Rita Morris, M.Ed., LMHC, Certified Mediator, Certified Co-Parent Coach, and Certified Parenting Coordinator is a nationally recognized expert in helping separated and divorced parents reduce conflict and build child-centered co-parenting systems. With more than 25 years in private practice, Rita specializes in guiding families from reactive, high-conflict dynamics toward structured, emotionally regulated collaboration that protects children’s well-being.
Rita is the founder of The CoParents Path, a coaching and educational platform dedicated to helping parents navigate separation with clarity, stability, and compassion. Through coaching, workshops, and professional trainings, she equips parents and professionals with practical communication tools, decision-making frameworks, and systems that support children across two homes.
Drawing from her extensive clinical experience, mediation training, and work as a parenting coordinator, Rita focuses on translating research on child development, emotional regulation, and executive functioning into practical strategies families can implement immediately.
Rita’s work is deeply informed by both professional expertise and personal purpose. Growing up in a high-conflict household, she experienced firsthand how parental conflict affects children. This perspective fuels her mission to help parents break cycles of conflict and create healthier family systems after separation.
She speaks nationally on co-parenting, conflict resolution, and protecting children’s emotional well-being across two homes