Walk with Andrea
In person · Calgary
60 minutes outside, starting at the North Glenmore Park Community Centre, 2231 Longridge Drive SW, Calgary, Alberta.
Paved city paths. Your pace. Most weather.
Walk + Talk · Calgary or by phone
Too close to it to see it clearly?
Maybe it’s your marriage. Your ex. Your mother. Your kid. Your best friend. Someone you’re dating. Someone you probably shouldn’t be dating. A decision you’ve been circling for six months. Or a situation so complicated that explaining it requires a diagram and approximately 47 pieces of backstory.
Bring it.
For more than 25 years I’ve worked in the middle of complicated relationships, conflict and difficult conversations. I’m very good at finding the pattern in the mess — what matters, what doesn’t, and the question nobody has asked yet.
One hour. One walk. One conversation.
You bring the situation. We figure out what you’re actually dealing with and what you want to do next.
No package. No discovery call. No six-session commitment.
Just one really useful conversation.
When you’re too close to your own life to see it clearly, borrow my perspective.
Sometimes you don’t need therapy. You don’t need another Google search. And you probably don’t need twelve more opinions from friends.
You need someone outside the situation who can listen carefully, find the pattern and ask a better question.
That’s the Walk + Talk.
What are we walking about?
You do not have to be getting divorced to book a walk.
- Should I stay or should I go?
- My family is making me crazy.
- My ex has turned every text into a hostage negotiation.
- I’m dating again. What fresh hell is this?
- Someone died and I don’t know what life looks like now.
- I’ve thought about this decision so much I’ve become useless.
- Something else entirely.
If it’s complicated enough that you’ve been replaying it in your head, it’s probably walkable.
Andrea LaRochelle
About Andrea
Complicated is kind of my thing.
I’ve spent more than 25 years in the middle of complicated relationships, conflict and conversations nobody particularly wanted to have.
Divorce. Separation. Co-parenting. Partners. Parents. Siblings. Families. Workplaces.
Different situations. Surprisingly familiar patterns.
I’m particularly good at listening to a complicated story and finding the thread. I notice patterns quickly. I hear what’s being said — and sometimes what isn’t. And I tend to ask the question nobody has asked yet.
I won’t diagnose the person you’re talking about.
I won’t tell you how to live your life.
And I’m definitely not going to pretend I have my own life completely figured out.
But give me your complicated situation?
That I can work with.
- —25+ years working with conflict, separation, divorce and complicated family dynamics
- —Former Registered Family Mediator
- —Former Canadian Director, High Conflict Institute
- —Former mediator with Alberta Justice
- —Trainer and speaker
- —Author of five books
- —Creator of Disengage. Decide. Deliver.
How it works
Two ways to have the same conversation.
Why walk?
Because some conversations are easier side-by-side.
Walking takes some of the intensity out of talking about hard things. You’re moving, looking ahead and not sitting across a desk staring at someone while explaining your mother.
And sometimes things are simply easier to figure out when you’re moving.
In Calgary, we walk together.
Anywhere else, you walk where you are and I walk where I am.
Walk by phone
Anywhere
You walk where you are. I walk where I am.
Same hour. Same conversation. No matter where you live.
Optional follow-up letter
Want the Coles Notes version of your own life?
After our Walk + Talk, I’ll send you a personal written summary of what I noticed: the patterns that surfaced, what seemed important, what may be worth reconsidering and the questions worth keeping.
$100 CAD
“I had no idea what to expect. A friend just told me I should book a walk with Andrea. And am I ever glad I did. It's almost as if she'd known me for years but she'd just met me. I left our first walk with insights I didn't know were possible.”
“Thank you doesn't seem like enough. Great questions. Questions I'd never been asked or considered. Wow.”
Books + Tools
For the situations where you’d rather read than walk.
The workbook
Disengage. Decide. Deliver.
A practical method for communication that keeps pulling you into conflict. When to respond, when not to, and how to say what needs saying without adding another gallon of gasoline.
61-page digital workbook · PDF download
$19.99 CAD
The digital book
I’m Done Explaining
A relatable guide to the patterns, emotions and general weirdness that can come with high-conflict separation and divorce.
71-page digital book · PDF download
$19.99 CAD
The bundle
The I’m Done Collection
DDD + I’m Done Explaining. The workbook that tells you what to do, plus the book that helps you understand what you’re in.
$29 CADPurchased separately: $39.98 CAD
Secure digital purchase. PDF downloads available immediately after payment. Download links remain active for 48 hours. Digital products are final sale.
Questions
What people ask before they book.
What exactly is a Walk + Talk?
A one-hour private conversation, walking in Calgary or by phone from anywhere. You bring whatever you’ve been turning over in your head and Andrea helps you look at it from outside the situation.
What can we talk about?
Marriage, family, friendships, separation, divorce, co-parenting, dating, grief, aging parents, adult children, workplace relationships, conflict, major decisions — or something that’s simply complicated and hard to explain.
Do I have to be going through a divorce?
No. Divorce and high-conflict work is where Andrea built much of her experience, but people book walks for all kinds of complicated situations.
Is Walk + Talk therapy?
No. It’s a private thinking conversation, not therapy, counselling, mediation, legal advice or clinical care.
Can I book if I don’t live in Calgary?
Yes. Book a phone Walk + Talk. You walk where you are, Andrea walks where she is.
Can I really book just one?
Yes. That’s rather the point. No package. No discovery call. No retainer. Book one conversation when you need one.
Library
More than 25 years of work, in print.
The High Conflict Co-Parenting Survival Guide
Practical guidance for high-conflict co-parenting.
I'm Done: Take Control of Your High Conflict Divorce
Direct, grounded guidance for taking back your footing during a high-conflict divorce.
Good-bye Angry Bugs
A children's book about feeling, naming, and moving through anger.
Good-bye Teary Bugs
A gentle children's book for working through sadness.
Good-bye Worry Bugs
A children's book for naming and easing worry.
Two Homes, One Heart
A program for kids and teens whose parents are divorcing.
Dating after Divorce Guide
A former matchmaker's guide for dating after divorce.
25 years leaves a paper trail.
I’ve written a lot over the years about what happens when relationships get complicated — divorce, co-parenting, conflict, grief, dating again and the occasional complete human disaster.
If that’s what brought you here, there’s plenty to explore.
Some things sort themselves out on a walk.
A few notes
- Privacy. Walk + Talk conversations are not recorded or documented, in person or by phone.
- Not a witness. I do not provide reports for legal matters, testify or communicate with third parties.
- Not therapy or legal advice. These are private thinking conversations, not clinical, therapeutic or legal services.
- Between walks. There is no email or text support between sessions.
- Emergencies. Walk + Talk is not an emergency or crisis service.