When the Plan Works on Paper—But Not in the Room.
When conflict or succession issues move beyond the scope of governance, advisory stalls. everpath works at the relational layer—so your advisory work can land.
Psychotherapy that resolves what governance cannot—
so your advisory work lands.
When Advisory Work Meets Emotional Activation
Advisors are typically engaged to resolve structural matters: governance frameworks, succession planning, shareholder alignment, financial strategy.
Yet many of the most difficult challenges are not structural. They are relational.
You might be noticing:
- Multi-role conflict that governance frameworks cannot contain
- Board conversations repeatedly derailing
- Disproportionate emotional reactions to minor issues
- Chronic defensiveness, contempt, or withdrawal
- Succession discussions stalled by unspoken grief or identity strain
At this point, advisory work often reaches its natural boundary. The issue is no longer strategy — it is meaning, role, and nervous system activation inside the family system.
We explore the clinical dynamics beneath these signals across our Insights library—including articles on conflict patterns, trauma, succession, and multi-role conflict.
Clinical Research Sources
Executive Coaching: Reference List
Hackman, J. R., & Wageman, R. (2005). A theory of team coaching. Academy of Management Review, 30(2), 269–287. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2005.16387885
Körner, M., Luzay, L., Plewnia, A., Becker, S., Rundel, M., Zimmermann, L., & Müller, C. (2017). A cluster-randomized controlled study to evaluate a team coaching concept for improving teamwork and patient-centeredness in rehabilitation teams. PLOS ONE, 12(7), Article e0180171. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0180171
Peters, J., & Carr, C. (2019). What does ‘good’ look like? An overview of the research on the effectiveness of team coaching. In D. Clutterbuck, J. Gannon, S. Hayes, I. Iordanou, K. Lowe, & D. Mackie (Eds.), The practitioner’s handbook of team coaching (pp. 89–120). Routledge.
Traylor, A. M., Stahr, E., & Salas, E. (2020). Team coaching: Three questions and a look ahead: A systematic literature review. International Coaching Psychology Review, 15(2), 54–66.
Mediation: Reference List
Lempp, F., Blackwood, K., & Gordon, M. (2020). Exploring the efficacy of mediation in cases of workplace bullying. International Journal of Conflict Management, 31(5), 665–685. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCMA-09-2019-0145
McKenzie, D. M. (2015). The role of mediation in resolving workplace relationship conflict. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 39, 52–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2015.01.021
Boyle, A. (2017). Effectiveness in mediation: A new approach. Newcastle Law Review, 12, 148–163.
Farooqi, M. T. K., Shafiq, A., Awan, S. M., Ullah, M. S., & Ahmed, S. (2024). Impact of conflict management on employee retention and engagement: A systematic review. Remittances Review, 9(2), 3975–3989. https://remittancesreview.com/menu-script/index.php/remittances/article/view/1797
Vasilyeva, V., & Bayer, J. P. (2024). A systematic review approach to organisational conflict resolution for optimal productivity and seamless functioning. In N. V. Suresh & P. S. Buvaneswari (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Digital Transformation in Business: Navigating the new frontiers beyond boundaries (DTBNNF 2024) (pp. 244–265). Atlantis Press. https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-433-4_18
How Family Business Psychotherapy Supports Advisors
Family business therapy does not replace advisors—it supports their work.
When emotional activation is stabilised:
- Governance conversations become productive
- Succession discussions move forward
- Agreements hold over time
- Role confusion reduces
- Strategy can land without being derailed by history
Family business advisors and family office professionals remain the experts in governance, succession, and wealth stewardship. everpath works at the deeper relational layer that supports those outcomes.
All psychotherapy engagements are confidential, clinically-governed, and independent of financial, legal, or governance advice. This clear delineation means your client relationship remains intact—and your advisory work is strengthened.
Clinical Research Sources
Executive Coaching: Reference List
Hackman, J. R., & Wageman, R. (2005). A theory of team coaching. Academy of Management Review, 30(2), 269–287. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2005.16387885
Körner, M., Luzay, L., Plewnia, A., Becker, S., Rundel, M., Zimmermann, L., & Müller, C. (2017). A cluster-randomized controlled study to evaluate a team coaching concept for improving teamwork and patient-centeredness in rehabilitation teams. PLOS ONE, 12(7), Article e0180171. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0180171
Peters, J., & Carr, C. (2019). What does ‘good’ look like? An overview of the research on the effectiveness of team coaching. In D. Clutterbuck, J. Gannon, S. Hayes, I. Iordanou, K. Lowe, & D. Mackie (Eds.), The practitioner’s handbook of team coaching (pp. 89–120). Routledge.
