Collaborative Divorce

You find yourself in a place that you never imagined you would be: contemplating or preparing to divorce. You may be anxious, stressed, and confused. Perhaps divorcing is your idea. Perhaps your spouse is driving it. Regardless, you are worried. Worried about your future, your children, your family, your estate. And about the ugliness you fear is waiting for you in a courtroom.

It does not have to be that way.


If you seek a way to move forward from this place of hurt and anger, and to divorce with respect and dignity, you should consider the Collaborative Divorce model. This approach also benefits you by allowing you to preserve a healthy and effective parenting relationship with your spouse and minimize the disruption to your children, whether they are young or grown.

Collaborative Divorce is…

A confidential settlement approach to divorce and other legal matters that offers an alternative to traditional litigation and the often-destructive consequences that result from adversarial positioning.

The collaborative model uses an interdisciplinary team composed of specially trained attorneys for you and your spouse, a neutral financial professional and a neutral mental health professional. It relies on a proven problem-solving approach to guide you through confidential settlement meetings at a pace that is under your control. The focus is on creating effective and durable agreements aimed at meeting the goals you have set for you and your family.

In this process I serve as the Neutral Mental Health Professional or as the Child Specialist on your team.

My role as a…

  • I provide ongoing support and assistance in navigating the divorce experience

    I manage the emotional roller coaster of the divorce process

    I facilitate the group meetings and effective communication within the team

    I work with you outside the group meetings to lay the foundation for a healthy post-divorce relationship

    If you have children, I help you develop a customized parenting plan

  • I serve as the “voice of the children” to you and the rest of the team to assist in your decision making

    I meet with your children (young, adolescent, or adult) to ascertain their needs, concerns, and interests

    I educate your children about divorce to facilitate a healthier post-divorce adjustment

    I participate in group meetings or meetings with you and the neutral mental health professional

    I may assist in developing the post-divorce parenting plan