Parenting Coaching

Common issues which can cause significant levels of family stress and conflict include- but are not limited to- poor sleep, eating problems, toileting and challenging behaviour. A professional and personalised support plan will be devised with you, using positive parenting techniques, to gently guide you to understand, nurture and enjoy your child. An initial consultation in the home environment will be followed by further home visits, observation sessions, liaison with other relevant services e.g. your child’s nursery, email and telephone support, home activities, handouts and evidence-based literature.

Is it for me? You may feel that your child is struggling and you want to help guide him in the right direction, but you have tried everything you can think of. You may feel isolated and have started to avoid social situations with your child for fear she might “play up”. You may feel your child’s and your own emotional or physical health is suffering as a result of your family’s issues. You may worry that your child is not enjoying friendships or is not learning. You may feel like giving up and are worried about relationship and family breakdown. You may be worrying that someone in your family is going to get hurt. Objective, professional support from outside the family can help. I can support you to understand why your child may be experiencing these issues, and to focus on moving forward to regain harmony within your family home.

In order to gain the most from your parenting support, I can offer appointments within your own home, in an informal, neutral setting, or in a clinical setting, based in Rugby. Your requirements will be discussed on making your appointment.

Price List (revised April 2019)

Initial Consultation (1 hour): £35. A form will be emailed to you in advance to determine the nature of your requirements and provide me with as much information as possible before we meet. At your consultation, I will give you some insight into how I may be able to help, offering some practical strategies or refer you to an alternative source of support if I am not the person to best help with your circumstances.

Additional (regular or ad hoc) hourly consultations: £45

Telephone Consultation: £35 per hour

Email Consultation (2 answered emails): £30

Telephone Consultation plus one follow up email: £45 (add written support plan +£10)

Package 1: £150. Initial consultation plus two additional hours (taken as one or two appointments), written support plan, weekly email support and up to two phone appointments (up to 30 mins). To be taken within a four week time-frame from initial appointment.

Package 2: £250. Initial consultation plus four additional hours (taken as two, three or four appointments), written support plan, weekly email support and up to four phone appointments (up to 30 mins). To be taken within an eight week time-frame from initial appointment.

Sleep consultancy: Hourly rate as above and/or £150 per night (9pm-7am). Please note that Gentle Touch Parenting will never advocate the use of methods which allow babies to cry uncomforted, as this is not in line with a holistic and relationship-based approach. For this reason, results may not be immediate, but will offer you reassurance as well as developmentally appropriate methods that you can build into both your day time and night time routines.

Intensive Packages are available on request: Ideal if you require more intensive support and observation within the home and can be helpful for routines such as bed time, meal times and over night. Hourly rate applies and to be agreed on booking.

Bookings, refunds and cancelations- Please take time to read.

Appointments are only guaranteed on full payment.

All fees are payable up to 48 hours prior to each appointment. In the instance of package bookings, payments may be paid in up to three installments over an agreed period.

In the event that I cancel an appointment, every effort will be made to rearrange the appointment at the client’s convenience, or a full refund for that appointment will be offered.

In the event that the client cancels and the appointment cannot be rearranged at mutual convenience the following applies:

• 2 weeks+ notice: 50% refund
• 1-2 weeks’ notice: 25% refund
• Less than 1 week’s notice: 0% refund

Monies will be refunded by original means of payment.

As a lone worker attending other people’s homes, I take measures to ensure that I am physically and emotionally safe, which will be discussed on booking. This includes passing the client’s address to a trusted third party. Please see Gentle Touch Parenting’s Privacy Policy for more information. In the event that I feel my personal safety is compromised, I reserve the right to leave immediately. No refund will be offered. In the event that a child or vulnerable adult’s safety is compromised, I will fulfill my safeguarding obligation as per Gentle Touch Parenting’s Safeguarding Policy.

Please note that home visits may incur travel charges and are included in consultation times i.e. if it takes me half an hour each way to your home, a one hour consultation will be charged two hours. This will be discussed on booking. In the instance of meeting in a hired room, additional costs will be passed on to the client.