Working in partnership for your best outcome

Kristina Lindsay, MA, HCDC, CDVP

Based out of Chicago’s North Shore, Kristina is both a certified High Conflict Divorce Coach and certified Domestic Violence Professional. She came to the field of high conflict divorce coaching through her career in the domestic violence world. After years supporting clients in domestic violence court and seeing the injustice and pain caused by a family court system that did not take abuse seriously, Kristina began to look for ways to advocate for change. Kristina has worked in high crisis environments such as civil/criminal court as well as multiple hospital systems providing crisis intervention for patients disclosing abuse. She also has extensive experience researching, developing, and facilitating high level trainings.

She has an expertise in strategizing, empowering clients, and a working knowledge of domestic abuse that is essential when dealing with high conflict individuals. Kristina provides nonjudgemental coaching from a trained Trauma Informed Care perspective. She is also qualified to safety plan and a certified assessor in the Danger Assessment, a tool utilized to measure lethality risk. Kristina provides a needed link from the domestic violence arena to family court- where the abuse of a high conflict individual can often go unrecognized.

Testimonials

“Kristina will be an amazing resource and advocate for those attempting to navigate the family court system. It was an honor to have Kristina in our program and I look forward to cheering her on in her advocacy work.”

~ Tina Swithin, CEO/Founder of the High Conflict Divorce Coach Certification Program

“My feelings felt validated and I felt like I had a plan. Kristina was great and the best part of the coaching session was not feeling like I had to justify myself…she just believed me and supported me. “

~ A, from California

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FAQs

  • A HCDC is certified and trained to be your strategy partner. We have honed our skills and specialize in not only the basics of a regular divorce coach, but have the added knowledge and expertise to guide you through an atypical divorce case.

  • Domestic abuse is a pattern of behavior in which a person uses power & control over another person to cause harm. In high conflict divorce the legal proceedings become a tool of the abusive person. See the Post Separation Abuse Wheel on the Resources page for further info.

  • Prior to your session, you will be asked to fill out a form with your top three topics to focus on. This allows for the sessions to be as focused as possible.

  • Sessions take place via Microsoft Teams through a link that can open the application on your browser. It is simple and there is no need to download anything. If you prefer a phone session we can do that too. Your comfort and safety are most important.

  • It is terrifying to be accused in court of Parental Alienation- a scientifically debunked theory & tool of abusers. At EOC we provide you with direct guidance and strategy to refute these types of dangerous claims.

  • Not at all - I work with clients that are anywhere in the process of separation - from contemplation through navigating the post-divorce world. I work with clients that have never been married or who do not have children. High conflict individuals know no boundaries: I am here for you.