Featured Professionals
4 trusted professionals personally vetted by Two Paths.
Divorce / Co-Parenting Coach
The Co-Parent Collective · Bethesda, MD
LCM401
The Co-Parent Collective is a child-centered education and coaching practice for divorcing parents and the professionals who support them. Founded by Kate Alcamo, LCMFT and Dr. Hallie Strauss, PsyD — with over 30 years of combined clinical and legal experience — they offer course…
Mandy works as a mediator, helping families resolve disputes outside the courtroom. With ten years' experience in highly contested dissolution and custody matters, she can provide parties the perspective and consideration necessary to find common ground.
Divorce / Co-Parenting Coach
S.I.M.P.L.E. Life Coaching LLC · Southington, Farmington, CT
My practice provides Educational/Child Advocacy services, High-conflict co-parenting, in-home parenting coaching, couples coaching and intensive couples coaching, Christian coaching and mediation for coparents and divorced couples.
Family Support Professional
Fitz & Morri · St. Augustine, FL
Matter management and non-legal strategy for parents who are capable, yet do not have the capacity in this season.
The right kind of professional depends on what you need. Here is how the most common roles differ, so you can find the right support in Missouri.
Gives legal advice, protects your interests, and can file and argue in family court in Missouri. Best for contested custody, safety concerns, or complex finances.
A neutral professional who helps both co-parents reach an agreement without taking sides. Often faster and less costly than litigation.
Supports the emotional and communication side of co-parenting, and how conflict affects your children. This is not legal advice.
Helps you plan specific decisions and prepare for hard conversations, usually without the clinical scope of therapy.
Helpful Two Paths guides
Start by deciding what kind of help you need. A family law attorney gives legal advice and can represent you in court. A mediator is neutral and helps both co-parents reach an agreement. A therapist or LMFT supports the emotional and communication side. A co-parenting or divorce coach helps you plan specific decisions. Two Paths features professionals in Missouri as they are vetted and join, and you can also check your state or local bar association and your family court's self-help center.
A family law attorney represents your interests, gives you legal advice, and can file documents with the court in Missouri. A mediator stays neutral and helps both co-parents reach a workable agreement without taking sides. Many families use both: a mediator to build the parenting plan, and an attorney to review it before it is filed.
Not always. Many parents draft a parenting plan themselves or with a mediator, then have it reviewed and filed with the court. For high-conflict situations, safety concerns, or complex finances, working with a family law attorney in Missouri is the safer route. You can start from a structured template and refine it from there.
A Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) helps with the emotional and relational side of co-parenting: communication patterns, conflict, and the impact on children. This is different from legal advice. Two Paths also offers on-demand LMFT-reviewed support if you are not ready to commit to ongoing therapy.
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