Need some clarity right now?

Book a specialised 1:1 School Can’t coaching call to help you think clearly, reduce pressure, and decide your next step with confidence. 

You don’t have to explain everything from scratch. We have been in your shoes and understand the challenges of school refusal and distress.
Expert guidance without judgement or blame. 
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When everything feels hard and urgent

When school distress reaches a certain point, you need an anchor. Clear guidance you know is grounded in both lived experience and extensive professional insight.

You might be:

  • Preparing for a school meeting and unsure what you need to do or say.

  • Stuck between pushing and pausing, but exhausted from all the conflict.

  • Watching things escalate and afraid you're making things worse.

  • Carrying advice from too many different directions unsure what is actually going to help.

  

  • You are worried about the future, and just want help making safer, clearer decisions for your family.


What Happens in a 1:1 Coaching Call?

This is a focused, structured session designed to help you:

Clarify

what is actually happening beneath the behaviour.

Prepare

for conversations with your child or with their school.

Indentify

where pressure may be increasing distress.

Reduce

panic-driven decision making.

Formulate 

a practical next step plan.

Strategic Guidance

not long-term therapy.  

Guidance From Someone Who Understands School Can't From the Inside Out

Our support is facilitated by counsellors with lived experience supporting families navigating school refusal and school distress.

  • You won’t need to convince us that this is real.
  • You won’t need to defend your decisions.
  • You won’t need to justify protecting your child’s wellbeing.

The focus is not compliance.

The focus is helping you move forward in a way that protects connection, reduces shame, and centres on long-term wellbeing.
"I feel optimistic about where we are headed for the first time in a very long time."

Session Details

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1

Booking

When you book a call you will be sent a calendar link to schedule a time within the next 7 days.
Calls are 45 minutes
Cost is $160 & paid upfront
2

Guidance

1:1 sessions are via zoom with our specialised School Can't, lived-experience counsellor, with daytime and evening sessions available but spaces are limited.
3

Action

Relief and direction. You’ll leave with clearer thinking and a clear next step that prioritises your family’s wellbeing and connection.

Want more support but at your own pace?

If you’re looking for more structured guidance at your own pace, the Navigating School Can’t program may be the right fit for you.
Sunshine Coast, Queensland 4551
Phone number: 0480 434 647
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