Divorce and Separation

DIVORCE IS A HUGE ADJUSTMENT

• Are you going through a divorce or separation?
• Do you feel overwhelmed emotionally?
• Are you concerned about the outcome?
• Is the divorce affecting your children?
• Do you want to stop fighting with your ex?
• Are your children being put in the middle?

OVER HALF OF MARRIAGES END IN DIVORCE

Divorce is a difficult adjustment for parents and children of all ages. Family members are faced with uncertainty about their future and left with a wide range of emotions while making drastic changes in their lives. Nevertheless, parents still have a responsibility to their children while going through a divorce. The ongoing conflict with their ex-spouse often overshadows these responsibilities. Adults often find it challenging to navigate their emotional well-being, but children struggle the most in the divorce process. Providing your children with careful attention, nurturing, time, and a sense of stability may result in a better outcome. Children respond differently and handle it better whenever parents move through their pain and function more effectively. Despite your best efforts, your children may be displaying negative behavioral changes such as isolation, failing grades, angry outbursts, and attention-seeking from peers. We can help!

DIVORCE CAN HURT YOU OR BE A CHANCE TO BUILD WHO YOU ARE MEANT TO BE

Our providers appreciate the delicate nature of divorce and separation. Young people experiencing their parent’s divorce need a place to talk about their emotions. Often they feel that when they speak with one parent, they are hurting or betraying the other parent. Through therapy, children are encouraged to talk about their feelings without trepidation. Parents are encouraged to keep communication open between all members to understand better and validate one another’s feelings.

Therapists will always tell you to maintain civility when communicating with your ex-spouse; otherwise, children come to resent you for talking poorly about the other parent. Both households need to provide consistent rules and expectations even if they are not precisely the same in both homes. Lastly, it would help to tell your children early and repeatedly that the divorce is not their fault. It is possible to have a civil divorce and keep your family working together for the “big picture.”

We have trained professionals specializing in treating family members going through divorce and separation. Our therapists will develop a plan that helps you and your family adjust to the new life circumstances.