Co-Parenting Coaching in a Colorado Divorce: Tools, Communication, and Kids First
In this episode of Divorce at Altitude, Colorado family law attorneys Ryan Kalamaya and Amy Goscha sit down with co-parenting coach and mediator Jackie Deam to talk about co-parenting during and after a Colorado divorce. When kids are involved, parenting plans are only part of the solution. The bigger challenge is communication, conflict, and how parents show up in a new lifelong partnership.
Ryan and Jackie break down what a co-parenting coach does, how coaching differs from therapy, and why many parents need a team to make better decisions during separation. Jackie offers practical strategies like transition emails, communication audits, quarterly co-parent “business meetings,” and child-centered messaging. The goal is not perfection. The goal is reducing conflict, protecting kids, and building a workable co-parenting relationship that lasts beyond age 18.
Guest Information
Jackie Deam is a Colorado-based co-parenting coach, mediator, and attorney. She began her career as an elementary school teacher, earned her law degree from Pepperdine, and worked in child advocacy before moving to Colorado. She previously served as a family court facilitator in Colorado’s Ninth Judicial District and now supports families through mediation and co-parenting coaching.
Episode Outline
Jackie’s Path: Teacher to Attorney to Co-Parenting Coach
How her experience in education and child advocacy shaped her approach to co-parenting support.
The Child of Divorce Perspective
Why divorce itself does not harm children, but ongoing conflict and putting kids in the middle can.
What a Co-Parenting Coach Does
A practical definition of co-parent coaching and why it can support parents during and after divorce.
Solo Coaching vs Joint Co-Parent Coaching
How coaching helps even when only one parent is willing to participate, with a focus on controlling the controllable.
Communication Tools That Reduce Conflict
Transition emails, communication audits, child-centered language, co-parenting apps, and structured “business meetings.”
Resources for Parents
Recommended parenting tools and education, including positive discipline frameworks and child development guidance.
What is Divorce at Altitude?
Ryan Kalamaya and Amy Goscha provide tips and recommendations on issues related to divorce, separation, and co-parenting in Colorado. Ryan and Amy are the founding partners of an innovative and ambitious law firm, Kalamaya | Goscha, that pushes the boundaries to discover new frontiers in family law, personal injuries, and criminal defense in Colorado.
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