BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//National Association of Divorce Professionals - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:National Association of Divorce Professionals X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://thenadp.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for National Association of Divorce Professionals REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T074500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T090000 DTSTAMP:20260421T025023 CREATED:20230130T151834Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T043040Z UID:10001847-1776757500-1776762000@thenadp.com SUMMARY:New Jersey | Monmouth Monthly Chapter Meeting DESCRIPTION:Join us for our NADP Monmouth\, NJ Chapter meeting to connect\, communicate and collaborate with fellow divorce professionals.  \n\n\n\nIf you are a Monmouth\, NJ local in the field of legal\, financial\, mental health or real estate\, register now and don’t miss this opportunity to grow your network of strategically targeted professionals. You will have the opportunity to meet other high-achieving professionals whose business also touch on the divorce process. \n\n\n\nPlease contact Justin to RSVP. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n Chapter Meeting\n\n\n\nChapter meetings occur monthly and are facilitated by the chapter leadership. In addition to networking and building relationships\, each member has the opportunity to present an NADP ED Talk and provide valuable divorce-specific education to their fellow chapter members. URL:https://thenadp.com/event/new-jersey-monmouth-monthly-chapter-meeting-apr2026/ LOCATION:Elli’s Backyard\, 45 Broad Street\, Red Bank\, New Jersey\, United States CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thenadp.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/nadp-local-chapter-meeting.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Justin Lotano":MAILTO:justin.lotano@wfafinet.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T130000 DTSTAMP:20260421T025023 CREATED:20230508T213054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T154138Z UID:10001879-1776772800-1776776400@thenadp.com SUMMARY:Monthly Member Meeting | The Five Phases of Divorce Grief: How Divorce Professionals Can Be Most Effective in Each Phase DESCRIPTION:Join Oona Metz\, a therapist\, nationally recognized divorce expert and author of Unhitched: The Essential Divorce Guide For Women for this engaging talk. Divorce is not just a legal and financial process — it is also a profound psychological one. \n\n\n\nDrawing from psychological research and real-world case studies\, this talk equips divorce professionals with a practical framework for recognizing where a client is emotionally — from the initial stage of heartbreak to the emotional rollercoaster\, through mending\, letting go and finally\, moving on. When professionals understand the grief process\, they can anticipate resistance\, reduce unnecessary conflict\, improve communication\, and protect both their client and their case from emotionally driven missteps. \n\n\n\nKey Takeaways: \n\n\n\n\nIdentify the Five Phases of Divorce Grief and the behaviors commonly associated with each\n\n\n\nDistinguish between “high-conflict” clients and “high grief” clients\n\n\n\nLearn communication strategies tailored to each emotional phase\n\n\n\nReduce escalation and improve settlement outcomes through grief-informed advocacy\n\n\n\nProtect your time\, boundaries\, and professional effectiveness when working with emotionally overwhelmed clients\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Bio:Oona Metz is the author of Unhitched: The Essential Divorce Guide for Women. Her book has been featured on The CBS Morning Show\, in Time Magazine and on NPR’s Morning Edition. She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker\, a Certified Group Psychotherapist and a Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association. Her writing has appeared in outlets including The Psychotherapy Networker\, Psychology Today\, Social Work Voice and the Los Angeles Review. She has 30 years of clinical experience and specializes in treating women navigating divorce. Oona leads three weekly Divorce Support Groups for Women and is the founder of the Beacon Group Fellowship\, a program which trains mental health professionals across the country to lead divorce groups. She has given over 100 talks and workshops locally\, nationally and internationally.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Guests are welcome to attend one Monthly Member Meeting. To attend again\, we invite you to join our association** \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMember RSVP\n\n\nYou must be logged into your NADP account to RSVP. If you are not a member\, please use the guest RSVP form on this page.\n\n \n \n \n Username\n \n \n \n \n \n Password\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Remember Me\n \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n  \n \n \n Forgot Password \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nGuest RSVP\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n "*" indicates required fields \n \n \n Not a member but interested in understanding more about the NADP and how our events work? Simply fill out the form below to join this event and see for yourself. Would you like to invite a non NADP member to this event? Simply complete the form below and they will receive an email with all the info they need to join. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Name*\n \n \n \n First Name*\n \n \n \n \n Last Name\n \n \n Email*\n \n PhoneProfession*Which professional category best fits?*– Select a Professional Category* –LegalFinancialResidentialMental HealthOtherProfession URL:https://thenadp.com/event/monthly-member-meeting-apr2026/ LOCATION:https://thenadp.com/event/monthly-member-meeting-apr2026/ CATEGORIES:Member Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thenadp.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/monthly-member-meetings-alt-624x351-sDkJVt.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Nicole Shapiro":MAILTO:nicole@thendap.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR