Divorce Therapy
As mentioned on the Divorce Coaching page, coaching is not therapy. Therapy for those who are going through divorce or who have been through divorce is different than coaching. While there is some overlap, therapy goes deeper and looks more broadly at one's life. It's more personal and is not meant to be shared as in the coaching process. There can be much emotion attached to divorce from simply the grief and loss of it, to experiencing pain, anger, mistrust, anxiety, depression and a sense of concern about what the future will hold.
Some find divorce and the process of emotionally uncoupling overwhelming for a period of time. You might simply need a place to talk these emotions through and get a clearer sense of where you are going. I find that many people get to the point of saying that their friends or family have had their fill of talking about their issues or are too polarized to be objective and helpful. They value a place where they can get some clarity and move beyond their overwhelming feelings.
Some find divorce and the process of emotionally uncoupling overwhelming for a period of time. You might simply need a place to talk these emotions through and get a clearer sense of where you are going. I find that many people get to the point of saying that their friends or family have had their fill of talking about their issues or are too polarized to be objective and helpful. They value a place where they can get some clarity and move beyond their overwhelming feelings.
Serving Vancouver, Richmond and the North Shore
Mark Smith MSW, RSW ~ Collaborative Divorce Coach
Letting go of hopes and dreams can be part of the process
Managing our fears and actively creating a new sense of family
Considering new beginnings, new relationships and blended families
Everyone who begins a relationship expects it to endure. We don't start a relationship thinking about it ending. But as we all know some relationships end and the divorce statistics bear that out.
We are often most concerned about our children. How will they make the transition? Will divorce be too much for them? Research tells us that children can manage the change in family structure, it's the conflict that is most damaging to children. They suffer when they they are caught in your relationship tension.
For the ones initiating the end of the relationship they may be looking ahead to a new life and relationship. For the ones being left, they wonder whether they will ever trust again. They can't see to the future when they too will start a new chapter in their life.
