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THE SEAMLESS BLEND

Blended Families, Single Parents &

Parents navigating Infidelity  

The Seamless Blend

Specialist Couples, Parenting &

Family Therapeutic Support

The Seamless Blend provides relationship and family expertise in four streams:

 

  • Blended family expertise and single parent support;

  • Affair recovery while parenting specialist support 

  • Couples and parenting re-connection support

  • FIFO family connection support

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TSB offer trauma-informed, child-focused, family-centred expertise that will strengthen communication, connection and healthier, happier family functioning. We currently operate across  Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Qatar with individual and couples consultations, and interactive workshop for offered in all  streams of service.

 

The Seamless Blend is not marriage counselling - instead we offer specialist experts in complex family dynamics across specific family dynamics and provide nuanced knowledge, clinical aligned practice and lived experience in those service streams. This critical understanding offers you,  our client unique insights and dedicated support as you navigate some family complexity. 

 

Our methodology is grounded in strengths based practice, your values and self-care for all family members. This allows for real-life up-take by you and all our families.  Equally all education, coaching and practices are validated through evidence, research findings and collaboration with highly regarded clinical  professionals.

 

Most importantly, we recognise 'you', our clients, as the expert of  'your' family and collaborate with our clients to ensure all solutions are values aligned, family-centred and sustainable for your family. ​​​

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Blended Families, Single Parents &

Parents navigating Infidelity  

THE SEAMLESS BLEND

The Seamless Blend provides relationship and family expertise in four streams of support: 

  • blended family and single parent support;

  • affair recovery while parenting

  • couples and parenting re-connection

  • FIFO family connection

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We offer trauma-informed, child-focused, family-centred expertise to strengthen communication, connection and healthier, happier family functioning. The Seamless Blend operates throughout Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Qatar with individual and couples consultations, as well as interactive workshop for all three streams of service available.

 

The Seamless Blend is not marriage counselling leading into family support, but instead specialist experts in complex family dynamics across all family relationships . This is critical in understanding and supporting the painful experiences specific to blended families, families in affair recovery and newly single parents.  

 

Our methodology is grounded in strengths based, and self-care practices that are practical and easy for families to apply in real world situations.  Equally all education, coaching and practices are validated through evidence, research findings and collaboration with highly regarded clinical  professionals.

 

Most importantly, we recognise 'you' as the expert of 'your' family and collaborate with our clients to ensure all solutions are values aligned, family-centred and sustainable for your family. ​​​

Blended Family
Support

Support for blended families, co-parents and families experiencing complex family dynamics - our individual consultations, couples consultation and small group workshops focus on communication, connection and what's most important to you through this time for your family. 

Betrayal, Infidelity & Parenting 

Global leaders in adult affair recovery and child focused parenting through betrayal. 

 

One of the hardest aspect for families struggling with betrayal is the urgency to meet competing needs - for  parents they need specialist expertise to recover from their trauma, while children need unique and careful conversations to help navigate confusion and impact from all that they 'know'.

 

We offer individual parent consultations, dual relationship/parent consultations (whether repairing or separating), and access to our global events such Masterclasses. 

Couples & Parenting Support

Dedicated support for long term couples and parents who find themselves 'just not on the same page'. 

 

Our individual consultations, couples consultations and small group workshops strengthen communication, connection, support you to revisit unresolved issues and re-align your relationship and family in the way that's most important to you (both).  

FIFO Family Connection Support 

Specialised support for FIFO workers, their partners and families in managing distance, relationships, and mental wellbeing. 

 

Our individual and couples consultations are offered after hours, both on swing and off swing, to help couples stay connected. Partners can also benefit from our support groups which not only provide mental wellbeing and parenting tips, but also connect other FIFO partners for deeper aligned friendships.  

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THE SEAMLESS BLEND

Blended Families, Single Parents &

Parents navigating Infidelity  

The Seamless Blend provides blended family support; trauma-informed family recovery to parents navigating infidelity and therapeutic coaching to   newly single parents. Our family support groups, couples consultation and individual support is offered throughout Australia, New Zealand and the United States.

 

Unlike many similar services, The Seamless Blend does not provide marriage counsellors, but instead offers family-centred specialist expertise with specific experience in complex family dynamics and family relationships. This is critical in understanding and supporting the painful experiences specific to blended families, families in affair recovery and newly single parents.  

