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Collaboratively Trained Legal Professionals
Family lawyers, who choose a Collaborative approach because they believe it is the best process for their clients and the clients’ families.
Collaboratively Trained Financial Professionals
Collaborative financial professionals have specific training to assist you in completing your financial disclosure and the expertise to help you evaluate your settlement options.
Collaboratively Trained Mental Health Professionals
Social workers, Registered Clinical Counsellors or psychologists act as Separation and Co-Parenting Therapists and where applicable, work with both spouses to create a Parenting Plan. They also ensure the case stays on track by managing all aspects of the process.
Professionals
Select a professional category below to view available members. *Qualified professionals actively working to complete the CFSP Practice Group training requirements.
Child Specialists
Child Specialists meet with the children and parents as a neutral party to assist parents with post-separation parenting arrangements.
Separation and Co-Parenting Therapists
Separation and Co-Parenting Therapists prepare spouses to make the necessary decisions, resolve communication, parenting and other issues.
Financial Advisors
Financial Advisors value businesses, consider division of assets, and provide advice on sharing income, pensions and insurance and other financial issues
Bettina Plendl
CFP, CFDS & Qualified Mediator
Chris Ounsted
CA, CBV
Sharon Clark
CPA, CA, CFDS, ACA (UK)
Tanya Sterling
CPA, CA, CPCA, CFDS, CPC
Lawyers
Lawyers provide advice on the law, assist spouses present their interests and negotiate solutions, and draft written agreements.
Beatrice McCutcheon
Lawyer, Notary Public
Crystal I. Buchan
Member of the Law Society of B.C., Family Law Mediator, Hear the Child Interviewer
Deborah Ann Todd
Member of Law Society
Emma Neary
Associate, Mediator