SYDNEY, 29 July 2025 - Psychotherapist Tom Skotidas today announced the launch of everpath, a specialised psychotherapy practice for co‑founders, mission-critical duos, and critical partnership teams.
Through Co‑Founder Therapy, everpath addresses a critical yet often overlooked problem: unresolved interpersonal conflict between critical partners.
“Interpersonal conflict is the number‑one reason behind 65 per cent of start‑up failures, and a key factor in 67 per cent of family businesses failing to reach the second generation,” Skotidas said. “Co‑Founder Therapy fills a vital gap by adapting clinically-proven psychotherapy methods for high‑stakes partnerships.”
Co-Founder Therapy is built on evidence‑based models from couples therapy and group therapy, adapted for critical partnership contexts. Research shows that these models significantly improve communication, interpersonal functioning, and relationship satisfaction immediately post-session and for up to 18-24 months post-therapy.
Resolving partnership conflict does more than heal the partners themselves; it also enriches organisational culture, creating healthier, more cohesive workplaces. The benefits also extend beyond the professional sphere, enhancing the partners' family dynamics and personal relationships.
The recent public split between Atlassian co‑founders Mike Cannon‑Brookes and Scott Farquhar underscores the value of addressing conflict before it becomes irreparable.
For more information, visit: https://www.everpath.com.au
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About everpath
Founded in 2025 by psychotherapist Tom Skotidas, everpath is the first psychotherapy practice in Asia‑Pacific to specialise exclusively in Co‑Founder Therapy. Operating from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Online, everpath delivers brief, structured psychotherapy to help co-founders and critical partnerships overcome conflict and achieve peak collaboration.
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Tom Skotidas
Director, everpath
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +61 (0)448 766 100
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tomskotidas
Key Facts:
"Interpersonal conflict is the number‑one reason behind 65 per cent of start‑up failures." Source: The Founder's Dilemmas (Wasserman, 2012)
“Interpersonal conflict is...a key factor in 67 per cent of family businesses failing to reach the second generation." Source: Surprising reasons owners exit family businesses (Hoffman et al., 2020)
"The presence of relationship conflict in any duo within a team is sufficient to harm the entire team's performance." Source: Team conflict dynamics: Implications of a dyadic view of conflict for team performance (Humphrey et al., 2017)
Contact details:
Tom Skotidas
Director, everpath
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +61 (0)448 766 100
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tomskotidas
