Navigate School Can't without burning out.
When school stops working for your child, most parents feel completely lost. Do I keep pushing? Do I give in? What does that even look like?
Get the exact blueprint and support system we use to help parents with the complex challenges of School Can't.
Get the exact blueprint and support system we use to help parents with the complex challenges of School Can't.
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This is for you if:
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If your child experiences intense distress, anxiety, shutdowns, or physical symptoms around school.
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Attendance has become inconsistent, impossible, or is only happening at great emotional cost.
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You’ve tried rewards, consequences, encouragement, reasoning, and nothing has worked.
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You feel stuck between school expectations and your child’s wellbeing.
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You are exhausted, worried about the future, and questioning your decisions.
What Navigating School Can't supports you to do:
Core Modules
All at your own pace
Optional Topics
Access what's relevant
Handouts
Bridging information & action
Month Access
Access from anywhere
How the program works:
Choose your support level
Navigating School Can't Framework
$297
A structured, self‑paced program that provides a clear framework for understanding School Can’t and deciding your next best steps.
Designed to reduce overwhelm and support informed, compassionate decision‑making
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7 core modules to get you on track
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10 optional topics - choose what fits
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18 downloads to help you take action
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12-month easy online access
Framework + One-off Coaching Call
$457
Includes a one-off clarity session with a neuro-affirming, trauma-informed counsellor, who understands School Can't.
1:1 support to help you get onto your right path faster. Or feel more confident about the road ahead of you.
1:1 support to help you get onto your right path faster. Or feel more confident about the road ahead of you.
Get practical guidance from a counsellor who understands the challenges of School Can’t, without you needing to justify, explain, or defend your situation.
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45-minute call/zoom for $160
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Experienced School Can't Counsellor
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Appointment within 7 business days
Framework + Ongoing Support & Community
$297+160/mo
Affordable, expert guidance, reassurance and community while you’re navigating this journey.
100% live online weekly support. Spaces are limited to ensure quality and safety. Sessions are guided by a specialised school can't, neuro-affirming counsellor.
There's no expectations to participate in any particular way. Show up on good or bad days, when and how it suits you.
Currently Tue 9:30am & Thu 5:30pm AEST
100% live online weekly support. Spaces are limited to ensure quality and safety. Sessions are guided by a specialised school can't, neuro-affirming counsellor.
There's no expectations to participate in any particular way. Show up on good or bad days, when and how it suits you.
Currently Tue 9:30am & Thu 5:30pm AEST
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8 (60-min) sessions per month
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Expert guidance for just $20 per session
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No contracts. Here when you need, cancel when you don't.
Frequently asked questions
Is the program evidence-based?
Yes, and it’s important to us that it is.
The Navigating School Can’t program is grounded in established research from developmental psychology, trauma-informed practice, attachment theory, and nervous system regulation.
It reflects what we know about how stress impacts learning, behaviour, and capacity, and why pressure often makes school distress worse.
The framework aligns with current research on:
We do not promote quick fixes or behaviour-based compliance strategies that ignore underlying capacity. Instead, we prioritise stabilisation, safety, and relational repair, because these are consistently shown to be protective factors for long-term wellbeing.
The program is also informed by lived experience. Many traditional models overlook the emotional reality families are navigating. We bridge research with real-world application so parents can make decisions that are both evidence-informed and practical.
If you’re looking for rigid attendance targets or behaviour management scripts, this won’t be the right fit.
If you’re looking for a framework that respects nervous system capacity, protects connection, and supports thoughtful decision-making, this approach is grounded, considered, and aligned with current evidence.
The Navigating School Can’t program is grounded in established research from developmental psychology, trauma-informed practice, attachment theory, and nervous system regulation.
It reflects what we know about how stress impacts learning, behaviour, and capacity, and why pressure often makes school distress worse.
The framework aligns with current research on:
- School refusal and school distress
- Neurodivergence and sensory processing
- The impact of chronic stress on the developing brain Shame, identity, and parent-child connection
We do not promote quick fixes or behaviour-based compliance strategies that ignore underlying capacity. Instead, we prioritise stabilisation, safety, and relational repair, because these are consistently shown to be protective factors for long-term wellbeing.
The program is also informed by lived experience. Many traditional models overlook the emotional reality families are navigating. We bridge research with real-world application so parents can make decisions that are both evidence-informed and practical.
If you’re looking for rigid attendance targets or behaviour management scripts, this won’t be the right fit.
If you’re looking for a framework that respects nervous system capacity, protects connection, and supports thoughtful decision-making, this approach is grounded, considered, and aligned with current evidence.
What if my child is completely refusing school?
