Canberra Collaborative Family Lawyers

03/05/2026

ome cases test more than your process, they test your footing in the room.

Join us for From Chaos to Clarity, a practical webinar with Yuval Berger, MSW, RSW, focused on supporting clients with personality disorders and other mental health challenges in a Collaborative setting.

Grounded in an attachment-informed, strengths-based approach, this session looks at what’s actually happening beneath the surface, and how to respond in a way that keeps things moving forward. You’ll walk away with tools to manage high-conflict dynamics, maintain clear boundaries, and support both your clients and your team when things feel anything but straightforward.

📅 May 27, 4:00pm PT / 7:00pm ET
📅 May 28, 9:00am AEST / 7:00am MYT / 8:00am JST

Members can register through the Member Portal
Non-members can register here: https://link.journeycare.app/widget/form/zX4XXAl6CBtbchXMD

14/09/2025

A reminder to register for the upcoming Canberra-based Collaborative training!

Registrations here: https://events.humanitix.com/canberra-collaborative-training

Collaborative Law (Family) Training

The Canberra Collaborative Practice Group are pleased to bring a two-day Introduction Training and a one-day Advanced Training to Canberra!

Facilitated by Shelby Timmins and Clarissa Rayward, these sessions are open to those practicing in law, finance and social work, psychology, mediation or divorce coaching.

To be held at EAST Hotel (TAG), registration includes all training materials, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and parking.

Enjoy an evening with your trainers in a more casual setting on Saturday 15 November.

Registrations here: https://events.humanitix.com/canberra-collaborative-training

02/09/2025

Collaborative Law (Family) Training

The Canberra Collaborative Practice Group are pleased to bring a two-day Introduction Training and a one-day Advanced Training to Canberra!

Facilitated by Shelby Timmins and Clarissa Rayward, these sessions are open to those practicing in law, finance and social work, psychology, mediation or divorce coaching.

To be held at EAST Hotel (TAG), registration includes all training materials, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and parking.

Enjoy an evening with your trainers in a more casual setting on Saturday 15 November.

Registrations here: https://events.humanitix.com/canberra-collaborative-training

12/06/2025

🚨 Expression of Interest – Collaborative Practice Training 🚨

The Canberra Collaborative Practice Group is planning to host an Entry-Level 2-Day Training in Collaborative Practice, plus an additional 1-Day Coach Training.

This training is ideal for legal, financial, and social science professionals interested in working collaboratively in family law and related areas.

📩 If you're interested in attending and would like to stay updated on dates, pricing, and registration, please email us at:

👉 [email protected]

We look forward to bringing this valuable training to the Canberra professional community!

09/06/2025

On point from ‘Getting to Yes’ and the ‘Negotiation Academy’:

“Two sisters negotiate for the same orange and eventually agree to split the orange in half. This looks like a fair outcome, but if they asked each other what they wanted the orange for, both could have gotten more of what they needed.

A position refers to “What you want.” In this case, each sister wanted the whole orange.

Interests refer to “Why you want it.” In this example, one sister wanted to use the peel for a recipe while the other wanted to make orange juice. Had they known why each wanted the orange, one would have the whole peel and the other would have the whole orange’s worth of juice.”

07/04/2025

Interdisciplinary collaborative practice - a discussion with Susan Warda and Bernie Bolger.

Inside Family Law with Zoë Durand · Episode

01/04/2025

'Many professionals who train in the Collaborative Process assume that cases will naturally come their way. They invest in education, attend conferences, and build relationships within their local Collaborative community, expecting a steady stream of cases, however the reality is different. Collaborative cases are not simply handed to professionals; they must be created by those who practice this method.'

From Collaborative Marketing Coach, Eric Sachs Many professionals who train in the Collaborative Process assume that cases will naturally come their way. They invest in education, attend conferences, and build relationships within their local Collaborative community, expecting a steady stream of cas...

25/03/2025

Looking for an effective way of managing conflict?

Credit: Thomas Kilmann Conflict Management Model

16/03/2025

Principled (or interest based) negotiation is at the core of Collaboration.

What kind of divorcee do you want to have?

Want to contract out of going to Court with lawyers you engage to settle you matter? Approach one of our practice group members to learn more.

18/04/2024

Collaboration is increasing in popularity across Australia.

"A collaborative divorce typically costs between $20,000 and $60,000 and takes from two to six months. That compares to a fully litigated action costing between $50,000 and $150,000 and 18 months to about 2½ years to get to court." - reports Duncan Hughes in an opinion piece on Collaborative Law in the Australian Financial Review this month.

Our Courtney Mullen also commented.