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Counseling & Therapy

Dr. Deborah Hecker
4100 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC, 20016
Phone: 800-777-3585
Fax: 305-365-9609
Web site: www.drdeborahhecker.com
email: ppDebbieP@aol.com
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Dr. Deborah Hecker runs a nationwide phone-counseling service for divorce recovery. With three decades of private psychotherapy experience, Dr. Hecker's divorce counseling has helped hundreds of people face their challenges and build successful lives.

Old Wounds, New Friends
(workshop for separated and divorced Catholics)
Holy Spirit Parish
2725 55th Street
San Diego, CA 92105
Phone: (619) 401-6445
More info: www.nacsdc.org/rgn/r14/pdf/Old_Wounds_New_Friends_2008_01_26.pdf
Giovanna DeSanti-Medina is spearheading a workshop for separated and divorced Catholics, the largest outreach effort ever put on by the Divorce Healing Ministry, a peer counseling group that works from the Church of St. Luke. A series of nationally renowned speakers will address issues such as life after divorce, finding lasting love, annulment, infidelity/forgiveness/healing the whole family, and no-court resolution. The event aims to raise awareness that Catholics share the same precipitous divorce rate as the general population. It also serves to quell the misnomer that divorced Catholics are no longer allowed to celebrate their faith or partake in the sacraments. The hope is that this workshop will demonstrate that the Church is here to help those suffering from this difficult life crisis. For more information or to register, contact via the number or website above. 

Divorce Ceremonies

Divorce, Healing Ceremonies
Honor your life transition with a dignified and personalized Divorce Ceremony.
Phone: (973) 746-1792
Contact: Charlotte Eulette, National Director
e-mail: charlotte@celebrantusa.com
The Celebrant Foundation assists you and your loved ones in creating customized ceremonies to honor life's milestones, with 400 Celebrants throughout North America who create and officiate at virtually every life-cycle event, including divorces, for individuals, couples, and families. These custom-designed ceremonies reflect people's needs, beliefs, and values. Visit their website for Divorce, Healing and Transition Ceremonies, sample ceremonies, ceremony scripts and press: www.celebrantusa.com/divorce.html

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Dr. Deborah Hecker
4100 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC, 20016
Phone: 888-777-3585
Fax: 305-365-9609
Web site: www.drdeborahhecker.com
email: ppDebbieP@aol.com
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Dr. Deborah Hecker runs a nationwide phone-counseling service for divorce recovery. With three decades of private psychotherapy experience, Dr. Hecker's divorce counseling has helped hundreds of people face their challenges and build successful lives.

Marie A. O'Neill
White Lotus Life Coaching
P.O Box 446, Sequim, WA USA 98382
Phone: (360) 582-0716
Web: www.whitelotuslifecoaching.com
Email: marie@whitelotuslifecoaching.com
White Lotus Life Coaching specializes in helping Widows and Divorcees renew their lives through One on One coaching, Groups, Tele-classes, Workshops and Motivational speaking.

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About Divorce
Phone: (818) 501-2944
Contact: Florence Hendler, MFT
Providing a safe and supportive ongoing group, this therapy session guides newly separated men and women through the loneliness, pain, and anger of divorce while teaching them to survive and flourish. A second group is available for those who have completed the divorce process and want to learn to change patterns, build self-confidence, learn to trust again, build self-confidence, overcome a fear of dating, and explore necessary techniques to build and deepen life relationships. Individual sessions are available as well; call for information.

Adjusting to Being Single
Phone: (858) 573-0173
Fax: (858) 573-0178
Contact: Betty J. Jackson
Educational seminars for those experiencing the pain of breakup or loss of a love relationship, including through death. Safe, caring environment where you will begin to recover from the crisis of your loss. Lessons and discussions led by licensed therapist.

