Our Services
Adaptive Community Adventures & Skill Development | Virtual Caregiver Coaching & Consultation | Specialized Planning & Coordination
Adaptive Community Adventures & Skill Development
Receive individualized, 1:1 support while exploring everyday activities, developing life skills, and discovering new interests throughout the Greater Seattle Area. Community Adventures are designed to help individuals build skills, confidence, and independence through meaningful participation in everyday life, community activities, and new experiences. Each adventure is tailored to the individual, building on their strengths, interests, communication, and support needs.
From everyday errands to new adventures, each experience brings together individualized support, life skill development, and exploration to help make meaningful participation more accessible, comfortable, and achievable.
Community Adventures & Skill Building is available throughout the Greater Seattle Area as individualized, 1:1 support for people of all ages. Services may be provided independently with the client or alongside family members, friends, and caregivers, depending on the individual’s goals, preferences, and support needs.
Adventures will incorporate a variety of the following:
- Exploring new activities, interests, and experiences
- Building life skills through real world activities
- Supporting communication and sensory needs
- Adapting activities to individual abilities, preferences, and interests
- Navigating transitions, unfamiliar environments, and new situations
- Safety planning and risk mitigation during home and community activities
- Building confidence, independence, and participation
- Exploring accessible recreation, leisure, and community opportunities
- Involving caregivers and meaningful people as appropriate
- Preparing for and building skills for future activities and experience
Sessions may include:
- Preparing for community outings and new experiences
- Exploring communication and behavior
- Identifying sensory, communication, and environmental accommodations
- Building confidence and independence
- Navigating transitions and challenging situations
- Adapting activities to individual abilities and interests
- Safety planning and risk mitigation for home and community participation
- Exploring accessible recreation and leisure opportunities
- Brainstorming practical strategies for participation
- Caregiver coaching and individualized problem solving
- Planning future Amber Seal Adventures outings
Virtual Caregiver Coaching & Consultation
Receive individualized support from the comfort of your home, wherever you are in Washington. Virtual caregiver coaching helps families, caregivers, and support teams build confidence in supporting meaningful participation in everyday life and community experiences.
Sessions are collaborative and tailored to your goals, helping you explore potential communication behind behaviors, problem solve barriers, and develop practical strategies that build on the client’s strengths, interests, and support needs.
Whether you’re preparing for a new adventure, looking for ideas to support participation at home or in the community, or navigating a particular challenge, virtual caregiver coaching provides individualized support and practical strategies to help make meaningful experiences more accessible.
Virtual caregiver coaching is available to families and caregivers throughout Washington State as a standalone service or as a complement to in-person Amber Seal Adventures services.
Specialized Planning & Coordination
Some goals and experiences require more preparation, research, or coordination than can fit into the typical planning and communication included with an outing. Specialized Planning & Coordination provides additional, behind-the-scenes support to help make highly individualized experiences and goals more accessible and achievable.
Specialized Planning & Coordination is available throughout Washington State as an add-on to other Amber Seal Adventures services. It provides additional time and expertise beyond the approximately 30 minutes of individualized planning, communication, and resource development included with each outing.
Each request is tailored to the individual and may include:
- Researching highly specific activities, destinations, or opportunities
- Finding options connected to a special interest or personal goal
- Creating individualized communication supports or materials
- Researching accessibility, sensory, communication, or participation considerations
- Collaborating with outside professionals
- Communicating with venues, organizations, or activity providers
- Developing resources for a specific activity, goal, or experience
- Providing additional research and support for complex or unique experiences
Service Costs & Accepted Funding
We accept Private Pay and DDA Waivers* (pending). Since our work is dedicated to individualized life skills and experiences—rather than medical or speech-language therapy—we do not process or bill medical insurance
Other private funding sources (e.g., Ben’s Fund) may also be an option; please reach out if you have questions or ideas!
*Please note that we are still in the contracting process for DDA waiver acceptance, with the goal of accepting Life Skills (formerly Habilitation), Staff & Family Coaching, and Stabilization Waivers. Please reach out and we will add you to the update list as the contracting process progresses. The website will also be updated when waivers are officially accepted.
DDA Waiver Services: Coverage depends on Washington State approval guidelines and authorized hours. Services or outings outside of DDA criteria can be arranged through Private Pay.
Private Pay: Offers clients total flexibility in scheduling, outing selection, and service duration.
Private Pay Rates & Tiers
Adaptive Community Adventures & Skill Development (Sliding Scale)
All community adventures carry a 2-hour scheduling minimum and require a +/- 1 hour flexible outing duration to accommodate real-time regulation, sensory, and transition needs. All outings are billed for the actual time spent with the client and/or their support, in 15-minute increments.
| Rate Tier | Description | Base Rate (First Hour) | Each Additional Hour | Example 2-Hour Outing | Example 3-Hour Outing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rate A | Supported Reduced rate | $190 | $110 | $300 | $410 |
| Rate B | Standard Baseline rate | $220 | $130 | $350 | $480 |
| Rate C | Partner Sponsor rate | $250 | $150 | $400 | $550 |
Sliding Scale: Clients self-select the rate tier that best fits their financial situation. Choosing Rate B (Standard) or Rate C (Partner) helps sustain operations and expand access for more clients.
Fixed Hourly Rate Services
Virtual Caregiver Coaching & Consultation: $150 / hour
Specialized Planning & Coordination: $100 / hour
Virtual & remote services carry a 1-hour scheduled minimum and are billed in 15-minute increments based on actual time spent. Expected durations are communicated in advance, with any extensions beyond 30 minutes communicated and approved before continuing.