Parent Coaching
Individual or Group Parent Coaching
Raising kids is hard.
It is hard to know what to do, how to approach different situations, and what to say to set your children up for a healthy, happy future. This is compounded by confusing mixed messages from family, friends, and content creators. It is made even more complex when raising neurodivergent and/or disabled children. Many parents have shared with us that they feel lonely in their parenting journeys.
We have created our Parent Coaching programs to help.
Parents of existing therapy clients: As of Jan 2024, there are now insurance billing codes that we may bill for parent training as part of your child’s therapy plan of care. These are brand new codes and are not yet covered by Medicaid. We are not yet sure of commercial payer coverage, but are happy to bill insurance for your parent training session. If it is not covered, your cost will be the same rate listed below ($25 per 15 minutes, so $75 for 45-minute session). If your child is not currently receiving therapy with us, we are unable to bill insurance for your coaching session.
Groups
Our FREE Parent Coaching group meets once monthly via Zoom. This is more than a support group; it is an educational group filled with Q & A, problem-solving, and sharing experiences. Like a support group, however, it provides a small community of other parents facing similar struggles and sharing philosophies of responsive, gentle parenting.
Parent Coaching group sessions are led by occupational therapists. Each session consists of open Q&A as well as structured discussion of a topic selected based on registrants’ concerns submitted ahead of time. All topics are approached from a neurodiversity-affirming, responsive parenting viewpoint. They are a great forum for learning more about this parenting style and applying it generally to your family.
Individual Sessions
We also provide individual parent coaching sessions. These are 1:1 opportunities to speak with one of our occupational therapists about a specific concern that you have. These are not a substitute for direct therapy services, but are a great way to learn parenting strategies or approaches that may help support your child. Parent coaching can be a great option to supplement individual therapy sessions, or can be used as a standalone service. Sessions occur via Zoom.
Examples of topics that we may assist with in individual parent coaching sessions include:
– Potty training
– Decreasing mealtime stress for selective eaters
– Accommodating sensory differences
– Decreasing demands/low-demand parenting
– Responsive parenting
– Creating a neurodiversity-affirming household
Parents of existing therapy clients: As of Jan 2024, there are now insurance billing codes that we may bill for parent training as part of a therapy plan of care. These are brand new codes and are not yet covered by Medicaid. We are not yet sure of commercial payer coverage, but are happy to bill insurance for your parent training session. If it is not covered, your cost will be the same rate listed below ($50 per 30-minutes, $75 per 45-minutes). If your child is not currently receiving therapy with us, we are unable to bill insurance for your coaching session.
Cost and Payment
If your child is not currently receiving therapy from us, parent coaching is a private pay service, as it is not payable by insurance. For parents of children who ARE currently receiving services from TCS, we are able to bill insurance. But, coverage is limited. Medicaid does NOT cover parent coaching.
Group sessions are offered free of charge
Individual sessions: $25 for each 15 minutes. Sessions are scheduled for 45 minutes, but you will only be billed for the amount of time used. For example, a 30-minute session will be $50.
All session fees are paid at time of service, unless insurance is going to be billed.