Co-Parenting Counseling

Co-parenting means putting one's differences aside and working together to raise well-adjusted kids. The extent to which parents can work together as partners in parenting is directly related to their children's self-esteem, school performance, interpersonal relationships and overall health and well-being. Co-parenting counseling can create an opportunity for co-parents to exchange information about their children, express their hopes, fears and concerns, and make requests in a safe space without fear of judgment, criticism or retaliation.

Post-Divorce Family Therapy

Communication can be hindered when emotions run high. This can be true for everyone involved. Even with the best intentions, parents are not always well-equipped to clearly communicate how the divorce will or will not impact their children's lives. Conversely, children often hold back from sharing their thoughts and feelings about the divorce for fear of over-burdening their parents. Post-divorce family therapy offers each family member the opportunity to express himself/herself in a safe place, to grieve his/her loss, to be heard, and to learn how to move forward.

Parent-Child Contact Problems

Parents are often so caught up in their own emotions, they are unaware of the impact the divorce, or their behavior is having on the rest of the family. This may result in parent-child contact problems, including alignment, alienation, rejection and/or estrangement, which left untreated can have significant and lasting effects on the child's emotional health and well-being, and negatively impact their ability to maintain healthy relationships in the future.

Blended Families

Adding new members to your family can be bittersweet. Changing the status quo can be challenging, but it can also be rewarding. Parents and step-parents need to understand the basic do's and don'ts, and children need to feel certain that no one is being replaced. Many children of divorce develop close and lasting bonds with their new family members. The more people that love your kids, the better!

LGBTQ Families

One mom, one dad; two moms; two dads; two moms and a dad…we're a family! All issues related to separation, divorce, and blended families impact different members of the family in different ways, and should be treated accordingly. Love is love despite sexual identity, orientation or preference. The same is true for separation, divorce co-parenting and blended families.

Children of Divorce

Divorce can be a hard time for kids whether they articulate it or not. Children, by nature, do not express themselves in the same way adults do. Whether or not they seem affected by the divorce, they too are dealing with change, grief and loss. Even worse, they may feel stuck in the middle of their parent’s conflict, confused and not sure how to manage it. Kids need to be kids and spared from having to sort through grown-up problems.

Through art, play and story, children of all ages benefit from the opportunity to express themselves in a safe and supportive way.