
Centering Children, Guiding Families Forward
About Child Centered Collaborative
The Child-Centered Collaborative is a multi-disciplinary alliance of attorneys, therapists, coaches, and family-centered professionals working together to protect children from the impact of parental conflict.
We exist to bridge the gap between legal decisions and real-life parenting - where communication breaks down, emotions run high, and families are often left without a clear path forward.
By integrating structure, mindset, and collaboration, we assist parents move beyond cycles of conflict and build sustainable systems for communication, shared decision-making, and accountability - especially in the moments that matter most.
Because families don’t need more opinions.
They need alignment, clarity, and a way forward.
How We Partner With You
We collaborate with courts, firms, clinicians, and organizations to bring practical, child-centered solutions into the spaces where families need them most.
Whether you are:
• Navigating a high-conflict case
• Supporting families who feel stuck or reactive
• Looking to reduce repeat litigation and breakdowns in communication
• Seeking tools that go beyond traditional approaches
We offer:
• Professional Trainings & Workshops
• Speaking Engagements
• Case Consultation & Strategy Support
• Systems-Based Frameworks for Co-Parenting
• Assessment & Recommendations
Direct Services:
Legal Support, Mediation, Child, Couples & Family Therapy, Coaching, Co-Parenting, Reunification, Parent Education, Parent Coordination & GAL Services
What We Help Build
We work with professionals and families to strengthen what court orders alone cannot provide:
- Clarity - Turning broad language into specific, usable agreements
- Structure - Creating systems for communication, decision-making, and follow-through
- Alignment - Helping parents operate from shared goals, not opposing positions
- Accountability - Establishing frameworks that are not only understood - but sustainable and enforceable
Why It Matters
Court orders are essential - but they are not designed to carry the full weight of a family’s day-to-day reality.
They often lack the specificity, structure, and shared understanding needed to guide parents through real-life decisions - especially in high-conflict or emotionally charged situations. Key details may be left undefined. Expectations may be open to interpretation. And when clarity is missing, conflict fills the gap.
As a result, families can find themselves:
Repeating the same disagreements
• Returning to court for issues that could have been prevented
• Struggling to make consistent, child-centered decisions
This is not a failure of intention - it’s a gap in application.
The Child-Centered Collaborative exists to close that gap.
We help translate broad agreements into clear, actionable systems - so parents understand not just what is expected, but how to follow through in a way that is consistent, measurable, and sustainable.
Because long-term outcomes for children don’t come from well-written orders alone - they come from parents who have the tools, structure, and support to carry them out.
Our Multidisciplinary Team

Patricia Brady, MS,
LMHC, LMFT
Clinical Director, Center for Achieving Balance for
Children and Families
Patricia Brady, LMHC, LMFT, is a licensed mental health professional with over 25 years of experience supporting children and families through complex transitions, providing forensic evaluation, therapeutic services, and child-centered guidance for courts and collaborative teams.
patriciabradyandassoc@gmail.com
www.patriciabradyandassoc.com

Mardi Chadwick-Balcom, Esq.
Founder/Principal,

Kimberly T. Hutchins, MS
LMHC-MA, LCMHC-NH
Collaborative Divorce Coach
Clinical Director, Common Ground Collaborative
Kimberly T. Hutchins, MS, LMHC, LCMHC, is a Child and Family Psychotherapist, Co-Parenting Therapist and Coach, Collaborative Divorce Coach, Parent Coordinator, and Reunification Therapist specializing in high-conflict family systems, separation, and divorce.
With over 25 years of experience, Kim’s work is informed by both professional expertise and personal experience, bringing deep understanding to the complexities families face as they rebuild after separation. She supports families with practical guidance, through structured and compassionate conversations to move forward toward healthier communication, cooperative co-parenting, and sustainable parenting agreements, prioritizing the wellbeing of children and helping families create more peaceful paths forward that support secure, resilient and emotionally healthy children and family systems.
www.Commongroundcollab.com
Kimberly@Commongroundcollab.com
978-242-7446
Kimberlyhutchinslmhc@gmail.com
978-491-7184

Rita Morris M.Ed,
LMHC, CPCP
The CoParents Path
Rita is a licensed therapist (LMHC), M.Ed., and Certified Co-Parenting Coach with over 20 years of experience walking alongside individuals and families in pain, transition, and growth.

Maria Natapov
Certified BeH2O® Co-Parenting and
Stepparenting Coach & Specialist
Maria Natapov is a Co-Parenting and Stepparenting Expert, Vice Chair of The Sparrow Collective, and trusted advisor to divorce professionals and parenting specialists. Through the BeH2O® methodology and practical communication tools, she helps families move from conflict toward clarity, stability, and stronger relationships for children.
Maria@SynergisticStepparenting.com
https://SynergisticStepparenting.com
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