​This talk emphasizes the important role of health professionals, teachers, and counselors when a couple separates. It introduces Collaborative Law, a supportive, non-adversarial approach to divorce that involves a team to help families transition to a two-home setup in a healthy way. The approach offers a caring alternative to traditional legal disputes, empowering families during difficult times.

​Speaker Bio:

​Dr. Emma Waddington

​Host

​As founder of Us Therapy, is a Senior Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years of experience. In the UK, she developed a Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) service, lectured at the Anna Freud Centre, and was a visiting lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry.

​Since moving to Singapore, Emma has supported adults, couples, children, and families through emotional challenges. She led a DBT service at NUS and served as an adjunct associate professor for five years. She now works closely with community services to enhance psychological care.

​Her key areas of expertise include anxiety, depression, sleep issues, anger management, and behavioural difficulties.

​Tiffany Rochester

​Guest Speaker

​As founder of The Same Mountain and Co-Parenting Companion, Tiffany has developed evidence-based frameworks that transform high-conflict family dynamics into workable co-parenting relationships. Her approach integrates ACT, Compassion-Focused Therapy, and ProSocial principles with practical strategies drawn from extensive experience in:

• ​expert witness testimony in Family Court proceedings

• ​court-mandated therapy for families in legal disputes

• ​child and adolescent mental health services

• ​youth justice system intervention

• ​perinatal mental health support

• ​working with neurodivergent children and their families