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Jodie offers training and support for everyone, including organisations and whole staff training. You can choose to have your training personalised on a range of topics or you can choose to enrol your staff members or organisations on our CPD accredited programmes.

What is The Nurturing Consultancy Programme?

The Nurturing Consultancy programme ranges from dedicated 1:1 individualised support for parents/carers and professional’s to group training delivered online or in person depending on location.

Jodie can offer sessions based on your specific difficulties, and tailor the support to your needs.

Jodie offers a range of options including our brand new offering of CCC in 10, 5 & 3 – which is on-going support for anyone who has or is planning on accessing The Radical Parenting Programme.

With Calm, Connection & Co-Regulation® – A Nurturing Parenting Approach embedded throughout everything we offer, we are extending that support and including it in every consultation option that we offer. This means that whatever type of support you choose there will be an element of our Calm, Connection & Co-Regulation information included.

For Parents & Carers

If is this is the first time you have found Jodie then we recommend you book a 1:1 60 minute introductory consultation so that she can find out a little bit more about your needs, which will also give you the opportunity to explore whether you are also comfortable working with her.

Mutual safety is important to Jodie and sometimes as humans we don’t always align with our goals and unique ways of thinking, so if you decide after the first session that this working relationship isn’t beneficial for you then she will endeavour to signpost you to someone who may be able to help more effectively.

If you would like to continue working with Jodie, there are a few options available to you which include our newestfollow on support dedicated for attendees of The Radical Parenting Programme. This support is based on A Nurturing Parenting Approach – Calm, Connection & Co-Regulation® and there are three options to choose from. 

Or Jodie can come up with a specific plan to help your individual family needs, based on anything that you are struggling with in that moment. 

Jodie can help support you and your family on a range of topics.

Jodie Is an Autistic mother to three Neurodivergent children and has been supporting families throughout their own journeys for over 10 years. Being in the depths of crisis is something Jodie has tons of experience of. 

During crisis she realised that no one could pull them from the depths but her and so working hard on creating safety and connection within the home environment and watching her family grow from CRISIS to CALM, she developed her own programme of support designed to reach parents and carers before they hit crisis. Calm, Connection & Co-Regulation – A Nurturing Parenting Approach has been developed with this is mind and is Trauma Informed. 

Everything The Nurture Programme now offers has this approach embedded within it. 

  • The Autistic Experience.
  • Family connection nurturing.
  • 'Unmasking' Safety & Support.
  • Calm, Connection & Co-Regulation.
  • Anxiety Support for adults and children.
  • CCC in 10, 5, & 3 - Radical follow on support.
  • Advice for Advocacy & Self Advocacy, Advocacy.
  • Sensory Support for creating Neuro-Inclusive Environments.
  • Particular skills in problem solving for multiplex neurodivergent families.
  • The Spoon Theory - Helping you understand emotional and physical tolerances to the environment & planning to reduce overwhelm.
  • Support can be 1:1 or in groups. Including dedicated programme booking for organisations. - Anxiety, Autism & RADICAL - Continued Professional Development.
For Professionals & Organisations
Professionals Training

Professional training can be booked via this form. We can offer bespoke training to meet your organisations needs or we can book your staff members onto one of our existing programmes. Please see our brochure 

Professional training can be booked via this form. We can offer bespoke training to meet your organisations needs or we can book your staff members onto one of our existing programmes. Please see our brochure 

About Karen

Karen Stepanova
Neurodivergent Special Educational Needs Consultant & PDA Trainer

Please Note: I am not a medical professional, counsellor or therapist of any kind in any capacity. My experiences are my own, I share them in order to create connection.
  • Background in teaching in adult and further education
  • Personal experience as a parent of 2 neurodivergent children, one with a PDA profile
  • Send Link governor at local mainstream academy.
  • Non exec Director at Parental Engagement Network with a focus on inclusivity and diversity, developing resources for schools to promote best practice and improving the outcomes for all children and their families.

  • Works as a trainer delivering PAST accredited PDA training to professionals
  • Legally trained in SEN law
What I can help with & where you can find me:
  • Annual reviews
  • Guidance and support through the EHCNA process
  • Advocacy and support within meetings
  • EHC Plan advice and support. From requesting a needs assessment to ensuring the provision and outcomes are in place
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An Autistic person with a PDA profile strives for fairness, to be Authentic, and to have autonomy over their own decisions and journey through life. When we continue to parent through societal norms and parenting beliefs bestowed upon us through our own journey of being parented we take this away from them, their threat response is likely to become so heightened that they will lose trust in the people around them, including those closest to them. 

Join us for this brand new programme delivered via a series of webinars and interactive guidance so your PDA child can develop the agency and autonomy needed in their lives in order to thrive.

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Week 3: Worrier to Warrior

In this final session, we will help you and those you support to find ways to reframe negative thoughts so that it is possible to “think better and feel better.”  We will also cover practical strategies to help you manage your anxious self, keep calm and turn you from a worrier, to a warrior, ready to battle everything that life throws at you.

Week 1: Understanding Your Anxious Self

In this first session, Laura and Jodie gently introduce what anxiety can look and feel like with a real and tangible understanding that all participants come from a variety of experiences. Together, we will look at the impact anxiety can have on how we behave and interact with different people as well as the internal struggles it can bring.  By offering an invitation to reflect on and recognise our own anxiety and the negative internal voices that drive it, they begin to consider ways to quieten those voices and fears both for ourselves and those we wish to support. 

