Seperation & Divorce
It’s my goal to help make your separation or divorce process as smooth and efficient as possible, with the best possible outcomes for you and your family.
As a Psychologist and Marriage & Family Therapist with a special focus on separation/divorce for over 20 years, I offer Integrated Divorce Services. which means that I work independently and within teams with trusted professional colleagues to provide the family-focused services that will help your separation process be as smooth and efficient as possible with the best possible outcomes.
While the general tasks that need to be completed are the same for every separation, each family has unique values and goals, traditions and culture, strengths and vulnerabilities, circumstances, and history. I bring a depth of understanding and many years of experience to whatever is involved and challenging for my clients.
Post-Separation Conflict
With extensive knowledge and experience, I provide education and therapeutic services to maximize potential and minimize conflict post separation.
REACH Family Intervention Program
REACH, an interdisciplinary team, provides intervention for disrupted parent-child relationships in the context of alienation, estrangement, high conflict and complexity.
Collaborative Divorce Coaching
Within a Collaborative team, I companion, educate, and provide therapeutic support to reach agreements that support the whole family, especially the children.
Parenting and Co-parenting
I help parents strengthen their parenting to meet the demands of separation and to develop effective co-parenting with their former spouse.
General Consultation
I respond to general inquiries about the separation process, divorce services, children’s needs and other aspects that are important to my clients.
Stepfamily Consultation and Counselling
Experiencing common pitfalls of stepfamily development doesn’t say much about you – what you chose to do about it says everything.
Reconciliation
Reconciling after a temporary separation can create a fresh start – an opportunity to review and set a different trajectory based on what is truly important.
Couples on the Edge ©
Thoughts of separation signal that something needs to be addressed. This highly assisted forum provides the extra support you may need.
Separation and Divorce Issues Addressed
I work with a variety of people and problems including:
- emotional shock at receiving unexpected news
- feeling lost and confused about which professional services are appropriate
- planning the transition to two households
- how to talk with your children about the separation/divorce
- responding to the emotional needs of the children
- working out parenting time
- creating parenting plans
- supporting the best possible co-parenting relationship
- shifting repetitive communication dynamics
- self-calming and self care through the process
- the introduction of new partners
General Topics to Consider in Your Parenting Plan
I also provide Post Agreement Support to parents when the plan is not working due to relationship and communication difficulties between the parents or to new and/or unpredictable changes.
Get in Touch
If would would like to talk more about my services and how I can help you please email sg@susangamache.com