Parenting coordination is a child-focused process to help high-conflict coparents resolve disputes, understand children’s needs, and implement parenting plans. This may also involve court-approved decisions when necessary.
Expert psychological evaluations for informed decisions in legal contexts.
Facilitated therapy to rebuild and strengthen parent-child relationships after separation.
Assessments ensuring children’s perspectives are considered in legal matters.
Practical strategies to enhance parenting and improve co-parenting dynamics.
Comprehensive evaluations to identify and mitigate potential risks.
Neutral conflict resolution services to achieve fair, voluntary agreements.
Ensuring children’s voices are heard during mediation.
Therapy to improve communication, resolve conflict, and strengthen family relationships.
Clinical
Taylor Norum's therapeutic philosophy revolves around the belief that substantial progress arises from facing challenges rather than seeking easy solutions, aiming to help clients truly improve and reach their full potential. He prioritizes individual well-being, tailoring therapy to each person's unique needs. With a foundation in psychoanalytic and cognitive psychology, along with expertise in EMDR, Taylor offers a holistic approach to addressing the root causes of mental health issues. He considers emotions, cognitive processes, and unconscious influences in his practice. Taylor is equally dedicated to addressing family dynamics and parenting concerns, employing a comprehensive family therapy approach that incorporates conflict resolution and forgiveness strategies. As a parenting coach, he provides up-to-date parenting education and research, fostering a non-judgmental environment to support and enhance caregivers' skills. Taylor brings specialized experience in supporting families and neurodiverse children, adeptly addressing the intricate challenges these children and their families face.
Taylor Norum has been practicing psychology since 2017. He began his career in the non-profit sector, providing clinical support to families and children with neurodevelopmental concerns and a wide range of family-related challenges. In 2018, he joined his family’s private practice, Norum Psychological Services, where he continues to provide both clinical and forensic family psychological services.
Forensic
Taylor’s forensic psychology practice specializes in co-parenting counselling, parent coaching, and both evaluative and therapeutic interventions under Practice Note 7. As a skilled mediator, he focuses on resolving divorce and family conflicts, particularly around parenting, co-parenting strategies, scheduling, and support matters. Taylor also provides individual and parenting capacity assessments.
Taylor is a trained therapist, mediator and Parenting Coordinator who also provides binding arbitration. He has extensive experience in alternative dispute resolution, including mediation, arbitration, and parenting coordination. His clinical work includes family therapy, co-parent counselling and coaching, and family reunification therapy. Taylor also prepares both evaluative and non-evaluative Voice of the Child Reports, as well as Practice Note 7 Evaluative and Therapeutic Interventions.
Registered with the College of Alberta Psychologists
Psychologists' Association of Alberta
EMDR Canada
EMDR International Association (EMDRIA)
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC)