Offering individual, couples, family and group therapy in-office and online.
Approved to practice telehealth under PSYPACT and with NY State Residents.
Approved to practice telehealth under PSYPACT and with NY State Residents.
Divorce is never just an event—it’s a profound transformation. It restructures families, stirs emotional upheaval, and often leaves residual debris for years. But it doesn’t have to define your future.
“We must let go of the life we planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.”
Are you caught in a battleground that feels out of control, and leaving you defeated?
Did you wonder if you did enough to make this marriage work?
Do you have moments when you feel utterly alone, with no clear path forward?
Are you terrified of the uncertainty of being alone?
Despite relentless conflict, are you hesitant to divorce, fearing the impact on your children, finances, or future?
Do the resentment, confusion, and grief still linger years after the separation?
If any of these resonate, you are not alone. And there is a way through.
As a couple’s therapist and marriage counselor, I work hard to help partners understand each other—the attraction, the struggle, and the possibility of repair.
We ‘marry our unfinished business’, conflict is inevitable, and often, what once was the attraction to our partner, later we unfailingly grow to resent. It’s the natural order of things.
There are “hard” reasons to divorce, situations where leaving is a matter of self-preservation. These include, but are not limited to, untreated addiction (alcohol, drugs, sex, gambling), physical or verbal abuse, a fundamental shift in sexual orientation or preferences, and criminal behavior that puts your family at risk.
Alternatively, “soft” reasons incur the slow erosion of connection, trust, and intimacy. These include, but are not limited to, values differences, emotional and sexual disconnection, unresolved conflict, financial issues, poor communication, and betrayal. These are often areas where therapy can help the couple regain their connection, but they have to be willing and able to go the distance.
Upwards of 50% of marriages end in divorce. The end of a marriage often signals the breakdown of the family, which can be devastating to all parties involved. The process of divorce adds to the pain: those who were once very connected and committed often become adversaries, and the divorce becomes a battleground. There are frequently emotional and financial consequences.
The process can be messy. Lawyers and courtrooms can polarize conflicted parents and add to the stress of divorce. Parents who hate their spouses more than they love their children can be even more damaging. Mutual respect, cooperation, accountability, and collaboration can produce a transition that limits the adverse effects on parents and children. Effective communication and dispute resolution can help minimize the damage done during this process.
By the time someone files for divorce, one or both adults have struggled for years and are emotionally detached from their partner. Whether you have chosen to leave or are the one being left, or it is a mutual agreement to end the marriage, you must negotiate your new role as a separate individual.
Divorce Counseling offers a safe space to navigate the emotional and logistical complexities of separation, including:
Even with the best intentions, children are never entirely immune to divorce. They absorb the pain of their parents’ anger and conflict—often at the very moment when they need stability the most.
This is where I come in.
Having a trained professional help you navigate this process can mitigate the chaos. My experience includes decades of work with couples and families, specialized training as a Parenting Coordinator and Family Court Mediator, prior work as a family court (15th judicial circuit), and private forensic psychologist and evaluator has prepared me to help you. In 1988, I was on the original committee that developed what is now known as the Parent Education and Family Stabilization course, which is mandatory for Palm Beach County residents navigating divorce.
Divorce coaching helps you navigate the web of lawyers, litigation, parenting plans, and mediators. Effective communication, boundary setting, anger management, and affect regulation are also addressed as you transition through staying focused as a parent. As a ‘crisis,’ you will come through it differently than when you began.
Co-parent counseling helps parents free themselves from dysfunctional, emotionally charged communication and behavior patterns by assisting them in adopting clearly defined, respectful, and dispassionate approaches to problem-solving and decision-making.
Unlike Parenting Coordination, which involves the courts, co-parent counseling is voluntary and done via mutual consent—designed for parents committed to raising their children together despite living apart.
When both parents are committed to their children’s well-being, co-parent counseling can be transformative. In high-conflict situations, where there is continued post-divorce litigation, parental alienation, domestic violence, addiction, or abuse, individual counseling may be the first step toward breaking unhealthy patterns.
When one parent is unable or unwilling to participate in co-parent counseling, individual counseling can help a parent disengage from the debilitating power of the other parent and become more effective. Successful parenting depends on the willingness of the parents to participate.
Divorce doesn’t have to define you—it’s a chapter, not your entire story. Whether you’re contemplating separation, amid legal proceedings, or struggling to find peace after divorce, support is available.
You don’t have to go through divorce alone. Whether you’re contemplating separation, navigating the legal process, or adjusting to life after divorce, guidance is here. Call today to schedule a confidential consultation and take your first step toward healing and rebuilding your future.