Beginning Experience
Beginning Experience is a peer ministry for widowed, separated and divorced men and women. Our local organization is under the guidance of the San Jose Diocese.  Our organization serves the counties of   Marin, Monterey, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz. Although the program was designed by and for Catholics, it is open to persons of all faiths. The weekend is designed to help individuals resolve the grief that normally results from the loss of a spouse through divorce, separation, or death. 
Contact: Margaret Spalding
Email: cammysgrammy2003@yahoo.com

Breakthrough Parenting Services, Inc.
12405 Venice Blvd. #172
Los Angeles, CA 90066
Tel. (310) 823-7846
Fax (310) 388-0700
email: jaynemajor@breakthroughparentingservices.org
Website: www.breakthroughparentingservices.org
Contact: A. Jayne Major, Ph.D
Offers parenting classes in West Los Angeles for parents in divided families. Individual attention, empathetic support, and helpful resources are offered. Family-law and mental-health experts speak regularly. Private counseling is available for writing parenting plans, preparing for custody evaluations, and preparing positive strategies for court. Teaches how to communicate in high-conflict situations.

Center for Community Solutions
CCS hotline: 1-888-DV-LINKS (1 888 385 4657)
Center for Community Solutions is a an award-winning non-profit specializing in assistance to victims of domestic and sexual violence.  Professional, confidential services include: counseling, shelter, advocacy, training, and free legal assistance with restraining orders, child custody, and other related family law matters.  Clients should call the 24/7 San Diego County domestic violence and rape crisis CCS hotline: 1-888-DV-LINKS (1 888 385 4657).

Center for Divorce Recovery
Phone: (818) 509-9749
Contact: Ellen Butterfield, MFT
Website: www.studiocitytherapy.com
The Center for Divorce Recovery offers support groups, parent coaching, and individual therapy for children and parents. Call for more information.

Co-Dependency Group
Phone: (562) 860-2210 ext. 5
Contact: JoNell Hickok
Come and work through your issues with this group. Achieve the freedom to be both loving and self-responsible. Group meetings are held on Monday nights from 6:00-7:30 p.m. at Cerritos Psychological Center.

(The) CoMamas Association
Phone: (760) 942-4572
Fax: (760) 918-0680
Website: www.comamas.com
E-mail: feelgood@comamas.com
Offers seminars, workshops and a workbook to help ex-wives and stepmoms learn to get along.

Coping as a Single Mother
Phone: (877) 655-3807 or (323) 655-3807
Meet with other single mothers to discuss the challenges of being a single parent. Explore your strengths, conflicts, aspirations, coping styles, child development, and effective parenting skills in a safe environment. Tuesday mornings. Women Helping Women Services, a non-sectarian community service program of the National Council of Jewish Women/Los Angeles. Call for required pre-registration.

Delete Stress
Phone: (888) 2-DELETE or (858) 581-1122
Contact: Luann Linquist, Ph.D., MFT, MCC
Website: www.DeleteStress.com
E-mail: drluann@DeleteStress.com
Delete helps people to get rid of anxiety, panic, fears, and other emotional blocks quickly. Call for more information.

DivorceCare
Park Crest Christian Church
Phone: (562) 421-9374
A 13-week series for those who have experienced divorce, separation, or the loss of a long-term relationship. DivorceCare will help you resolve current struggles and identify the next steps in your emotional and spiritual growth. Some of the topics discussed will be facing anger, overcoming depression and loneliness, financial tips, parenting, new relationships, forgiveness, and growing closer to God. There is a one-time $20 materials fee.

Divorce Care
Phone: (619) 460-5000 ext. 216
Contact: Carole Osier
Are you or is someone you know suffering the pain of divorce? Skyline Church in Rancho San Diego offers a 13-week Christ-centered support group designed to encourage and assist those dealing with the challenges of separation, divorce, and remarriage. Participants will find biblical answers to tough questions through videos, caring, friends, and discussions. Ongoing meetings Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m. Cost is $25 for materials.

