Lauren was an amazing support to me during the beginning stages of my divorce when I had no idea what I was doing. Her non-judgmental, “stop beating yourself up” approach was exactly what I needed. She is understanding, yet no-nonsense and helped to keep me on track with the overwhelming tasks of starting over. She helped me focus on the positives in my life and gave me strategies and tools that fit with my particular situation. I will forever be grateful to have been able to lean on Lauren through this emotional and difficult process.
Step Into the Mediation Room with Confidence
take the guesswork out of the process.
resolve your divorce confidently & Sensibly.
Divorce Mediation Coaching & Consulting
You know you want to resolve your divorce with as little damage to yourself, your family, and your bank account as possible.
You’ve heard divorce mediation may be the way to go. But you wonder whether it will work for you because your spouse can be difficult and your situation has some challenges.
You’re about to embark on a legal process you don’t know much about and make high-stakes decisions on critical issues that will affect your future for years to come.
All of this is expected of you at a time when intense emotions may be making it challenging to see your situation objectively or stay at the negotiating table.
And you don’t know what’s reasonable to ask for in terms of a settlement.
You want to get this right. But you’re not sure how or where to start.
That’s okay. You’re not supposed to know how to do that already.
With more than 16 years of experience as a Southern California divorce professional, I do. And I can teach you how to handle divorce mediation like a pro through my signature program, The Sensible Split.
Don’t waste time, money, and effort going into mediation unprepared.
""If you fail to prepare, you're preparing to fail.""
Imagine . . .
You understand and can navigate the mediation process.
You know what you’ll be asking for as a resolution.
You have a plan for obtaining the results most important to you.
You can advocate for yourself and negotiate the issues in dispute.
You know what to do when emotions run high and conflict ramps up.
I will help you prepare, plan for, and confidently navigate and engage in, the divorce mediation process through individualized support and skill building.
The 4 Keys to Success We'll Work On:
The Mediation Process & What to Expect
Deciding What You Want & Developing Settlement Proposals
Negotiating & Advocating for Yourself in the Mediation Room
Creating a Protocol for When Emotions Run High & Conflict Happens
If you’re looking for a professional divorce coach that can help you successfully navigate divorce mediation, look no further.
With a background as a highly experienced divorce attorney and trained mediator, I am passionate about helping women learn to successfully engage in divorce mediation.
After 15 years in the courtroom, I empower women to stay out of it whenever reasonably possible.
Instead, I show clients how they can divorce in a way that is designed to minimize legal fees, maintain more control over the outcome, maximize the potential for their post-divorce life, and resolve the process more quickly and efficiently.
You do not have to have a long, drawn-out, expensive, and ugly divorce process. I can show you how you can do better for yourself and your family.
What My Clients Are Saying
She is understanding, yet no-nonsense and helped to keep me on track with the overwhelming tasks of starting over.
Megan B.
Lauren Fair’s expertise, empathy, compassion, and thoroughness were a grounding force for me during a traumatic time.
Lauren Fair’s expertise, empathy, compassion, and thoroughness were a grounding force for me during a traumatic time. Compounding the typical stressors of divorce were the realities of fundamentally different parenting styles. I often found myself lamenting to Lauren. She served impeccably . . . to the point where Lauren also became a confidante.
Jamie S.
With her coaching, I was able to stay more calm and collected during the process, and minimized conflict with my ex as much as possible.
I found Lauren in a coaches’ group where she was highly recommended by many fellow coaches. Lauren is an amazing coach that met me where I was and walked me through every step of the process before I even initiated my divorce. With her coaching, I was able to stay more calm and collected during the process, and minimized conflict with my ex as much as possible. This not only helped me but my whole family, especially the kids. I highly recommend having Lauren on your side for navigating through a divorce!
Joanna W.
I started my sessions with Lauren feeling lost and finished our time together confident and hopeful.
Once I made the life-changing decision to seek a divorce, I knew I was going to need some help and guidance. Lauren was the perfect fit for me in that she was able to share her legal knowledge about the divorce process with me, but also could provide me with the needed emotional support and validation I needed along my journey. I started my sessions with Lauren feeling lost and finished our time together confident and hopeful. I am so grateful and I would recommend any woman going through the divorce process meet with Lauren!
Katie S.
When I was stuck on decisions, she was able to talk through all the possible outcomes to help guide me towards a decision without pressuring me one way or another.”
This was my first time ever going through a divorce and my ex had done it 3 times. He was great at manipulating and knew what he was doing. I had no idea. Lauren was able to provide me with all the info I needed and guided me when I had NO idea. I never would have been able to get as far as I did without her. Lauren was very supportive and helpful! Lauren was able to provide me with peace when I was stressed by explaining the next steps and reassuring me that what I was asking for wasn’t anything ridiculous. When I was stuck on decisions, she was able to talk through all the possible outcomes to help guide me towards a decision without pressuring me one way or another.”
Caitlin W.
FAQs
It’s true divorce is a financially challenging time for many people. Even though hiring a divorce coach is an investment, you will save an immeasurable amount of time and money on legal fees and mediator fees when you work with an alternative dispute resolution divorce coach because you will be prepared, supported, and positioned to make smarter and more efficient decisions. Tune into The Sensible Split Podcast Episode 24 to learn more.
As early in the process as possible! Although a divorce coach can help you at any stage in the process, the best time to begin working with a divorce coach is when you’re contemplating divorce or have already decided to divorce but do not know what to do next.
Absolutely! We work with clients who have attorneys and clients who do not. One of the benefits to having a coach while you have an attorney is that the coach can help you to use your attorney as efficiently and strategically as possible so you can spend your money on legal fees wisely.
A divorce coach does not provide legal advice but can provide education whenever possible. In addition, because of my background as a lawyer, I know how to help you efficiently identify issues you may want to obtain legal advice, which allows you to use your attorney more cost-effectively. If you want to combine coaching with legal advice in connection with divorce mediation, I am able to offer both through my law firm, Fair Cadora, APC. Just inquire!
My divorce mediation coaching packages start at $2,500.
Let's Talk
I understand that figuring out your next steps in your divorce can be overwhelming and stressful.
The decisions you make early on in the divorce process can seriously impact how long your divorce takes, how much it costs, and how much control you have over the outcome.
The first step is to request a consultation. I can help you take it from there.