 

Our methodology is grounded in strengths based, trauma-informed, child-focused practices that are practical and easy for families to apply in real world situations.  Equally all education and practices are validated through evidence, research findings and collaboration with highly regarded clinical  professionals.

 

Most importantly, we recognise 'you' as the expert of 'your' family and collaborate with our clients to ensure all solutions are values aligned, family-centred and sustainable for your family. ​​​​​

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Frequently Asked Questions...
Does TSB suit your family's needs? 

 

Question we are often asked:

 

1. Does The Seamless Blend only work with blended families and single parents?

 

NO, through demand and our diverse expertise, we have now provide support and guidance to all families navigating family, parenting and couples challenge.  We can do this through individual, couples and group support. 

 

2. What if we can't afford the prices? 

 

The Seamless Blend is dedicated to providing specialist expertise to families navigating familial complexity, relationship or parenting disconnection.  We understand our model - a combination of practical discussion and therapeutic coaching, works best for many families - therefore we have several financial options available to ensure our services are accessible for most families.  Please ask for a confidential and discreet conversation with our Director, Angelika.   

 

3. I'm not sure my partner would agree to come to counselling sessions? 

 

We have consciously registered as coaches and operate differently to counselling services.  This means we work to understand your values and work to empower all members of your family.  Most reluctant partners are  surprised at how much they enjoy sessions.  If your partners is unsure about support but you are keen, our advice is,  pick up the phone, have a chat to one of our team members.  Then, when you're a little clearer, call back again with your partner just to explore options....there's no cost to you.
 

Book your free phone mini-consult.   

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FREE Phone Mini-Consult
See how we can help your family  

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Why We Support 
The Families We Work With....  

The struggle for
blended families?​​​​​

Blended families are beautiful and can enjoy wonderful lives. Most also navigate a range of significant complexities including: role confusion; blurred boundaries, parenting conflict, uneven financial loads, battles to co-parent fairly and guilt when failing to protect current partners or children. Even those who identify as simple blended families really are apart of a complex family network. ​

 

The Seamless Blend support blended families by providing specialist support, expertise and knowledge that help your family from, your values, and your nuanced blended family need.  We step in at any stage that you may want, and work closely in collaboration with you, recognising "you" as the expert in "your" family.  We also ensure every family member's views values, voices and needs are prioritised, before we share our knowledge and expertise to careful curate sustainable solutions together.  We can do this via our individual or couples consultations or via small safe workshops designed for group learning and connecting.  

THE SEAMLESS BLEND 

Blended Families, Single Parents & Parents navigating Infidelity  

The Seamless Blend provides support to blended families, single parents and parents navigating infidelity. We operate throughout Australia, New Zealand, United States and Canada.

 

We are not marriage counsellors or relationship therapists, but experts on complex family dynamics and those struggling through painful familial challenges. 

 

Our methodology is grounded in strengths based, trauma-inform, child-focused coaching practices that are practical and easy for families to apply in real world situations, yet validated through evidence, research findings and collaboration with highly regarded clinical and sector aligned professionals.

 

Most importantly, we recognise 'you' as the expert of 'your' family and collaborate with our clients to ensure all solutions are values aligned, family-centred and sustainable for your family. ​​​​

Step Family support In Australia

What is a 
blended family ?

A blended family can include any relationship that brings together adults and children from previous relationships. Blended families are sometimes also referred to  as stepfamilies, with the modern term being coined to reflect the diverse circumstances of contemporary families, and recognise the emotional intention for two families to merge as one.  Blended family can be:

Married people

​​​People living together

People in a relationship but not living together

Both adults may have children

One adult may not have children

Blended family members extend to include:

Children/Grandchildren/Nieces/Nephews

Parents/Grandparents/Aunties/Uncles

Stepparents/Step Grandparents/Step Aunties/Step Uncles

Husbands/Wives/Partners/De facto Partners/Girlfriends/Boyfriends

Ex-spouses or Ex-partners

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Parenting through infidelity & betrayal 

Infidelity causes devastation on a family.  Often the couple navigate a litany of pain  - deeply damaged trust, insecurity, anxiety, trauma, depression, feelings of grief, loss, guilt, shame, anger, sadness, fear and many more. 

