Protect Yourself. Empower Your Children. Rebuild Your Life.
You don't have to navigate coercive control, post separation abuse, family court, or the heartbreak of your child aligning with their abusive parent alone.
I help protective parents, survivors of coercive control and abuse, move from fear, confusion and survival mode to clarity, confidence and empowered parenting and "co-parenting."
If this is your reality, you're in the right place.
You're not imagining what's happening.
If you're constantly questioning yourself;
If you've been told you're the problem, or even the abuser;
If your children are being manipulated;
If family court feels like it's rewarding the abuse- enabling, empowering and emboldening your abuser.
Then, you're in the right place.
Thousands of protective parents have stood exactly where you are.
I can tell you, there is in fact another way forward.
One where you're in control and where you are far more clear, confident and empowered in your parenting and your "co-parenting."
What Clients Have to say:
My clients don't just gain information.
They gain clarity.
Confidence.
Hope.
The ability to parent from a place of clarity, strength and power instead of confusion, coercion and fear.
"Seriously changed my trajectory. Love you endlessly." - B.M- A client who has made a complete 180 after joining.
"All I knew was that everything I tried was not helping. I am grateful for you and the support of the amazing and caring protective [parents] I met because of you." -K.L- a protective parent who has rebuilt their life after parental alienation.
"I feel so grateful for this friendship and support. It truly is a community in every sense of the word." - N.F- member inside of The Collective
"Literally can't stop crying because of how much more supported and less alone I feel. Thank you so much for creating this safe space for all of us." -M.H- A member inside of The Collective
"You make it so easy. Just all the feelings. I'm getting it. Got it!"- B.P- A private client and clinical psychologist
"You have been an absolute godsend and I cannot thank you enough for your support, your knowledge, your wit, and your guidance. I was desperate for help and then I found you. I feel so much more confident to help my children. I feel far less anxious when having to deal with my ex and way calmer during rough transitions."- Masterclass attendee
"I AM SO HAPPY I JOINED THE GROUP! You are amazing and I got SO much out of today's session." - A member within The Colletive
"If you're not working with Chantal and this is your daily, dig deep and find a way to have this woman in your Orbit. Thank you always beautiful woman. You're changing our lives from survival to living" - Megan- private client and member.
I am crying as I write this, as I don't know how to express my gratitude to you for dedicating your life's work to helping others suffering from this reality. But I will try... I have been in the depths of despair watching my daughter and son experience exactly what you describe. Not part of it, not half of it, ALL OF IT. I watched [your masterclass] and it saved me. I went from feeling victimized to empowered and motivated to keep fighting for my kids in and out of court... I want you to know how powerful your class is...You managed to condense [the info] into an hour and the impressive part is that you left no stone unturned. You covered everything seamlessly....Tonight you saved a sobbing mother another sleepless night... Another night of "how the hell am i going to make it through another day of this reality... Thank you from the bottom of my heart." - Masterclass Attendee
I understand this journey because I've walked it.
Like many of the parents I support, I've experienced what it's like to have your reality questioned, your confidence shaken, and your life turned upside down by circumstances few truly understand.
I know what it feels like to search for answers, to carry the weight of parenting your children, and to wonder if things will ever get easier.
What changed everything wasn't waiting for someone else to fix the situation. It was gaining the right knowledge, understanding, and strategies that allowed me to move from surviving to living with far greater clarity, confidence and purpose.
That journey inspired me to dedicate my life's work to helping protective parents live life on their terms.
Today, I educate and empower protective parents all over the world to better understand coercive control, navigate post separation abuse, counter abusive parenting and support their children's emotional, psychological and mental well-being and make decisions from a place of confidence and clarity rather than from fear and confusion.
I truly believe that while you cannot control another person's behaviour, you can change how you respond, how you parent, and how you intentionally build your future.
My mission is to provide education, practical tools, and compassionate support that help protective parents protect themselves, empower their children, and create lives defined not by what they endured, but by what they choose to build next.
I've paired my personal experience with my formal education- a double major in English and Psychology and my 20 years plus of teaching, with continued extensive training to become a high-conflict divorce and co-parenting coach. Add in my countless years of research to fully understand narcissism, narcissistic abuse and coercive control.
Your Transformation Starts Here:
Step 1: Sign up for one or all of my masterclasses.
Step 2: Join The Collective.
Step 3: Apply for private mentorship.
Choose the Support That's Right for you:
The Collective Membership
Turn knowledge into confident action.
This is where protective parents build skills, confidence, receive expert and community support and create lasting change while navigating court, coercive parenting dynamics, "co-parenting" challenges and healing.
Inside:
•Weekly group coaching calls
•Voxer community support
•Monthly expert guest speakers
•Growing library of resources and templates
•Parenting strategies for resistance, loyalty binds, dysregulation, and parenting from afar
•Ongoing guidance through every season of this tumultuous journey
The outcome of this investment in yourself:
You'll no longer be doing this alone. You'll have the right expert and community support, strategy and confidence.
My “How To” Masterclass Series
A series of 4 masterclasses:
These are for protective parents who have to co-parent with a narcissist and are wanting to educate and empower themselves. They are preventative in nature as prevention is always the best medicine.
You will leave each masterclass with actionable tools and strategies that you can actually start using that very day.
Register for one or all masterclasses.
There are 4 in total.
The Protective Parent Intensive
Get personalized support to make decisive moves.
For those protective parents facing high-stakes decisions, severe post-separation abuse and complex parenting dynamics because of coercive control, this intimate experience provides direct access to my expertise, and customized strategies and blue print for your path forward.
It Includes:
•8, one hour long private coaching sessions
•Unlimited Voxer/WhatsApp Support when you need it
•Access to The Collective for 8 weeks
•Customized parenting and communication strategies
•Documentation and mindset frameworks
•Decision-making support and accountability
The outcome of this investment in yourself:
You'll know exactly what to do, how to do it, and have an expert beside you as you do it.
30 Minute Client Consult
This is for us to connect so that we can go over your main areas of concern and issues to see which coaching path you should take.
Why my Approach is Different:
Information Changes Minds.
Transformation Changes Lives.
You don’t need more generic parenting advice.
You need strategies designed for families experiencing coercive control and post-separation abuse.
Everything I teach is grounded in trauma-informed practice, psychology, lived experience and years of supporting hundreds of protective parents, just like you, around the world.
Together we’ll help you:
•Understand what’s really happening
•Stop second-guessing yourself
•Make decisions with confidence and clarity
•Better support your children through every stage
•Reduce the chaos created by coercive control
•Create a future built on strength rather than survival
Free Resources
Read my latest blog posts about parenting through coercive control, children, and boundaries...
Signs your child is being counter parented
Here are some of the signs that your children are being counter parented by your ex.
Transitions are hard
Your child comes home rude, withdrawn, dismissive, critical. What you can do about it.
Some tips to get kids to talk
Communication is such an important skill for any relationship to thrive, and never more so, than with your children.
Podcasts Featuring Chantal
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Site: www.chantalcontorinescoaching.com