Mark Smith MSW, RSW ~ Collaborative Divorce Coach
Serving Vancouver, Richmond and the North Shore
"Resolving Disputes Respectfully"
~ toward a better future
Are you wanting to minimize conflict and have a friendly and amicable divorce?
Are you thinking of divorce, but worried about your children?
Do you want a parenting plan that truly reflects you and your children's needs?
Are you wanting to create a vision for your family beyond your divorce and into the future?
Over the years as a therapist I've seen all too often the fallout from divorce. For some, the conflict continues long after the end of a relationship. The impact on both the spouses and the children can alter the life course of the family significantly for generations if not managed well... and only you and your spouse can keep that from happening.
- Collaborative Divorce is a no court and non-adversarial process.
- There is a team of professionals available to help support you and your family through your Divorce: Divorce Coaches, Family Lawyers, Child Specialists and Financial Specialists.
- The professionals work together with you in an "open" atmosphere to help you and your spouse arrive at an agreement that works for both of you.
Collaborative Divorce is an interdisciplanary approach using Family Lawyers, Divorce Coaches, Child Specialists and Financial Specialists as needed.
Family Lawyer Nancy Cameron explains...
The benefits Collaborative Divorce :
"Divorce is thought of as a legal process with an emotional component, however people experience divorce as an emotional process with a legal component!"
Collaborative Divorce, WHAT IS IT?
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What about the costs
of Collaborative Divorce versus Litigation?
Using a collaborative approach may seem costly, however the use of the various professionals more often than not keeps the costs lower than litigation, not to mention the emotional costs saved.
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Mark Smith M.S.W., R.S.W.
Marriage and Family Therapist
Collaborative Divorce Coach
The benefits of a Divorce Coach:
- Divorce Coaching helps to diminish the reactivity and adversarial atmosphere that is often present during divorce.
- Most often both parties have a Divorce Coach although sometimes only one needs the support of a coach.
- Meeting in "four ways" with the two coaches and the two of you, you talk through the roadblocks or work on a Parenting Plan.
- Divorce Coaches help keep you on course through anxious times, after all, these are some of the most important decisions you'll ever make.
- You guide the process and the Coaches helps to contain it.
- While people are often hurt and angry during the separating process they generally want an amicable divorce and co-parenting relationship.
- You'll have a place to talk so your friends and family won't feel over burdened or like they have to take sides.
- Good Parenting Plans lead to a good Co-Parenting relationship.