If you are divorcing but still living together, you and your spouse need to make plans and manage conflict this holiday season. Here are 5 tips to help you cope.
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Deanna Conklin-Danao, Psy.D.
Dr. Deanna Conklin-Danao has been in private practice since 2006, seeing children, adolescents, and adults individually and in family and couples therapy. Prior to private practice, she worked for a major medical hospital in a school-based health center serving an adolescent population. She has also worked in community mental health and hospital-based inpatient and outpatient settings. These settings and specialized trainings have provided Dr. Conklin-Danao with the skills necessary to work effectively with clients as a divorce coach and therapist.
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Divorce and the Holidays: What to Do with Your New Significant Other
Not sure how to introduce a new significant other to your children during divorce and the holidays? Use this “thought tree” to help you figure it out.
How to Gracefully Attend an Event As Co-Parents
Place Your Children First and Attend an Event as Co-Parents
Divorcing with Adult Children
The Troubles of Divorcing with Adult Children
The Process of Telling Children About Divorce
The key principle for telling children about divorce is to be honest – while taking into account the age and developmental level of each child. Here’s how to prepare for their questions.
A Father’s Day Guide for Divorced Dads
Here are 3 Father’s Day tips for divorced dads that can help create an enjoyable experience for everyone. If you can’t be with your kids on the day itself, however, remember that you’re their father every day of the year – and that’s something to celebrate!
Putting Your Kid’s Needs First During a Divorce
Place the Focus on the Kids When It Comes to Children and Divorce When I talk with parents about children and divorce, the first thing they usually want to discuss is how they can protect their children during the process. The most valuable advice I can give is to minimize conflict and to ensure that […]
Finally Accepting Divorce
Couples considering divorce often have different positions regarding the end of their marriage. One person wants to divorce, while the other wants to save the marriage. If you are the person that wants to save the marriage, there may come a time when you need to accept divorce, and understand that it is inevitable. Here […]
5 Tips for Using Your Divorce Coach More Effectively
Divorcing couples are increasingly using financial and mental health support services to navigate what can be a very difficult and draining process. Divorce coaches are mental-health professionals that have received specialized training to help couples manage emotions, strengthen communication, facilitate conflict, and create plans to meet unique family needs. Usually, divorce coaches are part of […]
Co-Parenting After Divorce: Learn to Let Go of Things
Co-parenting after a divorce is like learning a new dance. You’ve been parenting with your spouse for your child’s entire life and now it’s completely different. One home becomes two. There are new routines and new relationships to manage. You and your co-parent make take very different approaches on how to handle these changes, and […]
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