Divorce Dialogue
16161 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 224, Encino, CA 91436
Phone: (818) 788-9567
Contact: Rob Kaufman, RK, JD, LLM, LCSW
Website: www.DivorceDialogue.com
e-mail: Rob@DivorceDialogue.com
Established in 1981, Divorce Dialogue is the oldest divorce support group in Los Angeles. This ongoing weekly group has assisted hundreds of men and women who are either separated, divorced, or considering either to make the transition from being part of a couple to being single. Rob Kaufman, the founder, facilitates each group. One group meets on Mondays (6:30-8:30 p.m.), a second on Tuesdays (7:30-9:30 p.m.) -- each in the comfort of members' homes. We examine issues such as: coping with anger, loss and loneliness; how much should I reveal on a first date?; how to balance my needs with the needs of my children; should I be friends with my ex? Individual, couple, and family counseling for children, adolescents, and adults is also available. Call Rob Kaufman for more information.

Divorce Recovery Program
Sponsored by the Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco
Phone: (415) 666-0876
Contact: Theresa Lopez
Are you, or is someone you know, separated, divorced, or widowed? The Divorce Recovery Course provides a chance to understand the emotional journey begun with the loss of marriage. It is held twice a year.  The Archdiocese also offers a semi-monthly divorce support group and a monthly potluck dinner.

Divorce Recovery Sessions
Phone: (310) 274-9200
Licensed psychologist Dr. Shatz provides a therapeutic atmosphere that enables people to deal more effectively with the emotional issues resulting from divorce.

Divorce Recovery Workshop
Phone: (949) 574-2214
e-mail: kelly@standrewspres.org
Topics covered in this six-week workshop include: the stages of divorce; planning for your future; coping with your ex-spouse; finding and experiencing forgiveness; helping your child cope; healing, wholeness, and happiness; new relationships. The workshop takes place in spring and fall, on Thursday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach. Also available: children's and teens' workshops. Call for more information or to register.

Divorce Recovery Workshop
Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church
49 Know Drive, Lafayette, CA 94549
Phone: (925) 283-8722
Contact: Tom Schwartz, Bobbie Frey
A six-week session of workshops.

Divorce/Separation Group for Women
Phone: (415) 749-0930
Contact: Alena Hutchinson, LMFT
Ongoing, weekly therapy support group for women experiencing divorce, separation or the ending of a long-term relationship. Experienced facilitator Hutchinson also offers "Women in Transition" group at her East Bay office in Rockridge for women undergoing transitions such as divorce, career changes, or intense personal growth or questioning.

Divorce Support Groups
Phone: (818) 783-6580
Contact: Gelene Weiner, MFCT
These eight-week sessions cover topics such as making the transition from being part of a couple to being single, developing coping skills and techniques, and managing anger effectively.

Divorce Support Group
Phone: (510) 655-7828
Contact: Dr. Carla Haimowitz
Safe, straightforward and supportive, this group for men and women addresses feelings, thoughts and action choices related to separation and divorce. It will help you strengthen your self-esteem, increase your social skills, and help you through changing feelings and life circumstances. Pre-registration required.Currently, time and place of meeting undetermined.

Divorce Transitions & Child Custody Support Groups
Phone: (619) 296-9401
Contact: Bleema Moss, MFT
The "Divorce Transitions" groups supports adults through the divorce process. Meeting with individuals in the same situation, participants learn to deal with their "roller coaster" emotions, identify personal strengths, learn new coping skills, and begin to create new lives. The "Child Custody" group provides education, guidance, and support to help parents cope with their divorce and the overwhelming confusion and frustration of a custody dispute. Call to arrange a free introductory interview.

Effective Parenting
Phone: (714) 358-9831
Contact: Vincent Redmond
Parent couples, single parents, stepparents, divorced parents -- all types of parents can benefit from this group. Designed to be educational as well as therapeutic, the group covers a wide range of parental topics. They also discuss several effective parenting techniques in an open forum.

F.A.C.E.S.
1966 East Chapman Avenue, Suite G, Fullerton, CA 92831
Phone: (714) 879-9616
Website: www.facescal.org
A non-profit counseling agency for children of divorce and their parents. Provides low-cost counseling, parenting classes, monitored visits, anger management, mediation, and custody evaluations. Its mission is to provide professional counseling strategies and solutions for the child caught in the crossfire and educationto prevent family violence.

