Women & their families
Step into power and justice for your child.
We give mothers in high-conflict separation holistic support through the whole journey: calm communication, court-ready documentation, firm boundaries and a clear strategy. You're not powerless, you have leverage, and we uncover it with you.
You're not powerless
Separation is built to wear you down. We help you turn it into leverage.
Abuse rarely ends when the relationship does. Legal harassment, emotional manipulation and attempts at economic control are designed to keep you reacting and off balance. We help you turn lived reality into leverage: calm authority, clear boundaries, court-ready documentation and scripts that reflect your voice, so your progress never depends on an uncooperative co-parent.
More agency
Decisions and momentum that are yours, not dictated by the other side.
Less chaos
Predictable systems for communication, handovers and record-keeping.
Child-focused progress
Measurable movement toward what actually matters: your child.
What we help you with
Support across the whole of separation
Six areas, one coherent strategy, tailored to exactly where you are right now.
Conflict-Proof Communication
Ready-to-use scripts and 60-second responses that keep messages and handovers calm, even under provocation. You reply with clarity, not reaction.
Court-Ready Documentation
Turn scattered messages and incidents into a clear, factual, chronological record, organised so it can be understood at a glance and holds up where it matters.
Boundaries & Low-Contact Strategies
Firm, workable boundaries and low-contact operating plans, so your progress no longer depends on an uncooperative co-parent.
Child-Centred Co-Parenting Plans
Practical agreements and routines that shield your child from the conflict and give everyone predictability and calm.
Resilience & Mindset Reset
Trauma-informed coaching to steady your nervous system, rebuild confidence and lead yourself with grace through a hard season.
Strategic Separation Navigation
A clear map of your leverage points and next steps across the whole journey, so you always know what to do next, and why.
Ways to work with us
Choose the support that fits where you are
1:1 Coaching
Holistic, trauma-informed guidance through the whole of separation and beyond. Mindset, communication and legal know-how, tailored to your situation.
Holistic Co-Parenting Guide
A clear path to a co-parenting arrangement you can actually live with, built for calm, confidence and your child's wellbeing.
Court-Ready Documentation
We help you turn messages, incidents and notes into a structured, factual log that holds up where it counts.
The Anti-Conflict Handover Kit Free
A 60-minute starter kit: calm reply templates, a handover checklist and a one-page documentation log.
Why HFS
Why mothers choose us
In a field of piecemeal services, we bring the whole picture together, with the dignity and depth this moment deserves.
Legal know-how and communication, in one tandem
A law graduate (LLM) and a communication expert working side by side, so you don't have to assemble your own team. Unique in the DACH region.
We help you build court-ready documentation
Not a side note, but a core part of what we do. We help you turn scattered records into clear, structured documentation, something most providers never touch.
Trauma-informed and evidence-based
Calm for your nervous system, grounded in research and lived experience, not guesswork.
Founded by mothers who've walked it
Lived and researched, not theoretical. We've stood where you're standing.
German and English
Support across Austria, Switzerland and the wider region, including expat and international families.
Free guide
The 60-Minute Anti-Conflict Handover Kit
Handovers are the flashpoint. This starter kit gives you ready-to-use language and a simple structure to keep them calm, in about an hour.
- Calm reply templates for common provocations
- A simple handover checklist that lowers friction
- A one-page documentation log to start today
Free. Straight to your inbox.
Get in touch
Take the first calm step
Tell us where you are in your separation and we'll reply with clear, practical next steps. No pressure, no judgement, just a calm place to start.