The aim of counseling is to help build a partnership within the family, overcome conflicts within the family and create the conditions for the child or young person to assume parental responsibility in a way that is conducive to their well-being.

In the case of separation and divorce, the focus of counseling is on ensuring that the children affected by parental separation and divorce and their needs are not lost sight of by the parents. Parents should be supported and empowered in shaping their responsible parenthood despite separation and divorce. The child or young person concerned must be appropriately involved in the development of an amicable concept for the exercise of parental care.