Linda specializes in: Helping Couples, Families, Individuals,Couple Counseling, Discernment Counseling for couples on the brink, Trauma/EMDR, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Co-dependent Relationships, Anxiety, Mood Disordes, Substance and Internet Addictions, AAMFT Approved Supervision.

Family reorganization due to separation or divorce puts a great deal of stress on the adults and children. An experienced professional can guide the family through this transition and mitigate this stress. My framework as a therapist centers on fostering connections with each other and bringing more kindness to ourselves and our relationships. Whether in the context of individuals, couples or family therapy, support groups, or relationship education workshops, my work is geared to enhance communication skills and more effective collaboration and conflict resolution. I hold PA licenses in both Clinical Social Work and Marriage and Family Therapy. My work with parents and children is enhanced with specialized post-graduate training in child development, Mindfulness-Based Play Family Therapy, Sand Tray Therapy, Sex Therapy, EMDR and Mediation.

Are go you going through a divorce? Would you like help with coping? Are you wondering how you are going to rebuild your life?Do you feel angry and want to find a way to let the anger go? A divorce is very difficult. Your definition of yourself, social circle, and finances all change. Most importantly, your vision of the future changes. The emotions of a divorce are very contradictory and intense. In therapy, I help clients with increasing positive coping and letting go of anger and fear. The two techniques we use to accomplish this are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness techniques. Therapy can also help you manage the practical aspects of a divorce; rebuilding one’s social circle, managing practical changes, starting to date and co-parenting.

Unlike many of my colleagues whose personal divorce experience led them to divorce coaching, divorce and relationship coaching found me. From my vantage point as a successful consultant, I decided to pursue coach training because of my fascination with the factors that enable some people to engage with and make change easily and leave others paralyzed and fearful. In the course of my training as a coach, and already working with Main Line Family Law Center, I was introduced to some breakthrough questions that challenged me to examine my own life in a way that was more honest and authentic than ever before. I opened myself up to a deep inquiry into my life—a life that had not felt entirely right for a long time. Through this process, and 16+ years into my marriage, I discovered that I was gay. I was also able to see that I had allowed myself to become disempowered in many ways and was not living in my strength. When people ask me how I made it through the pain and challenge of making the change, I always acknowledge my support team as the most critical factor in being able to navigate this journey and emerge stronger and in a healthier place on the other side. We are not meant to travel this journey of life alone. Divorce Essentials and Companion Coaching is my response to the tremendous support and guidance I received and that I know is critical for anyone to be able to transform their life or relationship.

Dr. Christine Kiesinger holds a doctorate in Communication Studies with expertise in the areas of: interpersonal, family and relational communication studies. Christine has 25+ years experience as a university professor, scholar and conference presenter. As a scholar, educator and coach, Christine believes in holding a safe and compassionate space for her students and clients to reflect upon and to envision the selves they wish to be and the lives they wish to create. Christine believes fiercely in the power of “relationship” as being the absolute foundation from which our best selves and lives can be realized and manifested. She has devoted her career to helping others foster and maintain robust and meaningful relationships and to assist others in leaving/ending relationships with a great deal of dignity, respect, compassion and care. In addition to her academic training, Christine also brings to her coaching a fierce commitment to her client’s physical and emotional well-being. A certified yoga and mindfulness meditation instructor and clinical aroma therapist, Christine often offers her clients guided meditations and other innovative practices and resources to support them in the experience of a “healthy divorce.” Combining her work in the area of relational communication and holistic healing modalities, Christine has lectured extensively about integrative, holistic approaches to personal and relational balance and wellness. Christine’s approach to coaching is grounded in her ability to build and sustain powerful relationships with her clients—relationships that foster understanding, insight, action, growth and transformation. Although Christine coaches clients who are at a variety of different places along the path of their “divorce journey,” here are a few common areas within which she coaches: ~Discerning divorce—“Should I stay or should I go?” ~Being Your Best Self While Divorcing ~Effective Ways of Communicating During Divorce ~Managing a Difficult Soon-to-be-Ex ~Staying Physically and Emotionally Healthy While Divorcing ~Helping Our Children Navigate the Tricky Terrain of Divorce: A Developmental Approach ~How to Break the News of Divorce to Children ~Coping with Loss During and After Divorce ~Planning a Future Post-Divorce ~Creating Your Dream “Support” Team for Optimal Support During Divorce ~Traversing the Stages of Loss as They Relate to Divorce ~Re-Framing Divorce from Devastation to Transformation

We can work together to raise your voice and regain a sense of connection to yourself and those that are important to you, as you redefine what happiness means to you. Free 15 minute phone consultation.