Family & Children Services
950 W. Julian Street, San Jose, CA 95126
Phone: (408) 292-9353
Fax: (408) 287-3104
Website: www.fcservices.org
A private, non-profit human service agency serving individuals, couples and families. Offers a wide variety of comprehensive, affordable counseling, education and prevention programs and has collaborations with local schools, community-based organizations, county providers and corporations. Includes groups and services on divorce and stepparenting.

Family Service Association
Phone: (760) 745-3811
Contact: Rose Delos Santos
Offers support groups and counseling for women, men, and children dealing with the issues of divorce and separation. It also offers programs on domestic violence, anger management, and parenting, as well as counseling on relationships and communication.

Fatherhood 101
Larson Training Center, 2041 West Orangewood Avenue, Orange, CA 92868
Phone: (888) 46-MYDAD or (714) 245-0552
An educational program providing the skills and support systems that enable young men to embrace the role of fatherhood.

Growing Through Divorce: A Caring Recovery Program for Divorced and Separated Parents
Park Crest Christian Church
Phone: (562) 421-9374 ext. 109
One of the biggest mistakes people make when confronted with divorce is to try to go through it alone. But you don't have to. This challenging stage of life can be a time of wonderful growth, according to Dr. John Bash. This six-week series will help you find some encouragement and give you the opportunity to connect with others who really understand. You will learn some of the practical next steps for personal growth that are essential for moving beyond this difficult life stage.

Harmony Counseling
248 E. Foothill Blvd., Ste. 100
Monrovia, CA 91016
Phone: (626) 359-4449 or 358-0155
Contact: Sylvia Ybarra, M.F.C.C
Harmony Counseling offers the following two support groups:

• Divorce Recovery: This group is designed to help you deal with your issues in an empathetic environment among members who are having similar experiences. Some of the issues explored are: self esteem, feelings of shame, failure or guilt; grieving your relationship; dealing with unresolved anger; helping your children adjust; and dealing with visitation issues.
• Women's Support Group: This group can help you deal with unresolved anger, pain, and conflicts in relationships or past trauma. It is intended to bring women together to improve their lives through healing unresolved issues, increasing self-esteem and enhancing communication skills.

Keeping Kids First
Phone: (310) 204-1666, ext. 330
Keeping Kids First is a parent education program sponsored by the Reiss-Davis Child Study Center Children of Divorce Clinic. It offers groups for separated, divorced, and blended families that are designed to help parents minimize the negative effects of divorce on their children.

Kids' Turn
1242 Market Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94102-4802
Phone: (415) 437-0700 or (510) 835-8445
Website: www.kidsturn.org
e-mail: kidsturn@earthlink.net
Helps children understand and cope with the loss, anger, and fear that often accompany separation or divorce and awakens parents to the need to support their children during this crisis in their lives, so that at-risk behavior by children is averted. Offers workshops for both children and parents, including a new workshop for stepfamilies.

Kids' Turn, San Diego
P.O. Box 868, Cardiff, CA 92007
Phone: (760) 634-0280
Website: www.kidsturnsd.org
A six-week program for children (ages four and older) and their parents who are going through divorce, separation or in a custody dispute. Parents learn how to accomplish a child-centered co-parenting approach; children learn to understand and express their thoughts and feelings. Seven locations in San Diego County. Cost is on a sliding scale based on gross household income. Children are free.

LifeWorks
Phone:  (310) 828-2021
email: abrandtphd@unidial.com
Website: www.TheAngerZone.com
Contact:  Andrea Brandt, Ph.D., MFCC
Offers classes, support groups, and private consultations for single parents, children, women, and couples. Workshops include:

• "Resolving Anger - For Women Only" March 2007
• "Living Beyond Anger-Living With Love" - April 20, 21, & 22, 2007
• "Transforming Anger Into Money" - April/May 2007

Los Angeles County Child Support Services Department
5500 S. Eastern Avenue, Commerce, CA 90040
phone: (323) 890-9800
toll free: (800) 615-8858
To help children get the support they deserve, we offer the following free services: Establishing paternity and child support orders, enforcing divorce orders for child support, modifying child support orders, and collecting and distributing court-ordered support. Website for more information.

