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Divorce Coaches as Collaborative Law Professionals

Divorce Coaching integrates methods from psychotherapy, consulting and coaching to help clients navigate the emotional and complicated circumstances of divorce. It helps men and women focus on the difficult decisions of divorce, engage in strategic planning, take accountable actions and establish autonomy and independence so that the legal settlement can become a bridge to the future.

Why involve a Divorce Coach?
The emotional side effects of divorce can complicate and even impede the legal process, when emotions can significantly compromise clients’ ability to reason through crucial decisions. Most people find that working with a Divorce Coach streamlines their work with attorneys as they clarify goals and learn how to be more effective and strategic in negotiations. Often, it is most effective if each client has his or her own coach.

What does a Divorce Coach do?
A Divorce Coach facilitates the divorce process by helping to separate the emotional from the legal process so that the clients can think more clearly and objectively and attorneys can focus on the legal aspects. During the final stages of divorce and beyond, coaching helps clients manage the transition from “we” to “I” and establish new focus for the future

How is Divorce Coaching different from psychotherapy?
While there are similarities, coaching is more focused in the present, on the immediacy of problem solving during and after the divorce. It helps clients maintain focus, set goals and move forward as effectively as possible during and after the divorce negotiations.

Can a Divorce Coach also serve as a Child Specialist?
Yes. Often a Divorce Coach has also been trained as a Child Specialist and meets with both parents to work out a parenting plan.

 

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