Attorney & GAL Workshops
LEGAL TRAINING · CLE-ELIGIBLE · COLORADO
The behavioral dynamics driving high-conflict family cases are not adequately covered in legal training. This workshop closes that gap with applied clinical precision, delivered by someone who has spent twenty-six years on both sides of the courtroom.
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CLE-Eligible
Half-Day or Full-Day
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On-Site or Virtual
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Scoped at Inquiry
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Colorado · Credits TBC
The clinical framework that changes how attorneys read their most difficult cases.
WHAT THIS ENGAGEMENT DOES
Most attorneys working in family law develop pattern recognition over time through exposure and experience. What this workshop provides is the clinical framework behind those patterns: why high-conflict clients behave the way they do, how personality disorder presentations manifest in legal proceedings, and what the behavioral dynamics mean for strategy, communication, and case management.
Natalie has testified in the cases these attorneys are navigating. She has been the CFI whose report changed the trajectory of a hearing. She brings to this training not theory but twenty-six years of applied clinical and legal-adjacent practice, delivered in a format that produces immediately applicable skills.
Choose the depth your team requires.
FORMAT OPTIONS
HALF-DAY · 3.5 HOURS
Foundations Workshop
Core clinical framework for high-conflict personality presentations in family law. Escalation patterns, communication dynamics, and the behavioral indicators that change case strategy. Ideal for firms seeking targeted CLE credit on a focused topic.
BEST FOR: TARGETED TRAINING · CLE CREDIT · INTRODUCTION TO THE METHOD
FULL-DAY · 7 HOURS
Applied Practice Workshop
Full clinical framework plus applied case work. Participants bring real case dynamics and work through the Center Table Method in a structured, facilitated environment. Deeper skill development with immediate practical application.
BEST FOR: FIRM-WIDE TRAINING · DEEP SKILL DEVELOPMENT · COMPLEX CASE TEAMS
The clinical intelligence behind the cases that do not resolve.
WHAT THE TRAINING COVERS
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How narcissistic and borderline personality disorder patterns manifest in family law proceedings and what they mean for case strategy and client management.
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Identifying the escalation patterns that drive high-conflict cases and understanding how attorney responses can inadvertently accelerate them.
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Applied protocols for client communication, opposing counsel interaction, and court documentation in high-conflict cases.
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Clinical indicators of child impact in high-conflict custody dynamics and what the evidence base says about intervention and outcome.
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How to read, use, and challenge CFI findings effectively. Understanding the clinical methodology behind forensic assessments.
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Maintaining professional objectivity and avoiding counter-transference in the most adversarial client dynamics family law produces.
"The attorneys who are most effective in high-conflict cases are the ones who understand what they are actually dealing with, not just legally but behaviorally."
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CLE training that changes
how your team handles its hardest cases.
Workshops are scoped based on format, group size, and delivery preference. Reach out to discuss what the right format is for your firm or organization.