Parenting Coordination New Orleans: What It Is and Co-Parenting Help Without a Court Order
If you are searching for parenting coordination in New Orleans, you are probably a separated or divorced parent who is tired of conflict and wants things to be calmer for your children. This page explains what parenting coordination is, how it differs from co-parenting counseling, and where Nicole Freire, MA, PLPC, can and cannot help.
Please note: Nicole Freire helps parents with co-parenting, working with them to communicate, reduce conflict and raise their children together. She does NOT provide court-ordered “Parental Coordination,” in which a court appoints a professional in an active case and gives that person mediation authority over the parents.
Many parents are not in an active court case and simply want help working together. For them, voluntary co-parenting coordination with Nicole Freire is often the better fit: $100 per 50-minute session, online anywhere in Louisiana or in person, with no judge involved.
What Is Parenting Coordination in Louisiana?
Parenting coordination is a court-connected process for high-conflict parents. In Louisiana, a judge can appoint a parenting coordinator in a custody case and give that person authority to help the parents resolve day-to-day disputes and carry out their custody plan. The coordinator usually reports to the court, and the arrangement is governed by the court order rather than by the parents alone.
Because a court-appointed parenting coordinator holds mediation and decision-related authority over the parents, it is a different role from a therapist. Nicole Freire does not accept court appointments as a parenting coordinator. If your case needs one, your attorney or the court can explain how a coordinator is appointed. Professional guidance on the role is available from the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts.
Parenting Coordination vs. Co-Parenting Coordination
- Court-ordered parenting coordination: a professional is appointed by a judge in an active case, has defined authority over disputes and may report to the court.
- Co-parenting coordination with Nicole Freire: voluntary counseling that both parents choose. Nicole has no authority over either parent; her role is to help you communicate, reduce conflict and build agreements you can both keep.
How Co-Parenting Counseling Helps New Orleans Families
Parents usually come to co-parenting sessions when conversations keep turning into arguments, schedules and handoffs cause stress, or the children are showing signs of being caught in the middle. Sessions focus on:
- Brief, respectful, child-focused communication
- Consistent routines and expectations across two homes
- Planning for holidays, school events and schedule changes
- Conflict skills that keep children out of adult disagreements
- Understanding how separation affects children at different ages
Families who need to repair a strained parent-child relationship may also benefit from reunification therapy, and family therapy can help everyone adjust to a new normal. Parents in a court case can still use individual counseling for their own wellbeing; it is separate from the court process.
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