Collaborative Family Consultants

Why we are needed...

The aim of the Collaborative Practice is to arrive at a settlement through co-operation. Yet, despite the best intentions of the couple, this can sometimes be difficult to achieve in the face of the emotional fallout from what is often a deeply painful separation.

Collaborative Family Consultants are there to support couples before, during and after settlement negotiations. Broadly they are split into three main categories:-

• Collaborative Coaches.
• Child Specialists.
• Couple Therapists.

As Collaborative Coaches, our aim is to support couples, ensuring that difficulties in their emotional history don’t get in the way of negotiations.

What we do... When a couple approach a Collaborative Lawyer, they may be referred to for an initial consultation with a collaborative coach. We then help couples assess how emotionally prepared they are to get the best out of their time with the Lawyer.

From the initial meeting we may suggest:

• that they go ahead and meet the Lawyer without any further support from us;
• that they have further meetings with one or more of us to work through emotional difficulties before meeting the Lawyer again;
• suggest that one or two of us be present at the meetings with the Lawyer;
• that one or both of the couple see another specialist, such as an anger management expert or childcare consultant.

Who we are... We are health and social welfare professionals from a range of backgrounds; we have a considerable amount experience of working at depth with couples who are facing conflict in their relationship or wishing to end.

Child Specialists

Couple Therapists

Reaching solutions for your whole family