Website: https://eduplanners.com/
EduPlanners is an educational and therapeutic consulting practice based in Nashville, Tennessee. The firm describes its focus as “Educational & Therapeutic Consulting” and “Family Intervention,” and it helps “families all over the country with educational guidance and therapeutic placements.” Its stated goal is “to assist students and families in meeting their individual needs academically and emotionally.” A central feature of the practice, stated prominently on its website, is its independence: “EduPlanners does not receive compensation or commissions from any schools or programs.”
Services
EduPlanners provides educational and therapeutic consulting for students and families, including family intervention, educational guidance, and therapeutic placements. The website organizes its offerings into service areas that include therapeutic services and transitional services, with the practice guiding families through decisions about schools, programs, and placements suited to a student’s academic and emotional needs. Because the firm does not accept compensation or commissions from schools or programs, it presents its recommendations as independent. The practice notes that it serves families across the country from its Nashville base, with consultants also serving the Minneapolis and Chattanooga areas.
About
The website states that EduPlanners has “over 65 years of educational consulting experience” collectively and references more than 45 years of experience in the field. The owner and lead educational consultant is Brenda Loringer. According to the site, she holds a bachelor’s degree in Leadership and Psychology from Lipscomb University and has worked in mental and behavioral healthcare since 1988. She became a Certified Addiction Specialist, discovered her passion for educational consulting in 2004, and took ownership of EduPlanners in 2015. The team also includes Cole Szabo, LADAC II, a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor with a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership from Lipscomb University who specializes in substance use and mental health support for adolescents and families, and Paul Case, Psy.D., who serves as the consulting psychologist for EduPlanners.
Location & Contact
EduPlanners is located at 2822 Azalea Place, Nashville, TN 37204. The practice can be reached by phone at 615-330-4166 or by email at [email protected]. The firm also maintains a Facebook page linked from its website.
Additional Information
The website includes sections describing what the firm does, who its consultants are, and how prospective families can get started, along with a contact section. EduPlanners emphasizes its national reach, serving families beyond Tennessee while remaining based in Nashville, and it notes that its consultants also serve the Minneapolis and Chattanooga areas. The team blends educational consulting with clinical and behavioral health backgrounds, drawing on the owner’s experience in mental and behavioral healthcare since 1988, a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor on staff, and a consulting psychologist. This combination is reflected in the firm’s pairing of educational guidance with therapeutic placement and family intervention services. Its repeated emphasis on not receiving compensation or commissions from any schools or programs underscores the independent positioning of its consulting and placement recommendations, presented as a way for families to trust that guidance is based on student needs rather than financial incentives.
Profile compiled from the company’s official website (eduplanners.com).