Optimal Life Counseling

DIVORCE MEDIATOR & CHILD-CENTERED PARENTAL MEDIATIOR I am here to help you navigate the high-stress topics you must address during the divorce process. As a neutral mediator, I will facilitate discussions and help you and your spouse/co-parent work on coming to an agreement on major and minor issues that have a big impact on you and your children. If creating a child-centered agreement that benefits your children is important to your mediation process, then I am here to help. MEDIATION COACH Do you need support with your divorce? If you have an attorney, you may have noticed that they are not equipped to provide the support you need to manage all the emotions and challenges that come with complex divorces. As a mediation coach, I will serve to advocate for you, providing support and strategy to manage the high-stress moments and get you through this transitional period. I will help you prepare for mediation sessions or support you through the court proceedings. PARENTAL COACH Are you experiencing ongoing post-divorce co-parenting conflicts? Don't get trapped in the toxic cycle of combative co-parenting. As a Parental Coach, I will work with you to find solutions and help you break the pattern of ineffective co-parenting. Verbal abuse is often an underrecognized form of abuse. It can be challenging to navigate this alone and even harder when you are trying to focus on the children's needs. This is a time when parental coaching can be very helpful. PARENTAL/ADOLESCENT LIFE TRANSITION COACH I understand how stressors, such as family conflict and life transitions can impact you and your children. If you find that you and your adolescent are struggling with communication or life transitions, such as divorce, moving, starting a new school or going away to college, then I am here to support you or your adolescent with these changes. DISORDERED EATING THERAPY & FAMILY COUNSELING Clinical services to support adults, children (8-12 yrs old), adolescents and families (divorced and intact) through the process of healing from disordered eating. ABOUT THE FOUNDER: Nicole Taveras-Romano, BS, MA, LMHC, CCATP has been an eating disorder therapist for 15 years and was the founding director of the first licensed strictly outpatient multidisciplinary mental health eating disorder clinic in Massachusetts. Nicole has worked with countless families, divorced and intact, to support their process of healing. Her expertise in mental health disorders and over a decade of experience with treating family trauma and mental health led to her passion for mediation work with families. Nicole's intention is to provide preventative intervention for the negative long-term impact divorce can have on children, in her neutral support of spouses in divorce and post-divorce mediation. Clients often feel overwhelmed by the challenges that arise from separation, co-parenting and post-divorce parenting. As a coach, Nicole prepares and advocates for her clients in their divorce or post-divorce process. Her therapeutic coaching style can also support your adolescent through the stress of life transitions. Nicole's vast referral community of experienced providers can also be useful to those that wish to work with a therapist or have their child start working with a clinician.