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Child Custody Resolutions

Helping Families Through Custody. For 44 Years.

Court-accepted co-parenting certificates and family counseling by Suzanne Dircks, M.A., LMHC. Co-created with The Honorable Marywave Van Deren, retired Pierce County Superior Court Judge.

Certificates accepted by courts nationwide. Counseling available in-person and via Zoom.

How Can We Help You?

I Need a Court-Accepted Certificate.

Co-parenting courses created by a licensed counselor and a retired judge. Complete at your own pace. Certificate delivered on completion.

I Need Counseling Support.

Family counseling and mediation with Suzanne Dircks, LMHC — in-person in Tacoma or via Zoom. Specializing in high-conflict custody, co-parenting, and family transition.

44

Years of Experience

44 years of court and clinical experience. Over 1,000 Guardian ad Litem investigations.

1,000+

Custody Cases

Suzanne has been the person courts appoint to evaluate families.

Court-Accepted

Certificates

Accepted by courts nationwide. Your certificate carries institutional weight.

LMHC

Licensed Counselor

M.A., LMHC, Certified Family Mediator — credentials courts recognize.

Court-Accepted Co-Parenting Courses.

Most Popular

High-Conflict Co-Parenting Course

Learn to co-parent effectively with a difficult, hostile, or narcissistic ex-partner. Court-accepted certificate upon completion.

11 modules

$149

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Specialized

Parent Alienation: Rebuild the Relationship

Evidence-based strategies for targeted parents and concerned co-parents navigating parent alienation. Rebuild trust, reduce conflict, and reconnect with your child.

11 modules

$149

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Specialized

Parallel Parenting: When Co-Parenting Isn't Working

When traditional co-parenting fails, parallel parenting gives you a structured framework to protect your children from conflict while maintaining minimal contact with a difficult ex.

11 modules

$149

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What You’ll Receive

A certificate your court will accept.

Court-accepted certificate of completion for the High-Conflict Co-Parenting Course, signed by Suzanne Dircks, M.A., LMHC and The Honorable Marywave Van Deren, Retired Superior Court Judge

Best Value

The Complete Co-Parenting Credential — $297

Every course. One enrollment. The most thorough preparation you can bring to your custody case.

Family Counseling. In-Person and Online.

Suzanne Dircks has maintained a private counseling practice in Tacoma, Washington for over four decades. She specializes in working with families in the divorce process — co-parenting conflict, custody transitions, and helping parents put their children first.

Sessions are available in-person at her Tacoma office and via Zoom for families anywhere in Washington State.

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“I cannot recommend Suzanne’s courses enough. As a father navigating a difficult custody dispute and fighting for 50/50 time with my daughter, these courses, particularly the Co-Parenting course, have been a turning point in my life.”

— Brad, Florida