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Before Divorce

Forensic Services

Consultation With Couples Deciding About Divorce

If you and your spouse are thinking about divorce, Dr. Furr can help you understand your options.

Parenting Plan Consultation

There are parents who would like to address how to structure a parenting plan for their children but do not want to engage attorneys at this point. They can discuss the developmental and individual needs of their children in a safe, non-adversarial emotional environment. Should they wish to formalize their agreements legally, they can then consult with a family law attorney who can provide legal counsel and draft agreements for the Court. Please note, consultation services are not covered by insurance.

Parenting Consultation On How To Tell The Children

Informing your children about your divorce can be a challenge. Dr. Furr will help you with techniques for delivering the news to your kids.

Life Planning in Collaborative Law

Many people in the process of solidifying a committed relationship consider seeking legal advice to prepare a Prenuptial agreement which primarily focuses on financial matters and the division of assets in the event of a breakup. It can be adversarial in tone as each client is represented by an attorney trying to get the best result for their client.
 
In contrast, Collaborative life planning emphasizes open communication and negotiation with the involvement of attorneys, financial advisors, and mental health experts to facilitate a mutually agreeable resolution. It uses a holistic approach in planning for the future, such as reaching agreements on parenting arrangements, financial planning, and other matters that impact the long-term well-being of the couple. The goal is to create comprehensive and customized solutions that address the unique needs and goals of the couple to facilitate successful coupling.
Collaborative Mediation

Collaborative mediation is a team approach to the mediation process where parties can address the emotional, financial, and legal aspects of divorce.

Co-Parenting Consultation

Co-parenting consultation services is a future oriented, solution focused approach to build a more effective co-parenting relationship. Consultation is not psychotherapy and does not involve psychological assessment, evaluation, diagnosis, or development of a treatment plan. This service is designed to assist parents who are struggling to make decisions regarding divorce, are already divorced, parents who have never been married but are co-parenting, and parents living under one roof but struggling with parenting. That is, co-parenting consultation is appropriate for any parents seeking assistance in the challenges of raising children.

 

In addition to her training as a clinical psychologist, Dr. Furr is trained in family dynamics, conflict resolution and child development. She works with parents to help them improve their communication, make joint decisions in the best interest of the children, and create a positive co-parenting environment. When needed, she can help parents develop or implement a parenting plan, the roadmap for their co-parenting.

 

Dr. Furr meets with the parents individually or together depending on their needs. The scope and nature of co-parenting consultations is tailored to the particular situation and the agreements reached with Dr. Furr about the scope of services. Parents oftentimes seek this consultation service to be proactive and enhance a co-parenting relationship which prioritizes the well-being of their children, and sometimes it is recommended by attorneys or the Court.

Clinical Services

Psychotherapy for Individuals

As a Board Certified Psychologist, Dr. Furr has the skills and experience to help individuals with the mental health issues they are facing.

Family Therapy

Dr. Furr helps families work through the challenges they are facing together with family therapy sessions.

Family Therapy For Blended Families

If families with children come together in marriage, Dr. Furr helps blended families face the difficulties that may come with this life transition.

Couples Counseling

When couples face challenges in their relationship, Dr. Furr can assist in working together through these tough times.

Divorce Counseling

Before going through with the formal divorce process, couples may want to talk about what their future may look like as a divorce couple.

During Divorce

Forensic Services

Collaborative Mental Health Professional

Working as a facilitator on a Collaborative Team, Dr. Furr can help your family work through the emotional aspects of divorce in a peaceful manner.

Child Specialist in Collaborative matter

A child specialist helps to ensure your children’s needs and interests are properly represented during the Collaborative divorce process.

Collaborative Pre And Post nups in multidisciplinary team

Working in a peaceful manner, a team of family law professionals will help create a plan for how the marriage will end in case of a divorce.

Collaborative Mediation

Collaborative mediation is a team approach to the mediation process where parties can address the emotional, financial, and legal aspects of divorce.

Forensic Consultation and Case Preparation Assistance with Attorneys

If your legal matter needs a mental health professional to get involved, Dr. Furr will work with you and your attorney to ensure the mental health issues are addressed.

Consultation with Mental Health Professionals

Legal matters can cause anguish with mental health, speaking with Dr. Furr can help you work through these difficult times.

Collaborative Separation Agreements

Utilizing the Collaborative Process, Dr. Furr can help you and your divorcing spouse create a separation agreement to present your lawyer before finalizing your divorce.

Parenting plan consultation

There are parents who would like to address how to structure a parenting plan for their children but do not want to engage attorneys at this point. They can discuss the developmental and individual needs of their children in a safe, non-adversarial emotional environment. Should they wish to formalize their agreements legally, they can then consult with a family law attorney who can provide legal counsel and draft agreements for the Court. Please note, consultation services are not covered by insurance.

Co-Parenting Consultation

Co-parenting consultation services is a future oriented, solution focused approach to build a more effective co-parenting relationship. Consultation is not psychotherapy and does not involve psychological assessment, evaluation, diagnosis, or development of a treatment plan. This service is designed to assist parents who are struggling to make decisions regarding divorce, are already divorced, parents who have never been married but are co-parenting, and parents living under one roof but struggling with parenting. That is, co-parenting consultation is appropriate for any parents seeking assistance in the challenges of raising children.

 

In addition to her training as a clinical psychologist, Dr. Furr is trained in family dynamics, conflict resolution and child development. She works with parents to help them improve their communication, make joint decisions in the best interest of the children, and create a positive co-parenting environment. When needed, she can help parents develop or implement a parenting plan, the roadmap for their co-parenting.

