Divorce Recovery
Divorce Recovery in Westlake Village, CA
If you’re experiencing a divorce, you’ve come to the right place.
Going through a divorce can be one of the most difficult challenges you’ll ever face. You’re not only grieving the loss of a living person but the end of your family unit.
You may feel lost or confused, betrayed, afraid, and a deep well of sadness that has no bottom.
As intense and raw as your emotions may feel right now, I want to give you hope and tell you that it won’t always hurt this much.
You must honor your grief. It’s a life-changing event. And it deserves respect.
With the right help and a good support system, you can learn to ride the emotional waves a bit easier. You can steady the overwhelm and begin to feel more grounded. One step at a time. One day at a time.
Let’s talk and see how I can best support you.
How you experience your divorce makes a difference in your healing. Were you the leaver, or
For most people, there are three distinct stages of divorce recovery. Where you are on your journey will determine the work we do together.
The Three Stages of Divorce Recovery
CRISIS STAGE
WE WILL WORK TOGETHER TO HELP YOU:
- Process through your intense emotions
- Alleviate distressing and anxious thoughts
- Shore up a support system
- Begin to make your meaning of what’s happened
- Improve feelings of self-worth
- Learn essential coping skills
- Develop healthy boundaries
- Regain clarity and calm
With therapy, you will go from feeling intense emotional pain and anxiety to feeling comforted and hopeful about yourself and your future.
SELF-DISCOVERY AND ADJUSTMENT STAGE
WE WILL WORK TOGETHER TO HELP YOU:
- Rebuild your self-worth
- Rediscover your true self
- Begin to process forgiving (not forgetting) self and ex
- Begin to transform toward acceptance and letting go
- Learn to navigate life as a single adult or parent
- Identify red flags in the marital relationship
- Do a 360 look at your role in the marriage
- Work toward healthy future relationships
With therapy, you will go from feeling lost and unsure to feeling confident and having a sense of direction in your life.
POST-DIVORCE – NEW BEGINNINGS STAGE
WE WILL WORK TOGETHER TO HELP YOU:
- Begin to de-identify with your divorce
- Work through what might be keeping you stuck
- Continue to move toward forgiveness of self and ex
- Make peace with what’s happened
- Achieve full acceptance and letting go
- Find the hidden blessings
- Arrive at a healthy mindset