Traylor, A. M., Stahr, E., & Salas, E. (2020). Team coaching: Three questions and a look ahead: A systematic literature review. International Coaching Psychology Review, 15(2), 54–66.
Mediation: Reference List
Lempp, F., Blackwood, K., & Gordon, M. (2020). Exploring the efficacy of mediation in cases of workplace bullying. International Journal of Conflict Management, 31(5), 665–685. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCMA-09-2019-0145
McKenzie, D. M. (2015). The role of mediation in resolving workplace relationship conflict. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 39, 52–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2015.01.021
Boyle, A. (2017). Effectiveness in mediation: A new approach. Newcastle Law Review, 12, 148–163.
Farooqi, M. T. K., Shafiq, A., Awan, S. M., Ullah, M. S., & Ahmed, S. (2024). Impact of conflict management on employee retention and engagement: A systematic review. Remittances Review, 9(2), 3975–3989. https://remittancesreview.com/menu-script/index.php/remittances/article/view/1797
Vasilyeva, V., & Bayer, J. P. (2024). A systematic review approach to organisational conflict resolution for optimal productivity and seamless functioning. In N. V. Suresh & P. S. Buvaneswari (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Digital Transformation in Business: Navigating the new frontiers beyond boundaries (DTBNNF 2024) (pp. 244–265). Atlantis Press. https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-433-4_18
What We Offer to Family Business Advisors
Client Referral Pathway
Advisors, wealth managers, and family office professionals may refer individual leaders, key pairs, or business families for specialist psychotherapy.
In these engagements, we:
- Identify and interrupt destructive relational patterns
- Help family members access primary emotions rather than react through anger or withdrawal
- Clarify role boundaries in real time
- Work within a trauma-informed framework
- Support families to rescript entrenched patterns in the room
Psychotherapy operates independently and confidentially, allowing you to remain within your professional scope. To understand the clinical approach we use with referred families, see our article on what family business therapy actually is.
Clinical Research Sources
Executive Coaching: Reference List
Hackman, J. R., & Wageman, R. (2005). A theory of team coaching. Academy of Management Review, 30(2), 269–287. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2005.16387885
Körner, M., Luzay, L., Plewnia, A., Becker, S., Rundel, M., Zimmermann, L., & Müller, C. (2017). A cluster-randomized controlled study to evaluate a team coaching concept for improving teamwork and patient-centeredness in rehabilitation teams. PLOS ONE, 12(7), Article e0180171. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0180171
Peters, J., & Carr, C. (2019). What does ‘good’ look like? An overview of the research on the effectiveness of team coaching. In D. Clutterbuck, J. Gannon, S. Hayes, I. Iordanou, K. Lowe, & D. Mackie (Eds.), The practitioner’s handbook of team coaching (pp. 89–120). Routledge.
Traylor, A. M., Stahr, E., & Salas, E. (2020). Team coaching: Three questions and a look ahead: A systematic literature review. International Coaching Psychology Review, 15(2), 54–66.
Mediation: Reference List
Lempp, F., Blackwood, K., & Gordon, M. (2020). Exploring the efficacy of mediation in cases of workplace bullying. International Journal of Conflict Management, 31(5), 665–685. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCMA-09-2019-0145
McKenzie, D. M. (2015). The role of mediation in resolving workplace relationship conflict. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 39, 52–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2015.01.021
Boyle, A. (2017). Effectiveness in mediation: A new approach. Newcastle Law Review, 12, 148–163.
Farooqi, M. T. K., Shafiq, A., Awan, S. M., Ullah, M. S., & Ahmed, S. (2024). Impact of conflict management on employee retention and engagement: A systematic review. Remittances Review, 9(2), 3975–3989. https://remittancesreview.com/menu-script/index.php/remittances/article/view/1797
Vasilyeva, V., & Bayer, J. P. (2024). A systematic review approach to organisational conflict resolution for optimal productivity and seamless functioning. In N. V. Suresh & P. S. Buvaneswari (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Digital Transformation in Business: Navigating the new frontiers beyond boundaries (DTBNNF 2024) (pp. 244–265). Atlantis Press. https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-433-4_18
Training & Consulting for Advisors
In addition to referrals, we provide training & consultation directly to advisors, advisory teams, and family office professionals.
This may include:
- Case consultation (without breaching client confidentiality)
- Systemic mapping of relational dynamics within a family system
- Preparation for high-stakes family meetings
- Debriefing after escalated governance sessions
- Training advisory teams to recognise multi-role conflict and emotional activation
This work strengthens your ability to hold complex family systems without absorbing emotional volatility.
