- Specialized Practice in Divorce and Child Custody
- Forensic Practice
- General Clinical Practice
- Therapeutic Stabilization of Children During Divorce More >>
- Therapeutic Stabilization of Parents During or After Divorce More >>
- Co-parenting Coaching More >>
- Post-divorce Conflict Resolution More >>
- Therapeutic Visitation More >>
- Evaluation of the Need for Supervised Visitation More >>
- Determination of a Visitation Schedule More >>
- Therapeutic Reunification More >>
- Emergency Case Stabilization More >>
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Specialized Practice in Divorce and Child Custody ¨ Collaborative Divorce• Collaborative divorce helps resolve the ending of a marriage without resorting to adversarial techniques or tactics. It assists the divorcing couple to work as a team with trained professionals to settle disputes respectfully, without going to court. Collaborative Divorce helps contain conflict and stress and the spread of these factors to the children. More >> ¨ Divorce Mediation• Divorce Mediation provides a structured process which helps a couple resolve issues in a divorce by reaching a mutually agreeable settlement. The mediator creates an environment where communication is facilitated and the couple can state their goals and define their mutual interests. This process works best when the couple is in general agreement about most aspects of the divorce. More >> ¨ Divorce Coaching• Divorce Coaching helps individuals and couples improve communication, problem solving and negotiation skills to manage conflicts that interfere with the divorce process. People learn to present their concerns in ways that are more likely to be heard and acted upon in the settlement. They also learn how they may be unknowingly hampering the divorce process. More >> The divorce coach guides individuals and couples through a divorce in ways that reduce conflict, manage emotional reactions that interfere with the process and hamper clients from achieving their stated goals. Going through a divorce in a less destructive manner promotes a better post-divorce adjustment for the family. The divorce coach identifies, clarifies and prioritizes the concerns of each family member. Effective communication during negotiations and navigating obstacles are facilitated. Effective co-parenting skills and the development of successful parenting plans are fostered. The divorce coach:
• teaches skills to contain the heighted affect that is common in a divorce and disrupts effective communication. Unchecked this heighted affect may have a disorganizing impact on thinking and negotiations. • helps manage and contain conflicts by identifying triggers and potential roadblocks that evoke an angry response. Assists clients to formulate more appropriate alternative responses. • teaches clients how to communicate more effectively with their attorneys. • prepare clients for court appearances, depositions, four-way meetings, and other stressful events. • Consultation for Attorneys provides information about the clients and the best ways psychologically to work with them and represent them. The strengths and weakness of a case from a forensic psychologist’s perspective are given along with an estimation of how a forensic evaluation may affect the case. More >> ¨ Pretrial Co-Parenting/Child Specialist Provide information on children’s needs and assistance resolving parenting issues in attempt to avoid litigation. ¨ Parenting Coordination • Parenting coordination is a child-focused alternative dispute resolution process for those parents who have difficulty implementing their parenting plans because of the ongoing conflict between them. More >> ¨ Specialized Forensic Services1 • I specialize in stabilizing families during and after a divorce. This involves two main approaches with the first focused on the children and the second focused on the parents. Co-parenting coaching and post-divorce conflict resolution also can be provided. 1Note these services are focused on relationship issues and not covered by insurance. I conduct forensic evaluations in most areas involving families (family forensics). Child custody evaluations are a major part of my forensic practice. These evaluations may involve custody, visitation, disruption of visitation, need for supervision, removal of supervision, relocation, etc. I only undertake a child custody evaluation when the court appoints me, or both parents through their attorneys select me as a neutral psychologist. In some cases, attorneys ask me to review the adequacy of the evaluation conducted by another psychologist. Family forensics is the area formed by the overlap between Family Psychology and Forensic Psychology. I have been evaluating children for the court since 1972. General Clinical Practice with a Specialty in Families, Children and Adolesents I have a general clinical practice and a clinical specialty in families, children and adolescents.
For more information about my clinical practice click here.
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