Anne Lucas
Kirkland, Washington 98034
United States
Profession(s)
Mental Health Professional, MediatorANNE LUCAS spent 15 years in corporate management before earning her MA in Systems Counseling and entering private practice as a marriage and family therapist. Her work with couples in all stages of relationship as well as her organizational skills made Collaborative Law a perfect match. Over the years Anne's practice has grown to include mediation, parent coaching, therapy, teaching and training. She is the Director and owner of The Evergreen Clinic in Kirkland which consists of an independent group of therapists, psychologists and prescribers all practicing under one roof who provide mental health services to the Eastside. She has a therapy practice where she specializes in couple relationships – premarital, marital, divorce, remarriage and partnership. She works as a Divorce Coach in Collaborative Practice assisting couples in creating healthy divorce options and post-divorce relationships, a parent coach for post-divorce families and as a mediator helping resolve disputes with creative solutions. Anne is a co-founder of the Seattle Collaborative Law Training Group training attorneys, mental health and financial professionals in Collaborative Law locally and across the country. She is the past president of King County Collaborative Law and Collaborative Professionals of Washington. She is currently the current IACP president.
Professional Activities
Member - King County Collaborative Law Member - IACP Member - Collaborative Professionals of Washington Member - Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Member of American Counseling Association Affiliate member Alhadeff and Forbes Mediation Adjunct faculty, Saybrook University Co-Founder of the Seattle Collaborative Law Training GroupUndergraduate Education
BA Applied Behavioral Sciences - Bastyr University 1995
Postgraduate Education
MA Systems Counseling - Bastyr University 1997
Professional Education
Continuous and never ending!
Basic Collaboartive Law Training
Advanced Facilitation Seminar - Beyond Interests
Facilitating Negotiations and Working with Clients
The Magic of Collaborative Coaching
Basic Collaboartive Law Training
Facilitating Negotiations and Working with Clients
The Magic of Collaborative Coaching
Various speaking and training engagements as shown under trainings I have conducted
Basic Collaboartive Law Training - 2009, 2010, 2011 Rachel Felbeck, Anne Lucas, John Twitchell, Mark Weiss
Facilitating Negotiations and Working with Clients - 2011 Anne Lucas, Mark Weiss
The Magic of Collaborative Coaching - 2011 Karen Bonnell, Anne Lucas
San Francisco, CA “Coaching Essentials for the Collaborative Team – Know the Value”, IACP Nov 2011 with Karen Bonnell
Bainbridge Island, WA “The Role of the Coach in Collaborative Law” presentation to Kitsap Collaborative Law group, 8/29/11
Seattle, WA 18th Annual Northwest Dispute Resolution Conference “What Focus Groups Can Tell Us About a Divorce” Co-Presenter with Courtney Kaylor and Alan Alhadeff . April 2011
Washington, DC “Adaptability and Scalability of the Collaborative Process in Support of Client-Centeredness, IACP Nov 2010 with Mark Weiss and Gwen Mathewson
Bellevue, WA “Dimensional Modeling of Roles and Resource Structures in Family Systems” presentation to WAMFT 4/29/11
Kelowna, BC Canada “Collaborative Practice Training”, March 2010 SCLTG
Everett, WA “Was it Good You Won in Court Todayz”, presentation to North Sound Collaborative Law, Oct 2009
Seattle, WA Co-Trainer “Divorce: Recipe for Disaster or Success”, CEU for mental health professionals May, 2009
Seattle, WA Co-Presenter “What Just Happenedz Uncovering the Hidden Dynamics in a Collaborative Case”, Seattle Collaborative Family Law Practice Group, Mar 2009
Kirkland, WA Co-Trainer “Nuts and Bolts for Mental Health and Financial Providers” Feb, 2009
Bellevue, WA “Lucas Model – Visual Representation of Couple and Family Structures”. WMFT, Jan. 2009
Oak Harbor, WA Panel Member “Ethics for Interdisciplinary Teams”, CPW conference, November 2008 with panel
Oak Harbor, WA Co-Trainer “Creating a Strong Team” CPW conference, November 2008 with Joe Shaub
Oak Harbor, WA Co-Trainer “Nuts and Bolts for Mental Health and Financial Providers” CPW conference, November 2008 with Wendy Rawlings
Mercer Island, WA Co-Trainer “The Art of Differentiation for Collaborative Professionals” (2 day advanced training) August, 2008
Seattle, WA Co-Presenter “Collaborative Divorce: A bridge for families and professions” WMHCA, June 2008
Rachel Felbeck, J. Mark Weiss, John Twitchell - Seattle Collaborative Law Training Group
Holly Hohlbein - Kirkland, WA
Karen Bonnell - Bellevue, WA
Wendy Rawlings - Federal Way, WA