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Suzanne Dircks: 44 years and 1,000+ Guardian ad Litem investigations
After navigating difficult custody issues in her own life, Suzanne returned to school. She earned a master’s degree in psychology from Antioch University with a focus on child custody, then built a practice helping families through separation, conflict, and change.
Suzanne’s experience and qualifications
44
Years of professional experience
1,000+
Guardian ad Litem investigations
M.A., LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Counseling, custody work, and parent education
Suzanne’s own custody experience led her to study psychology and work with families. Her counseling, court-appointed work, and parent education serve different purposes.
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Working with families
Suzanne has spent 44 years helping families navigate separation, custody disputes, and co-parenting. A certified family mediator, she also offers counseling and education for parents facing difficult transitions.
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Listening in court-involved cases
She has completed more than 1,000 Guardian ad Litem investigations. That work is distinct from private counseling, but it has given her a long view of what conflict can mean for children.
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Making guidance easier to reach
Suzanne co-authored What Children of Divorce Really Need and taught a parenting class in Pierce County. Child Custody Resolutions extends her parent education work into courses people can take on their own time.
Keeping children out of adult conflict
Every course is built for one person: the child in the middle.
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Counseling, reunification therapy and mediation in Washington State.
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