Services

Coaching & Consulting Services

Practical support for complicated situations.

Perfect Storms offers individualized coaching and consulting for families, educators, schools, programs, and organizations.

Some clients need help solving one specific problem. Others need ongoing support while navigating change, building new skills, or improving a larger system. Services are designed around the situation rather than forcing every client into the same package.

Start with what you need. We'll build the support from there.

Individual & Family Coaching

Sometimes you don't need someone to tell you what's wrong. You need help figuring out what to do next.

Coaching provides a collaborative space to understand what's happening, identify goals, develop practical strategies, and make adjustments as life changes.

Support is individualized to your circumstances and may focus on parenting, family relationships, routines, behavior, communication, transitions, advocacy, personal growth, or navigating complex situations.

Focused Consultation

For a specific question, challenge, or decision that needs focused attention.

Good for:

A particular parenting concern
Behavior or routine challenges
Preparing for a transition
School or advocacy questions
Getting an outside perspective
Developing an initial action plan

Focused Consultation

Ongoing Coaching

For situations that benefit from continued support, implementation, and adjustment over time.

Good for:

Parenting and family goals
Building new routines
Communication and relationships
Behavior and regulation support
Major life transitions
Accountability and continued problem solving

Ongoing Coaching

Written Consultation

For people who want thoughtful, individualized guidance without adding another meeting to their calendar.

Share your situation, concerns, questions, and relevant information. Perfect Storms reviews what you provide and develops individualized written feedback that may include practical recommendations, strategies, resources, and possible next steps.

Good for:

Parenting or behavior questions
School and advocacy concerns
Reviewing a complicated situation
Getting organized recommendations in writing
Professionals seeking consultation
Situations where you want time to process the recommendations

Written Consultation

Education & School Consulting

Practical solutions for real classrooms, real students, and real school systems.

Schools don't need recommendations that look good on paper but fall apart in practice. Perfect Storms works with educators, school teams, and programs to understand student needs, strengthen practices, and develop strategies that make sense within the realities of the educational environment.

Support can focus on an individual student or classroom, a team of professionals, or broader school and program systems.

Teacher supporting children in an early learning classroom

Student & Classroom Consultation

For educators and school teams seeking practical support around an individual student, classroom concern, or learning environment.

Good for:

Behavior and regulation concerns
Classroom routines and structure
Supporting neurodivergent learners
Social-emotional development
Inclusive classroom practices
Student support planning
Family-school collaboration
Problem solving around complex student needs

Student & Classroom Consultation

Professional team collaborating around plans

Professional Development & Training

Customized learning experiences designed around the actual needs of your staff, students, and program rather than a one-size-fits-all presentation.

Topics may include:

Child development
Behavior and self-regulation
Neurodiversity and inclusion
Social-emotional development
Developmentally appropriate practices
Family engagement
Classroom strategies
Early childhood education
Other customized training needs

Explore Training

Educator engaging a group of young students

School & Program Consultation

For schools and educational programs looking beyond one student or classroom to strengthen practices, programs, and systems.

Support may include:

Program review and improvement
Curriculum consultation
Assessment and progress-monitoring systems
Inclusive educational practices
Early childhood programming
Staff and team consultation
Family engagement systems
Implementation planning

School & Program Consultation

Organizational Consulting

Strong organizations are built when people, purpose, and practice work together.

Perfect Storms partners with organizations and programs serving children and families to strengthen practices, develop staff, improve programming, and turn organizational goals into practical action.

Consultation can address a specific challenge or provide ongoing support through periods of growth, change, development, or improvement.

Program Development & Improvement

For programs that want to strengthen what they're already doing or thoughtfully build something new.

Support may include:

Program review and improvement
New program development
Curriculum development
Policies and procedures
Family engagement practices
Inclusive programming
Developmentally appropriate practices
Goal setting and implementation planning

Program Consultation

Leadership & Team Consultation

Support for leaders and teams navigating growth, change, communication, or challenges within their organization.

Support may include:

Leadership consultation
Team communication
Staff collaboration
Workplace culture
Managing organizational change
Staff support and retention strategies
Building consistent practices
Problem solving around organizational challenges

Leadership & Team Consultation

Staff Development & Training

Customized professional learning designed around your organization's people, population, and goals.

Training may include:

Child development
Behavior and self-regulation
Neurodiversity and inclusion
Family engagement
Communication and relationships
Developmentally appropriate practice
Early childhood education
Customized topics based on organizational needs

Staff Training & Development

Family First Early Childhood Consulting™

Guided by FAMILY. Measured through CARE. Changed through GROWTH.

A framework for meaningful, sustainable program improvement.

Family First Early Childhood Consulting™ helps early childhood programs look beyond individual problems to understand how leadership, staff practices, environments, family partnerships, and program systems work together.

Rather than applying a generic improvement plan, the process identifies what is already working, where opportunities for growth exist, and what changes can realistically strengthen outcomes for children, families, and staff.

Family Philosophy™

Establishes the values and principles that guide how children, families, staff, and programs are supported.

Care Assessment Framework™

Provides a structured way to examine current practices, identify strengths, and uncover meaningful opportunities for improvement.

Growth Improvement Process™

Turns what we learn into realistic priorities, strategies, and actionable steps for sustainable change.

The Family First Promise™

Improvement should strengthen the people at the heart of the program, not simply create more paperwork.

Family First focuses on meaningful change that supports children, respects families, equips staff, and helps programs build practices they can sustain.

Not Sure Which Service You Need?

You don't have to figure that out before reaching out.

Sometimes a situation overlaps several areas. You may be a parent navigating a school concern, an educator looking for support beyond the classroom, or an organization facing a challenge that doesn't fit neatly into one service.

Tell us a little about what's happening, what you're hoping to accomplish, and where you're feeling stuck. We'll help identify the type of support that makes the most sense.

Reaching out doesn't commit you to a service. It's simply the first step in determining whether Perfect Storms is the right fit for your needs.

Help Me Find the Right Support