THE UNPOLISHED PATH
Crisis Navigators for the Justice System.
“There Is No Orientation To Incarceration.”
Built from lived experience: arrest, custody, parole and rebuilding
Certified Professional Coach (CPC) · ICF member
Member, Canadian Criminal Justice Association
Member, Canadian Prison Law Association
If our work causes a client a loss, the client has recourse to our professional liability insurer.
We don't play lawyer. We do the logistical grunt work.
For Families: Step-by-step guidance to navigate the chaos & stop the panic.
For the Accused: Provide you with unwritten rules to survive on the inside.
For Defence Counsel: Take family calls off your desk and keep clients organized between appointments.
WHO WE SERVE
(And When We Step In)
For Families & Individuals
You just got the call, or you're facing court yourself. We walk you through it step by step: phones, money, visits, court dates, and what never to say on a jail call. On bail or waiting for sentencing? We help you build a daily plan and keep organized records of the work you're doing for your lawyer.
For the Family
We walk you through the steps to set up collect calls, fund canteen accounts and complete visitation forms.
We give you a plan to manage the chaos and protect your own life while you support your loved one.
For the Accused
We prepare you for what custody is really like: the routines and the unwritten rules on the range.
We help you build a daily plan and keep organized records of the work you're doing, for your lawyer to use. Later, we coach you through parole preparation.
My parole board deliberated for less than two minutes before granting my early release. That was my case. Yours will be different, and we don't promise outcomes.
For Defence Counsel
Panicked families and unprepared clients drain your firm's time, energy & profitability. We take family logistics off your desk and keep clients organized and accountable between appointments. We work alongside you and never give legal advice.
Family Logistics, Off Your Desk
Families call your office with questions about jail, phones, money and visits. We take those calls, so your time stays on the case.
Organized Client Preparation
With your client's consent, we help them keep organized records of the work they're doing between appointments, ready for you to use as you see fit. We never give legal advice.
Cole built his own record before sentencing. His defence lawyer called him the best-prepared client for sentencing he'd had.
Every case is different, and we don't promise outcomes.
For Community Agencies
Group coaching and one-on-one support that fits into the programs you already run, including our Men's Circle. Plain progress reports, shared only with participant consent. We never give legal or clinical advice.
Lived-Experience Engagement
Traditional therapy often hits a wall. We step in with undeniable lived experience to break through a client's "victim mentality" and shift their focus to strict daily accountability and execution.
Plain Reporting for Funders
Some participants shut down in programs that feel official. Cole has been where they are, and that common ground helps them commit to daily accountability. We work alongside your clinical staff, never in place of them.
We deliver our Men's Circle curriculum and report attendance, completion and the measures your funder sets. Individual results are shared only with each member's written consent.
Stop Panicking.
Start Planning.
The worst thing you can do right now is guess. Book a free 15-minute call or send a message, and Cole will reply within one business day. Please don't include facts about the charges; save those for your lawyer.
(If your situation is critical and you cannot wait, bypass the queue and book a direct briefing call on my calendar here: Link to Booking Calendar.
