I believe that the most successful educational plans come from strong partnerships between families and schools. Every parent deserves to feel confident and heard in their child’s educational journey. And when parents are well-informed and confident in their advocacy role, the entire IEP team can work together more effectively for the benefit of the student.

As an IEP coach, my approach is collaborative and solution-focused. My goal is to help you navigate the process with confidence while creating (and maintaining) productive partnerships with your school team. I speak both “school system” and “parent,” and I love helping these two worlds understand each other better.

My journey to becoming an IEP coach started in college, where my love of language, psychology, and working with children drew me to Speech & Hearing Sciences. Even in graduate school, I loved sitting down with parents after their child’s therapy sessions. Walking through reports together, and making sure complex information made real-world sense for families. I loved helping families take what worked in therapy and make it work at home.

As a school-based Speech-Language Pathologist, my path has taken me through public schools and specialized agencies, working with preschoolers through high school students. I’ve been that school-based SLP managing (outrageously) large caseloads. I’ve been the AAC Specialist that travels to different students in different districts, making sure everyone on the IEP team knows how, when, and why to work with the student’s AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) and Assistive Technology tools. I’ve spent countless hours at IEP tables with different teams, in different roles, in different states and districts. In every IEP meeting, I worked to create connections and ensure everyone’s voice was heard. And then becoming a parent myself brought me even more understanding and perspective in the most beautiful way!

Want to learn more about how we can work together to make your child’s IEP journey smoother? Let’s talk!