Making Lemonade -- The Single Parent Network
Phone: (310) 395-2923
Contact: Jody Seidler
website www.makinglemonade.com
e-mail: Jodi@makinglemonade.com
Making Lemonade is an online single-parent network for both men and women. The site empowers, educates, and inspires with teleclasses, ebooks and resources and offers information and assistance with starting a single parent support group in your community or school system. Please sign up for their dynamic weekly newsletter, via their website. Make-Over Marketing (M.O.M.) is a dynamic marketing and mentoring company, focusing on creating or redefining a career/business for women just out of a marriage. We assist you in developing a career and lifestyle whichs makes it possible to spend more time with your children AND support yourself doing what you love! Now offering a 10-week parenting course in the L.A. area -- designed to increase your skills and knowledge as a parent.

Making Marriage Work
Jewish Family & Children's Services of the East Bay
Phone: (510) 704-7480 ext. 225
Contact: Cathy Diamond, MFT
Through discussion, exercises and group sharing, couples will strengthen and deepen their relationships. Areas of focus include: love and commitment, the art of communication, conflict resolution, sex, how to raise children in an interfaith household, and how Jewish life can strengthen your marriage.

National Conflict Resolution Center
Phone: (619) 238-2400
Contact: Robin Seigle, JD
Website: www.ncrconline.com
e-mail: rseigle@ncrconline.com
Full-service divorce, post-divorce, and child-custody mediation conducted by trained and experienced family law attorney-mediators; some of the mediators are also mental health professionals. They can prepare all required paperwork for divorce, paternity, and/or modifications. Other mediation services include: parent/teen, family relationships, probate, business, and employment. Call for fee information.

Neighbourhood Church
20600 John Drive, Castro Valley, CA 94546
Phone: (510) 537-4690
Contact: Lynn Anderson
Divorce support group runs Sunday mornings.

On-Target Co-Parenting Training
Phone: (619) 294-9852
Website: www.realsolutions.org
Helps parents identify the behaviors that interfere with good parenting, and then teaches them to make specific changes in their parenting practices. The sessions help parents learn how to communicate with their chldren as well as the important adults in their children's lives. Call for more information on this and other programs.

Orange County Department of Child Support Services
1055 North Main St. 1st Floor
Santa Ana CA 92701
phone: 714 541 7600
toll free: 888 594 7600
Free, quality service for all your child support needs including: paternity orders, establishment and enforcement of child support orders, medical support orders. We use collection tools private attorneys don't have. Web site for more information.

Parenting after Divorce
Temple Sinai, Oakland
Phone: (415) 979-6830
Contact: Ellen Dekker, MFT
Free, monthly support group working with people who are parenting after divorce and ex-spouses who are co-parenting together.

Parents Without Partners
Phone: (818) 775-3895, (310) 784-9153
Website: www.parentswithoutpartners.org
Parents without Partners (PWP) provides single parents and their children with an environment for support, friendship, and the exchange of parenting techniques.

Rainbows
Phone: (714) 282-3049 or (800) 266-3206
Contact: Dolores Cervantes
Website: www.rainbows.org
e-mail: info@rainbows.org
Rainbows is a not-for-profit organization dedicated solely to helping children, adolescents, and adults cope with the emotional pain of death, divorce, or separation.

Recovering Relationships Support Group
Phone: (562) 860-2210 ext. 3 or 5
Contact: Vincent Redmond
This group is a safe and supportive place to learn how to establish, develop, and keep meaningful relationships that are good for you; to give and receive feedback on how you are coming across to other people; to develop a sense of who you are and what you want out of life; and to increase your overall joy of living through positive relationships.

San Diego County Department of Child Support Services
225 Broadway Suite #1200, San Diego CA 92101
phone: 619 236 7600
toll free: 866 230 CARE
Need help with child support? We can establish, enforce and modify child support and medical support orders. We also help with paternity establishment. Our services are free and we work with both parents. Visit our Web site for more information.

