Separation and divorce are major life transitions. With careful support and guidance, your family can effectively move through these transitions with more ease and comfort. It is absolutely possible to create a thriving post-divorce family system. I would love to help you explore how.
Today there are many options for families seeking separation or divorce: Collaborative divorce, mediation, and cooperative divorce are just a few options available to meet your needs. The more informed you are about your options, the better chance you have of finding a process that fits your family.
As part of my practice, I provide support for families moving through these transitions. I offer ‘decision therapy’ for couples who are not quite certain whether they would like to separate or divorce. I offer ‘divorce therapy’ for couples that are clear they want a divorce and would like emotional support as they move through the process. I offer family therapy post-divorce, for families and individual family members who need help adjusting to change. I also function as a divorce coach and child specialist in the collaborative process, in mediation, and in cooperative law. Finally, I offer consultation to families who are not quite sure what they need and would like some help navigating through the various options.
Collaborative divorce is a unique process that provides wrap-around services for your family. A team of highly trained professionals works together on your behalf to address your unique concerns and to create a dissolution that fits your family’s needs. The team typically is comprised of two attorneys, who work together for the good of your family, a financial neutral, one or two divorce coaches, and a child specialist. Other allied professionals are brought in when needed.
While attorneys address the division of property and assets, the divorce coach addresses the emotional estate. The collaborative divorce coach understands how to recognize and help you to navigate through the sadness, grief and loss, the guilt, the blame and any other emotional baggage that weighs down the divorce process. As your coach, I will help you to focus on goals for the present and the future, working with your strengths so that you can be at your best throughout the divorce process.
The child specialist is an advocate for your children, ensuring that their voice is heard by communicating your children’s feelings, concerns and hopes. This way you can make your children’s needs a priority as you plan for your family’s future. As a child specialist, I can help you create a parenting plan that meets your family’s needs.
Families benefit from spouses learning how to de-couple, while simultaneously learning how to strengthen their co-parenting bond. I can help you to separate these family roles and find more harmony and balance both during the divorce transition and post-divorce.
If you are considering separation or divorce, or you need to modify a parenting plan and wish to create a co-parenting relationship with your spouse that promotes a loving and healthy environment for you and your children, consider coming in for a consultation to determine how best to proceed. I am happy to educate you about the various options and provide you with the names of professionals and associations where you can find out more information. For immediate support, please look at the links that I have provided.