Admissions consultants for neurodivergent adults
Compare 18 admissions consultants. Besides their main focus, the most common focus areas are students with learning differences, college admissions, college essays and grad school and PhD. They most often work with students, neurodivergent adults and parents. Most charge $69 to $150 per hour or session.
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April Miller
April Miller is an independent educational consultant who helps neurodivergent students plan for college and apply. She is a speech-language pathologist and began her education career 26 years ago. Before consulting, she spent 15 years in pediatric clinical work and taught at Maalot Baltimore, the University of Washington and Towson University. She runs LD College Expert in Middletown, Connecticut. She also guides students through gap and transition programs.
Caitlyn McGinley
Caitlyn McGinley coaches students and professionals in college admissions, executive functioning and career moves into product management. She leads AI Service Transformation at Natera. She is a former Stanford researcher. She has worked in research, clinical, school and workplace settings for over 5 years and has worked with over 800 people on school and work placement. She also helps people get accommodations at work and in school.
Eric Endlich
Eric Endlich is an independent educational consultant who helps students with college and graduate school admissions. He leads Top College Consultants, a nationwide team that focuses on students with learning differences such as autism, ADHD and dyslexia. His students have received acceptances from over 110 schools. He also spoke at a 2020 college planning conference. His practice is based in Walnut Creek, California.
Stacey Cunitz
Stacey Cunitz is a Certified Educational Planner who guides students and their families through college admissions. She founded Blue Moon Educational Consulting in 2017 and ran college counseling at The Crefeld School from 2005 to 2023. She also offers executive functioning coaching for school success. She has visited over 260 colleges and universities. She served as President of the Pennsylvania Association of College Admissions Counselors from 2022 to 2023. Meetings take place over Zoom.
Tara Powers-Hausmann
Tara Powers-Hausmann is an independent college consultant based on Bainbridge Island, Washington. She helps students and parents find colleges that fit them and guides them through the admissions process. She spent decades as an editor before moving into consulting. She has visited more than 100 college campuses. She has a special focus on students with learning differences and neurodiversity, and she works with families locally and around the world.
Ginny Johnson
Ginny Johnson is an independent educational consultant who helps high school, undergraduate and graduate students plan for college and graduate school. She runs Pathways to Admission LLC in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. Her work centers on students headed into allied health fields such as pre-med, physician assistant, physical therapy and nursing. She has visited more than 500 schools and supported more than 18,000 students. She also advises students with ADHD, dyslexia and other learning differences.
Janice Royal
Janice Royal is an independent educational consultant who runs Royal College Consulting in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She guides high school students, neurodiverse students and transfer students through college admissions, and she works with their parents too. All meetings happen on Zoom. She builds a balanced college list after learning the student's interests, goals and any accommodations. Her practice keeps a public list of college acceptances, including schools that offered full scholarships.
Judy Bass
Judy Bass is an independent educational consultant in Olney, Maryland. She runs Bass Educational Services, which helps students who learn differently and their parents. The team offers college planning, essay coaching, ADHD and executive function coaching, test prep, and IEP and 504 support. The practice also offers a free Student Success Profile quiz for students in grades 8 to 12. It won Washington Parent Picks in 2021 and 2022.
Liz Cooper
Liz Cooper is an independent educational consultant in Lexington, Massachusetts. She works with the College Consulting Collaborative, a team that helps college-bound students with learning differences and their parents. The team has more than 50 years of combined experience. They meet twice weekly to review student profiles and college offerings. They also visit campuses and meet with admissions officers and disability services staff to check the learning support at each school.
Marci Schwartz
Marci Schwartz is an independent educational consultant who leads Thrive College Counseling in Los Gatos, California. She helps teens and their families plan the move to college. Her team focuses on students with autism, ADHD, and other learning differences. They build college lists, guide applications, and teach executive function and college readiness skills. The same team member who does a student's test prep stays on to provide the college counseling.
Matt McGee
Matt McGee is a private tutor and college admissions counselor who founded MRM Education in 2020. He helps late middle school and high school students through the full college application process. He has worked in tutoring and admissions for 15 years. His team has placed students at multiple Ivy+ universities and the top UC schools. He also supports athletes, homeschooled students and neurodivergent students.
