Monthly Member Meeting | Divorce Coaches vs. Therapists: Clarifying the Distinct Roles in Divorce Support

CLEs Approved for:
1 General CLE Credit
1 Marital and Family Law Certification Credit

FL Bar CLE approved exclusively for NADP members. Reciprocity may be available in your state—be sure to verify requirements.

Description:
Divorce is a complex, multifaceted experience that profoundly impacts individuals emotionally, financially, and legally.

This presentation will delve into the difference, similarities and powerful synergy between divorce coaching and therapy, offering a holistic approach to guiding clients through this life-altering transition.

By leveraging the expertise of mental health professionals, such as divorce coaches and therapists, divorce professionals can provide comprehensive wholistic support that addresses the practical and emotional dimensions of divorce.

Key Areas of Focus:

• Clarifying Roles: Differentiating the distinct yet complementary roles of a divorce coach and a therapist.
• Case Studies: Real-life examples illustrating the successful integration of coaching and therapy in the divorce process
• Tools & Resources: Practical strategies and resources for professionals to utilize when supporting clients through divorce.

Speaker Bios: 

Hope Lutz Firsel

Hope Lutz Firsel is a divorce coach for women. In addition to having her master’s degree from The London School of Economics in Organizational Behavior, a degree as a life coach from iPec, with additional training in Rapid therapy, and a Certified Divorced Specialist, Hope offers wisdom from overcoming her own personal traumas. She provides both private and group coaching, via zoom or in person, with an approach that is a blend from the strongest philosophies from both eastern and western cultures. In her sessions, she empowers her clients to determine the right plan for how they are going to move through and post-divorce most effectively. She believes that you can overcome anything, you just need a plan and a little Hope.

Barbara Bennett

Barbara Bennett is a Marriage and Family Therapist licensed in Florida, New York and Connecticut. She incorporates Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, EMDR and Gestalt Therapy techniques into her work. However, IFS Therapy is the model that she gravitates towards while facilitating her Divorce Recovery Groups, formerly in CT, then at the 92nd street Y in NYC and now in Fl. Since 2003, Barbara has been studying, teaching and practicing IFS therapy. She has held teaching and leadership positions in the marriage and Family Therapy Master’s Degree program at Central Connecticut State University, Hartford Family institute’s Gestalt therapy therapist training program and NYU medical school, supervising psychiatric residents in Family therapy. Barbara works with couples , individuals , and families in her private practice and runs Divorce Recovery Groups as well as Grief retreats for both men and women.