Co-Parenting Therapy in Hidden Hills
Co-Parenting Therapy in Hidden Hills with Julie Klamon, LMFT
In a gated community as small as Hidden Hills, a separation is hard to keep quiet. Neighbors notice who comes and goes. Your kids may pass their other parent's house on the way to the stables, and the same families see both of you at school pickup. None of that has to mean constant friction. Co-parenting therapy gives you and your former partner a way to run two homes that holds together, so your children are not standing in the middle of it.
I am a licensed marriage and family therapist with more than 20 years in practice, and I have sat with plenty of parents who arrived certain that being civil with an ex was off the table. Most of them were wrong. Cooperation does not require warmth. It requires a few dependable habits and a place to work out the friction before it reaches the kids.
My office is in Agoura Hills, roughly ten minutes from Hidden Hills by way of Las Virgenes Road. I also offer secure video sessions if meeting from home suits you better or your week is tight.
Co-Parenting in the Hidden Hills Community
Privacy is usually the first thing parents raise with me, and for good reason. Hidden Hills is gated, close-knit, and quiet about its business, which makes a separation that already feels exposed even harder. Discretion matters here, so I treat it as part of the work. Meeting in Agoura Hills means you are not passing a familiar face in the waiting room, and video sessions add another layer of cover when you want it.
The practical side is just as real. Most families here are zoned into Las Virgenes Unified, so choices about Round Meadow Elementary, the move up to A.C. Stelle Middle School, and the later years at Calabasas High School have to be made jointly even when the two of you are barely talking. Add riding schedules, weekends, and holidays split across two houses, and the coordination stacks up fast. I help you put that on a system rather than leaving it to whoever is less upset that week.
What Co-Parenting Therapy Addresses
Most of what we work on lands in a few recurring places. How the two of you talk, so a text about a handoff does not turn into a three-day standoff. How you manage the logistics of two homes, from the shared calendar to who covers which activity. How you keep rules and expectations close enough across both houses that the kids are not whipsawed going back and forth. And how you bring down the overall level of conflict, which is the single thing that protects children most.
I keep the focus squarely on the parenting relationship. This is not couples therapy, and we are not relitigating the marriage. We are building something that functions between two people who still have to raise children together.
How Co-Parenting Therapy Works
We begin by naming the situations that reliably go sideways, then take them one at a time. For some parents that means drafting a plain communication agreement you can both point back to. For others it means clearing out enough old resentment that a simple exchange stops feeling loaded. We move at a pace that fits where you actually are. You can read more about my general approach on my co-parenting therapy page.
Children respond to less conflict even though they never enter the room. When the back-and-forth between parents quiets down, kids stop bracing for it, and that change usually shows up at home and at school within a few weeks.
Who I Work With
Both Parents Together
One Parent on Their Own
Parents in Blended Households
Frequently Asked Questions About Co-Parenting Therapy in Hidden Hills
How private is co-parenting therapy for a Hidden Hills family?
Discretion is one of the main reasons Hidden Hills parents reach out to me. Inside a gated community this size, a separation is hard to keep quiet, and people notice who is coming and going. My office sits in Agoura Hills, outside the gates and away from your usual circles, and everything we discuss is confidential and protected by law. For parents who want an extra layer of privacy, I also offer secure video sessions.
How long is the drive from Hidden Hills to your Agoura Hills office?
It is roughly a ten minute drive from Hidden Hills, mostly along Las Virgenes Road. That keeps therapy close enough to fit into a normal week while still putting it well outside the community gates, which most of the parents I see appreciate.
Our children attend schools in Las Virgenes Unified. Can therapy help us make those decisions together?
Yes. School decisions are a frequent flashpoint for separated parents here, whether the question is enrollment at Round Meadow Elementary, the move up to A.C. Stelle Middle School, or expectations once a child reaches Calabasas High School. We build a way for the two of you to weigh these choices without every conversation turning into an argument.
Do both parents have to come to sessions together?
Joint sessions usually move things along faster, but they are not required. If your co-parent will not take part, or if sitting in the same room is not workable right now, I see one parent on their own and we focus on what you can control: your own responses, your boundaries, and steadier communication.
Will my children come to the sessions?
No. Co-parenting therapy is for the adults. Children are not in the room, but they feel the results. When the tension between two parents eases, kids stop carrying it, and that change tends to show up at home and at school within weeks.
We already have a family law attorney. Does therapy fit alongside that?
It fits well. Your attorney handles custody and the legal terms; I work on how the two of you actually talk and make decisions day to day. Parents often find the legal process gets less combative once they can communicate without it turning into a fight.
In-Person and Virtual Co-Parenting Therapy Near Hidden Hills
My office sits in Agoura Hills, CA 91301, a short drive from Hidden Hills along Las Virgenes Road. I see co-parents in person from Hidden Hills and the neighboring communities, including Calabasas, CA, Agoura Hills, CA, and Westlake Village, CA. Secure video sessions are available to parents anywhere in California.
If running two households has turned into a steady source of stress, you do not have to keep white-knuckling it. Schedule a complimentary phone consultation and we can talk through your situation and a realistic next step.
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