Clinical Research Sources
Executive Coaching: Reference List
Hackman, J. R., & Wageman, R. (2005). A theory of team coaching. Academy of Management Review, 30(2), 269–287. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2005.16387885
Körner, M., Luzay, L., Plewnia, A., Becker, S., Rundel, M., Zimmermann, L., & Müller, C. (2017). A cluster-randomized controlled study to evaluate a team coaching concept for improving teamwork and patient-centeredness in rehabilitation teams. PLOS ONE, 12(7), Article e0180171. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0180171
Peters, J., & Carr, C. (2019). What does ‘good’ look like? An overview of the research on the effectiveness of team coaching. In D. Clutterbuck, J. Gannon, S. Hayes, I. Iordanou, K. Lowe, & D. Mackie (Eds.), The practitioner’s handbook of team coaching (pp. 89–120). Routledge.
Traylor, A. M., Stahr, E., & Salas, E. (2020). Team coaching: Three questions and a look ahead: A systematic literature review. International Coaching Psychology Review, 15(2), 54–66.
Mediation: Reference List
Lempp, F., Blackwood, K., & Gordon, M. (2020). Exploring the efficacy of mediation in cases of workplace bullying. International Journal of Conflict Management, 31(5), 665–685. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCMA-09-2019-0145
McKenzie, D. M. (2015). The role of mediation in resolving workplace relationship conflict. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 39, 52–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2015.01.021
Boyle, A. (2017). Effectiveness in mediation: A new approach. Newcastle Law Review, 12, 148–163.
Farooqi, M. T. K., Shafiq, A., Awan, S. M., Ullah, M. S., & Ahmed, S. (2024). Impact of conflict management on employee retention and engagement: A systematic review. Remittances Review, 9(2), 3975–3989. https://remittancesreview.com/menu-script/index.php/remittances/article/view/1797
Vasilyeva, V., & Bayer, J. P. (2024). A systematic review approach to organisational conflict resolution for optimal productivity and seamless functioning. In N. V. Suresh & P. S. Buvaneswari (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Digital Transformation in Business: Navigating the new frontiers beyond boundaries (DTBNNF 2024) (pp. 244–265). Atlantis Press. https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-433-4_18
Clinical Leadership
Meet Our Principal Psychotherapist:
Tom Skotidas
- Masters-qualified psychotherapist
- Advanced training in multiple therapy models, incl. Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Gestalt Therapy, Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
- Trauma-informed clinical approach
- Over a decade of experience working with founders, co-owners, and family business leaders
- Experience working across Australia & Asia Pacific
- Member of the Family Business Association
Tom’s work sits at the intersection of family, emotion, and enterprise performance — allowing advisors to remain within their expertise while the deeper relational layer is addressed safely and professionally.
Clinical Research Sources
Executive Coaching: Reference List
Hackman, J. R., & Wageman, R. (2005). A theory of team coaching. Academy of Management Review, 30(2), 269–287. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2005.16387885
Körner, M., Luzay, L., Plewnia, A., Becker, S., Rundel, M., Zimmermann, L., & Müller, C. (2017). A cluster-randomized controlled study to evaluate a team coaching concept for improving teamwork and patient-centeredness in rehabilitation teams. PLOS ONE, 12(7), Article e0180171. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0180171
Peters, J., & Carr, C. (2019). What does ‘good’ look like? An overview of the research on the effectiveness of team coaching. In D. Clutterbuck, J. Gannon, S. Hayes, I. Iordanou, K. Lowe, & D. Mackie (Eds.), The practitioner’s handbook of team coaching (pp. 89–120). Routledge.
Traylor, A. M., Stahr, E., & Salas, E. (2020). Team coaching: Three questions and a look ahead: A systematic literature review. International Coaching Psychology Review, 15(2), 54–66.
Mediation: Reference List
Lempp, F., Blackwood, K., & Gordon, M. (2020). Exploring the efficacy of mediation in cases of workplace bullying. International Journal of Conflict Management, 31(5), 665–685. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCMA-09-2019-0145
McKenzie, D. M. (2015). The role of mediation in resolving workplace relationship conflict. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 39, 52–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2015.01.021
Boyle, A. (2017). Effectiveness in mediation: A new approach. Newcastle Law Review, 12, 148–163.
Farooqi, M. T. K., Shafiq, A., Awan, S. M., Ullah, M. S., & Ahmed, S. (2024). Impact of conflict management on employee retention and engagement: A systematic review. Remittances Review, 9(2), 3975–3989. https://remittancesreview.com/menu-script/index.php/remittances/article/view/1797
Vasilyeva, V., & Bayer, J. P. (2024). A systematic review approach to organisational conflict resolution for optimal productivity and seamless functioning. In N. V. Suresh & P. S. Buvaneswari (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Digital Transformation in Business: Navigating the new frontiers beyond boundaries (DTBNNF 2024) (pp. 244–265). Atlantis Press. https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-433-4_18
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