Consultations
Consultation services
What is a consultation?
In a consultation, Emily is the steady ear and voice that any parent needs. With a wide understanding of how humans develop and behave, she can untangle complicated situations and offer the right mix of education and support for you and your child. Her approach is built for positive long-term development while still giving practical, short-term answers to what everybody needs today. The kinds of knowledge she brings are listed below.
My services
Email support
One initial exchange of emails, to work out what you need, is free. Any further email support requires a consultation first, so that the quality holds up.
Phone support
Free fifteen-minute conversations can be booked through CalmFamily. Beyond that I charge £30 for up to an hour. Phone support may be included in a package.
Video consultations
Video works well at the moment, and I provide resources and supporting materials alongside it. £49 for up to two hours.
In-person consultations
Currently unavailable. In-person consultations happen in your own home, for comfort. £50 per hour, and most families need at least two hours.
*Travel is charged on top of the fee for every in-person consultation, and must be discussed and agreed beforehand. As a guide, I charge 45p per mile for the return trip from my home in the New Forest.
Add extras to your consultation
- handouts from the CalmFamily collection, chosen to fit your situation
- seven days of ongoing support by email, text and messenger
- a written report after your session, setting out the key points from the education, anything else Emily thinks will help, and the plan you agreed
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What can I talk about?
Broadly, Emily offers evidence-based education and support for a calmer experience, better long-term outcomes and stronger relationships — around birth, parenting at every stage, and being a contented parent in your own right. She also has a particular interest in neurodivergence and equality. More specifically, she can cover:
Pregnancy and birth
- getting ready for birth and making your choices
- your rights in birth
- mindful, calm birth
- preparing to parent, feeding included
- managing pregnancy
- bonding before birth
- caesarean birth
- birth after a caesarean
Children aged 5–12
- holding your child's big feelings, and building emotional intelligence and resilience
- conscious education
- autonomous motivation
- building brains through parenting style and play
- supporting relationships between siblings
- positive discipline
- helping your child navigate friendships
Neurodiversity
- understanding neurodiversity
- understanding different autism profiles, including female presentation
- understanding and supporting ADHD
- understanding and supporting PDA
- being a neurodivergent parent
- understanding and relating to a neurodivergent child
- mapping suspected neurodivergence in yourself or your child
Babies, 0–12 months
- babies who will not be put down, or who cry a great deal
- infant sleep
- infant feeding of any kind: breast, bottle, expressed
- starting solids and cutting down milk feeds
- general baby care and calming
- infant massage and movement
- carrying and handling babies, including safe and appropriate use of slings and carriers
Teenagers, 13–19
- improving your relationship with your teenager
- improving your relationship with your adult child, for those with teens
- calmer discipline
- neurological and psychological development
- building emotional intelligence and resilience
- helping teens navigate friendships
- helping teens navigate sex and gender
- supporting teens with education and career
Equality, diversity and activism
- tackling discrimination related to children
- tackling discrimination related to gender
- tackling discrimination related to neurodiversity
- tackling discrimination related to sexuality
- tackling economic inequality
- fighting for the planet
- referrals for race and disability discrimination
Toddlers, 1–5
- handling big feelings in toddlers
- calmer parenting
- sleep problems from twelve months to school age
- toddler eating
- toilet learning
- neurological and psychological development
- play and learning
- carrying and slings
Being a parent
- creating calmer relationships
- mental wellbeing
- co-parenting
- setting and holding limits with compassion
- calming yourself
- understanding and managing your parenting triggers
- understanding your own neurology
- managing relationships between siblings
Other
- pure neuropsychology
- alternative organisational design
- autonomous education
- managing mental health
- mindfulness and yoga
- Taekwondo
- your past, your life, your dreams, your pain
Is there something else you want to talk about?