Divorce Coach's Insight into Collaborative Divorce

Here's an article by Sassona Baron, a therapist and divorce coach in Vancouver, British Columbia, about "Five Hopeful Reasons for Collaborative Divorce: A Divorce Coach Perspective."

Role of the Divorce Coach in Collaborative Divorce

Each spouse also has a divorce coach — a mental health therapist specially trained in collaborative divorce to help guide their client through the emotional issues that are naturally a part of divorce.

The divorce coach plays a unique role in the collaborative process. People going through a divorce are used to dealing with legal and financial issues — but they don’t often realize how helpful it can be to have someone help them with the emotional and psychological issues that arise.

Research shows that divorce is the second-most stressful life event — following only the death of a spouse or a child.

Diana Mercer, co-author of “Making Divorce Work” says that only about 20% of the issues you confront in a divorce involve questions of law. Getting help resolving your anger and fear related to the divorce can lead to better decision-making. 

The Collaborative Model

What does collaborative divorce look like?

The collaborative divorce model utilizes a team approach. Each spouse utilizes a team approach. Each spouse has an attorney and a divorce coach, and they share the services of a financial specialist.

If children are involved, they can also share a child specialist. In the next few blog posts, we'll look at the roles of each team member.