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In the background are often are children who have picked up the pain and hurt of both parents – the betrayed partner/parent struggling to parent well through triggers and processing of shock, anger, grief and trauma, and their straying partner/parent struggling to parent well through guilt, shame, and their own trauma - sometimes separated from the family temporarily or permanently at this time. From toddlers to adults - all children with parents going through infidelity experience deep trauma, pain and confusion. 

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We offer an expert lens to create a safe space for parenting to continue through infidelity recovery.  Our aim is for family healing to begin/continue, and for children's trauma to be minimised through the process of recovery.  We enable this by helping hurt parents learn and understand about their children's needs through betrayal. 

 

We work in close partnership with international betrayal expert Dr Kathy Nickerson P.h.D. on the complexity of adult infidelity.  The Seamless Blend ensures we work to compassionately and to family-inclusive, trauma-informed, strengths-based methodologies.  

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Couples & Parenting 
overtime a shift to different pages can be a painful reality

Being in a relationship or marriage and raising children together can be challenging, even for those couples who have been together for a long time. What started off as a beautiful experience, can become strained by arguments about parenting views, family circumstances, life's pressures, working long hours or away from home or general disconnection within your relationship.  

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Our clients are often couples who have been together for some years  and just need a little help to re-connect.  Others feel they have drifted onto "different pages with parenting".  Many just don't know what's missing but feel they just don't get along as well as they used to but still love each other and raising their family together; and then we have our families who work away from home, like our FIFO families - all just in need of a little support to get back on track!  

Some realities for single parents 

The transition into single parenting is a deeply difficult one, leaving both newly separated Mothers and Fathers feeling alone, emotional and struggling with practical changes. Finances, property matters and performing well at become new issues to battle. But for most people the overwhelming priority is getting co-parenting right, while fighting feelings of grief; loss; fear of judgement; loss of friends and family and anxiety about new parenting arrangements. Many mask their pain and confusion from children, work and most friends to silently manage the transition.  

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The Seamless Blend offers a specialists safe space to with experts who can listen, provide guidance and encouragement as you transition through new and daunting areas of life including - parenting; new and changing relationships, workplace supports available and enabling your next chapter of enjoyment and growth. Our single parent services include, small safe group workshops—which also are a great way of making meaningful connections—or most popular, individual consultations. We also offer co-parenting for 'separated-couples' consultations, a really wonderful option to establish positive co-parenting from the beginning.  All of our services prioritise self-care—a critical yet often neglected pillar for single parents.

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Professionals, Make a Referral   

Primary & Allied
Health Providers
 

Family Lawyers 
& Mediators

Psychologists
& Counsellors 

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Employee Assistance
Program (EAP) Providers

FIFO, DIDO &
Long Hours Workers
 

Corporate
People & Culture

Professionals - Make a referral 

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Primary & Allied Health

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Psychologists & Counsellors

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FIDO, DIDO and long hour workers

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Family Lawyers & Mediators

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EAP Providers

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Corporate People & Culture

Frequently Asked Questions...
Does TSB suit your family's needs? 

 

Question we are often asked:

 

1. Does The Seamless Blend only work with blended families and single parents?

 

NO, through demand and our diverse expertise, we have now provide support and guidance to all families navigating family, parenting and couples challenge.  We can do this through individual, couples and group support. 

 

2. What if we can't afford the prices? 

 

The Seamless Blend is dedicated to providing support to as many families in need as possible - please ask for Angelika for a confidential and discreet conversation.   

 

3. I'm not sure my partner would agree to come to counselling sessions? 

 

We consciously have registered as coaches and operate differently to counselling.  We might surprise you both. Let's explore together...
 

Book your free phone mini-consult.   

​

FREE Phone Mini-Consult
See how we can help your family  

The Seamless Blend
Framework

Our service models are based on The Seamless Blend Framework.

To better understand how each section of the Framework works in supporting our client families, please click on the 'Read More' button.

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Seamless Blend

Background

The Seamless Blend was founded by Angelika and Trent Broederlow because, as they blended their family and sought supports, they realised they only real support on offer were marriage counselling or mediation.  Angelika and Trent realised they didn’t have ‘marriage problems’ and that what they were really seeking was a whole-of-family approach….

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