Caroline Fithen, MA

Caroline Fithen, MA, provides non-clinical Divorce Strategy services for women navigating high-conflict separation, divorce, coercive control, parenting transitions, and post-separation challenges.

Caroline is not a therapist and not an attorney. She previously trained and practiced in the counseling field, then intentionally stepped away from the therapy profession to focus solely on Divorce Strategy for women. Her work exists in the space between therapy and legal representation: the practical, relational, emotional, and logistical middle where many women are trying to hold everything together while also learning how to advocate clearly for themselves and their children.

When you are navigating divorce, especially in Lane County, there often is not time to wait, and there is rarely enough space to process the pressure, decisions, deadlines, parenting concerns, financial changes, and emotional upheaval happening all at once. Attorneys play an important role in legal procedure and representation. Therapists play an important role in emotional support and healing. Caroline’s role is different: she helps women understand what they are navigating, organize what matters, develop language for complex dynamics, strengthen boundaries, communicate more effectively with their attorneys, and participate more confidently in the decisions shaping their future. This work can also support women as they shift from marital roles into co-parenting dynamics, where new language, boundaries, and expectations often need to be built with intention.

This work is especially meaningful for women who have carried unequal emotional labor, parenting responsibilities, financial limitations, one-sided relationship dynamics, or patterns of control that can be difficult to explain in traditional systems. Many women are not lacking strength or insight. They are lacking support, language, tools, and a clear framework for making sense of what has happened and what needs to happen next.

Through Divorce Strategy, Caroline helps women clarify priorities, strengthen boundaries, organize documentation, reduce overwhelm, and advocate for what matters most, often safety, stability, and the wellbeing of their children. The goal is not to stay stuck in blame. The goal is to build ownership, clarity, self-trust, and practical capacity during a season that can feel deeply destabilizing.

Caroline brings professional experience in domestic violence advocacy, child abuse prevention, counseling training, behavioral health systems, family support, program development, and non-legal navigation of family court systems. She also brings lived understanding of how difficult it can be to navigate Lane County systems when divorce involves unequal power, high conflict, or family dynamics that are not easily understood by traditional divorce coaching models.

Many clients work with Caroline while also working with a therapist and an attorney. Divorce Strategy is not a replacement for either. It is another layer of support: focused on education, advocacy, strategy, communication, documentation, resilience, and practical tools. Caroline is glad to help more women gain clarity about their situations, support their children through transition, and move forward with more confidence, language, and steadiness.

Caroline is also the Founder and Executive Director of Facing Giants, a resilience-centered community focused on breaking barriers, restoring resilience, reducing isolation, and expanding access to support through education, practical tools, connection, and human-centered programming.

Divorce Strategy is not therapy, counseling, legal advice, or legal representation. It is practical, structured support for women who need language, tools, organization, and a steadier foundation while navigating one of the most difficult transitions of their lives.

One-time intensives and strategy sessions are 90 minutes and are $350 for the full session. Caroline works with a small number of women each quarter and maintains a low caseload to provide thorough, thoughtful support. Longer-term containers are currently $2,500 for the 3-month program and $4,500 for the 6-month program. Both longer-term containers include one additional month of access at no additional charge to account for unexpected timing changes, court delays, or shifts in the process.

If additional support is needed after the included month concludes, standard one-time session rates or discounted package rates may apply. Payment plans may be available for longer-term containers. Application is required for longer-term containers, and payment is required at the time of booking.

Caroline does not provide crisis support. While outcomes in divorce and court-related processes cannot be guaranteed, the goal of this work is to help women leave each session with greater clarity, stronger language, practical tools, and actionable next steps. Women are not navigating the process alone; they have a strategic partner helping them organize, advocate, and move forward with more confidence.