Divorce Counseling

Post-Separation / Divorce Counseling

Post-separation and divorce counseling provides a supportive space to manage emotions like grief and anger, improve communication with your ex-partner, develop coping strategies, and rebuild self-esteem. It can help individuals navigate the practical challenges of separation, support children through the transition, and plan for the future. Counselling focuses on healing, growth, and empowering individuals to move forward with resilience and self-awareness.

How Divorce Counselling Helps

Emotional Processing: Learn to manage and process intense emotions such as anger, grief, guilt, and anxiety that arise during a separation.
Improved Communication: Develop healthier communication skills to interact with your ex-partner, especially when children or shared responsibilities are involved.
Co-Parenting Guidance: Get support and tools to establish child-centered co-parenting plans, prioritize your children's well-being, and mitigate the negative impacts of divorce on them.
Self-Esteem and Identity: Rebuild your confidence and self-worth, which can be negatively impacted by divorce, and gain a new sense of identity.
Coping Skills: Learn new, healthy ways to cope with the stress and emotional upheaval of divorce, preventing further harm to your mental and physical health.
Future Planning: Set realistic goals and develop strategies for establishing boundaries and moving forward into a new phase of life.

When to Seek Counselling

You are experiencing intense emotional distress that is difficult to manage on your own.
You are struggling to communicate effectively with your ex-partner, especially concerning co-parenting.
You feel a loss of identity or direction after the separation.
You need a safe and supportive environment to express your feelings and explore new ways of coping.

Theresa Barker MMFT, RMFT

Nationally Certified Custody Evaluator (PACE)

Post-Separation / Divorce Counseling

How Divorce Counselling Helps

When to Seek Counselling