Our co-parenting education class is a weekly 10 session virtual psychoeducational group which aims to assist parents in reducing interpersonal conflict and developing effective child-centered co-parenting strategies. The class emphasizes shifting attention away from past relational grievances and toward present-focused, solution-oriented parenting behaviors that support the emotional and developmental needs of children. 

Participants will work to increase awareness of how high-conflict dynamics affect their children and learn practical skills to manage communication, regulate emotional responses, and establish appropriate boundaries with their co-parent. 

The group also aims to:

• Strengthen emotional regulation and distress tolerance in high-stress interactions

• Improve structured, business-like communication between co-parents

• Support the development of clear boundaries and role clarity

• Encourage accountability for one’s own behavior within the co-parenting relationship

• Reinforce decision-making that aligns with the best interests of the child

Target Audience

Our parenting classes are specifically geared for separated, divorced, or never-partnered parents who are experiencing ongoing conflict in their co-parenting relationship.

Goals

Goal 1: Participants will demonstrate understanding of healthy co-parenting and its effects

Goal 2: Participants will learn and demonstrate understanding of signs and symptoms associated with negative parenting and co-parenting behaviors.

Goal 3: Participants will learn and demonstrate understanding of the specific skill set necessary for engaging in productive co-parenting.

Goal 4: Participants will learn and demonstrate understanding of personal views and belief patterns that contribute to conflictual co-parenting.

Goal 5: Participants will learn and demonstrate understanding of the role of the courts and professionals in family court litigation.

Theoretical Framework

Our class integrates an evidence-informed, multi-modal approach designed to reduce conflict, improve communication, and promote child-centered co-parenting. The framework draws primarily from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Family Systems Theory, and a trauma-informed perspective.