Maryland DDA Self-Directed Services
You don't have to figure self-direction out alone.
I'm a certified Maryland support broker, and my whole job is to make self-direction feel less like a maze and more like a plan. You stay in charge of your loved one's life — I handle the paperwork and the deadlines, right beside you.
✦ Trusted by Maryland families navigating DDA self-direction
First, a breath
If you're overwhelmed, you're not doing it wrong.
Self-direction hands your family real power — to hire the people you trust, build the schedule that actually fits your life, and spend your budget your way. The trouble is, nobody hands you a manual. So it can feel like a full-time job you didn't apply for. That's the part I carry with you.
What a support broker does
I handle the 'how,' so you can keep being family.
Managing family as staff
Hiring someone you love as paid staff (if allowed) is common, and it's complex. I keep the boundaries clear — so it protects everybody.
PCP Prep & Planning
Your Person-Centered Plan drives everything. I prepare you for each meeting, keep your documentation current between sessions, and make sure you walk in ready — not scrambling.
Budget & renewals
Plain-language help understanding your budget and getting ready for your Person-Centered Plan and Annual Plan Date — every year, never last minute.
"You will never feel like you're chasing your own broker. I answer. I show up. I keep your records ready, and I'm in the room when it matters."
— The standard I hold
Three easy steps
We talk
A free, no-pressure call. You tell me where you are, I listen first.
We get set
I confirm your plan, budget, and FMCS, and we settle into a calm monthly rhythm.
We move
You lead your loved one's care and I move steadily in your corner, month after month.
A gift to get you started
Self-direction, made simple.
The free Self-Direction Binder
Before we ever talk, this is a plain-language workbook to organize your goals, your staff, your budget, and your plan — so the paper stops running your life. Yours free.
Building this for yourself?
If you had called to become a support broker, or you're already certified and need the whole business built, I've got a door for you too.
A broker you can refer with total confidence.
Records always review-ready. Fast communication and a reliable monthly cadence.
Let's clear a few things up
FAQs
Let's talk, whenever you're ready.
One free call. You bring the questions and the worries, I'll bring the calm and the plan. No pressure, ever.