Discernment Counseling

If you or your spouse are considering divorce but are not completely sure that’s the best path, you are in a tough spot.

Discernment Counseling is designed for you. It’s a chance to slow down, take a breath, and look at your options for your marriage.

I will help you decide whether to try to restore your marriage to health, move toward divorce, or take a time out and decide later.

The goal is not to solve your marital problems but to see if they are solvable. You will each be treated with compassion and respect no matter how you are feeling about your marriage at the moment. No bad guys and good guys. 

You will come in as a couple but the most important work occurs in the one-to-one conversations with me. Why? Because you are starting out in different places.

I respect your reasons for divorce while I open up the possibility of restoring your marriage to health.

Number of Sessions: A maximum of five discernment counseling sessions. The first session is usually two hours and the subsequent are 1.5 or 2 hours