Parent Consultancy
Parent Support, Beyond Emberfield
Not every family who reaches out to me is ready for Emberfield, and not every family who is right for Emberfield only needs Emberfield. Sometimes what's needed first is simply the space to think, with someone who understands.
That's where Pathways Parent Consultancy comes in. It's run independently by Charlotte Green, one of our Guardians of Emberfield Growth. Pathways offers families support that meets them where they are and helps them move forward with confidence.
I recommend Pathways because I trust Charlotte, I know first-hand how much difference it makes to have someone alongside you who can listen and undersatnd, before you've worked out what you actually need.
Charlotte Green
Charlotte's understanding of this world didn't start in a professional capacity. It started as a parent.
As the parent of neurodiverse children, Charlotte has lived through the uncertainty of them not thriving in mainstream education: the research, the difficult conversations, the weight of decisions that don't come with a clear right answer. Alongside that, she spent over twenty years working in learning and development, helping people navigate change and build confidence in situations that felt overwhelming.
Those two things, lived experience and professional skill, are what she now brings to Pathways.
Pathways is built around the idea that every family starts in a different place, so support should meet you where you are rather than push you down a single fixed route.
It begins with a free Discovery Call: a short, relaxed conversation to talk through what's happening and work out what kind of support, if any, would actually help. From there, families can go as deep as they need to, from a single focused session to untangle a complicated situation, to ongoing support through something like an EHCP process or a bigger educational decision, to ongoing guidance over time as things continue to change.
Charlotte's approach rests on three things: clarity, so things start to make sense; confidence, so decisions feel like your own rather than something done to you; and compassion, so you feel heard rather than judged at every step.
Full details of how it all works, including the different ways to work with Charlotte can be found on her website.