Moving away from feeling paralyzed

Divorce is a highly stressful and life-changing event. So many legal, logistical and emotional decisions about your new life to make! Pain and uncertainty can leave you paralyzed.

Feeling overwhelmed with thinking about divorcing and all that might be ahead? Sometimes we feel isolated, and we can’t trust our judgment. We may feel guilty, wounded, and not sure who to trust.

Together, one by one, we unpack the many concerns and issues that seem overwhelming and carefully strategize the next best steps needed to support your good decision-making.

Communicating during your divorce

If you’re thinking about divorce, I provide support, specific strategies, and techniques on how best to communicate this to your partner and your children.

I prepare you for the possible feelings and emotions you may have throughout the divorce process and provide insight and practical tools to use over the coming months. This supports being calm and confident in your communication with your ex, your attorney, and, most importantly, your kids.

Making good decisions

The decisions you make now will have an impact on you and your children. I partner with you to separate your emotions and support good decision-making. This personalized strengths-based approach to transition facilitates the opportunity for positive change as you embark on your new chapter.

By processing emotions and looking for hidden lessons, we take the necessary steps to restore healthy functioning, plan for your future, and help you take care of yourself so that you can have a positive impact on your children’s only childhood. Your improved emotional health will enable you to best support your children, who count on you to be there for them.

Parenting During Divorce

How you as a parent approaches divorce impacts your children. When you get divorced, you do not divorce your children.

I help you wear your “parent hat” rather than your ex-wife or ex-husband hat, reminding you to love your children more than you hate your ex.

I provide creative personalized solutions to guide you as you communicate, negotiate, and compromise – and focus on your children’s emotional well-being.

This assists you in providing continuity of care for your children, so they get the best of what each parent has to offer.

Understanding the past and planning for the future

Individual counseling also provides insight and guides you to better understand where the relationship failed, so you’re not tempted to make the same choice again.

It’s not unusual to feel down during this time. Sadness, isolation, anxiety, and excessive worry can interfere with your parenting, work, and relationships. Often concentration, sleeping, and eating are compromised as feelings of isolation, embarrassment, and often anger prevail. Having a supportive professional to check in with can be invaluable during this challenging time.

Together, we process the loss of the relationship and your uncertainty about your new life without your partner. This foundation supports resuming a fulfilling and successful life after divorce while also minimizing the divorce’s impact on your children.

Individual counseling can help!!!

Take the first step!

Call me at (952) 746-7894 or complete the contact form below to set up a free 30-minute phone consultation to see if I might be a good fit. If we are, we can schedule your first in-person or telehealth session. If we aren’t, I can provide other suggestions and resources.