• Home
•  
•  
• General Practice
  and Consultation
•  
•  
• Collaborative
  Divorce Coaching
•  
•  
• West Coast
  Post-trauma Retreat (WCPR)
•  
•  
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
•  
•  
• Common Symptoms
  and Diagnoses
•  
•  
• Frequently
  Asked Questions
•  
•  
• About
  Dr. Ann Gold Buscho
•  
•  
• Contact
•  
•  
• Articles and Forms
•  
•  
• Online Payment

 

 

Collaborative Divorce Coaching

 

Divorce is one of the most painful experiences one can have in life:

• I can help you if you are considering divorce or have already made the decision to separate.

• I will help you decide if the Collaborative Divorce model is the best choice for your situation. We will discuss all of the divorce options available to you, including do-it-yourself, mediation, litigation, and collaboration.

• As your collaborative divorce coach, I work as part of a Collaborative Practice team to help you get through the emotional transitions and the legal process, so that you can make the best decisions together with your spouse, for yourself and for your children.

• Should you decide to mediate or litigate, I will provide you with support, education and guidance. My knowledge and experience in the area of divorce, child development, and parenting planning will help you move on into the next stage of your life with less emotional scarring.

• You're thinking about separating but you can't afford to: an affordable approach called "Sharing the Nest" can help you and your spouse separate while co-parenting and living under the same roof.

Collaborative Practice is a new way to divorce respectfully and without going to court:

• Divorce doesn't need to be a battle. Since a Collaborative Practice divorce is non-adversarial, it avoids the additional pain and destruction that a litigated divorce can cause.

• You would like to divorce with dignity and privacy.  A collaborative practice divorce avoids litigation and court so private information stays private.  Since you aren't preparing for court, this can often save both time and money.

• You need your own team.  Collaborative Practice offers you and your spouse or partner the support, protection, and guidance of your own lawyers, in addition to the benefit of neutral child and financial specialists, divorce coaches and other professionals all working together, each doing what he or she does best, for the health and healing of your family during and after the divorce.  You assemble the team you need, to fit your family's goals and needs.
  

• In Collaborative Practice you stay in control of the decisions and agreements, unlike traditional divorces.  Since you have a hand in crafting the agreements, they will be more durable, and you won't be going back to court for further battles.  

• You can use a coach.  A Collaborative divorce coach helps reduce conflict and negative emotions, and supports you through a complex (and sometimes overwhelming) legal system.

• As a divorce coach, I help you focus on your most important goals. We also work with your spouse and his/her coach to create a healthy parenting plan that carefully considers the needs of the children, as well as the entire family. Why Use a Divorce Coach?

• As a neutral child specialist, I can offer you and your spouse my knowledge of child development, divorce issues that relate to children, and I can bring your children's unique voice to the team when you create your parenting plan with the help of your coaches.

You can learn more about Collaborative Practice throughout California (CP Cal) or internationally at www.collaborativepractice.com.

I am on the Board of the local collaborative group, Family Law Professionals of Marin. You can learn more about our group and our work by visiting our website.