This blog continues the series previously started regarding my education and experience as a San Diego divorce lawyer and licensed marriage family therapist. As I began to discuss in my last blog entry, people often ask me if being a therapist helps me as a divorce attorney. While there are differences in the actions of these two professions, there are many similarities, which are helpful not just to me but also to my clients.
As a licensed marriage family therapist, I have been trained in understanding human behavior. This is extremely important when dealing with issues of divorce and child custody. First, these are both very stressful situations for people to deal with. People who are involved in divorce and child custody situations often display various emotions, which run the gambit from sad, angry, exhilarated, depressed, and anxious, among other emotions.
The knowledge I possess from my training as a licensed marriage family therapist, helps me in my role as a San Diego divorce lawyer to help my clients understand the complexities involved in their situation. I understand why clients sometimes do things that I would never advise them to do if I had known about it in advance. While I am firm with my clients and advise them as to what is best legally for their divorce and child custody matter, I also am compassionate and take time to listen to them when they just need to talk and be heard.
I will follow up on this and provide more in-depth information in part three of this series.
