SEPARATION COUNSELING

Maybe you've already decided to separate or maybe your partner has made this decision. The goal now is to get through the separation period relatively unscathed and, despite all the pain, to remember your life together as an enriching experience. Your time as partners is over, but you now need to get things done together as reliably as possible. 

If you have kids, you'll stay connected as parents. You'll need to learn to work together as a team. It can be tough if the relationship is clouded by anger, resentment, guilt, or pity. It can also be tough to keep an eye on your kids, their worries, their needs, and their requirements during an emotionally rough time like separation. It's especially important to make sure the kids have a safe place to live and some stability during this stressful time. Going forward, it's important to focus on building a positive parental relationship and establishing clear communication and contact with the children. This can be done through a cooperative parenting model, which requires a lot of communication and coordination. Another option is a parallel parenting model, which requires less communication.

These are all the kinds of questions that come up when a separation occurs. If you'd like, I can walk you through this process. I'm a trained "Kinder im Blick" coach, which means I have particular expertise in this area.