Compassionate, Individualized Support for Children and Families

Building Bravery offers a unique blend of Child Life expertise, exposure-based support, grief-informed care, and family-centered coaching to help children and families navigate anxiety, illness, loss, and life transitions with confidence and connection.

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Child Life Support

Helping children and families navigate medical experiences, grief, loss, and major life changes with developmentally supportive care.

Services may include:

  • Preparation for medical procedures, surgery, testing, or hospitalization

  • Illness and diagnosis education

  • Coping support during difficult transitions

  • Grief and bereavement support

  • Sibling support

  • Emotional processing through play, conversation, and creative interventions

  • Parent guidance and support

This service may be a good fit if your child or family:

  • is preparing for a medical procedure, hospitalization, or new diagnosis

  • is struggling with fear related to doctors, hospitals, or medical experiences

  • has experienced a major life change, illness, trauma, or loss

  • needs help understanding difficult experiences in a developmentally supportive way

  • is showing changes in behavior, emotions, or coping after a stressful event

  • would benefit from emotional support through play, conversation, and coping strategies

Rates

  • Initial Consultation (45–60 minutes): $150

  • Individual Sessions (45–50 minutes): $125

  • Extended Sessions (75–90 minutes): $185

  • Hospital/School Advocacy or Collaboration: $50 per 15 minutes

Exposure Coaching

Exposure coaching helps children and teens gradually face fears in supportive, manageable steps rather than avoiding them. This approach helps build confidence, resilience, and flexibility over time while reducing anxiety’s impact on daily life.

Compassionate, skills-based support for children and teens navigating anxiety, OCD-related challenges, school avoidance, fears, perfectionism, social anxiety, and other anxiety-driven behaviors.

Services may include:

  • Exposure planning and support

  • Parent coaching and collaboration

  • School collaboration

  • In-between-session accountability and encouragement

  • SUDS tracking and coping skill development

This service may be a good fit if your child:

  • avoids school, sports, or social situations

  • struggles with intrusive thoughts or OCD-related fears

  • seeks constant reassurance

  • experiences perfectionism or panic

  • avoids situations due to anxiety

  • has difficulty tolerating uncertainty

Rates

  • Weekly Coaching Package: $125/week

    • Includes:

      • One 45–50 minute session or two 20–25 minute sessions

      • In-between-session text/app support

      • Parent check-ins as needed

  • Additional Individual Session: $125

  • School Collaboration or Advocacy: $50 per 15 minutes

Executive Function Coaching

Support for children, teens, and young adults struggling with organization, planning, time management, task initiation, emotional overwhelm, and follow-through.

Coaching is individualized and strengths-based, helping clients build practical systems while increasing independence and confidence.

Areas of focus may include:

  • Homework and assignment planning

  • Organization systems

  • Breaking down tasks

  • Time management

  • Motivation and accountability

  • Emotional regulation around school stress

  • Building independence

This service may be a good fit if your child or teen:

  • struggles with organization, planning, or time management

  • frequently forgets assignments, materials, or responsibilities

  • becomes overwhelmed by schoolwork or large tasks

  • has difficulty starting or completing tasks independently

  • struggles with motivation, follow-through, or accountability

  • experiences frustration, emotional overwhelm, or low confidence around school and daily responsibilities

  • would benefit from structure, encouragement, and individualized support

Rates

  • Weekly Executive Function Coaching Package: $125/week

    • Includes:

      • One 45–50 minute session or two 20–25 minute sessions

      • Accountability and support between sessions

      • Parent collaboration as appropriate

  • Additional Individual Session: $125

Parent Support & Consultation

Support for caregivers navigating their child’s emotional, behavioral, medical, or developmental needs.

Topics may include:

  • Supporting anxious children

  • Coping with grief or illness as a family

  • School-related stressors

  • Emotional regulation strategies

  • Building routines and support systems

  • Parenting through transitions and uncertainty

This service may be a good fit if you are:

  • feeling overwhelmed supporting your child through anxiety, grief, illness, or behavioral challenges

  • looking for guidance on how to respond to emotional or anxious behaviors

  • navigating school challenges, transitions, or family stress

  • seeking strategies to support coping, resilience, and emotional regulation at home

  • wanting collaborative support from someone who understands child development, medical experiences, and family dynamics

  • looking for a compassionate space to process concerns and feel supported as a caregiver

Rates

  • Parent Consultation Session (45–60 minutes): $125

"You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."
— A.A. Milne (Winnie the Pooh)