Become the advocate your child needs

Transform your relationship with your child's school from frustration to results. When you develop effective advocacy skills, everything shifts—fewer sleepless nights wondering if you're doing enough, more confidence in conversations with your child's team, and meaningful progress toward your child's goals.

Our approach draws from research on parent advocacy in special education. You'll learn communication strategies that help school teams understand your child's needs and work collaboratively to address them effectively.

Stop feeling powerless in a system that should be working for your family. Let's explore where you are now and map out a path that builds your advocacy skills and helps your child thrive.

Take about 5 minutes to discover the approach to advocacy you use most frequently. This is based on the research by Audrey A. Trainor, professor of special education.

Research on special education and parent advocacy identified one of four approaches to advocacy.

  • Intuitive Advocate

  • Disability Expert

  • Strategist

  • Change Agent

I get it. As a parent, you're a crucial part of the team shaping your child's education journey. But navigating the complexities of IDEA can be a maze of worry, anger, and confusion.

As a non-attorney parent consultant. I’m your ally in dismantling that taxing burden. Because your child deserves an advocate who's empowered and ready to conquer any challenge.

Embrace support. Navigate with confidence. Thrive as a parent.

What people are saying.

  • “Our case manager was not seeing the problems we were seeing.”

    Working with Cherylynne, before, during, and after the IEP team meeting, I was able to get the principal to call for data collection and get the case manager and other teachers to come up with ideas to move things forward and support my student, to reduce the stresses that were triggering my middle schooler.

    — R., parent of a NE Seattle student

  • "The school gave a day's notice for a placement change"

    I responded by calling for an IEP team meeting. The last-minute substitution of an administrator who knew nothing about our student nearly sent me over the edge. It was a relief to know Cherylynne was taking notes to capture the whole thing. Those notes helped with our due process case.
    - Sara E., parent of a Seattle high schooler

Celebrate your child and the richness they bring to your life.