Parent Coaching & Educational Consulting
Improve confidence. Enjoy parenting.
Parenting can be the hardest and most rewarding job you have. We know that with the right support, parents and children can be the most successful versions of themselves!
Parent Coaching & Educational Consulting provides parents and caregivers individualized strategies that support your relationship with your child while tackling ordinary (and extraordinary!) parenting challenges.
Explore our various packages below to see what type of support would be best for you.
While our Parent Coaching & Educational Consulting providers are licensed therapists, Parent Coaching & Educational Consulting is a consultation and coaching service, not a healthcare service nor psychotherapy. Therefore, it is not billable to insurance or eligible for Health Savings Accounts. Psychotherapy is a separate healthcare service that includes diagnosing and treating emotional and psychological problems.
FAQ
Parent Coaching provides you with frameworks grounded in attachment research and neurobiology to understand your child’s behaviors and emotional needs. We meet with you to hear your concerns and ask questions to understand your values and your child’s needs. This informs tools and strategies integrated with current research on parenting and child development to support your child’s needs, while easing your stress as a parent/caregiver.
Common topics that we support parents and caregivers with include:
- Bedtime battles / Sleep challenges
- Moving from surviving parenting to responsive parenting
- Responding to meltdowns
- Navigating Two-Household and Co-Parenting situations
- Adjusting to a new sibling / Sibling rivalry
- Difficulties with drop-off and separation
- Challenges with potty training
- Parenting highly sensitive and neurodivergent children
- Navigating school-based behavioral complaints
- Difficulty with social interactions and play
We understand that advocating for your child in the school system can sometimes feel overwhelming. We collaborate with caregivers, teachers, daycare providers, and school teams to provide support and guidance on advocating for your child’s social, emotional, academic, and behavioral needs at school. Our approach embraces Neurodiversity, aiming to understand your child’s unique brain functioning and create tailored supports at school to help them thrive.
At times, we serve as a middle person between you and the school, facilitating understanding on how best to support your child’s individualized needs. As we often get to know your child and family well, we can also serve as a resource and sounding board as your child grows, develops, and encounters different needs in school.
Some of the children and families we work with seek support for:
- Learning differences
- Neurodivergent (ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, etc.)
- Developmental differences
- Sensory needs and sensitivities
For most sessions, we meet virtually with you over Zoom.
If you book a School Observation Package, your clinician will come to your child’s school and consult with teachers to observe your child in their classroom.
If you book an Office Observation Package, your child will meet your clinician in one of our playrooms at the Seattle Play Therapy office for observation.
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Available Packages
Parent Coaching Package
$300 per package
Who it's for:
Parents and caregivers seeking guidance, support, and new strategies for managing challenges at home and strengthening connection with their child. Common areas we address include (see more in our FAQ section):
- Sleep challenges
- Adjusting to a new sibling
- Difficulty with behaviors or frequent meltdowns
- Supporting transitions and routines
- Strengthening parent-child communication
How we help:
We meet with parents/caregivers to explore struggles and strengths, provide tools for co-regulation, and collaborate on practical next steps. Coaching focuses on enhancing your relationship with your child and equipping you with approaches that align with their needs.
What's included:
- 50-minute parent coaching virtual session
- 25-minute follow-up session (review, strategies, next steps)
Neuroaffirming Support Package
$500 per package
Who it's for:
Families who have a neuropsychological evaluation, IEP, or 504 plan and want support in understanding and implementing recommendations in ways that affirm and support their child’s identity. This is also a good fit for families who have just received a diagnosis (ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, or another neurodivergent profile) and are wondering about the next steps.
How we help:
We review your child’s evaluation, IEP, or 504 plan, explain what it means in plain language, and help you advocate for accommodations that truly meet your child’s needs.
What's included:
- 50-minute caregiver intake session
- 50-minute document review session (highlighting what is important to know about your neuropsychological assessment or IEP next steps)
- 25-minute follow-up session with caregiver
School Observation Package
$700 per package*
Who it's for:
How we help:
A provider observes your child in their classroom, consults with teachers, and provides recommendations to support learning and regulation.
What's included:
- 50-minute caregiver intake session
- 50-minute school-based observation (in the classroom)
- 50-minute feedback follow-up with caregiver
- 25-minute follow-up session with school/provider
*Cost includes travel to Seattle, Shoreline, Edmonds and Lynnwood school districts.
Office Observation Package
$700 per package
Who it's for:
Parents and caregivers who feel that having a provider observe how their child plays would enhance the parent coaching process.
How we help:
Your child meets with one of our clinicians in our SPT playroom for observation. We gather information about strengths, challenges, and relational patterns to inform recommendations.
What's included:
- 50-minute caregiver intake session
- 50-minute playroom observation with child (in our play rooms at SPT)
- 50-minute feedback follow-up with caregiver
- 25-minute follow-up session with caregiver
For Current Clients Only
School Observation Add-On Package
$300 per package
Who it's for:
SPT Families navigating school concerns, wondering how their child’s behavior and learning style show up in the classroom, or needing support in communicating with educators.
How we help:
A clinician observes your child in their classroom, consults with teachers, and provides recommendations to support learning and regulation.
What's included:
- 50-minute school-based observation (in the classroom)
- 25-minute follow-up session with school/provider
Add-On Options for Current Clients
Have you completed the sessions in your package already but have more questions or need more support?
Additional sessions can always be added to provide on-going support.
Not sure if Parent Coaching or Educational Consulting is right for you? Email your questions to info@seattleplaytherapy.com and we’d be happy to help!