Educational Consultation & IEP / 504 Support

Core Essentials for Counseling & Wellness provides structured, interdisciplinary consultation services for families navigating school-based evaluations, IEPs, and 504 plans. Consultation is best suited for families seeking clarity, strategy, and collaborative engagement within the educational system

Many parents receive extensive documentation from schools and are unsure how to interpret eligibility determinations, testing results, or recommended services. Our consultation model is designed to bring clarity, structure, and informed perspective to that process.

Our Interdisciplinary Review Model

Consultation may involve collaboration between:

• A Clinical Psychologist

• A School Psychologist with over 20 years of experience

• A North Carolina Licensed Special Education Teacher with over 35 years of experience

Review is tailored to the needs and complexity of each case.

Consultation Capacity

To ensure thoughtful, high-quality review and adequate preparation time, educational consultation services are limited to three new cases per month.

This structure allows for careful interdisciplinary collaboration and meaningful engagement with each family.

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Services May Include

• Review of psychoeducational evaluations

• Review of IEP or 504 documentation

• Clarification of eligibility determinations

• Interpretation of school-based testing

• Parent preparation for meetings

• Strategic discussion of next steps

Remote IEP / 504 Meeting Attendance

Remote attendance for consultative support is available on a limited basis.

Meeting attendance is provided by either:

• The Clinical Psychologist or The School Psychologist

(One professional attends per meeting.)

Fees

• Educational consultation and document review: $250 per hour
• Remote IEP/504 meeting attendance: $300 per hour (1.5-hour minimum)

Meeting preparation and post-meeting documentation, when requested, are billed at the same hourly rate.

Payment for meeting attendance is required in advance to secure scheduling.

Important Information

These services:

• Do not constitute legal representation

• Do not replace educational advocacy services

• Do not guarantee specific school-based outcomes

Our approach prioritizes collaborative, child-centered engagement rather than adversarial positioning.

How to Begin

Families interested in educational consultation may submit an inquiry through our contact form and select “Educational Consultation” as the inquiry type.