NYC IEP Doula

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IEP Doula

A mom friend who has been through it.


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Families and students entering P.S. 118, The Brooklyn School of Enquiry
Families and students gather outside a Brooklyn School.
A welcoming special education planning corner in a modern NYC apartment, centered on a round white table with a smooth matte finish. On the table, a tablet displays a clean, abstract dashboard of progress charts, surrounded by neatly stacked notebooks, pastel sticky notes, and a small felt organizer of colorful pens. Nearby, a soft gray couch with textured cushions and a knitted throw suggests comfort. Large windows reveal a distant, softly blurred city street with yellow cab shapes. Morning daylight fills the room with a bright yet gentle glow, casting minimal shadows. Photographic realism, captured from a slightly elevated angle with balanced composition, creates a mood that is collaborative, supportive, and unintimidating for families navigating IEPs and 504 plans.

A friend in your corner

Sara offers friendly, one-on-one guidance to talk through options and move through special education meetings with confidence.

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Testimonials

Hope D.

She translated NYC special education jargon into plain language and helped us walk into our first IEP meeting calm, prepared, and confident.

Hope D.

Our Early Intervention process felt overwhelming until we talked with her; she broke everything into manageable steps and checked in afterward.

Hope D.

Having a neutral, knowledgeable person at our side changed everything; we finally felt like equal partners in our son’s education.

Hope D.

She never pushed an agenda; she listened, clarified our goals, and prepared us to advocate respectfully but effectively with the school team.

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A professional yet cozy conference table in a small NYC school office, depicted without people, set up for an IEP team meeting. At the center, a polished light-wood table holds organized paper stacks with color-coded binder clips, a slim laptop, and a tablet displaying abstract icons for speech, OT, and counseling rather than text. A small potted plant adds greenery, and childlike crayon drawings are softly blurred on a bulletin board in the background. Overhead warm pendant lighting mixes with faint daylight from a side window, creating soft, even illumination and gentle reflections on the table surface. Photographic realism, eye-level composition with moderate depth of field, conveys a calm, collaborative, and solution-focused mood.

Free introductory 10-minute call to see if I can help your family with IEP, EI, CPSE, CSE, or 504 steps within the NYC DOE.

A thoughtfully arranged resource shelf dedicated to NYC special education support, built from pale birch wood and standing against a soft off-white wall. The shelves display neatly aligned binders with colored spines, storage boxes with simple icon labels, and a few tactile learning tools like textured blocks and visual schedule cards, shown without words. A small framed print of a stylized NYC subway map adds subtle city context. Soft overcast window light from the side creates delicate shadows and emphasizes textures in the wood and paper. Photographic realism, captured straight-on with sharp focus throughout, produces a clean, organized, and reassuring atmosphere, ideal for illustrating structured guidance through EI, CPSE, and CSE processes.

Book a 50-minute session to review options, plan for upcoming meetings and map out a realistic support plan. And yes, I can join you for your child’s IEP meeting. 🙂

Pricing

Intro Call

free

10 min call/facetime
Lets get to know each other

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Session

$65

50 min call/facetime/IRL

Planning, Strategy, Follow‑up

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Cash Price

$40

50 min in person in Brooklyn

Planning, Strategy, Follow-up

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