Navigating the school system can be confusing, overwhelming, and emotionally draining—especially when your child needs additional support. My mission is to empower YOU with knowledge, confidence, and advocacy tools, while keeping your child’s needs at the center of every decision.

How I Support Families:

Using a child-centered, collaborative approach, I can help you:

Understand Your Rights

Learn your rights as a parent or guardian in the education system.

Understand your child’s legal rights and protections under IDEA, Section 504, and other education laws.

504 Plans & IEP Guidance

Break down what a 504 Plan or IEP means for your child.

Explain the differences, benefits, and qualifications for each.

Review and provide feedback on existing 504 Plans and IEPs.

RTI & Child Study Process

Understand the Response to Intervention (RTI) and Child Study processes.

Learn how to request services and/or testing.

Understand timelines for evaluation and support services.

Special Education Support

Clarify what Special Education really means for your child.

Help you navigate evaluations, eligibility, and services.

Meeting Advocacy

Prepare for 504 and ARD (Admission, Review, Dismissal) meetings.

Participate in pre-ARD planning sessions.

Attend 504 or ARD meetings with you as your advocate.

School Communication & Transitions

Assist with communication between you and your child’s school.

Support smooth transitions between schools with transitional ARD or 504 meetings.

Help identify the best school fit for your child, including classroom observations and parent visits.

College Transition Planning

Support accommodations and self-advocacy skills as your child moves into higher education.

And More…

Every child’s needs are unique—my services adapt to your family’s situation.

Positive Discipline helps children grow into responsible, respectful, and resourceful members of their communities. Developed by child psychologist Dr. Jane Nelsen and based on the best-selling Positive Discipline books, this approach teaches essential social and life skills in a way that is encouraging, non-punitive, and deeply respectful for both children and parents.

Research shows that children are hardwired from birth to connect with others. When they feel a sense of belonging and significance within their family, school, and community, they are far less likely to engage in challenging behaviors. Positive Discipline focuses on mutual respect, not punishment—helping you build stronger connections with your child while guiding them toward positive choices.

How I Support Your Parenting Journey

As your Positive Discipline educator and coach, I will:

Provide practical parenting tools you can use right away.

Share customized charts, visuals, and printed resources for your family’s needs.

Help you learn discipline strategies that build connection and cooperation, not fear.

Guide you in applying Positive Discipline principles in real-life situations at home and school.

Offer support in handling common parenting challenges such as sibling rivalry, bedtime struggles, tantrums, and homework resistance.

Whether you’re seeking one-on-one coaching, parent workshops, or family-centered guidance, I will help you discover which tools work best for your household so that discipline becomes a path to learning and connection—not conflict.

When it comes to executive functioning skills, there is no one-size-fits-all approach. Every child’s brain works differently, and strategies that help one student may not work for another. My role is to work alongside your child—and you—to create systems that truly fit their needs.

How Executive Function Coaching Helps

Through individualized support, I help children and teens strengthen the skills they need to thrive at school, at home, and in life. This may include:

Organization skills – teaching methods to keep track of schoolwork, supplies, and responsibilities.

Personalized systems – creating organizational and time-management tools that make sense to your child’s unique learning style.

Instructional breakdown – teaching how to break large assignments or tasks into manageable, step-by-step pieces.

Encouragement and confidence building – helping your child see that they can succeed with the right tools and support.

Structured routines – developing daily and weekly habits that reduce stress and increase independence.

A Collaborative Process

I believe coaching works best when your child is actively involved in creating the plan. Together, we’ll design routines and strategies they actually want to use—making it more likely they’ll stick with them and build long-term habits for success.