Coparenting after separation is one of the most emotionally complex things a person can navigate.
You're trying to do right by your children while managing your own grief, hurt, or anger, often in close contact with the person who caused it.
It doesn't have to look perfect. But it can get easier.
Coparenting counselling is a space to develop practical tools, improve communication, and find a way to work together as parents, even when the relationship between you is difficult or painful.
Online Coparenting Counselling
Who this is for:
Coparenting counselling is available for separated or divorced parents who want to reduce conflict and create a more stable environment for their children.
Sessions can be attended individually; you don't need the other parent's participation to make progress.
If both parents are open to it, joint sessions can also be helpful for developing shared communication strategies.
Why does it matter?
Because children are remarkably attuned to the tension between their parents, even when adults believe they're hiding it.
Reducing conflict in your coparenting relationship is one of the most meaningful things you can do for your children's long-term well-being.
What We’ll Work On:
Communicating about your children without conflict escalating
Establishing boundaries that work for everyone
Managing triggers and emotional reactivity in co-parenting situations
Making decisions together around parenting, schooling, and your kids’ well-being
Keeping children out of adult conflict
Developing a working relationship that feels more stable and sustainable
Book a free 30-minute intro call to talk about your situation and how coparenting counselling might help.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sessions are 60 minutes and cost $140 per individual session, or $170 for joint sessions with your coparent.
A concession rate of $110 is available for individual sessions. Please get in touch if this applies to you.
I offer a free 30-minute intro call to talk through your situation before you commit to anything.
As an ACA-registered counsellor, I’m also able to accept NDIS funding under line item 15_043_0128_1_3.
Payment is due in full either upon booking or on the day of your session.
Your credit card information will be securely stored for automatic processing.
I charge a cancellation fee equal to the cost of your session if you cancel less than 48 hours before your session.
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No. Individual coparenting counselling, working with just one parent, can be genuinely effective.
You can develop communication strategies, work on managing your own emotional responses, and create more stability in the coparenting dynamic from your side, regardless of whether your ex is willing to participate.
If both parents are open to it, joint sessions can also be arranged.
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Yes, and honestly, this is often the situation where it's most useful. You don't need to like each other or even trust each other to make progress.
Coparenting counselling isn't about repairing the relationship between you; it's about developing enough of a working structure to parent your children with less conflict.
That's achievable even when the relationship is very difficult.
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Mediation is typically a legal or semi-legal process focused on reaching formal agreements: around custody, finances, and parenting arrangements.
Coparenting counselling is more therapeutic in focus: it's about the emotional and relational dynamics between you as parents, improving communication, and reducing the day-to-day conflict that affects your children.
The two can complement each other well if you're going through a formal separation process.
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This is something we can work on together, framing it as being for the children rather than as a criticism of your ex tends to go down better.
It can also help to suggest that either of you can attend individually at first, removing the pressure of having to agree to do something together before you've even started.
I'm happy to talk through how to approach the conversation on your intro call.
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Not necessarily. Coparenting counselling is focused on the present and future, on building a more functional dynamic for your children going forward, rather than on processing the history of the relationship.
If there are unresolved feelings from the separation that are getting in the way of your coparenting, we might gently explore those, but only in ways that feel relevant and useful to you.
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Many people find that six to eight sessions gives them a solid foundation of communication tools and a clearer coparenting framework.
Some families check in periodically as their children grow and new challenges arise. We'll work out what's most useful for your situation as we go.
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All sessions are held online via a secure video platform.
For joint sessions, this means you and your coparent can attend from separate locations, which is often much more practical, and sometimes more comfortable, than being in the same physical space.