DIVORCE COACHING + MEDIATION
Before you hire an attorney, understand your options.
Divorce involves legal questions. But it also involves financial decisions, difficult conversations, parenting concerns, and choices about how you want to move forward.
A Divorce Options & Next Steps Call is a focused 60-minute working session to help you understand where you are, identify what actually needs your attention now, and decide what to do next.
60-minutes • $225 • Next-day availability
A QUICK NOTE FROM JAMES
Not sure what to do first?
You may have already spent hours reading online, talking with friends, or trying to understand whether you need an attorney, mediator, financial professional, or someone else entirely.
And you may still not know what actually needs to happen first.
That's normal territory for the beginning of divorce. The first step isn't necessarily hiring someone to take over the process.
It's understanding what you're dealing with.
THIS ISN’T A SALES CALL. IT’S A WORKING SESSION.
A one hour call to make sense of what’s happening and decide what to do next.
You don't need to know exactly what you need before we talk.
Bring your questions, your uncertainty, your concerns about your spouse or children, the advice you've already received, or simply the feeling that you don't know where to start.
We'll use the hour to understand your situation, sort through what actually matters right now, and identify practical next steps.
You may leave knowing you need an attorney. You may discover there are useful steps to take before hiring one. You may decide coaching or mediation would help.
The goal isn't to steer you toward a particular service. It's to help you see your situation more clearly and make a better-informed next decision.
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We’ll start by getting clear on where you are in the divorce process and what feels most urgent or uncertain. From there, we’ll talk through your options, the decisions and conversations ahead, and which professionals—if any—you may need on your team.
The goal is for you to leave with a clearer understanding of your situation and practical next steps.
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No. I’m not an attorney, and divorce coaching is not a substitute for legal advice.
What I can do is help you understand the broader divorce process, identify the questions you may want to ask an attorney, and think through how legal, financial, emotional, and relational considerations fit together.
If legal advice would be helpful, I can also help connect you with an attorney who fits the kind of process you want to pursue.
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If it feels useful to keep working together, ongoing divorce coaching is available for $900/month.
That includes four 60-minute sessions each month, email support between sessions, practical workbooks and planning tools, introductions to trusted divorce professionals, and ad hoc support when something important or time-sensitive comes up.
Coaching is month-to-month, with no long-term commitment.
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The Divorce Options & Next Steps call is designed as a one-time starting point.
If you want continued support after that, we would move into an ongoing coaching relationship rather than booking individual sessions one at a time. My ability to help tends to increase as I get to know you, your spouse, your priorities, and the dynamics surrounding your divorce.
If the first session gives you everything you need, that’s completely fine too.
DIVORCE INVOLVES MORE THAN THE LAW.
A good divorce requires thoughtful decisions across four key areas.
These parts of your life are interconnected, and progress in one area often affects the others.
Legal
Understand the process, your rights and options, and when an attorney is needed.
Financial
Evaluate your financial situation, assets, and long-term implications to make informed decisions.
Emotional
Navigate the emotional realities of divorce and build the support and perspective you need.
Relational
Communicate more effectively, make thoughtful parenting decisions, and create a healthier next chapter.
The goal isn’t to become an expert in all four. It’s to understand which issues you’re actually facing and who is best equipped to help with each one.
AN IMPORTANT NOTE
An attorney may be part of your divorce team, but that doesn’t mean they need to be the first person you hire.
Attorneys are invaluable when you need legal advice, advocacy, or representation. But many of the earliest questions in divorce are about understanding the process, evaluating options, preparing for conversations, and deciding what kind of professional help you actually need.
Some questions require legal advice.
Many don't.
SOMETIMES ONE CONVERSATION IS ENOUGH TO IDENTIFY YOUR NEXT STEPS.
Other situations benefit from continued support:
Divorce Coaching
For individuals who want ongoing support navigating decisions, conversations, parenting concerns, conflict, and the divorce process.
✓ Ongoing one-to-one support
✓ Help with difficult conversations
✓ Parenting guidance
✓ Decision-making and perspective
✓ Practical tools and resources
Divorce Mediation
For couples who are ready to work together toward the decisions and agreements necessary to move forward.
✓ Structured, respectful process
✓ Focus on your unique needs and priorities
✓ Cost-effective alternative to litigation
✓ Preserve more control over the outcome
✓ Support for a healthier future
ABOUT JAMES
Practical guidance for one of life’s most complicated transitions.
✓ Certified Divorce Coach
✓ Kids-First Certified Mediator
✓ Analytical, practical, and people-centered approach
✓ Based in Charlotte, NC
✓ Working with clients nationwide
WHAT CLIENTS ARE SAYING
“Working with James has been transformative during one of the most challenging chapters of my life."
—A.S.
Fort Mill, SC
TAKE THE FIRST STEP
A calmer, more intentional way forward is possible.
You don't need to have your entire divorce figured out. You just need to understand where you are, what actually requires your attention now, and what the next reasonable step looks like.