Parent Roadmap

Consultation for parents navigating supports and resources for their child

Dr. Amy Bohlander offers Parent Roadmap consultations to help parents and caregivers prioritize and access supports and resources that promote their child’s learning, social, behavioral, and emotional development. When you have a concern about your child, it can be difficult to know what they need, what services might help, or where to start. With so many different types of services and providers- many with long waitlists- it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and unsure where to begin.

Parent Roadmap is generally not a good fit for situations involving active legal proceedings, custody or co-parenting disputes, divorce-related matters, CPS or other state agency involvement, juvenile justice concerns, substance use, chronic truancy, delinquency, or other significant safety-risk or high-risk adolescent behaviors.

What To Expect

In a Parent Roadmap appointment, you’ll receive individualized guidance tailored to your specific questions and concerns. Examples of common reasons for scheduling a Parent Roadmap appointment include:

  • Your child is struggling in school and you’re not sure how to help

  • You’re wondering if it makes sense to pursue an evaluation for ADHD, autism, learning differences, or another concern

  • Your child recently completed an evaluation and/ or received a diagnosis and you want clarity on next steps

  • You’re considering therapy for your child but don’t know what type or how to find the right provider

  • Your child is experiencing a specific learning, behavioral, social, or emotional issue* at home or at school, and you’re unsure what to do, or if this is something that will resolve on its own or if you need additional support

  • You’re on waitlists, looking into services, or already have some services/ supports in place and want to know whether you’re on the right track

  • Your child is experiencing multiple concerns, and you’re feeling overwhelmed about where to go next or what to focus on, and would like help creating a clear, prioritized plan

Areas of Expertise

Dr. Bohlander’s areas of expertise include neurodiversity (autism, ADHD, giftedness/ 2e, learning differences, intellectual and developmental disabilities), anxiety and OCD, school systems and supports, and evidence-based interventions. As a licensed psychologist with more than 20 years of professional experience in the Seattle area, she is very familiar with local schools, providers, and community resources.

Supports We May Discuss

Depending on your specific concerns, we may explore:

  • Assessment/ evaluation (e.g., neuropsychological, psychological, psychoeducational, developmental, or school-based evaluations)

  • Individual therapy for your child

  • Parent consultation, parent coaching, or other parent-based interventions

  • Groups or programs targeting specific concerns

  • School-based supports (e.g., IEPs, 504 plans)

  • Schools or other educational options (including public, private, or alternative options)

  • Developmental therapies (e.g., occupational therapy, speech-language therapy, social skills groups)

  • Higher levels of care (e.g., Intensive Outpatient Programs or IOPs)

  • Medical follow-up with pediatrician, psychiatrist/ psych ARNP, or other medical providers

  • Additional resources (e.g., books, websites), supports, or referrals

When possible, we’ll discuss names of specific providers, agencies, programs, or services that may be a good fit. We can also discuss what types of therapy approaches or provider specialties may be most helpful. If your child has already completed an evaluation, we can review the results and prioritize next steps.

Types of Concerns We’ll Address

*Parent Roadmap is a good fit when your child is experiencing a concern related to their learning, social, behavioral, and emotional development, and you're unsure whether additional support may be needed. Examples include:

  • Learning: Reading, writing, or math struggles; executive functioning difficulties (e.g., organizing, planning, completing assignments); speech/ language delays or other developmental delays

  • Social: Friendship problems, social communication challenges, social anxiety, difficulty with peers

  • Behavioral: Frequent emotional outbursts, challenging behaviors at home, getting in trouble at school, sleep difficulties, toileting concerns, sensory overwhelm, difficulties with transitions

  • Emotional: Excessive worry, fears, avoidance, school refusal, sadness, irritability, perfectionism, OCD-related concerns

Cost & Insurance

The fee for the 60-minute Parent Roadmap appointment is $350. Because this service is consultation-based and does not include clinical treatment or diagnostic services, superbills for insurance reimbursement cannot be provided.

Logistics

Parent Roadmap sessions are typically held online, with the option for in-person appointments. It is available to families in Washington State and PSYPACT-participating states. Note that specific recommendations/ referrals may be more limited outside of the Puget Sound region.

Parent Roadmap is a consultation service and is not therapy, treatment, or an evaluation. Your child does not attend the appointment, no diagnosis is provided, and no ongoing clinical relationship is established through the consultation. The purpose of the appointment is to help parents better understand available supports, resources, and next steps.

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Dr Amy Bohlander