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Carol Hughes, Ph.D., LMFT

Carol Hughes, Ph.D., LMFT, works with divorcing clients as a Collaborative professional to alleviate current as well as future trauma via healing and empowerment. Carol has extensive training and experience with the Collaborative Divorce method and many issues divorcing couples face including trauma recovery, chemical dependency, and domestic violence.
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January 2021 is the 14th Anniversary of January as the International Child-Centered Divorce Awareness Month

January 4, 2021 By Carol Hughes

January Child Centered Divorce

Children are like wet cement. Everything that falls on them leaves an impression. ~ Dr. Haim Ginott, World Acclaimed Child Psychologist Historically, more divorce filings occur in January than in any other month, with a New Year’s resolution to “start a new life,” which is why January is the International Child-Centered Divorce Awareness Month. It is a month dedicated to educating parents … [Read more...] about January 2021 is the 14th Anniversary of January as the International Child-Centered Divorce Awareness Month

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What Is Effective Communication During a Divorce?

September 8, 2020 By Carol Hughes

Divorce and communication

Below is one of my favorite handouts that I share with my clients, so they don’t think they are the only ones who need to improve their communication skills.  It illustrates how complicated effective communication can be.  Nine Possibilities Between what I think, What I want to say, What I believe I am saying, What I say, What you want to hear, What you hear, What you believe … [Read more...] about What Is Effective Communication During a Divorce?

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A Child Custody Order or a Mutually Created Co-parenting Plan: Which Is Best

July 13, 2020 By Carol Hughes

During a divorce, many parents fight about what courts call “child custody.” If you ask the average person, who isn’t going through or hasn’t gone through a divorce, to define the word “custody,” the first definition is usually something like “where people go when they are suspects of a crime or convicted of a crime, like in jail or prison.” Why is a word with this most common meaning … [Read more...] about A Child Custody Order or a Mutually Created Co-parenting Plan: Which Is Best

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Child Custody, Collaborative Divorce

Co-parenting during the Pandemic Brings Danger and Opportunity

May 18, 2020 By Carol Hughes

Separation and divorce are crises for families. The COVID-19 pandemic adds another layer of crisis on co-parents and their children, who are already stressed. The virus is endangering lives world-wide. In record numbers, people are losing their jobs, their income, and their familial and social connections.  Those who still have their jobs are balancing working virtually from home, taking … [Read more...] about Co-parenting during the Pandemic Brings Danger and Opportunity

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Co-Parenting in California during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges and Opportunities

April 28, 2020 By Carol Hughes

California co-parents and their children are living in unfamiliar territory, that can cause unprecedented stress for all family members. Parents working from home are feeling unprepared for their virtual work life, while trying to manage their non-school age children and assist their older children with online school instruction and homework. For some shelter-at-home orders are interfering … [Read more...] about Co-Parenting in California during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges and Opportunities

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Children the Wealth of Family

January 21, 2020 By Carol Hughes

Often married adults include as one of their New Year’s resolutions that they are going to “start a new life” by filing for divorce. For this reason, there is an increase in divorce filings in January. This is why January is National Child-Centered Divorce Awareness Month. When parents file for divorce, how does it affect their children? It depends. For decades, the research about children and … [Read more...] about Children the Wealth of Family

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Children, Divorce

You Have Chosen to Divorce: Are Your Adult Children Too Old to Hurt?

November 4, 2019 By Carol Hughes

The effect of divorce on minor children has been a hot topic for decades. But divorce can also significantly impact adult children whose parents are divorcing. These adult children report many of the same feelings and experiences. “My friends at college say I should be glad they didn’t divorce when I was younger because that would have been a lot worse. It’s like they expect me to just … [Read more...] about You Have Chosen to Divorce: Are Your Adult Children Too Old to Hurt?

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