Trauma-informed caregiver support that strengthens educational advocacy
Offered in collaboration with Renae M. Dupuis, LLC
When a student has complex needs, it’s not just the IEP or 504 plan that matters.
Parents and caregivers are juggling:
- School communication, meetings, and documentation
- Medical, mental health, and social services
- Big behaviors and nervous systems at home
- Their own history, stress, and capacity
Even with strong educational advocacy, families can feel overwhelmed, dysregulated, and alone—making it harder to stay engaged, follow through, and collaborate with schools.
Whole-Parent Support services are designed to work alongside educational advocacy by supporting the caregiver’s emotional regulation, understanding, and capacity.
There are three ways families can be supported:
- Parent Care Circle – emotional / nervous-system support
- Equipped Parent Collective – trauma-informed education / practice
- Restorative Parent Support Sessions (1:1) – focused decision support
Parent Care Circle
Emotional + nervous-system support so caregivers can stay in the process
Investment: $50/month • cancel anytime
What it is
A monthly, trauma-informed support space where caregivers can process stress, grief, and overwhelm related to school and systems—and receive gentle, realistic practices to help them cope.
Format & Pricing
- 1× live Parent Care Circle call per month (online)
- Access to a calming Parent Audio Library
- Monthly reflection prompts (heart–mind–body–soul)
- Trauma-aware, moderated community space
- $50/month, cancel anytime (paid directly by family or via organization, if arranged)
Benefits for families
- Reduced emotional overload and shame
- A safe place to process hard school/systems experiences
- Increased capacity to read emails, attend meetings, and make decisions
- Feeling less alone and blamed in the process
Benefits for schools / agencies
- More regulated, engaged caregivers in meetings
- Reduced risk of escalation driven by caregiver burnout
- Better follow-through on agreed-upon plans
- Stronger, more sustainable school–family collaboration
Equipped Parent Collective
Trauma-informed education + practice that supports school plans
Investment: $90/month • cancel anytime
What it is
A monthly, trauma-wise learning and practice membership that helps caregivers understand and apply trauma-informed and neurodiversity-affirming strategies at home—so school plans are more likely to work in real life.
Format & Pricing
- Monthly Parent Learning Lab on one trauma-wise skill
- Implementation & Q&A call for real-life situations (including school-related scenarios)
- Practice & Experiment Workshops to rehearse language and responses
- Parent Support Circles (Equip Edition)
- On-demand resource library (pattern maps, scripts, planners)
- Monthly self-care micro-practice for caregivers
- $90/month, cancel anytime (paid directly or via organization, if arranged)
Benefits for families
- Clearer understanding of trauma-informed approaches recommended by schools
- Practical tools for mornings, transitions, after-school decompression, homework, etc.
- Increased confidence speaking about their child’s needs and strengths
- Greater consistency between home and school support strategies
Benefits for schools / agencies
- Improved home–school alignment on behavior and regulation strategies
- Reduced school refusal, escalation, and crisis-driven communication
- More informed caregiver participation in IEP/504 and problem-solving meetings
- Increased likelihood that interventions and supports “stick” over time
Restorative Parent Support Sessions
Private, trauma-wise support for high-stakes decisions
What it is
1:1, trauma-informed sessions where caregivers work directly with Renae to make sense of complex situations and choose grounded next steps around school and systems.
Typical focus areas
- Nervous system and co-regulation preparation for IEP/504 meetings, manifestation determinations, disciplinary or transition meetings
- Deeper understanding of trauma-based actions and development of targeted scaffolding strategies
- Making sense of conflicting reports, recommendations, or placements
- Addressing behavior patterns that impact school (refusal, suspensions, escalations)
- Clarifying priorities when families can’t pursue every recommended service at once
Format & Pricing
Short Series – $450
- 4 × 60-minute or 6 × 30-minute sessions over ~6–8 weeks
- Pre-series intake & intention-setting
- Session notes after each meeting
- Gentle between-session prompts to support follow-through
Deep Dive Series – $600
- 6 × 45-minute or 9 × 30-minute sessions for complex, multi-system seasons
- Collaborative goal-setting
- Written notes after each session
- Light between-session support for key moments (e.g., before major meetings)
(Preferred pricing may be available for families already enrolled in Parent Care Circle or Equipped Parent Collective.)
Benefits for families
- A confidential place to lay out the full context of their situation
- Clearer understanding of what’s happening for their child and themselves
- Concrete language and questions to bring into meetings
- Reduced fear of “making the wrong choice” without support
Benefits for schools / agencies
- Better-prepared caregivers in high-stakes meetings
- Clearer, more focused communication from families
- Improved ability to implement recommendations at home
- Decreased conflict driven by panic, confusion, or miscommunication