This engaging TAPM Speaker Series is led by speakers Christina McGhee and Kelly Myers from the Co-Parenting Specialist® Training Program! Learn skills that help you shift from solving to supporting – and why it matters more than ever.
As divorce professionals, we’re trained to be top-notch problem solvers—but what happens when knowledge alone isn’t enough? In today’s rapidly changing landscape, engagement is the name of the game. Clients want more than quick fixes and an invoice. They want to feel seen, heard, and valued. In short, they want connection.
This session explores how our own assumptions, judgments, and blind spots can quietly undermine that connection—and what to do instead. You’ll learn how stress impairs decision-making, why traditional methods often fall short, and how powerful questions and validation can help you shift from focusing on the problem to engaging with the person. Walk away with practical tools and insights you can use right away—and a new lens for getting better at what you do.
Pending approval for 1 hour of General CLE and 1 hour of General CME.
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About Christina McGhee
Christina McGhee, MSW is an internationally recognized divorce parenting expert, speaker, and author of the critically acclaimed book, PARENTING APART: How Separated and Divorced Parents Can Raise Happy and Secure Kids and founder of divorceandchildren.com. Christina adamantly believes divorce doesn’t have to equal devastation for families. While it is undeniably hard, with the right kind of information and support, she feels parents have the ability to be a child’s absolute best resource when families change.
Currently, she maintains a select coaching practice that allows her to work with parents all over the world. Additionally, Christina has leveraged her broad range of experience to create the unique multidisciplinary Co-Parenting SpecialistTM Training Program. It teaches divorce professionals how to keep kids in the center, not the middle when parents part.
Christina also serves as the Education and Training Director for the SPLIT Outreach Project, a non-profit organization that produced the groundbreaking documentaries SPLIT: The EARLY Years and SPLIT UP: The TEEN Years. Whether she is training, coaching, or creating programs, Christina’s passion for disrupting the status quo, changing divorce for the better, and keeping the focus where it belongs… on kids, remains constant.
Christina and her husband live outside of Houston, Texas, and are the proud parents of four “adultish” children (two bonus, two bio.)When she’s not busy restoring order to the universe, Christina spends her time taking in sunsets, searching for the perfect cup of coffee, and ordering more books than she can possibly read.
About Kelly Myers
Kelly Myers, Co-Trainer brings a wealth of experience to the Co-Parenting Specialist® Training Program as a divorce and co-parenting coach, mediator, and communication expert. Having experienced divorce and co-parenting firsthand, she has committed herself to continually pushing the edge of her learning by investing in training and education regarding the newest information and methodologies available in this space.
Her enhanced skill set provides deeper insight into the complex dynamics involved in separation/divorce and their impact on families. With nearly a decade of immersion in her field, Kelly possesses a unique skill: the ability to translate her wealth of knowledge into practical tools that empower parents and assist professionals in enhancing their skills.
Kelly’s career is dedicated to empowering her clients to make informed decisions, find their voice, and achieve positive outcomes for themselves and their children. She sees working with co-parents as an opportunity to facilitate constructive conversations between divorcing couples, fostering a cooperative and respectful environment. Her goal is to help couples find common ground, identify shared priorities, and reach mutually beneficial, sustainable agreements that are built around their children’s needs.Kelly’s approach to coaching, mediation, and co-parenting is grounded in empathy and the belief that divorcing couples can redefine their relationships and their families.