Week 2: Nurturing Anxious Minds

Whilst it is true that many children suffer from anxiety at any one time, those who are neurodivergent (ie are autistic, with or without PDA; have ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia etc) are more likely to have anxiety to varying degrees as part of their experience.  In this session, the anxiety experienced by any child is approached with understanding and acceptance and is jam-packed with practical ways to support children in a positive and nurturing way.

Week 5: The Autistic Experience

Chloe, Jodie and Laura will discuss the medical model of autism and some of the theories of autism which are now proven to be out-dated and detrimental to autistic individuals.

Chloe will talk using her personal insight as an autistic adult, will discuss effective ways to support the mental well-being of autistic individuals and answer questions from attendees.

Week 4: Sibling Support

There is no doubt that an autism diagnosis can affect the whole family.  In this fourth session we will explore the impact autism can have on families and siblings.

We will discuss lots of helpful approaches to help you support your whole family and explore the positive aspects of an autism diagnosis.  We will also discuss how to support siblings of autistic individuals using empathy and understanding whilst also covering the importance of looking after your own mental health as parents.

Week 3: Advocating For My Autistic Child

Laura and Jodie feel that “small changes make a big difference” for autistic individuals – and during this session we will discuss helpful tips for parents and reasonable adjustments for schools and colleges. 

In this session you will also be able to ask us questions relevant to this topic and we will signpost you to other helpful organisations and sources of information related to Autism. 

Week 2: Differences I May Experience

Focussing on the saying, “When you have met one autistic person you have met one autistic person” we will take a deeper dive into the way that autism effects everyone individually.  During this session we will look at sensory needs in more detail and provide some ideas to help keep autistic children more regulated.

Week 1: Introduction to ASC

We will explore the many aspects of being autistic or having an autistic family member. Jodie will share her road to diagnosis for her three children and finally herself and her own diagnosis in 2020 at 35 years of age.  This first week will lay the foundations for the rest of the Five week programme. 

Guide Five: RADICAL CONNECTION - Neuroparenting with Kristy Forbes & Jodie Isitt

Kristy and Jodie have worked together for a number of years and are completely aligned in their parenting, and in fact all round beliefs. Creating neuro-inclusive spaces, using neuro-affirmative approaches as standard. 

Radical Guide Four: F*ck That Sh*t

Tuning out all the negative interference from around you will be crucial to enhancing your progression through this change, and this is something that will be difficult for a lot of families particularly when people are not yet ready to accept the RADICAL approach. Ditching the negative impacts on your parenting so that you can be free to be you. No shame. No judgment, just unapologetically you!

Join us whilst together we chant:   

F*ck That Sh*t

Guide Two - Trust Your Gut

Guide Two: Trusting your instincts is a vital part of the process for RADICAL (UN)Parenting and we will discuss the many experiences of the facilitator and the learners where this has either proven to be true when listened to or when you wish you would have listened and acted on that gut feeling.

Briefly discussing methods of communication for the neurodivergent person and how important it is to study our young people intently so that we can begin to talk their language.  This session guides you back to your most confident, enabling those advocacy skills to flourish once more and encouraging you to always trust your gut.

Guide Three: I'm Giving Up

Making sure that consistency is key, as our young people will not learn to trust us if we do not show them we are trustworthy. So making sure that when we start this process, we are committed to making it as successful as we possibly can.

Gaining trust, and keeping it is extremely important, however we all make mistakes, we will get triggered at some point, it is how we manage those mistakes that count. We are so used to being judged for our parenting choices, that throughout this session you be inspired to take back control of who you are, and give you the confidence to shut out the negative and leave more room for the positive.

Week 5: No-one can help me

What can I do? By week 5 we hope that all attendees will feel more confident, less stressed and have the skills and facts that they need to successfully advocate for their children. But we know that sometimes this is not enough.

The system can be fraught with challenges, and no matter how skilled you are, it can feel like your journey keeps being taken off track. In this session, an expert speaker will join to give fantastic advice on where to turn next when you feel you have exhausted all avenues. Practical advice regarding matters such as benefits, grants and additional sources of advice is also given, leaving the attendees feeling well equipped in their journey ahead.  

Week 4: Mental Health

In this session we look at how Imposter Syndrome can cause people to doubt their abilities.

The toll of advocating for children with additional needs can be detrimental to a parent or carer’s health. Our aim is to build up confidence and restore the mental health of parents or carers so that they have the inner strength to fight as hard as they can for their children.

This week focuses on changing negative thoughts to positive ones and helps restore the mental health of attendees. Jodie and Laura provide ‘Top Tips’ to staying mentally well during tricky times.  

Week 3: Reasonable Adjustments

The pathway of SEN / EHCP’s / Reasonable adjustments and so forth can be a scary and bewildering place. But knowledge is POWER and this session aims to provide members with this power. 

Attendees will be given clear information and knowledge so they will be able to navigate these pathways armed with confidence. This will include basic law and children’s rights including ideas about what reasonable adjustments vs unreasonable adjustments are. We give examples of our own reasonable adjustments, how to ensure these adjustments are put in place and ideas on how to approach the professionals in your children’s lives to ensure that their needs are met. 

Members will also be equipped with ideas for “reasonable adjustments” versus “unreasonable adjustments”. A guest expert speaker – Karen Stepanova – SEN Consultant is arranged for this week who will give her very own presentations on the basics of SEN Law.

Week 2: Nurturing Advocacy Confidence

The aim of this session is to break down attendees’ advocacy skills, then rebuild them so that facts and controlled emotions are used successfully.

Laura and Jodie share their experiences of advocating for their children – both good and bad and demonstrate how to use assertiveness skills effectively and remove emotive language.

They also share their “Top Tips” before, during and after transitions to ensure that all objectives are achieved.