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Coparenting With Confidence

Co-parenting during and after the pain of separation and divorce is rarely easy and can easily lead to discouragement, bitterness and further complication of an already complicated relationship. Working with your ex in a co-parenting relationship takes courage and deep strength. Choosing to work on effective co-parenting will bring the safety, security, and quality relationships your children need to weather the storm of separation and divorce. Co-parenting comes with many “Do’s and Don’ts” that can be intimidating and don’t take your emotions, your experience, and your needs into account. Navigating all of these factors is complex and delicate; no matter where you are in the co-parenting process there is support available to you.

On an individual level, divorce/separation can be a traumatic process; having a lasting impact on you, your ex, and your children. When something as monumental as an intimate relationship and the forming of a family ends you may experience a sense of loss. You are experiencing the death of your relationship and your family as you know it; Divorce Grief Counseling can help you work through these complex yet powerful emotions.

Areas of Expertise

  • Setting and Maintaining Boundaries
  • Effective Communication Skills
  • Divorce Grief Counseling
  • Co-Parenting Coaching and Mentoring
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Expanded Family Counseling
  • Empathy and Compassion
  • Conscious Uncoupling (Strategies for an Amicable Divorce and Healthy Co-parenting)
  • Discernment Counseling (Support for Couples On the Brink with Mixed Agendas about a Divorce Decision)
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Moving Towards an Expanded Family

At Sage, we seek to understand where you are, meet you there, and help you work towards a more grounded and rewarding future. In co-parenting therapy our vision is to help you and your ex move from a “blended family” or “divorced family” mentality to an “expanded family” mentality. As mentioned, there are many “Do’s and Don’ts” with co-parenting; we take a “focus on doing what works” approach because it is so easy to get distracted by what didn’t work in the past. We will work with you and your ex to learn about and implement effective co-parenting strategies. We will help you with things like boundaries, effective and respectful communication, creating consistency, focusing on the needs of the children, navigating disagreements or conflict, and building a beautiful and functional expanded family.

We are here to support you in learning what this looks and feels like for you and your family. We understand that all families are unique and that there is not a cookie cutter solution. We can help you find a win-win-win for all parties involved. One of the great benefits of the therapy process is that we help you with specific challenges you are facing at the time and also focus on learning from the process so that you can use the skills you develop with us to address future challenges that may arise. We generally work with clients on a short term basis (typically 3-6 months) and help you to feel “on track” and ready to move forward without therapy. Some circumstances require more time due to other complexities. We work with clients as long as it is needful and beneficial. Also once clients wrap up their work with us, we are open to completing follow up sessions, check ups, or additional work in the future if things arise that need further support.

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Online Services

We have the training, tools and experience to offer our counseling services through secure, online video conferencing. If you are not able to meet with our team in person, let us know and we will set up an online appointment for you.

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