Divorce, Custody & Reunification/Reintegration Therapy
Divorce, litigation, and negotiating custody schedules is never fun. People are not generally the best versions of themselves when navigating these situations. This does not mean that positive outcomes for emotional health and overall wellbeing are out of reach for you or your children. Our approach to high conflict situations is collaborative, supportive and family system oriented. We believe in working with the entire family system when at all possible. With a focus on emotional identification/expression and open communication, growth can occur even in the most difficult situations. Staff are trained to work with court-involved clients, to include those experiencing parent-child contact issues.
Parents
First, thank you for taking the step to consider a therapist for your child during this time. As you may know, divorces often cause stress and emotional reactivity in adolescents as they struggle to make sense of the situation. It is important to consider that finding a therapist for your child should not be driven by legal strategy or to locate a therapist to testify on your behalf. The goal of this work is to support your child through this process and help them with emotional and cognitive processing. Making the decision for your children to see a therapist requires full support of all parents. It is important that you understand we do not conduct custody evaluations and will not make custody recommendations.
Children & Teens
Divorce is hard and feeling stuck in the middle of it doesn't help either! Many kids find themselves in this difficult situation and often think they need to "pick sides" even if no one is telling them they need to. We understand that divorce and custody situations can cause fear, uncertainty, frustration, and anger. Our priority is to create a relationship with you where you feel comfortable sharing your experiences, feelings, hopes, and fears.