AI coaching at home in McLean and Northern Virginia
Imhauser Technologies offers one-to-one AI coaching in McLean and Northern Virginia, at your kitchen table or by video. We set Claude up around your real week: school and activity emails, the family calendar, household expenses, paperwork and plans. And we help with the rest of the technology at home.
Where to start with AI
Many people want to use AI but do not know where to start. Most tutorials are written for programmers and marketers, and a general class rarely touches what actually takes your time: the stream of emails from school, coaches and activities, the household budget, the forms, the plans.
We start from your week instead, on your own phone and computer. Every session ends with something working and a one-page recap of how to use it.
What we set up with you
Kids and school
A daily or weekly kids digest built from school, teacher, coach and activity emails: what is due, what changed, what to sign or pay. Practice and game times checked against the coach's latest email.
Your own day
One morning summary of today's calendar, the emails that need an answer and your open to-dos.
Household expenses
A monthly spending summary from the statements you download from your bank or card, with no account linking: spending by category, subscriptions you forgot, a simple budget.
Paperwork
Insurance letters, HOA notices, school forms and contracts explained in plain English, and the replies drafted. Contractor quotes compared side by side.
Plans
Trips, meals and grocery lists, home projects, college visits and family events, planned with Claude and kept in one project.
Writing and learning
Emails, letters and résumés in your voice. A patient tutor for anything you want to learn.
We run our own household this way: the kids digest and the morning summary were built for our own family first. Claude gives information, not professional advice: for medical, legal, tax or investment decisions it helps you prepare questions and understand documents, and the decision stays with you and your professional.
Help with the rest of the technology at home
The same format works for the other technology in the house. We set it up together and write down how it works, so you are not dependent on anyone.
- Wi-Fi and the home network
- Passwords, a password manager and two-step sign-in
- Phones, tablets and computers: family sharing, parental controls and screen time
- Backups for photos and documents
- Microsoft 365 or Google accounts for the household
- Spotting scams, including ones that use AI voices
We coach and set up. We do not repair hardware, run cables or sell equipment.
How it works
A free 15-minute call
You tell us what takes your time and which devices and accounts you use. We tell you honestly whether coaching helps and suggest a first session.
A session on your own devices
At your home or by video, one to two hours. You do the work and we guide, so it is set up and working by the end.
A one-page written recap
Within two business days: what we set up, how to use it and what to try next.
The next session when you are ready
Book again whenever you want to go further or catch up on what is new. Never pre-sold.
A typical start is three sessions of about two hours: first your account and privacy settings and your first tasks; then your email and calendar connected if you choose, a family project and a first routine such as the kids digest; then refining the routines and household expenses. About six hours, $600 at the hourly rate, paid session by session. Many people stop after one or two.
What it costs
One hourly rate, at home or by video, paid after each session. No package, no deposit, no subscription.
What Claude costs you: Claude has a free plan, and you can start there. Most people choose Claude Pro at $20 a month (as of November 2026), paid to Anthropic directly. We never resell or mark up subscriptions. Imhauser Technologies is an independent firm and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic. Claude is a trademark of Anthropic, PBC.
Your accounts stay yours
You sign in yourself. We never ask for, write down or store your passwords.
Everything lives in your accounts. What we set up stays in your own Claude, email and calendar accounts, and we keep no access after the session.
You know which settings matter. We show you what Claude remembers, which connectors are on, and whether your chats may be used to improve Claude, and you can switch any of it off.
Some things never go into an AI tool. We help you decide what not to share with any AI tool, such as account numbers and identity documents.
Who this is for
- Parents who want the school, sports and activities flood under control
- Professionals who want AI working for them at home too, not only at the office
- Retirees and grandparents who want to learn at their own pace, in person
- Anyone who tried ChatGPT or Claude once and wants to go further
- Children and teenagers on their own: Claude requires users to be 18 or older, so we coach adults
- A programming course or a certification
- Urgent device repair or a help desk
Running a business? The same coaching works for you and your staff at your office. For a company-wide setup see Claude Implementation.
Questions people ask
Do I need to be good with technology?
No. Sessions go at your pace, on your own devices, and every session ends with a written recap.
Why Claude and not ChatGPT?
We focus on Claude because it is what we use every day for our own business and household. If you already use ChatGPT, Copilot or Gemini, we can work with those too, and we will tell you honestly when another tool fits a task better.
Will you read my email?
Only what you choose to show on your own screen during a session. Connectors run in your account, and you can switch them off at any time.
Can my teenager use Claude?
Not on their own account: Anthropic's consumer terms require users to be at least 18. Many parents use Claude to manage the family's logistics instead, and we can talk about how your children meet AI at school.
Can you do it all by video?
Yes, at the same rate. Most people prefer the first session in person.
Is this an Anthropic service?
No. Imhauser Technologies is an independent firm in McLean, not affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic.
Tell us what takes your time
A few lines are enough: what you would like to get done, which devices you use, and your town. We reply within 24 hours.
Prefer to call or email? 240-670-3459 · info@imhauser.net, or book a free 15-minute call.