Collaborative & Mediated Divorces
Wednesday, September 16, 9:30-11:00 am
Sketchbook Brewing Co, 4901 Main St, Skokie, IL 60077
Presenters: Michelle Acuna, Paige Crawford & Lydia Richardson
When clients present with deep marital strain or begin talking about divorce, they look to their therapist for direction. Get empowered to address these sensitive and sometimes volatile issues with clear, practical guidance on how to steer clients toward a healthier, family-centered process. In this panel, we will cover:
- Navigating Options: Demystifying Collaborative Divorce and alternative resolution paths so you can inform your clients with confidence.
- Process Assessment: What we look for when matching a client with the right divorce model.
- Therapeutic Support: Common psychological sticking points during divorce and how you can support your clients through them.
- Building a Collaborative Network: How owners can actively work with other professionals, refer clients, and build a strong multidisciplinary team for families in crisis.
About our presenters
Michelle Acuna
With nearly 20 years of experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Michelle helps individuals and families navigate divorce with compassion and professionalism in her private practice (www.wearegettingdivorced.com). Michelle specializes in collaborative divorce, mediation, and other forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution, helping clients resolve conflict outside the courtroom. She works as a divorce coach, parenting and co-parenting coach, child specialist, mediator, therapist, and parent coordinator. She also offers discernment counseling for couples considering divorce.
Paige Crawford
As a Collaborative Divorce Coach and Child/Family Transition Specialist, Paige guides parents through a deliberate process of family redesign. Paige is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor specializing in relational trauma and healing, a certified Parent Team Expert, a court-approved parent coordinator, and an experienced mediator. As co-founder of Ampersand Counseling & Well-Being and REIMAGINE DMC in Illinois, she offers a rare integration of therapeutic expertise, mediation mastery, and forward-looking guidance.
Lydia C. Richardson
A licensed clinical psychologist, Divorce Mediator, Collaborative Law Coach, and Child and Family Specialist, Lydia has worked with adults, couples, and families in a variety of settings for over 20 years.
Passionate about alternative dispute resolution, she helps couples divorce with less conflict to promote happier families and more productive coparenting. Lydia served as the 2022 President of the Collaborative Divorce Illinois (CDI) Board of Directors, and continues to serve on the Board as the Vice President of Mental Health. Visit her website.
Host a Networking Event
Our thanks to Sketchbook Brewing Co. in Skokie for hosting our group.
If your practice has room to host a group of 15-25 owners for networking events, please reach out: Contact Cindy
You are invited! Bring your questions and business cards.
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About the Facilitator: Cindy Trawinski, Psy.D.
I bring 25+ years of practice management, business development, marketing and strategy to practice owners. My aim is to provide relevant resources, guidance and structure to support you in building a predictable, profitable practice!
Have a question? I’m happy to discuss how my consulting services work and answer any questions you have.