to begin to see your progress clearly and get you that step closer to the finish line.