You never expected to be here.
No one enters into a relationship thinking that it will end. Something that began with promise and excitement is replaced by sadness, anger, loneliness, and grief; it can be profoundly disappointing, disorienting, and full of mixed emotions. These emotions can be difficult enough on their own—add to them the planning, rebuilding, and moving forward that’s required, and a breakup or divorce can feel overwhelming.
If an important relationship has recently ended, you may be experiencing:
Loneliness or isolation
Questions about your worth, identity, or ability to be loved
Feelings of shame or guilt
Anger or resentment
High anxiety, particularly around planning for the future
Uncertainty about seeking out new relationships
Support during, after, & through.
There are layers to the grief associated with divorce or breakups. It isn’t simply about the loss of a relationship—it’s often also about the loss of your family unit, social structure, self-identity, financial security, and sense of safety.
And then comes the rebuilding: the creation of new structure, new relationships, and new ideas of what the future can hold. Therapy is here to stand with you in the gap between this loss and the future that’s ahead, supporting you as you move into a new way of living.
Express
Your experiences & emotions—whatever they may be. Everything is valid, accepted, and honored here.
Create
A plan for what life is going to look like now. Get support as you navigate child custody, relocation, finances, and more.
Extend
Compassion to yourself. This is a new reality you’re living in—it’s unfair to expect too much of yourself too soon.
Invest
In a new understanding of yourself, how you show up in relationships, and what you want out of future ones.
Our Approach to Divorce Therapy
We offer a mix of support, strategies, and tools in divorce therapy. This means we’ll help you find ways to plan for and manage the feelings around this year’s family holiday party or upcoming meeting with your former partner as much as we’ll support you in the (often unpredictable) day-to-day ups and downs of grief. Therapy is a place dedicated to you: where you don’t have to fear being judged, shut down, or “fixed.”