Kristi McGrath

Certified High-Conflict Divorce Strategist & Coach

With years of experience navigating divorce, custody, and co-parenting issues under the family court microscope, I use my extensive knowledge and training to educate and guide those confronting high-conflict individuals and challenging family court dynamics. Employing a three-pronged approach, I equip clients with the information, strategies, and tools necessary to tackle their challenges, protect their children, and work toward their goals.

By unpacking high-conflict behaviors, patterns, and motivations, I help clients better understand the dynamics they are navigating while developing strategies tailored to the unique challenges of divorce, custody, and co-parenting disputes.

I also offer insight into the realities of family court and help clients develop a strategy mindset focused on the areas that matter most in custody and co-parenting cases. Through communication strategy, documentation organization, preparation support, and child-focused planning, I help clients approach difficult situations with greater clarity, preparation, and confidence.

Those navigating the family court system are often viewed through a very narrow lens. Based on limited information, the court quickly forms impressions of both parties and makes decisions that can have lasting impacts on families and children. I help clients strategically document concerns, organize information effectively, and communicate in ways that maintain credibility and keep the focus where it belongs — on the well-being of their children.

The information, strategies, and tools with which I equip clients have been shaped not only through extensive training, but through personal experience as well. It was my therapist who first explained to me that my then-husband’s behavior had a name — abuse. She encouraged me to seek safety, not reconciliation, explaining that domestic abuse often escalates over time. With time, I learned firsthand how right she was. What followed was years of navigating an abusive relationship, protecting my children, enduring family court challenges, and eventually healing and rebuilding my life.

I know all too well how isolating, confusing, and emotionally exhausting this journey can be, but with me as your strategy partner, you do not have to walk this path alone.

Specialties

• High-Conflict Divorce & Custody Cases
• Co-Parenting with High-Conflict Individuals
• Credibility-Focused Communication Strategies
• Parenting Plan Development
• Documentation Organization & TImeline Development
• Court & Mediation Preparation Support
• Domestic & Post-Separation Abuse Dynamics
• Understanding Narcissistic & Other High-Conflict Personality Dynamics

Qualifications

• High-Conflict Divorce Coach Certification, 2021
• Master's Degree in Education, Penn State University, 2003
• Bachelor's Degree in English, Penn State University, 2002