Hi, I'm Belle!

I have spent years working with families in both high and low conflict separation situations in my role as a child & adolescent psychologist.

During my work I noticed a lack of resources for parents navigating separation who wanted to support their child(ren). Whether these parents were supporting them alone, or had a beautiful co-parenting relationship. Available services seemed to focus on navigating high-conflict co-parenting situations, or figuring out the logistics of the family law system. There seemed to be very little out there for parents who simply wanted to support their child’s emotional wellbeing.

I worked with children who felt torn, confused, and emotionally overwhelmed as they tried to make sense of the big changes with no roadmap. Some felt they had to be different versions of themselves within both homes and worried about hurting one parents feelings simply by loving the other.

That's why I created Beyond the Split. A child-centred roadmap for parents who want to help their children feel emotionally safe, resilient and secure through every transition, every changeover and every hard question that follows a family separation.