About Us

Specializing in Collaborative
Practice & Coaching

Coaching is a proven approach to counseling two people who are going through a separation/divorce and who choose to collaborate rather than litigate
One aspect of the collaborative model or approach involves therapeutic coaching to help the clients deal with their emotional hot buttons - the unresolved feelings and issues from the marriage - so that they can each feel autonomous and make effective decisions for themselves and their families
Coaching can also be used for business partners, partnerships and relationships of any kind where there is some form of agreement (formal or informal) in place
The idea of coaching helps clients to listen to one another and move from positions to interests, in resolving their conflicts

Coaches deal with the emotional content and helps the process stay on task, so that lawyers can interpret the law, and help as a team for individuals to resolve differences, remain civilized and respectful, even after the breakdown of a relationship
In the collaborative process, Coaching can also call upon the expertise of financial and other supporting specialists to weigh and collaboratively make sound and fair decisions around the families assets, liabilities, issues and needs
Extremely high conflict couples will need strategies to be in place to help them contain their emotions and reactions throughout the process, as it progresses. Coaching helps them deal with this as well as manage their lives while they are involved in the process of separation

Coaching helps children to have a voice while parents navigate the difficult task of developing a parenting plan.
Children have a need to speak up to a neutral party who is experienced, can listen to them, and then help facilitate the information from the children to the parents without attaching prejudice or blame. This is very important when developing a parenting plan. To do so without input from the children is limiting, and can create greater problems for the future
Anybody who has gone to court to litigate has experienced the many impacts and unsatisfying outcome when children are not involved or properly supported
Note: In order to provide transparent communication, both legal guardians must give written consent to working with their children.