It totally sucks that this is happening, but it’s good you are here.
The incredibly difficult experience of separation and divorce just got a little less overwhelming for you.
Saskatchewan’s most comprehensive out-of-court support for separation and divorce.
How Can I Help?
Discover the support that suits you best:
ROADMAP CONSULT
You Both Work with Me (2:1)
Multi-skilled, structured supervision and support to realistically work through separation stuff with both partners — without turning everything into a dumpster fire.
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Most people start with a Roadmap Consult™ — a 90-minute education and strategy session for both of you.
From there, possible next steps may include mediation, collaborative divorce (with me as family coach), or parenting coordination, if that’s a better fit.
The focus is on realistic, workable decisions about parenting, money, and property — not pretending everything is “amicable” when it isn’t.
SEPARATION COACHING
Just You Work With Me (1:1)
A real-life professional guide for direct, realistic, and effective step-by-step advice - whether you are secretly contemplating a separation, in the early chaos, or living with the aftermath.
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Individual support if you’re contemplating separation, in the early chaos, or living with the aftermath.
We focus on scripts, boundaries, and planning so you’re not running your separation through a search engine or your most reactive group chat.
Helps you use lawyers and other professionals more wisely — and avoid unforced errors driven by panic, guilt, or pressure.
LEARN WITH LANA
Making Sense of Your Separation
Legal information and direct, practical education about separation and divorce. Organized and explained in plain language by a multi-skilled professional.
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Individual support if you’re contemplating separation, in the early chaos, or living with the aftermath.
We focus on scripts, boundaries, and planning so you’re not running your separation through a search engine or your most reactive group chat.
Helps you use lawyers and other professionals more wisely — and avoid unforced errors driven by panic, guilt, or pressure.
You Don’t Need To Do This Alone
My guess is — you wish you could just dump your situation on someone’s table and have them skillfully point you in the most effective direction.
Good news: that person is me.
Over the past two decades, I’ve worked as a defense lawyer, Crown prosecutor, corporate lawyer, family law attorney, professional mediator, and social worker. I’ve seen complicated people problems from all angles, which means I understand situations — and humans — on all sides of an issue.
Now, I work entirely out of court as a deliberate reaction to my courtroom years, not an extension of them. I help people create healthier experiences that are intentional, mindfully designed, and less destructive, even when things are messy.
Why Not Just Lawyer Up First?
For a long time, this was the standard separation story:
One person hires a lawyer.
The other person hires a lawyer.
Different stories.
Different rooms.
No one to predict and prevent unnecessary challenges or easily avoidable problems.
Nothing to neutralize conflict or normalize aspects of the experience.
No one to interpret information or provide context or perspective.
This approach leads to spiraling costs, assumptions, stories, resentment, and regrets.
In 2022, Saskatchewan’s Early Family Dispute Resolution (EFDR) took effect.
This means that out-of-court options are now the first step to marital separation. This is a good thing for couples and families — but it’s necessary to get clear, realistic information at the start of your separation journey by working with a skilled professional.
I help people navigate the realities of the EFDR framework while helping people make more informed choices every step of the way.
HOW I HELP:
Roadmap Consult™
A modern starting point that considers your unique circumstances comprehensively. This service includes skillful recommendations of processes and professionals that may work best for your circumstances.Out-of-court processes
A 4-Month Mediation Term service for collaborative divorce and parenting coordination — tailored to the specifics of your situation to get ahead of avoidable challenges.Separation Coaching
Strategic support for people contemplating, experiencing, or struggling with any stage of the separation or divorce experience.