 

Dr. Furr meets with the parents individually or together depending on their needs. The scope and nature of co-parenting consultations is tailored to the particular situation and the agreements reached with Dr. Furr about the scope of services. Parents oftentimes seek this consultation service to be proactive and enhance a co-parenting relationship which prioritizes the well-being of their children, and sometimes it is recommended by attorneys or the Court.

Clinical Services

Divorce Counseling

Divorce can be a difficult life transition and couples may want to talk with a mental health professional about what the future of their family may look like.

Parenting Education

Life as a co-parent can be a challenging and difficult adjustment, Dr. Furr can provide guidance and education on how to navigate this family transition.

Family Therapy for Blended Families

If families with children come together in marriage, Dr. Furr helps blended families face the difficulties that may come with this life transition.

Couples Counseling

When couples face challenges, such as divorce, in their relationship, Dr. Furr can assist in working together through these tough times.

Divorce Counseling

During the formal divorce process many emotions and feelings will arise. Divorce Counseling can help manage these emotions to help you build a better future.

Therapy with Children/Adult Children of Divorce

Divorce is difficult for everyone in the family, not just the divorcees. Dr. Furr can help children, young and old, manage the emotions they feel about the divorce process.

Family Therapy

Dr. Furr helps families work through the challenges they are facing together with family therapy sessions.

AFTER Divorce

Forensic Services

Mediation

The mediation process allows a couple to sit down with a neutral party to resolve their conflict and focusing on negotiating a settlement.

Collaborative mediation

Collaborative mediation is like the mediation process but is a more team centered approach to mediation.

Parenting Plan Consultation

There are parents who would like to address how to structure a parenting plan for their children but do not want to engage attorneys at this point. They can discuss the developmental and individual needs of their children in a safe, non-adversarial emotional environment. Should they wish to formalize their agreements legally, they can then consult with a family law attorney who can provide legal counsel and draft agreements for the Court. Please note, consultation services are not covered by insurance.

Collaborative Post-nuptial agreements

Working in a peaceful manner, a team of family law professionals will help create a plan and terms for how the divorcing couple will proceed after the divorce is complete.

Co-Parenting Consultation

Co-parenting consultation services is a future oriented, solution focused approach to build a more effective co-parenting relationship. Consultation is not psychotherapy and does not involve psychological assessment, evaluation, diagnosis, or development of a treatment plan. This service is designed to assist parents who are struggling to make decisions regarding divorce, are already divorced, parents who have never been married but are co-parenting, and parents living under one roof but struggling with parenting. That is, co-parenting consultation is appropriate for any parents seeking assistance in the challenges of raising children.

 

In addition to her training as a clinical psychologist, Dr. Furr is trained in family dynamics, conflict resolution and child development. She works with parents to help them improve their communication, make joint decisions in the best interest of the children, and create a positive co-parenting environment. When needed, she can help parents develop or implement a parenting plan, the roadmap for their co-parenting.

 

Dr. Furr meets with the parents individually or together depending on their needs. The scope and nature of co-parenting consultations is tailored to the particular situation and the agreements reached with Dr. Furr about the scope of services. Parents oftentimes seek this consultation service to be proactive and enhance a co-parenting relationship which prioritizes the well-being of their children, and sometimes it is recommended by attorneys or the Court.

Clinical Services

Therapy with Children/Adult Children of Divorce

Divorce is difficult for everyone in the family, not just the divorcees. Dr. Furr can help children, young and old, manage the emotions they feel about the divorce process.

Family Therapy for Blended Families

If families with children come together in marriage, Dr. Furr helps blended families face the difficulties that may come with this life transition.

Psychotherapy with Individuals, Couples and Families

As a Board Certified Psychologist, Dr. Furr has the skills and experience to help individuals, couples, and families with the mental health issues they are facing.

Co-parenting counseling

Learning how to co-parent with your ex-spouse can be a challenge. Dr. Furr can assist you and your co-parent with communication and decision making skills to better help your co-parenting relationship.

Family therapy

Dr. Furr helps families work through the challenges they are facing together with family therapy sessions.

Couple/family therapy with blended families

If families with children come together in marriage, Dr. Furr helps blended families face the difficulties that may come with this life transition.

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Family Mediator

Dr. Sheila Furr is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator who helps divorcing couples in a voluntary and consensual process known as mediation to facilitate the negotiation of a divorce or dispute. Some couples would rather address the emotional and parenting issues with a mental health professional rather than start their process with a lawyer. Financial issues have a clear emotional component and sometimes Dr Furr co-mediates with a collaboratively trained financial expert. Should there be a need for legal advice, a lawyer can be brought into the process. When the full team makes sense, Collaborative Mediation might be the answer.

Child Specialist

As a Child Specialist, Dr. Furr serves as the voice of the child in the collaborative process, while keeping them out of parental conflict. The child specialist is a neutral member of the collaborative professional team providing support to the family and advocacy for the children. She helps the parents focus on the best interests of their children based on meeting them and assessing their needs. The purpose of a child specialist during the divorce process is to minimize the impact of the divorce on your children and to create an individualized parenting plan and timeshare schedule.

Neutral Facilitator

Serving as a Neutral Facilitator in the Collaborative Process, Dr. Sheila Furr guides you, your spouse/partner, and the Collaborative team through the Collaborative Divorce process. As the Neutral Facilitator, Dr. Furr will help divorcing spouses navigate through difficult and emotional discussions to ensure that the needs of the entire family are considered. As a psychologist and communication specialist, she will help guide discussion to keep communication productive and respectful. When there are minors involved, Dr. Furr will meet with the parents in the preparation of the parenting plan and timeshare schedule.

Accredited Collaborative Professional

Accredited Collaborative Professionals are amongst the most experienced Collaborative Professionals in the State of Florida. To receive the distinction of an Accredited Collaborative Professional, Dr. Sheila Furr met all the standards of education, ethics and experience set forth by the Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals.