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Welcome, I’m Marlene.

I’m a Certified Divorce Coach supporting women through the intense emotions and difficult decisions of divorce.

Divorce can be the unexpected, unwanted, and usually stressful transition into your next chapter.

Becoming informed and strategic, along with learning how to manage your emotions and unavoidable
conflicts, can save you time, money, and energy.

If you’re going through divorce and you’re struggling in a tangle of emotions while needing to make big
(smart!) decisions in your divorce process… and you are also determined not to come out of your divorce a
bitter, angry, sad individual… then my work as a Professional Divorce Coach is for you.

Becoming informed and strategic, along with learning how to manage your emotions and unavoidable conflicts, can save you time, money, and energy.

If you’re going through divorce and you’re struggling in a tangle of emotions while needing to make big (smart!) decisions in your divorce process… and you are also determined not to come out of your divorce a bitter, angry, sad individual… then my work as a Professional Divorce Coach is for you.

I know from my own personal experience, as well as that of my clients, that it’s possible to feel like you’re
falling apart and your world is upside down – and still keep choosing YOU.

There is a path to rising strong, building resilient grit, and reducing the stress and destruction divorce
can have – and that is the path I show my clients. I can work with you either virtually through online sessions or
in-person in the Naples, Florida area.

I know from my own personal experience, as well as that of my clients, that it’s possible to feel like you’re falling apart and your world is upside down – and still keep choosing YOU.

There is a path to rising strong, building resilient grit, and reducing the stress and destruction divorce can have – and that is the path I show my clients. I can work with you either virtually through online sessions or in-person in the Naples, Florida area.

What is Divorce Coaching?

The American Bar Association defines divorce coaching as a flexible, goal-oriented process designed to support, motivate, and guide people going through divorce to help them make the best possible decisions for their future, based on their particular interests, needs, and concerns.

The Benefits Of Divorce Coaching

  • Understand the divorce process and create a strategic plan
  • Save time, money, and emotional energy by minimizing conflict
  • Manage stress, high emotions, and communications with spouse
  • Learn productive negotiation skills
  • Develop courage – feel less fear and
    stress
  • Feel informed and prepared for meeting and proposal development
  • Get clear on what divorce will mean for you and your family
  • Help define options, create goals, and take actions
  • Personal support when you need it most
  • Self-empowerment and personal growth
  • Showing up for the process as your best self with your values intact

I Support You With

  • Making an informed decision about whether to stay or go
  • Choosing the best process for your situation and budget
  • Creating a divorce plan and co-parenting plan if needed
  • Preparing for mediation or litigation
  • Developing a financial plan for the future
  • Choosing a process, attorney or mediator
  • Minimizing disruption and impact on children
  • Recovery from betrayal or emotional abuse
  • Setting boundaries for your well-being
  • Improving communications skills and reducing conflict
  • Not getting stuck in a cycle of rumination over the past
  • Strategies for self-care, staying healthy, and creating wellness in mind, body, & spirit
  • Accountability – helping you define and stick to, your values, goals, and the outcomes you’re working toward
  • Feeling confident about your decisions with no regrets
  • Developing optimism and a future-focused vision

A Divorce Coach is like a personal trail guide.

Someone experienced, trusted, and trained, who walks by your side along the path, helping you get unstuck, out of overwhelm and past the fears of  uncertainty. When your unanswered questions need specific legal answers, your coach can direct you to additional resources as needed.

As a Professional Divorce Coach with specialized ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) certification and training, I work with clients to support, encourage, and guide them through the business side of divorce while helping them manage the intense emotional side at the same time.

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) strategies matter in divorce because it helps couples settle their issues in a more private, affordable way, giving them more say in the outcome. It’s often less stressful and expensive than going to court and can lead the way to a more peaceful relationship after divorce, especially in high conflict relationships and/or when kids are involved.

As an ADR trained and certified divorce professional, I help clients develop the skills necessary to make the best possible, informed decisions about their future. Those decisions will be important during divorce as well as when they make the transition into their next chapter, beyond divorce.

I know from my own personal experience, as well as that of my clients, that it’s possible to feel like you’re falling apart and your world is upside down – and still keep choosing YOU.

There is a path to rising strong, building resilient grit, and reducing the stress and destruction divorce can have – and that is the path I show my clients. I can work with you either virtually through online sessions or in-person in the Naples, Florida area.

Coaching Packages

Private Coaching Sessions: I currently offer a free introductory 30 minute consult call; a private 90-minute Divorce Clarity Session; and/or a Momentum Package of 3 one-hour private sessions. Most commonly I meet with clients weekly, but these sessions can be used more or less frequently, as you need them.

I also offer individualized coaching package options to support specific interest areas including, but not limited to:

  • Deciding to Divorce – Should I Stay or Should I Go? What do I need to do to prepare?
  • Choosing Me: Infidelity and Betrayal Recovery
  • Cord-Cutting: Letting Go, Energetic Separation, and Deep Healing
  • Co-Parenting: Planning & Resources
  • Moving Beyond Fear in Divorce –Shifting power imbalances, gaining confidence and personal agency
  • Building Mental, Physical, and Spiritual Wellness, before, during, and after divorce

Plus: A monthly group coaching program subscription providing on-going support, resources, and a supportive sense of community among women going through divorce and beyond.

My Divorce Coaching services are not limited by geographic location and are provided online via Zoom or phone. We schedule our sessions according to your needs, time zone, and desired level of support. If you are located in the Naples, Florida area, I can also meet with you in-person.