Beth Bressler
Beth Bressler is an independent educational consultant in Morristown, New Jersey. She guides students and parents through college admissions and focuses on students with learning differences. These include ADHD, executive function disorders, nonverbal learning disabilities, and autism spectrum disorders. She runs GPS College Consulting and works one-on-one with each student. She starts with a review of the student's educational history and learning profile, then builds a plan. She also helps families find post-secondary programs.
Scott Garbini
Scott Garbini is a college and career consultant. He helps students and families find the right college or career. He is the owner and lead consultant of Garbini Education and Career Consulting LLC. He works with students who have anxiety, attention deficit disorders, dyslexia, dyscalculia, or who are on the autism spectrum. He also helps LGBT students find schools with strong support services. He coaches families and students on executive function and life skills.
Lauren Gaylord
Lauren Gaylord is a college admissions consultant in Seattle and a founding partner of G2 College. She helps students and families find great-fit colleges and apply to them. She has experience supporting neurodiverse students. Before G2 College, she worked with other independent consultants at Collegeology. She is a former IECA board member and past chair of its Learning Disabilities/Neurodiversity Committee. She visits 15 to 20 colleges each year.
Ash Cross
Ash Cross is a career coach and master's programs admissions consultant. Ash helps grad students, career changers, and senior professionals with resumes, mock interviews, and job searches. Ash spent time at Carnegie Mellon University, where they worked with the MSCF finance program and 16 Master's Engineering programs. There, Ash coached 300+ MSCF students, and all of them landed internships. Ash went full-time with their practice this year and booked 20 clients in the first month.
Caryl Frankenberger
Caryl Frankenberger is an independent educational consultant and the founder of Frankenberger Associates in Branford, Connecticut. She helps students and parents with boarding and private school admissions. Her learning center also offers executive function coaching, social learning programs, tutoring, brain training and assessments. The center has operated for over four decades and has helped thousands of students and families. Support is available in person or online for children, teens and adults.
Deborah Levi
Deborah Levi is an academic coach and autism life coach in Maryland. She runs ACES, which stands for Academic Coaching and Educational Support. She helps college students finish their degrees feeling healthy, confident and in control. She is a licensed social worker with over twenty years in higher education. For the past decade she has directed disability services at a public state institution and overseen its academic coaching program.
Paula Michaeldass
Paula Michaeldass is a coach who helps people with ADHD, job seekers and students with career, school and daily focus goals. She has more than 20 years of combined experience in career counseling, ADHD coaching and college admissions. She holds a doctorate in educational leadership and is a National Certified Counselor. She focuses on 2E clients, who are both ADHD and gifted, and on entrepreneurship. She meets clients online or in Duluth, Georgia.
Side by side
| Coach | Focus | Hourly rate range |
|---|---|---|
| April Miller | College admissions and Students with learning differences | $150 to $240 an hour |
| Caitlyn McGinley | College admissions and Students with learning differences | $70 to $130 an hour |
| Eric Endlich | College admissions and College essays | $120 to $350 per session |
| Stacey Cunitz | College admissions and College essays | $150 to $240 an hour |
| Tara Powers-Hausmann | College admissions and Students with learning differences | $150 to $240 an hour |
| Ginny Johnson | College admissions and College essays | $150 to $225 an hour |
| Janice Royal | College admissions and Students with learning differences | $150 to $225 an hour |
| Judy Bass | College admissions and College essays | $150 to $225 an hour |
| Liz Cooper | College admissions and Students with learning differences | $150 to $225 an hour |
| Marci Schwartz | College admissions and College essays | $150 to $225 an hour |
| Matt McGee | College admissions and College essays | $70 to $130 an hour |
| Beth Bressler | College admissions and College essays | $150 to $225 an hour |
| Scott Garbini | College admissions and Students with learning differences | $70 to $130 an hour |
| Lauren Gaylord | College admissions and College essays | $150 to $225 an hour |
| Ash Cross | Grad school and PhD and International students | $90 to $175 an hour |
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Most admissions consultants charge $69 to $150 per hour or session.
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Common focus areas include students with learning differences, college admissions, college essays and grad school and PhD.
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Last updated September 2026.