San Diego Volulteer Lawyer Program
Phone: (619) 235-5656 extension 120
Free Or Very Low Cost Mediation. Service includes a two hour meeting with an attorney, as well as preparation of all paperwork necessary to initiate and finalize divorce, legal separation, annulment, dissolution of domestic partnerships, or paternity.

San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute
2420 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone: (415) 563-5815
Fax: (415) 563-8406
Website: www.sfpi.org
e-mail: office@sfpi.org
Offers classes and seminars to the professional and general public and provides other services to the community. Includes programs and groups on child development and parenting; may have a support group for divorcing parents in the coming year.

Second Saturday: What Women Need to Know About Divorce
Phone: (858) 792-0524 or (760) 736-1660
Contact: Ginita Wall
Website: www.secondsaturday.com
This workshop is designed to help women take the next step, no matter where they are in the process of untying the knot. Deals with the legal, financial, family, and personal issues of divorce in a logical yet compassionate way. With the guidance of trained professionals, workshop participants gain a greater understanding of the confusing divorce process. Call for more information.

Single Again
Phone: (415) 359-2461
Contact: Amy Cooper
e-mail: amyc@jfcs.org
An ongoing support group for people who have recently experienced, or are considering, a divorce or separation. Call Amy for scheduled times.

Single Dads
Phone: (415) 359-2470
Contact: Robert Scott
e-mail: roberts@jfcs.org
A two-session workshop for single fathers, or fathers going through divorce, covering parenting skills and parenting on your own.

Single Mothers
Phone: (415) 449-1200
Contact: Pnina Tobin
An eight-week workshop for single mothers, or mothers going through divorce, covering parenting skills and parenting on your own.

Single Parent Network
Talk Line Family Support Center
1757 Waller Street, San Francisco, CA 94117
Phone: (415) 387-3684
Contact: Tom Stern
Support group for single parents. Weekly meeting with topics for open discussion and small group time for support. Meets Tuesdays from 6:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. No fee for the group or use of the playroom. A donation is requested. Parents can leave their children in the supervised playroom while attending the meeting.

Single Parent Support Group
Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church
49 Know Drive, Lafayette, CA 94549
Phone: (925) 283-8722
Contact: Liz Hannigan, Cliff Crain
Monday evenings from 6:30 to 8:00. Child care provided.

Single Parents USA
Phone: (800) 844-9639 ext. 4547
Website www.singleparentsusa.com
e-mail: spusactc@pacbell.net
A membership-based organization founded for the purpose of providing single parents across the country with a positive outlet for meeting other single parents and their children in group/social activities.

Stepfamily Support Group
Phone: (714) 358-9831
This group provides education and support to help stepfamilies experience issues as normally as possible so they can grow into healthy, successful families.

Support Groups for Divorcing Parents
Phone: (310) 286-7457
Contact: Jane E. Shatz, Ph.D.
This group offers help to people who are struggling with co-parenting issues or having difficulty with their ex-spouses.

Surviving Relationship Loss
Phone: (510) 704-5502
Contact: Audry Spector
An ongoing 12-week group for men and women undergoing the transition on relationship loss, separation, or divorce. Currently running Monday evenings; daytime group planned.

Women Helping Women
Phone: (877) 655-3807 or (323) 655-3807
The Women Helping Women Services Counseling Talkline is a non-sectarian, non-profit community service of the National Council of Jewish Women/Los Angeles. If you or a friend are experiencing depression, domestic violence, poverty, or other life-changing issues, a caring paraprofessional counselor can assist you in finding solutions and resources. Also has a support group for women who have recently ended relationships.

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Dr. Deborah Hecker runs a nationwide phone-counseling service for divorce recovery. With three decades of private psychotherapy experience, Dr. Hecker's divorce counseling has helped hundreds of people face their challenges and build successful lives.

