Educational Planning & Counseling Services

What Educational Planning & Counseling Services does

Educational Planning & Counseling Services is a privately held LLC educational consulting practice headquartered in Sun City West, Arizona, with a secondary office in Surprise, Arizona. Founded by Kenneth Davis, MAED CTRS, the firm provides clinically driven school placement, therapeutic program referral, family counseling, and parent coaching services for families with children and adolescents (ages 5–18) and young adults (ages 18–26). The company serves a hybrid B2C segment of families dealing with academic, emotional, behavioral, and learning-difference challenges, including special-needs, international, and immigrant student populations, as well as families seeking college, boarding school, wilderness therapy, and gap year placements.

The firm operates a fee-for-service professional services model with no proprietary technology platform. Engagements range from $400 for senior screening to $10,000 for premium 1-year placement or college placement services, with billing structured as one-time fees, monthly installments, or project-based retainers. Core technology dependencies are third-party SaaS tools: Calendly for scheduling, DocuSign for agreements, PayPal for invoicing, Zoom for delivery, and Best Notes for assessment documentation. GTM is consultative and referral-driven, with clients acquired through a free 30-minute initial consultation, content marketing (podcasts, blog, social media), professional association memberships (TCA, SBSA, NATSAP, NAFSA), and direct outreach for international placements via Education USA.

The business is founder-operated, with Davis serving as CEO and Kash Williams as Marketing Director. Ownership is private and bootstrapped, with initial financing from the State of Arizona Department of Vocational Rehabilitation and the Abilities Fund. No external funding, institutional investors, or parent/subsidiary relationships exist. The company holds four published books, BBB accreditation, and professional memberships that support credibility in a trust-driven referral business.

Name

Educational Planning & Counseling Services

Legal name

Educational Planning & Counseling Services, LLC

Website

https://educational-planning-and-counseling.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Educational Planning & Counseling Services is a private Arizona-based educational consulting practice that provides school placement, therapeutic program referrals, and family counseling for families with children, adolescents, and young adults facing academic, behavioral, or emotional challenges.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sun City West

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Educational Consulting Services: Fee-for-service model with various placement and consulting services ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 per engagement. Services include student placement, family counseling, assessments, and ongoing support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Educational Planning & Counseling Services is a clinically-driven educational consulting private practice that guides families through the selection, evaluation, and placement of children, adolescents, and young adults (ages 5–26) into appropriate academic, therapeutic, and residential programs. Core deliverables include individualized assessments, school and program placement (boarding, therapeutic, day, wilderness, gap year, college), family counseling and parent coaching, IEP/504 advocacy, and ongoing follow-up support throughout the placement process.

Product overview

Educational Planning & Counseling Services is a clinically-driven educational consultant private practice offering a comprehensive suite of services for children, adolescents, young adults (ages 5-26), and their families. The core offering centers on educational consulting and therapeutic placement services, connecting families with traditional boarding schools, therapeutic boarding schools, wilderness therapy programs, young adult transition programs, gap year programs, and college placement services. The company provides individualized assessments, family counseling, parent coaching, IEP/504 plan advocacy, and specialized services for international students and students with special needs. They also publish books including "A Parent's Guide to Hiring an Educational Consultant" (available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese) and have partnerships with services like Peech for accessible content delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• School Placement Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Clinically integrated approach combining therapeutic and academic support for better student outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Education USAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation USA is a State Department service that helps international students. The company has a relationship with Education USA in helping international students navigate the US educational system.
• Breath Life Healing CentersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferral partner for specialized eating disorder treatment programs. The company refers clients to Breath Life Health Center when eating disorders like bulimia and anorexia nervosa require medical supervision.
• Therapeutic Consulting Association (TCA)coreOthersProfessional membership organization for therapeutic consultants. Company maintains active membership for industry credibility and referral network.
• Small Boarding School Association (SBSA)coreOthersMembership organization connecting educational consultants with small boarding schools. Annual membership and directory listing.
• NATSAP (National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs)coreOthersProfessional association for therapeutic schools and programs. Membership supports referral network and industry best practices.
• School ConnectionsminorOthersInternational education conference for networking with international schools and programs. Company attends conferences for market intelligence.
• TherapyTribeminorOthersOnline directory listing for therapists and educational consultants. Provides visibility in therapeutic community.
• Gap Year AssociationminorOthersProfessional membership for gap year program consultants. Supports placement in gap year programs.
• NAFSAminorOthersNAFSA: Association of International Educators. Membership supports international student placement services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Summit Educational Group: Summit Educational Group offers educational consulting, test prep, and academic tutoring services to students across grade levels. Its professional-services model and focus on individualized student guidance make it a relevant direct peer.
• Cardinal Education: Cardinal Education is a boutique educational consulting firm offering admissions coaching, school placement, and test prep services to students and families. It is directly comparable to EPCS in providing personalized, fee-based educational placement guidance.
• Collegewise: Collegewise is a national college admissions consulting firm that helps students with college selection, application strategy, and essay coaching. It is comparable to EPCS as a fee-for-service educational consultancy serving families, though it focuses on college rather than therapeutic/K-12 placement.
• Compass Education Group: Compass Education Group provides educational consulting, tutoring, and admissions guidance for students. Its fee-based, family-oriented model and emphasis on individualized placement align closely with EPCS's consulting approach.
• The Admissions Coach: The Admissions Coach is a private educational consulting practice providing admissions and school placement guidance to families on a fee-for-service basis. It shares EPCS's small-practice, high-touch consulting model.
• Help Your Teen Now: Help Your Teen Now is a parent-referral network connecting families with therapeutic schools, wilderness programs, and residential treatment. It overlaps directly with EPCS's therapeutic placement and referral role for struggling teens and families.

Broad incumbents

• Varsity Tutors: Varsity Tutors is a national online tutoring and educational support platform offering test prep, subject tutoring, and admissions-related services. It provides overlapping K-12 educational support capabilities to a national audience.
• Kaplan: Kaplan is a large, established provider of test prep, admissions consulting, and educational services to students worldwide. It competes with EPCS in the admissions and college placement space but at much greater scale and across a broader portfolio.
• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: Bright Horizons is a large provider of childcare, early education, and family-support services including back-up care and educational advising benefits for employers. It is a broader incumbent offering complementary family and child services rather than direct therapeutic placement.

Emerging players

• PrepScholar: PrepScholar offers online test prep, admissions consulting, and college guidance, including personalized admissions plans. It overlaps with EPCS on the college admissions consulting side and represents a more scalable, technology-enabled model of the same service category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/kdeducate
• Facebookfacebook.com/Educational-Planning-and-Counseling-Services-100069
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/educational-planning-and-counseling-services
• Instagraminstagram.com/educationalplanning28/?hl=en

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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