Divorce Coaching Process and Techniques Flashcards
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A client is torn between staying in the marriage and leaving. What is the divorce coach's appropriate role?
Answer: Help the client explore values, options, and consequences without steering toward a decision
In decision coaching the coach stays neutral and helps the client reach their own clarity.
Which statement best describes the difference between divorce coaching and therapy?
Answer: Coaching focuses on present and future goals and actions, while therapy often treats emotional and psychological issues, including past ones
Coaching is action- and future-oriented, while therapy addresses clinical and historical emotional issues.
A client wants to rehearse a difficult conversation in which they tell their children about the divorce. Which technique fits best?
Answer: Role-play
Role-play lets clients practice wording and responses in a safe setting before the real conversation.
When a divorce coach notices a client says 'I should' repeatedly, what is the best coaching move?
Answer: Explore whose expectations the 'shoulds' reflect and what the client actually wants
'Should' language often reveals outside pressure or limiting beliefs that are worth exploring.
What is the most appropriate way for a divorce coach to handle confidentiality?
Answer: Keep client information private, with limits such as imminent harm or legal requirements explained up front
Coaches protect confidentiality and disclose its limits clearly in the coaching agreement.
A client says, 'My ex will never cooperate on parenting.' What is the most effective coaching response?
Answer: What is within your control in how you communicate about the children?
Focusing on what the client can control builds empowerment and productive co-parenting behavior.
Which is the best example of a client-generated action step?
Answer: 'I will gather my last three years of tax returns by Friday and email them to my attorney.'
Effective action steps are specific, time-bound, and owned by the client.