Janet Bytheway Psychologist

Chaos to Calm

Practical strategies for navigating
high conflict co-parenting

The Chaos to Calm workshop series is designed for parents navigating high-conflict co-parenting situations. The workshops focus on reducing conflict, strengthening boundaries, improving communication, and protecting the emotional well-being of children.

Parents can attend individual workshops, although the greatest benefit comes from attending the series in sequence.

Who should attend Chaos to Calm?

Parents who are:

Struggling with ongoing conflict with a co-parent
Feeling stuck in repetitive arguments and disputes
Looking for practical tools to communicate more effectively
Wanting to better support their children through separation and divorce

Professionals

Separate Chaos to Calm workshops are available for psychologists, counsellors, social workers, mediators, lawyers and other professionals supporting families experiencing high-conflict co-parenting.

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Upcoming Online Workshop Dates

All online workshops via Zoom

Chaos to Calm 1: Strategies for High-Conflict Co-Parenting

Foundations: Understanding conflict is the first step towards changing it

This workshop explores why co-parenting can become so difficult and provides practical tools for reducing conflict and responding more effectively.

What you’ll learn:

The neuroscience of conflict and why we become reactive
How to recognise and break unhelpful patterns
Rights and responsibilities in co-parenting
Practical communication and boundary-setting strategies
Tools to reduce escalation and improve decision-making

Chaos to Calm 2: Real-Life Co-Parenting

Application: Putting theory into practice.

This workshop focuses on common co-parenting challenges and practical ways of responding to them.

Topics include:

Communication and misunderstandings
Contact arrangements and transitions between homes
Financial disputes
Different parenting styles
Introducing new partners and blended families
Decision-making and dispute resolution
Navigating birthdays, holidays and special occasions

Practical examples will be discussed during the workshop

Chaos to Calm 3: Through Your Child’s Eyes

Child-Focused: Understanding what conflict feels like for children.

This workshop helps parents understand how children experience separation and conflict, and how to support them in ways that promote emotional safety, resilience and healthy relationships.

What you’ll learn:

The impact of high-conflict co-parenting on children
Signs that children may be struggling
What children need most during separation and divorce
Practical ways to support your child’s emotional wellbeing
Behaviours that help children feel safe and secure
Behaviours that place children in the middle of conflict
How to support your child’s relationship with both parents

Chaos to Calm: Co-Parenting Q&A

Ongoing Support: A 60-minute interactive session for parents who have attended one or more of the Chaos to Calm workshops.

This is an opportunity to explore real-life co-parenting challenges, learn from the experiences of other parents, and discuss practical strategies for applying the Chaos to Calm principles.

Participants may:

Attend and listen to the discussion
Submit questions in advance
Learn from the challenges and successes of other parents

Topics may include communication, boundaries, decision-making, transitions between homes, and keeping children out of the middle of conflict.

Please note that, due to time constraints, not all submitted questions can be discussed. This session is educational and skills-based. It is not individual therapy, parenting coordination, mediation, or legal advice.