Your Instructor
44 years. 1,000+ investigations. One reason.
Suzanne Dircks, M.A., LMHC — licensed mental health counselor, certified family mediator, and Guardian ad Litem with four decades of child custody experience in Tacoma and Pierce County, Washington.
Built on real credentials
- 44 years in child custody
- 1,000+ Guardian ad Litem investigations
- Court-aware certificates
The credential stack behind the certificate
Every certificate from Child Custody Resolutions carries Suzanne’s credential stack. Here is what that means in concrete terms.
Degree
M.A., Antioch University Seattle — child custody and family systems emphasis
License
Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) — State of Washington
Certification
Certified Family Mediator
Practice
44 years of private practice in Tacoma, Washington — specializing in child custody, divorce, and family separation
Investigations
Over 1,000 Guardian ad Litem investigations in Pierce County Superior Court
Published
Published author on child custody, divorce, and the welfare of children of separation
Court-Accepted
Accepted by courts in all 50 states and Washington D.C.
If your court declines to accept a certificate from Child Custody Resolutions, we refund you in full — regardless of when you completed the course. The guarantee is unconditional.
Why this work
Suzanne did not enter child custody work as a career choice. She entered it because of her own experience navigating a difficult family separation — and the recognition that parents in that situation need something most of them cannot access: a credentialed professional who understands both the clinical and legal dimensions, and who genuinely cares about the outcome for children.
44 years later, her practice still centers on that original insight. The certificates, the four-decade caseload, the LMHC license behind every course — these are not marketing decisions. They are the practical result of four decades of understanding exactly what courts, attorneys, and parents actually need.
The court will accept these certificates because the credential stack is real. And the curriculum covers what matters because Suzanne has spent 1,000+ investigations watching what happens to children when co-parenting fails.
What this is for
Every certificate from Child Custody Resolutions represents a parent who made a decision. Not because a court required it, but because they chose to learn something about how to protect their child from the conflict they are living through.
That decision is what Suzanne built this for.
The court will accept these certificates. The curriculum will give parents tools they will use for years. But the work — the actual reason for 44 years in this field — is the child who grows up with two parents who learned, on their own, to protect them from what was happening around them.
Suzanne Dircks, M.A., LMHC — private practice
In addition to Child Custody Resolutions, Suzanne maintains a private practice in Tacoma, Washington, serving families navigating separation, custody disputes, and co-parenting challenges.
Schedule a Consultation
Counseling intake →Location
Tacoma, Washington
Services
Individual counseling · Co-parenting counseling · Custody mediation · Guardian ad Litem consulting
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