This program is designed for families from early distress to full refusal.
We don’t assume attendance is immediately possible. Instead, we focus first on stabilisation, understanding capacity, and protecting connection.
For some families, that means gradual reintegration. For others, it means pausing and reassessing safely. The program helps you make those decisions thoughtfully rather than reactively.
We don’t assume attendance is immediately possible. Instead, we focus first on stabilisation, understanding capacity, and protecting connection.
For some families, that means gradual reintegration. For others, it means pausing and reassessing safely. The program helps you make those decisions thoughtfully rather than reactively.
Who is guiding me through? Are they qualified to help me?
Group support and one-on-one coaching is facilitated by Sophie Cole, a lived-experience counsellor with nearly two decades of professional experience supporting families navigating school refusal and school distress.
Sophie brings both clinical training and personal insight into the realities of School Can’t, having navigated school challenges with all three of her (now adult) children.
Her approach is grounded in nervous-system-informed principles, trauma-aware practice, and neuro-affirming frameworks.
Although we are all about creating a strong parent-led community, group sessions are professionally facilitated, structured, and intentionally contained to protect psychological safety.
Sophie brings both clinical training and personal insight into the realities of School Can’t, having navigated school challenges with all three of her (now adult) children.
Her approach is grounded in nervous-system-informed principles, trauma-aware practice, and neuro-affirming frameworks.
Although we are all about creating a strong parent-led community, group sessions are professionally facilitated, structured, and intentionally contained to protect psychological safety.
How does the program approach school attendance?
We recognise that every family’s situation is different.
Rather than promoting rigid attendance targets, the program helps you assess capacity, stabilise first, and make decisions that reduce harm while working toward sustainable progress.
For some families, that includes gradual reintegration. For others, it may involve pausing and reassessing.
The focus is thoughtful decision-making, not pressure.
Is this only for neurodivergent children?
Many families navigating School Can’t have neurodivergent children, and we take a neuro-affirming approach.
However, the framework applies to any child experiencing school-related distress.
The focus is not on labels, it’s on understanding nervous system capacity and protecting wellbeing.
What age child is this for?
We have designed 'Navigating School Can't' for parents of primary and secondary aged children and young adults. So 6-18+
Where we have provided specific strategies for younger children we also give teen/young adult alternatives.
Where we have provided specific strategies for younger children we also give teen/young adult alternatives.
What exactly is covered in the program?
Let's break it down exactly for you:
7 Core Modules:
1. What is School Can’t?
2. Parent regulation sets the tone.
3. Safety as your #1 priority.
4. Working with schools.
5. Small practical steps.
6. What progress can look like.
7. What is the right next step for your family?
About 80 minutes of key, practical information to help put a framework around challenges and help you navigate a new path forward.
10 Optional Modules:
a. More on masking
b. Communication Tools
c. Putting language to school can’t barriers
d. Clarifying your family’s goals
e. Anxiety & school can’t
f. Trauma and autistic burnout
g. Learning Styles & strength-based approach
h. Choosing pathways
i. Alexithymia
j. Pathological Demand Avoidance & Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria
Dive deeper into the topics that are relevant for your family right now. No pressure to do any of these, if you're feeling burnt out. Remember you have 12 months to revisit the info as often as you want.
7 Core Modules:
1. What is School Can’t?
2. Parent regulation sets the tone.
3. Safety as your #1 priority.
4. Working with schools.
5. Small practical steps.
6. What progress can look like.
7. What is the right next step for your family?
About 80 minutes of key, practical information to help put a framework around challenges and help you navigate a new path forward.
10 Optional Modules:
a. More on masking
b. Communication Tools
c. Putting language to school can’t barriers
d. Clarifying your family’s goals
e. Anxiety & school can’t
f. Trauma and autistic burnout
g. Learning Styles & strength-based approach
h. Choosing pathways
i. Alexithymia
j. Pathological Demand Avoidance & Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria
Dive deeper into the topics that are relevant for your family right now. No pressure to do any of these, if you're feeling burnt out. Remember you have 12 months to revisit the info as often as you want.
How do I access the information?
Navigating School Can't is made up of short video modules, reflection exercises and dowloadable worksheets, templates and cheat sheets, all designed to help you put what you learn into action. All the information is transcribed if you would prefer to read rather than listen and all the information can be accessed from your phone through our member's site for 12 months from your start date.
Is this therapy?
No. This is an educational and decision-support program.
It does not replace therapy, medical advice, or allied health support.
However, many families use it alongside professional support to feel more informed and grounded in their decisions.
Courses
Sunshine Coast, Queensland 4551
Phone number: 0480 434 647
Phone number: 0480 434 647
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