Sahana for Care
Care Advocacy Counseling
A service for people navigating medical, housing, disability, education, and access systems.
At a glance
Use this quick read to decide whether Care Advocacy Counseling is the right doorway before opening the deeper policies and session details.
- Format
- Video or phone advocacy session with written follow-through
- First session
- ~75 minutes | $135
- Follow-up
- 30-45 minutes | $80 for the same advocacy stream
- You leave with
- Clear language, scripts, templates, or an action plan
- Best fit
- Medical, housing, disability, education, workplace access, or care-system navigation
- Access
- Payment plans, reduced-rate options, and sponsorship pathways may be available
This is advocacy and communication support, not legal advice or legal representation.
What this is
Care Advocacy Counseling is a service for people navigating medical, housing, disability, education, and access systems.
This work is built on lived expertise, law-aware strategy, and radical integrity. Each session is designed to produce usable outcomes—clear language, concrete next steps, and advocacy tools you can act on immediately, not just conversation.
Care Advocacy Counseling exists to support people in naming their reality clearly, protecting their dignity, and navigating systems that often ignore or silence them.
Why this Work – and who you'll work with
Care Advocacy Counseling is facilitated by Harshini Busireddy, founder of the Sahana Movement.
Advocacy here isn’t about winning at all costs. It’s about making sure your reality is named clearly, held with dignity, and acted on—without erasing your humanity, or anyone else’s.
Harshini’s work is shaped by lived, high-stakes experience navigating medical, housing, disability, and access systems where the consequences are real and personal. That lived fluency is paired with law-aware, rights-grounded strategy (ADA, FHA/FEHA-informed), and a deep commitment to clear, human communication.
What that means in practice
- Voice over victory.This work does not crush people to get results. Instead, it builds language that is firm, precise, and impossible to ignore—while staying rooted in truth, integrity, and consent.
- Grounded, reality-based strategy.This is not generic advice or abstract empowerment. The work focuses on mapping what is actually happening, identifying real leverage points, and crafting words you can use immediately—with doctors, landlords, schools, agencies, or systems that hold power.
- Concrete deliverables, not just conversation.Sessions are designed to produce usable outcomes. Clients leave with scripts, letters, templates, or step-by-step plans they can act on right away. This work is meant to move things forward in real life.
- Human-first boundaries.Everyone at the table is human. Advocacy here defends your needs without dehumanizing others—and without sacrificing your safety, clarity, or self-respect in the process.
- Radical integrity.Toxic, coercive, or unethical tactics are not used. If a strategy would require erasing someone’s dignity—including yours—it will not be pursued.
People work with Sahana’s Care Advocacy Counseling because they want advocacy that is effective and ethical, strategic and humane—work that protects their voice while navigating systems that often try to silence it.
Who this is for
This service may be a fit if:
- You’re preparing for a medical visit, disability accommodation, benefits review, housing issue, school/IEP process, workplace access issue, or other access barrier
- You want clarity, scripts, letters, and a plan you can use immediately
- You value ethical, humane advocacy and are not seeking aggressive tactics that harm others
Meeting Types
Introductory Advocacy Session
~75 minutes | $135
Start here if this is your first time working with Sahana’s Care Advocacy Counseling, or if you’re bringing a new situation or system that hasn’t been addressed before.
For example, if prior work focused on housing advocacy and you’re now navigating a medical or workplace issue, that is considered a new context and requires an introductory session.
Before we meet
A short intake form gathers essential information so time together can be focused and used well.
During the session
- You’ll share the situation, barriers, and goals
- We’ll map immediate needs and relevant rights
- You’ll leave with draft language and a clear outline you can integrate into your communications right away
(Includes written deliverables—scripts, email/letter templates, or a step-by-step plan within 24 hours.)
Follow-Up Advocacy Session
30–45 minutes | $80
For returning clients continuing the same advocacy stream established in a prior session.
Before we meet
A brief reflection form (“what happened / what’s next”) to focus the session.
During the session
We review developments, troubleshoot new challenges, and refine strategy or materials.
(Includes updated scripts/templates or action plan within 24 hours.)
Process, boundaries, and access
How Sessions Work
- Schedule an intro session or follow-up when a time is available
- Complete the intake or reflection form sent by email
- Meet via video or phone
- Receive written deliverables within 24 hours
Scheduling & Availability
Care Advocacy Counseling is offered with limited weekly availability:
- 2–3 sessions per week
- One advocacy session per day
- Built-in buffers support rest, transcription, and thoughtful follow-through
If no slots are visible, check back soon.
Session Transcripts & Recordings
- All sessions are transcribed for accuracy and continuity
- Video/audio recording is optional and used only with explicit consent
Breaks During Sessions
Advocacy work can be intense. Short breaks may be taken as needed to support regulation and clarity. Breaks are considered part of the session and improve the quality of the work.
Health & Flexibility
Care Advocacy Counseling is facilitated by a practitioner with complex health conditions. If rescheduling is ever necessary, notice will be given as early as possible. This ensures the work can be held with full presence and care.
Consent & Representation
Who must be present
Advocacy is provided directly to the person impacted whenever possible. When a session is booked on behalf of a loved one, that person is expected to attend the session.
When direct participation isn’t possible
Advocacy may proceed only when:
- Verified legal authority exists (guardian, POA, healthcare proxy), and
- The request aligns with the impacted person’s best interests
Work may be declined or discontinued if consent, authority, or alignment is unclear.
Confidentiality
All information shared is confidential and disclosed only with written consent, unless legally required (e.g., imminent risk of harm).
In public writing or teaching, practitioners within the Sahana Movement may reference general advocacy processes or themes, never identifying details.
Ethics & Boundaries
Care Advocacy Counseling operates under clear ethical commitments:
- No toxic or dehumanizing tactics
- Human-first advocacy
- The right to decline work that violates these principles
Payment & Accessibility
The Sahana Movement is committed to making advocacy accessible while keeping the work sustainable. Payment plans, reduced-rate options, and community sponsorship pathways are available.
Important Disclaimer
Care Advocacy Counseling does not provide legal advice. Advocacy, strategy, and communication support are offered, not legal representation.
When legal action is required, clients are encouraged to consult a licensed attorney. With consent, coordination with legal teams may be provided as an add-on service.
Philosophy (The Promise)
This work does not promise that advocacy will always “win.”
It promises that your voice will be clear, your truth will be on the table, and your dignity will not be erased in the process.
Established-client add-ons
Representation Add-On (limited)
Available by request only when the relationship and timing allow, after at least one live session.
When appropriate, Sahana may offer direct representation support through Harshini—attending a meeting or appointment (by phone, video, or in-person if feasible) to advocate with you.
This includes a short prep call to align on tone, goals, and boundaries.
Estimated ranges (final quote depends on duration, complexity, and format):
- 30-minute phone: $100–125
- 60-minute video/in-person: $150–250
- Complex multi-party meeting: $250–400
Representation add-ons are discussed only inside an established active case, usually during a session or by follow-up email after the client relationship and consent boundaries are clear.
Collaboration with Your Team (Add-On)
With your consent and when availability allows, Care Advocacy Counseling may include coordination with doctors, care managers, attorneys, or other professionals already involved in your care or case.
Rate: $75–150/hr depending on scope and team size.
Coordination requests happen after an active client relationship is established, through session planning or follow-up email with clear consent.