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Divorce, Healing Ceremonies
Honor your life transition with a dignified and personalized Divorce Ceremony.
Phone: (973) 746-1792
Contact: Charlotte Eulette, National Director
Website: www.celebrantusa.org
e-mail: charlotte@celebrantusa.com
The Celebrant Foundation of North America (U.S. & Canada) is a 501c3 non-profit organization. Our 400 Celebrants create and officiate at virtually every life-cycle event, including divorces, for individuals, couples, and families with a focus on custom-made ceremonies that genuinely reflect people's needs, beliefs, and values. Visit our website for Divorce, Healing and Transition Ceremonies, sample ceremonies, ceremony scripts and press:

Divorce Ceremony Page: www.celebrantusa.com/divorce.html
Choose a Celebrant near you: www.celebrantusa.com/map.html
Press stories in the News: www.celebrantusa.com/pressroom.html

American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
112 South Alfred Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-3061
Phone: (703) 838-9808 Fax: (703) 838-9805
Website: www.aamft.org
e-mail: central@aamft.org
The professional association for the field of marriage and family therapy, representing the professional interests of more than 23,000 therapists throughout the United States, Canada, and abroad.

American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML)
150 North Michigan Ave., Suite 2040, Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: (312) 263-6477 Fax: (312) 263-7682
Website: www.aaml.org
e-mail: office@aaml.org
A national organization of family law attorneys committed to the highest standards. Provides referrals to first-rate matrimonial lawyers in your area.

American Coalition for Fathers & Children (ACFC)
Phone: (800) 978-DADS
Contact: Susan Antomarchi
Website: www.acfc.org
ACFC's aim is to restore equal rights for those affected by divorce, family breakup, and childbirth out of wedlock.

American Psychological Association
750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242
Phone: (800) 964-2000
Website: www.apa.org
A psychologist can help you cope with many of life's problems. The APA will use your zip code to locate and connect you with the referral system in your area.

Ariadne's Thread: Spa for the Soul: A Divorce Retreat for Women
Phone: (512) 472-6857
Contact: Lynn Cox
Website: www.ariadnesthread.com or www.aspaforthesoul.com
A divorce can damage a woman's spirit more than her bank account or lifestyle. This retreat is designed to nourish the body and soul and to help women redefine themselves, their lives, and their world views. Participants are guided through healing processes and life-enhancing techniques.

Association for Conflict Resolution
1527 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 667-9700 Fax: (202) 265-1968
Website: www.acrnet.org
e-mail: acr@acrnet.org
A professional organization dedicated to enhancing the practice and public understanding of conflict resolution.

Beginning Experience
Phone: (866) 610-8877 or (574) 283-0279
Website: www.beginningexperience.org
e-mail: imc@beginningexperience.org
Provides support and programs for separated, widowed, and divorced people and their children.

Center for Divorce Education
340 West State Street, Room 135C / Unit 8, Athens, OH 45701
Phone: (877) 874-1365 or (740) 597-2736
Fax: (740) 594-1724
Website: www.divorce-education.com
e-mail: divorce@frognet.net
A non-profit corporation created to educate the public, the court system, and law and policymakers about divorce-related issues, with a goal of minimizing the negative impact of divorce for families. Award-winning program "Children in the Middle" has been designated a "Model Program" for effectiveness.

Child Find of America
Phone: (800) A-WAY-OUT or (914) 255-1848
Contact: Ray Tomaselli
Website: www.childfindofamerica.org
e-mail: childfindamerica@aol.com
Mediation and support services to prevent and resolve parental abductions, discuss court issues, and search for runaway children.

Child Quest International
Phone: (408) 287-4673
24-Hour Sighting Line: (888) 818-HOPE
Contact: Marcia Slacke
Website: www.childquest.org
An organization devoted to the protection and recovery of missing children and at-risk adults as well as safety education.

Chopra Center at La Costa Resort and Spa
Phone: (888) 424-6772
Website: www.chopra.com
Offers workshops and programs to nurture body and soul, including: "Perfect Health", "Emotional Ecstasy","Reversal of Aging" and "The Shadow Process." Call for more information, including dates and pricing.

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