Services
FAMILY COURT
PARENTING COORDINATION
A Parenting Coordinator serves as a neutral third-party professional who helps separated or divorced parents navigate ongoing conflicts and implement effective co-parenting strategies. Working within AFCC guidelines, we provide essential support to high-conflict families seeking to prioritize their children's well-being.
Our services include resolving child-related disputes without court involvement, assisting with day-to-day parenting decisions when parents cannot agree, and helping implement existing parenting plans. We focus on improving co-parent communication, teaching conflict reduction strategies, and developing custody arrangements when none exist.
FAMILY REUNIFICATION THERAPY
Family Reunification Therapy is a structured, trauma-informed approach that helps families heal fractured parent-child relationships. This therapeutic process examines the individual and shared roles each family member has played in the estrangement, while guiding them toward renewed connection. Integrating cognitive-behavioral, trauma-informed, and solution-focused strategies, the therapy supports the development of a practical parenting plan that restores trust, strengthens attachment, and rebuilds reciprocal emotional bonds.
EDUCATION
POLITICAL TERROR AND DOMESTIC TRAUMA: AFRICAN AMERICAN MENTAL HEALTH™
This workshop examines how political rhetoric has historically exploited racial stereotypes and divisions to advance social and political agendas. Through critical analysis and guided discussion, students explore the psychological toll of racially charged narratives on minoritized communities, particularly their impact on academic performance, campus engagement, and emotional well-being.
BUILDING ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL STRENGTH: OVERCOMING EARLY SCHOOL DISRUPTIONS
Research on the educational opportunity gaps found that earlier educational disruptions were correlated with impairments in the academic and social performances of underrepresented and nontraditional students. This workshop reviews, examines, and analyzes the effects of early disruptions on academic preparedness and persistence. In this workshop, you will learn evidence-based techniques, strategies, and skills that enhance academic motivation and readiness.
[UN]CONSCIOUS BIAS AND STEREOTYPE THREAT: PATHWAYS & BEHAVIORS
Course Summary:
Equity research identified [un]conscious bias, stereotyping, and stereotype-risk that unwittingly create barriers within the faculty-student relationship and de-optimize both academic and social performances. This workshop reviews, examines, and analyzes the psychosocial dynamics within the faculty-student relationship that both erode and promote student performance. In this workshop, students will learn evidence-based strategies and techniques that increase the timely completion of core requirements and transfer-rates of minoritized students.
GENERATIONAL AND COMMUNITY TRAUMA: BUILDING RESILIENCY
Clinical research shows that generational and community trauma can significantly disrupt emotional, psychological, and behavioral functioning in academic environments. This workshop explores the impact of trauma on students’ ability to navigate the social, cultural, and academic demands of community college. Participants will learn practical emotional regulation techniques that support healthier adjustment, enhance academic engagement, and strengthen resilience in and outside the classroom.
IMPOSTER SYNDROME: BELONGINGNESS & SOCIAL INTEGRATION
Equity and inclusion research shows that nontraditional and minoritized students are especially vulnerable to Impostor Syndrome—feelings of self-doubt, negative self-appraisal, and social isolation that undermine academic engagement. This workshop examines the psychological impact of “being the first” and how internalized self-doubt disrupts help-seeking behaviors and academic integration. Participants will learn evidence-based strategies to foster a sense of belonging, build meaningful academic relationships, and confidently access campus resources to enhance learning and success.
CAMPUS AND CLASSROOM ENGAGEMENT: READINESS, MOTIVATION & DRIVE
Decades of research confirm what many educators see daily: nontraditional and high-need students often arrive academically capable but psychologically unprepared. The cumulative effects of trauma, emotional overload, self-doubt, and adverse expectancy beliefs undermine motivation, persistence, and help-seeking behaviors—leading to task avoidance, low effort, and ultimately, attrition (APA, 2022; Bandura, 1997).
FORMERLY INCARCERATED STUDENTS: OPTIMIZING ACADEMIC & SOCIAL PERFORMANCE
Course Summary:
Forensic research found that the transition into academic and occupational spaces by formerly incarcerated students is complicated by the individual effects of prolonged incarceration and perceptions held by faculty. This workshop reviews, examines, and analyzes the impact of perceptions on formerly incarcerated students on classroom performance, campus engagement, completion of core requirements, and transfer rates to universities and/or vocational settings. In this workshop, students will learn techniques and strategies to overcome the effects of former incarceration.