All correspondence and session scheduling is discreet, and discussions are confidential.

What are you waiting for?

The best way to find out how divorce coaching can help you is to schedule a free introductory consult call with me. No charge – no obligations, just a conversation to get a glimpse at what you’re facing and to see if we’re a good fit.

I’ll answer any questions you have about how I work with clients to support them through some of the toughest times and hardest choices they’ve ever had to make.

-Marlene

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Divorce can destroy you in every way
(if you let it). OR. You can do divorce differently.

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The truth is you deserve to feel better and not just survive, but thrive!

Keep your eye on your future...

I know the path in front of you can seem scary and dark, but I can tell you from my own experiences that there is light at the end of the darkness. It is possible to thrive beyond what feels like a horrible nightmare… and there can indeed be cheer in your next chapter. I’m here to help you get there.

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What clients say...

“Marlene’s support and coaching has helped me in away where I am able to feel and work with my own strength in a different perspective. This not only helps myself, but also the people around me. I find I am able to pause more before reacting, bringing grace forward to any troubling situations. I found Marlene to be very loving and kind, and ready to get to work meeting me exactly where I was at. She has a way of seeing the strengths we forget about or went unnoticed for some time. Thank you Marlene, I am forever grateful.”

-Karen K.

“Marlene is one of the most gifted healers and an extraordinary human being. Her entrance into my life was timely. I have had several sessions with Marlene and they are always so articulate, precise and nourishing. She ultimately helped me return to myself, creating a sense of calm. So each time I have been off track she provides reminders and inclinations that everything is all right. Nothing is out of her scope, everything is welcome, nothing is deemed to be strange, and she reminds of my purpose and how to access my own strengths. With gratitude!”

-Loren S.

“My divorce coaching sessions with Marlene are always so empowering. I come into the session feeling like I’m completely unraveling with whatever has happened that week, and it doesn’t take long for her to make me feel seen and heard. And to help me remember how capable I actually am. She helps me unscramble my feelings and get down to the business at hand – making a strategic plan, creating goals and action steps, and supporting me to follow through. I literally sleep better at night knowing she has my back and is in my corner!”

-Kathryn S.

“Working with Marlene helped me manage the overwhelming range of emotions I felt in my divorce so I could stay focused (and keep my composure) with my divorce attorney and in collaborative meetings. She helped me organize my thoughts and reality-test my goals and my decisions. I felt much more able to make smart, informed decisions about my future and to keep myself moving forward. Wish I had found her sooner.”

-Tracey R.

“Working with Marlene has been such a transformative experience! What felt like the end of my world (getting divorced!) gradually became a new chapter she helped me to see and design for myself. Through her coaching and guidance, I was able to understand more clearly what my choices were each step of the way in my divorce process, and I’ve learned to value myself as a independent person, slowly realizing and accepting the responsibility of making my life an amazing one. I will continue to use all of the tools, strategies, and perspectives she shared with me to get through new challenges I face.”

-Susan N.

“I started working with Marlene a several months ago as I was working towards ending my 31 year marriage. I was sad, stressed, confused and looking for a way to work through it. I needed support and had no idea where to look. A friend recommended Marlene and I am forever grateful for it. Marlene helped me emotionally, mentally, & gave me the strength and clarity to navigate my divorce. Her guidance and resources on preparing my financial path were instrumental in me being able to move forward. She listened when I cried, cheered me on when I was hopeless and did it all with humor, grace, empathy and great skill. No matter where I was at emotionally, Marlene met me there and helped me find the best way forward. I can’t recommend Marlene enough no matter where you are in your own journey. She was always available and present for me. Anyone who has her as part of their team is lucky beyond measure.”

-Anne W.

“Divorce coaching with Marlene was life-changing. I felt so overwhelmed with the emotions of my marriage ending, dealing with the pain of infidelity, and then on top of that, the legal choices and my fears around the financial side of divorce. She was such a rock and resource for me. She connected me to other professionals when I needed them, so I always felt like I had a way to get the answers I needed. The practices, perspectives, and understanding she helped me with supported me to stay committed to my values, to my health, and to what I wanted my post-divorce life to look like. So grateful and highly recommend her.”

-Diane W.

“Marlene’s ability to listen and distill my thoughts, anxieties, attitude, etc and help me to better understand and channel those thoughts and emotions is absolutely stellar. Marlene is incredibly insightful, compassionate and most of all, REAL, in her approach to helping me feel informed and ready to deal with confidently making really hard (life altering!) decisions. I highly encourage anyone looking for support, clarity, coping skills and a compassion to sign up for her divorce coaching services. Life is good now and I truly feel Marlene’s guidance, insights and approach helped me get here.”

-Trisha N.

“I wasn’t sure what to expect when I first signed up for divorce coaching with Marlene. I wasn’t sure I even wanted a divorce. I just knew I had to make a change and I could feel Marlene’s genuine compassion and patience with me and my situation. I never felt judged nor did she ever try to tell me what I should do. Her coaching was the best investment I’ve made in myself and my marriage in YEARS. I can’t say enough for how she really helped me see my circumstances differently and come up with strategies to improve the ways I deal with conflict. I learned to focus my energy on the things I could control, instead of what I couldn’t. I decided to keep working on my marriage, but I also feel more confident that I understand what the process will look like, and what the least destructive options would be, if I were to someday decide on a divorce.”

-Jenn B.

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