Divorce initiates change in all areas of one’s life: some expected; others not. Generally, couples experience significant financial, emotional, social, and geographical change during and after divorce. Trying to manage all of these changes while grieving the loss of the marriage is especially difficult when parents want to create a smooth transition for their children.

Psychotherapy can be helpful to each partner in easing the experience of grief. Sharing one’s experience with a therapist can help hasten the recovery from the sense of loss when a marriage ends.

For parents it is often helpful to come together, not to grieve, but to get to the BUSINESS of parenting. Co-parenting after divorce requires setting aside feelings towards one’s ex-spouse and, instead, establishing a business-like relationship focusing on the child’s best interests. Children are very resilient. Yet, even if a child seems to be doing just fine, parents need to create an environment that fosters resilience. Therapy for parents during or post-divorce can help parents make the successful transition from married parents to divorced co-parents.