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Student Raising Hand

Educational Advocacy & Student Support Services

When your child's mental health affects their education, you need expert support. Our team combines psychiatric expertise with

educational advocacy to help students thrive.

 

We provide IEP and 504 consultation, academic coaching, and executive functioning support—partnering with families and schools to ensure your child gets the accommodations and strategies they need to

succeed throughout the United States.

Educational Advocacy Services are not covered by insurance.

Lone Water Lily
IEP & 504 Support Services

Comprehensive Educational Impact Psychiatric Package

  • Purpose:

    • Evaluate and clarify how a student’s psychiatric symptoms and mental health needs affect school functioning

    • Support IEP and 504 planning, implementation, and review

    • Provide psychiatric insight into educational access, accommodations, and mental health supports

    • Note: This is not a school-based evaluation and does not replace district assessments

  • Best For:

    • Students with mental health challenges impacting learning, behavior, attendance, or emotional regulation

    • Cases where guidance is needed to inform IEP or 504 planning or implementation

    • Situations where existing school supports may not meet the student’s mental health needs

    • Families, clinicians, or attorneys seeking psychiatric input to support advocacy, planning, or problem-solving

  • Includes:

    • Up to 6 hours of consultative services

    • Review of educational and clinical records

    • One school observation

    • Two-hour consultation with Nurse Practitioner and Educational Advocate team, parents, attorneys, and/or school personnel

    • Written consult summary with mental health-focused recommendations

  • Fee:

    • $1,950 flat fee

 

IEP & 504 Support Services (cont.)

Focused Educational Impact Psychiatric Package

  • Purpose:

    • Targeted consult to clarify how psychiatric symptoms impact school functioning

    • Supports IEP and 504 planning, implementation, or review when specific questions or concerns exist

    • Note: Not a school-based evaluation

  • Best For:

    • Students with mental health challenges affecting learning, behavior, or attendance

    • Situations where targeted guidance is needed without full observation

    • Families, clinicians, or attorneys seeking specific psychiatric input

  • Includes:

    • Up to 3 hours of consultative services

    • Review of relevant educational and clinical records

    • One consultation meeting with Nurse Practitioner and Educational Advocate team, parents, attorneys, and/or school personnel

    • Brief written consult summary

  • Fee:

    • $1,050 flat fee

Academic Coaching Services

Academic Coaching Package

  • Purpose:

    • Support students in developing study skills, organization, time management, and task completion

    • Improve overall academic performance and school engagement

  • Best For:

    • Students struggling with homework, study skills, assignment completion, or school organization

    • Students with ADHD or executive function challenges

  • Includes:

    • Individual coaching sessions (1 hour each)

    • Goal setting and progress tracking

    • Collaboration with parents or teachers as needed

  • Fees:

    • $175 per hour

    • Optional package:

      • 6 sessions for $1,000

Executive Functioning Services​

Executive Functioning Support Package

  • Purpose:

    • Provide targeted support to improve planning, organization, attention, working memory, and self-regulation skills

    • Equip students with tools for managing multi-step tasks and deadlines

  • Best For:

    • Students struggling with planning, organization, time management, or self-monitoring

    • Often helpful for students with ADHD or neurodevelopmental challenges

  • Includes:

    • Individual coaching sessions (1 hour each)

    • Strategies for planning, time management, and organization

    • Parent/teacher consultation as needed

    • Optional brief written progress summary

  • Fees:

    • $200 per hour

    • Optional package:

      • 6 sessions for $1,150

White Cherry Blossoms

Meet the Team of Educational Advocates

We are here to support your educational and learning needs!

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Dr. Andrea Brown-Thirston, EdD

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Dr. Emily K. Cabrera, EdD, MSN, Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education; Legal Nurse Consulting; Integrative Psychiatry, Advanced Graduate Studies in Nurse Practitioner Studies, PMHNP-BC

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Cara Cohen MSN, APRN, ANP-BC, WHNP-BC

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Dr. Rebecca "Becki" DeMarco, EdD, M. Ed, BA, Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Education

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Dr. Jamy Gaynor, EdD, MS, BSN, RN, NCSN, Graduate Certificate in Legal Nurse Consulting, MSN(c)

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Mrs. Katharine Krych, MSN, RN, Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education, PEL-CSN, PMHNP(c)

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Dr. Arlicia Miller, EdD, MFA, Post-Master's Certificate in Curriculum & Instruction, Post-Master's Certificate in Leadership & Accountability, CICP

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