Calm Support for Life’s Hardest Conversations

Calm in Chaos offers mediation services, including mediation coaching, collaborative divorce facilitation, parenting coordination, and coaching to help navigate high-conflict divorce—without going to war. Whether you're ready for change or just exploring your options, I provide the structure, neutrality, and steady guidance you need to find Calm in the Chaos.

Our Services

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Mediation

A calm, structured alternative to litigation. Family mediation helps you and the other party work through conflict with respect, privacy, and neutral guidance—on your terms.

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Divorce doesn’t have to be a battle. I support collaborative divorce teams by guiding conversations, reducing emotional friction, and helping both parties reach thoughtful agreements.

Collaborative Divorce Facilitator

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Divorce is more than paperwork—it’s a deeply personal transition that affects your family, your future, and your peace of mind. I offer structured, supportive services to help you navigate this process without unnecessary conflict. Whether you're preparing to separate, working through parenting challenges, or hoping to avoid court altogether, I provide a calm, neutral space where clarity and cooperation can take the lead.

Divorce Services

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About Jessica

I’m Jessica Oliver, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Florida Supreme Court Mediator. After navigating the court system both personally and professionally, I founded Calm in Chaos, a family mediation and collaborative conflict resolution practice. I offer divorce mediation, collaborative divorce facilitation, and divorce services to help individuals and families move through conflict with clarity, compassion, and dignity.

With advanced training in Collaborative Divorce Practice and a background in trauma-informed care, I bring a calm, structured presence to emotionally charged situations. Whether you’re navigating separation, building a parenting plan, or struggling to communicate with your co-parent, I offer thoughtful, grounded support every step of the way.

I earned my Bachelor’s in Social Work from Saint Leo University and my Master’s in Clinical Social Work from the University of Southern California, specializing in military trauma. Over the years, I’ve worked in inpatient psychiatric units, veterans hospitals, schools, domestic violence shelters, and community mental health programs—settings where high-conflict dynamics were a daily reality. That experience deeply shaped my approach: steady, emotionally intelligent, and rooted in respect for every voice at the table. Today, I use those skills to guide families through complex conversations and high-stakes decisions with empathy and structure.

Events

Behind the Behavior: Understanding Mental Health in High-Conflict Legal Cases

October 13, 2025

9AM-10:30AM EST

Course Description

Behind the Behavior offers attorneys a practical, trauma-informed lens to understand client behavior

in high-conflict legal cases. Rather than dismissing emotional reactions as difficult or irrational, this

course reframes them as potential trauma responses, equipping legal professionals to better

interpret, manage, and communicate with emotionally dysregulated clients.

Participants will learn how common mental health conditions-like PTSD, anxiety, and personality

disorders manifest during legal proceedings and impact decision-making, conflict resolution, and

attorney-client dynamics. The course also explores how to distinguish between strategic

manipulation and psychological overwhelm, with clear guidelines on when to refer clients for mental

health support.

By addressing the emotional toll of high-conflict cases, attorneys will leave with tangible tools to

maintain professional boundaries, reduce compassion fatigue, and practice more effectively within

their scope.

CLE Credit Breakdown:

- 25 minutes General 1.5 CLE (client behavior, legal strategy, and communication)

- 50 minutes Mental Health 1 CLE (diagnoses, trauma-informed strategies, emotional regulation, and

attorney wellbeing)