Should You Consider Hiring a Divorce Coach?

Divorce is seldom easy. For many individuals, a little emotional support. A little one-on-one guidance from someone who really gets it, can make a tremendous difference in how the divorce progresses and in the final outcome. Some people find help through their pastors, priests, or rabbis. Others seek traditional mental health counseling. Still others seek help from a Memphis, Tennessee, divorce coach.

Should you consider hiring a Memphis TN divorce coach?

Should you consider hiring a personal coach during your divorce? You’ve probably heard about life coaches, but are you aware that divorce coaches are ready to help you through the break-up?

What’s Divorce Coaching All About?

Many individuals hire business coaches, career coaches, personal coaches, and life coaches to help them improve decision making and obtain better results with whatever goals they may have. Hiring a divorce coach to help deal with the decisions and hard choices required in every divorce might be a good idea for some spouses. So let’s explore the idea of, yes, hiring a personal divorce coach.

With divorce, every aspect of family life is in flux. The children, the property, the finances, the lifestyle. Divorce coaches may help their clients with the emotional aspects of divorce, of which there are many. They aspire to help their clients:

● Manage emotions so they can think more clearly and make better decisions in the divorce, in parenting, in lifestyle, and in society;

● By being an involved, nonjudgmental partner throughout the divorce process;

● Set goals, both short-term and long-term;

● By providing a safe environment, a place to talk about all aspects of the break-up;

● By preparing them for life after divorce;

● Learn how to communicate with the soon-to-be former spouse on matters relating to the children;

● By guiding them through implementation of child custody and parenting plans; and

● By referring them to important resources and professional services when needed.

Divorce coaches try to help their clients deal with the emotional baggage of past marital events. With the present roller coaster ride through divorce. And with the possibilities for a better, happier future. A divorce coach is not, however, a replacement for competent legal advice from an experienced family lawyer.

Ask About Credentials

Unless the divorce coach happens to be a practicing licensed attorney as well, he or she will not be offering legal advice. Because the professional divorce coach understands court procedures and can anticipate the stresses associated with every phase in the Tennessee divorce process, he or she is in a position to help others maneuver through it. That could be very useful to someone who is feeling overwhelmed or emotionally compromised by the situation at hand.

If you do consider hiring a personal divorce coach, make sure you find someone with the necessary training and credentials. Many divorce coaches have a background in both law and mental health. Get a few referrals. Do some interviewing. Compare fees.

Contact a Memphis Divorce Attorney

Memphis divorce attorney, Miles Mason, Sr., practices family law exclusively and is founder of the Miles Mason Family Law Group, PLC. Check out The Tennessee Divorce Client’s Handbook: What Every Divorcing Spouse Needs to Know, available on Amazon and Kindle. To schedule your confidential consultation, call us today at (901) 683-1850.