Divorce & Coparenting Coaches

These coaching professionals are part of the BestInterest Professionals Network.

A good coparenting or divorce coach helps separated or divorced parents navigate the challenges of raising children together, fostering a healthier and more collaborative relationship. They provide tools, strategies, and emotional support to improve communication, resolve conflicts, and focus on the well-being of your children. Whether you’re facing high-conflict dynamics or looking to refine an already functional co-parenting relationship, a skilled coach can make a transformative difference. A good coach is like a copilot for the often complicated process of getting divorced and shifting into coparenting – giving you the map and connecting you with the right professionals when needed.

Bridget Bennett is a Custody Specialist, Legal Strategist, and Certified High Conflict Communication Coach with over 20 years of experience as a paralegal. As the founder of Breaking Badass Coaching, Bridget empowers single parents navigating the family court system, co-parenting with high-conflict exes, and breaking cycles of post-separation abuse. breakingbadasscoaching.com
Greg Wheeler is a Certified Conscious Uncoupling Coach, Certified Calling In “The One” Coach, Conscious Recoupling Coach, Love Coach, and a Single Dads Coach for individuals and couples. Greg supports his clients to transform their challenges and breakdowns with divorce, relationships, love, parenting, career and more into powerful breakthroughs. gregwheelercoaching.com
Hope Petrow is a dating and mindset coach who empowers divorced women to rebuild their confidence, redefine their worth, and attract the love they deserve. She leads women through that same transformation, helping them move past betrayal and heartbreak to create joyful, authentic connections. hopepetrow.com
Heather Tannenbaum is a Certified Divorce, Coparenting and Mediation Coach, Author and Public Speaker. She helps divorcing parents either individually or together, navigate the transition into coparents. reconstructinghappy.com

What Makes a Good Coparenting Coach?

  • Experience and Expertise: Look for coaches with relevant credentials, such as certifications in parenting coaching, family systems therapy, or conflict resolution. They should have experience working with families in similar situations to yours.
  • Empathy and Neutrality: A great coach listens without judgment, stays neutral, and helps both parents feel understood.
  • Problem-Solving Skills: They should offer practical solutions tailored to your specific challenges, whether related to communication, schedules, or emotional hurdles.
  • Child-Centered Approach: The coach should prioritize the well-being of your children, helping both parents focus on their roles as caregivers.
  • Flexible Communication Style: A good coach adapts their communication style to meet the needs of both parents and facilitates constructive conversations.

How Divorce Coaches Use BestInterest With Their Clients

Coparenting coaches use BestInterest as a practical extension of their work—helping parents communicate more clearly, reduce conflict, and create healthier patterns between households. Because so many coaching breakthroughs hinge on communication, having a structured, moderated messaging environment becomes a powerful tool for real-world improvement.

Here are the ways coaches typically integrate BestInterest into their practice:

Supporting Real-Time Skill Building:

Coaches often encourage clients to practice new communication strategies directly inside BestInterest. With features like Tone Guardian and the Coparent Coach, parents can refine their wording, avoid reactive messages, and stay aligned with the goals set in sessions.

Reducing Conflict Between Sessions:

High-conflict exchanges can derail progress. Message Shield helps filter out harmful or inflammatory messages before a parent reads them, giving coaches a calmer, more stable client to work with.

Reinforcing Boundary-Setting:

Tools like Smart Silence and Solo Mode help parents hold boundaries they’ve set with their coach, reducing late-night messages, impulsive communication, or pressure from the other parent.

Helping Parents Communicate With Clarity and Neutrality:

Coaches use BestInterest to help parents craft messages that stay child-focused, businesslike, and solution-oriented—qualities they often emphasize during sessions.

Reviewing Patterns and Progress:

Verified message reports allow coaches to look at communication trends without exposing the parent to harmful content. This helps them identify improvements, recurring themes, or behaviors that need new strategies.

Reducing Emotional Load:

When the most stressful messages no longer arrive unfiltered, clients often enter sessions less overwhelmed and more able to engage in growth-oriented work.

Supporting Parallel Parenting Plans:

For parents moving from cooperative to parallel parenting or navigating post-separation abuse, BestInterest offers structure and safety that complement the coach’s guidance.

By pairing their insight with the app’s protective and communication-focused tools, coaches can help clients make tangible progress between sessions—and maintain it long-term.

Questions to Ask a Coparenting Coach

Before hiring a coparenting coach, ask these questions to ensure they’re a good fit for your needs:

  1. What is your background and experience in coparenting coaching? Look for relevant experience, certifications, and success stories with clients in similar situations.
  2. How do you approach high-conflict dynamics? If you’re dealing with a challenging co-parent, it’s important to find a coach skilled in managing conflict and setting boundaries.
  3. What techniques or tools do you use to improve communication? Ask about specific strategies, like role-playing, mediation, or nonviolent communication methods.
  4. How do you involve both parents in the process? Understanding how they balance neutrality and collaboration can help you assess whether their approach will work for you.
  5. How do you ensure the child’s well-being remains the focus? A great coach should articulate how their strategies prioritize the children while addressing co-parenting challenges.
  6. What are your typical outcomes for clients? Ask about success stories or measurable changes they’ve seen in co-parenting relationships.
  7. What is your availability and preferred method of communication? It’s essential to understand how accessible they are and whether their style aligns with your needs.
  8. Do you offer virtual coaching or in-person sessions? If location or scheduling is a concern, ask if they provide remote options.

Are you a Divorce or Coparenting Coach? Consider joining our Network of Recommended Coparenting Professionals.