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"What is the purpose of the counseling process during and after divorce?"

For most people, divorce breaks their lives apart, and before they can move forward, they need to be able to pick up the pieces. This period often includes deep feelings of despair, disappointment, revenge, hopelessness, and helplessness. They need to mourn the life of which they are letting go and to develop a new orientation to life as a no-longer-partnered person.

Divorce counseling is designed to help divorced individuals work through this difficult time in their lives. It provides information about divorce and the process of healing afterward. It offers a place for divorced people to address the issues surrounding the loss of their marriage, teaching the skills and techniques of reflective thought, personal management, problem resolution, and self-healing.