High-Conflict Co-Parenting Coaching
Your co-parent knows exactly how to get to you. That's not a communication problem. It's a behavioral pattern. And patterns can be interrupted.
What's actually happening
High-conflict co-parenting isn't about two people who disagree on parenting styles. It's about one person who consistently destabilizes the other through hostile messages, unpredictable behavior, weaponizing the kids, or simply refusing to engage in good faith. If you feel like you're always bracing for impact, always one text away from losing your footing, you're not overreacting. You're just in a pattern that hasn't been named yet.
You Might Need High-Conflict Co-Parenting Support If
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Your co-parent's behavior feels unpredictable or retaliatory
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You read their messages and feel your body go into threat mode
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You say things or send things you immediately regret
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You're exhausted by how much mental space this takes up
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You want to protect your kids from the fallout without pretending everything is fine
Why work with me
I'm a certified mediator and conflict coach with an MA in Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding. I've worked with parents navigating everything from low-grade ongoing friction to genuinely dangerous high-conflict situations. I use the Exhale-Explore-Engage® method to help you find the pattern underneath your automatic reactions, and we work from there.
This isn't therapy. It's skill-building. Specific, practical, and grounded in what actually works when you're dealing with someone difficult.
What we work on together
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Responding to hostile or manipulative messages without losing yourself
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Managing your nervous system when your co-parent escalates
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Communicating about the kids without every exchange turning into a battlefield
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Documenting and protecting yourself when things go sideways
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Building enough stability inside yourself that their chaos stops running your life