4 Important Aspects Of A Divorce Coach’s 1st Session
Sometimes couples come to see me to save their marriage. Other times they come seeking assistance in navigating the complicated process of divorce. They have come to this difficult decision, sometimes mutually, sometimes initiated by one or the other. At this juncture, I am called upon to act not as the couple’s therapist, but as their “divorce coach.” When…
Read MoreCo-Parenting? Maybe
High conflict couples. Some seek my services attempting to salvage their marriage. Others have decided to divorce and request my services as a “co-parenting communication expert.” In this latter scenario, I am called upon to help high conflict couples co-parent their children. Usually these couple’s assumption about co-parenting is something akin to working together as parents. This is a…
Read MoreChildren Will Choose: 2 Ideas As To Why
Children will choose. Sometimes I sit with couples attempting to strengthen their marriages. Other times I sit with high conflict couples who are attempting to salvage them. And still other times I sit with couples who have decided to divorce and are seeking a path forward for their family, which involves a co-parenting plan. In any of these scenarios,…
Read MoreThe 3-Marriage Cycle
Often the starting point for my clinical work with struggling couples is their desire to remain together. Other times, it is with couples where one or both of them are not sure if they want to stay together. Or, the clinical work begins with couples that have made the decision to move their relationships toward divorce. In any…
Read MoreWho are the Adults in the Room?
Our children are listening One of my client-couples brought these post-it notes in to show me and to discuss. They were heartbroken. While arguing, their young daughter went onto the family computer and did a google search for “conflict resolution.” This is what their daughter wrote down and handed to them.
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